Here's what I know. A guy my husband works with has an unsprayed 3 year old female ( Aspen) ( see attachment photos)
Apparently while his wife and kids were home the 9 year old neighbor girl came in and got startled and ran...Aspen assuming she was playing ran and tackled her. Parents claim she was bit even though no bite marks exist. ( this neighbor girl has been notorious for teasing Aspen) ...parents are being real ( fill in your own word..I don't want to get banned). Authorities made him quarantine her ( she was 3 months behind on rabies shot because owner thought he had gotten a 3 year and he had only gotten a 1 year) ...she will not be out of quarantine until next Saturday ( August 30) ....he knows they are going to tell him to get rid of her.
I told him I would bring this up here. I do NOT want to put it on our local pet board because it's like stupid spawn there.
I have not seen the dog. My understanding is the dog is good with other people and pets ..except for this neighbor girl who apparently teases the dog all the time.
I will attach a couple of pictures ...if you'd like more info you can request an email for the owner.
We have not contacted the breeder at this time but will do so tomorrow. I would just like to see her go to a home, or farm where she could run. Someone that could continue to train her. She loves to play hide and go seek with our older children.
She went though 2 sets of puppy classes when she was younger. She has never been aggressive towards another dogs but she has never been around cats. She will be 3 years old on November 9th. She is listed as a sable GSD. We have her ACK registration that was filled out but never mailed in so she is not registered at this time.She knows sit, down, shakes with both hand, and stay. You can throw treats on the ground and tell her to leave it and stay and she listens until you tell her ok then she will go and get them. When we enter the house we tell her to sit and stay until we we tell her ok and then she will come in. We did this so she does not barge through the door and she knows that we go in first. While we are changing the kids diapers she will sit and wait until we are done because she likes to throw diapers away. She does not play with them she brings them to the trash and either gets it in the garbage or sits it right next to it.
I would start with your breeder if it's a good one. If a good one, they may have a person looking for an adult or might be interested in her.
Will you PM me the breeders name and your dogs parents names? I'm just curious about her breeding.
Because of the incident, it may be hard to get her in to rescue but definitely contact CassandGunnar above! He has contacts more in your area than we do on the East Coast.
Are you positive they are going to make you rehome her?
Aspen is house broken and has never had an accident inside. She is crate trained and mostly sleeps in her kennel at night. She is not allowed on furniture one in a while she gets uo ti get her ball but knows its not allowed. She is mostly an inside dog who loves to go out and sit on the swing in the day time object her tie out. She howls at the train when it goes by my house and it honks. When around people she will bark and let them know your to close. There are times she growls at some people but she font show teeth just growls and hair will stick up. She don't like the ups man or fed ex trucks as she hears them coming a mile away and will bark at them. She is not one to go crazy and shows no signs of separation anxiety. I don't want to get rid of her but im worried one of my younger boys opens the door and lets her out i was threatened that he has a loaded hand gun and he will shoot her if out running loose. I just want her to have the life she deserves and be away from teasing and reactive neighbors. Some will say i am giving up but i am trying to do the next best thing for her and my family.
Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions. I know it's not easy for you or your kids to have to re-home Aspen. Just wanted to put that out there.
Your not the only person who is not up to date on their rabies vaccine. There's been other threads about it. Im only up to date because my doggie daycare reminds me, sad to say. Sometimes it's happens but becomes an issue when in this kind of situation. I have adult kids but remember a time when my two yr old opened the front door by himself , luckily it was when I was there. We live in the city so having a child that could wander out into traffic really scared the crap out of me. We used a deadbolt up high to make sure he couldn't do it again. I don't know how old ur kids are, but maybe that could help in your situation.
Hi Aspen's owner - people looking to rescue don't really need to have pedigree information - they are looking to help the dog, and don't care, really, about that kind of thing.
The most important thing you can do is to spay her, to take out a whole bunch of people who will be in touch to use your dog for breeding purposes. Do that immediately. I cannot stress it enough.
