Bath, NY - Finger Lakes SPCA - Angie - 7 yrs old

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[ded37]

IF all works out tomorrow, Angelina will be visited by Jean and another rescue friend tomorrow afternoon for temp testing with dogs.

[kathyb]

Hope all goes well for Angelina.

[RebelGSD]

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[JeanKBBMMMAAN]

We went down to see Angelina. Well, I went down, the other person up. Or over. Something!

I need to get my thoughts together better and run them past the other person before I post them, but I have to say I LOVE this dog.

I purposefully pushed her buttons and she was wonderful. She is incredibly bright, has a great ability to focus and has what in my mind are some nice drives. Yeah, prey included!

She is the kind of dog who could be a friend, who would respond to you immediately.

We did the look command, a little leave it, her sits and her downs!!! are fast. She likes hot dogs!

She is reactive to dogs-but I have seen others at meet and greets at that level who have been worked with (or who are the personal dogs being brought by people looking to adopt another dog)-she's like a 7 year old puppy in terms of socializaton and manners with other animals-not with people though-she's a person in a dog suit. She is also terribly frustrated, and far too bright to be cooped up.

I have more but I always do a summary in my mind when I meet a dog of what kind of home, but definitely no cats, a gooby male dog might work, no other females (although with some training and a different environment that could change-the same was said of Nina-though Nina was not as confident as this girl) a strong leader person, but not forceful, just smart and assertive, physically strong (she doesn't have great leash manners yet-but also has a lot of pent up energy), with a fenced yard who doesn't use the fence as a babysitter, who doesn't have the expectation that their dog has to be friends with other dogs. Not so much GSD experience as experience "rehabbing" a dog and interest in or knowledge of relationship stuff like Clothier. I remember doing home checks on people who had a history of owning GSDs, but I'd bring Bella in and they'd not know how to react to her-so yeah, maybe you've had 6 GSDs over 25 years, but you still need a no issues dog because they were normal.

I say this as someone with VERY little patience with dog-dog reactivity: I LOVE THIS DOG!

If I didn't have a senior senior, cats and five females...but if I didn't have that, I wouldn't have Jeanspackistan, soooo...but I think an experienced, careful foster (remember who I am-safety monitor neurotic girl) who can work a dog would have a BLAST with her. I think once she sees what you want, and you can get her to want that more than what she's used to...oh my...unlimited potential.

I could be wrong (mandatory nervous disclaimer)!

[maggs30]

Originally Posted By: JeanKBBMMMAANWe went down to see Angelina. Well, I went down, the other person up. Or over. Something!

I need to get my thoughts together better and run them past the other person before I post them, but I have to say I LOVE this dog.

I purposefully pushed her buttons and she was wonderful. She is incredibly bright, has a great ability to focus and has what in my mind are some nice drives. Yeah, prey included!

She is the kind of dog who could be a friend, who would respond to you immediately.

We did the look command, a little leave it, her sits and her downs!!! are fast. She likes hot dogs!

She is reactive to dogs-but I have seen others at meet and greets at that level who have been worked with (or who are the personal dogs being brought by people looking to adopt another dog)-she's like a 7 year old puppy in terms of socializaton and manners with other animals-not with people though-she's a person in a dog suit. She is also terribly frustrated, and far too bright to be cooped up.

I have more but I always do a summary in my mind when I meet a dog of what kind of home, but definitely no cats, a gooby male dog might work, no other females (although with some training and a different environment that could change-the same was said of Nina-though Nina was not as confident as this girl) a strong leader person, but not forceful, just smart and assertive, physically strong (she doesn't have great leash manners yet-but also has a lot of pent up energy), with a fenced yard who doesn't use the fence as a babysitter, who doesn't have the expectation that their dog has to be friends with other dogs. Not so much GSD experience as experience "rehabbing" a dog and interest in or knowledge of relationship stuff like Clothier. I remember doing home checks on people who had a history of owning GSDs, but I'd bring Bella in and they'd not know how to react to her-so yeah, maybe you've had 6 GSDs over 25 years, but you still need a no issues dog because they were normal.

I say this as someone with VERY little patience with dog-dog reactivity: I LOVE THIS DOG!

If I didn't have a senior senior, cats and five females...but if I didn't have that, I wouldn't have Jeanspackistan, soooo...but I think an experienced, careful foster (remember who I am-safety monitor neurotic girl) who can work a dog would have a BLAST with her. I think once she sees what you want, and you can get her to want that more than what she's used to...oh my...unlimited potential.

I could be wrong (mandatory nervous disclaimer)!

Maybe with her drives and intelligence she could be a great working dog, she seems like she needs a job. Everyone knows though at an advanced age for humans or dogs they tend to not want the older ones though. I'm thinking an ex- K9 cop that still has the love and wants a working dog to do agility or something with. Just kind of thinking out loud. That would be a great situation for her. To use her mind and her drives. Maybe ex-military too.

[JeanKBBMMMAAN]

If they use positive, motivational relationship training!

I don't even think she needs someone with that background. She just needs someone who has had a real dog before, a thinking dog. She is way more stable than my dogs and the other person said she was like her own dogs. Just not someone who thinks dogs are "open up the box and play" kind of things.

[TANDB]

Jean, would you say, given that she appears to be so bidable, that her dog reactivity could be worked with with positive distraction? Do you get any sense that she would never be able to be in a home with other dogs of either sex? She's my kind of dog, I love dogs that are bidable yet have sass! I wish I was in the position to adopt right now, I certainly would not pass this girl up. It sounds like she'll definitely help to keep someone active and fit.

[MatsiRed]

Wow, Jean, you outdid yourself on this one. Shelter should really take advantage of your photos where she shines the best. I feel I have a much better sense of this dog since you posted photos and description. The paw photo is especially endearing and really shows off her beautiful coat.

[ded37]

HUGE BUMP FOR ANGIE! Does anyone have any ideas or know of a potential forever home that does not have dogs or would be willing to work with her based on the observations above. We are all trying hard for her.