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It’s hard to
believe that this friendly, affectionate boy was apparently abandoned
in the woods; he was confused, underweight and in the company of a
female German Shepherd in similar condition. Fortunately, an Animal
Control Officer was able to pick them up and transport them to a
shelter. As time passed, and Reno was not adopted, GSRNE was
contacted and asked one of our trained evaluators to go and meet this
three-year-old male GSD.
Right from that
first meeting, we were impressed with the way he leaned in for
stroking, gave kisses and seemed calm and gentle. It was also
obvious, though, that he had no obedience training, didn’t recognize
basic words like “sit” and pulled hard on the leash; his foster home
had some work to do!
Reno went to live
with an experienced foster Mom and her female German Shepherd and male
Lab, and his playful nature emerged and blossomed. He loves having a
playmate to throw a toy, another dog to romp with, going for long
walks, rides in the car; and he’s fine just hanging out with you when
you have other things to do.
His excitement
level goes up when he meets people, but it’s a happy excitement; he’s
learning the word “Off” and that it’s not OK to jump on someone to say
“HI THERE!” He was also in the habit of using his mouth quite a bit
and is learning to pick up a toy instead, so any children in the
family should be older than ten or eleven.
If you have room in
your life for this energetic boy and would like to be the object of
his affection and devotion, please ask about Reno.
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