I agree with Jean..Definitely spay her before you place her, you don't want her ending up in the wrong hands or being shuffled around as a puppy making machine..
I understand the point about making sure no one breeds her. But I don't think that asking for a pedigree calls for dark and foreboding music to start playing in the background. There is such a thing as curiosity, and interest in who the breeder is (possibly because it may be helpful, especially in determining whether the breeder is even worthy of a phone call to 'help').
I would rescue in a heartbeat if my situation precluded it and if I saw the 'right' dog. (Many factors would go into this, pedigree not necessarily being the first or even second or third most important, BUT--) A pedigree could be very useful in that determination. It doesn't need to be publicly posted but asking for it in a pm is not out of line imho.
I also don't think asking for a pedigree is out of line either. There is a lot of useful info there. I believe hip and elbow checks are on a pedigree as well as the bloodlines of the dog to understand what you are dealing with. I think that is important information. It's not a guarantee of what you are getting but it helps.
I personally have no problem if they want to spay he dog before re- homing. I have no desire to breed any dogs. But, I am still considering the dog now that a lot of behavior questions have been answered. Still would like a look at the pedigree. Even the parents names will suffice. If you want to PM those to me. They should be located on Aspens papers.
When i got her they gave me my puppy papers for registering her with the AKC we filled it out but did not send it in. It dose list the Sire the Dam and Breed along with breeder and litter owner she also has her own registration number. On a side note she sure is shedding her coat right now im not ready for fall
To The owner. Have you decided to definitely re home her ? Not judging just curious. She sounds like a pretty good dog. I think it's sad when people, neighbors become obsessed at having it out for a dog instead of making an effort to get to know the dog. Very sad. I hope she finds a good home.
I dont really want to but cant have something like this happen again. What if she gets out and he shoots her what if the little girl dose something like this again and she actually dose bite her because of teasing. I HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THE LITTLE GIRL FEED HER TREATS JUST THIS YEAR AND WHEN THERE WAITING FOR THE BUS I KEEP HER ON A LEASH AND TAKE HER OUT WITH MY KIDS and the next door girl and she is fine i just dont get what happened.
I missed the shooting part. I commend you for being a much bigger and unselfish person than I am . Giving up your dog so that she can be safe. If someone said they would shoot my dog I'd be on fighting terms haha and wouldn't have any of them over my house . I know your probably allowing it because she's your daughters friend and it's not her fault she's just a child. But id be so mad.
I'm like you Maria -- I already said on here..I need bail money if somebody messes with me, my family , friends and / or pets. I need a list of people on here who can find me a good bails bondsman ...cuz I'll be needing one.
What is this dogs prey drive like? I think I read she has never been around cats, but in general does she try to chase small animals? How would she do with other dogs, male and female?
She dose chase other animals when off leash in my back yard in the timber or field. She is good with other dogs even stray dogs that come bye once in a while.
Let's not call the little girl a brat. She came to visit a friend, she doesn't know how to be around dogs, and she got injured. The child did run, the dog did chase, and was on top of her. Let's give her parents a break too.
Let's not go crazy about the dog. If there were no puncture wounds, the do showed a lot of inhibition. It is raised with children. Evenso, it still may have high prey drive, or be uncertain around kids not belonging to his household. If there was no bite, then the dog shouldn't be villified, but, this is a dog that needs to be managed.
As for the owners, they have a bunch of kids, and the dog seems ok with them. However, this is a dog that can't be running around loose when a child that is too small to manage the dog opens the door -- that is a lot worse than letting the rabies shot overshoot by a few months. Now they know, this dog needs better management. Or the kids need to not answer the door.
What's sad is the very first time the owner finds that he needs to do something about the dog, it is rehoming. If the owner knew the neighbor child was acting is a teasing manner to the dog -- that's what it appears to the owner of the dog, and possibly the dog, but the child and the child's parents may see that differently. I have to train children not to tease the dog, because they don't realize that what they are doing can be seen as teasing.
9 year old kids are not all born knowing how to behave around dogs. They have to be taught. If not, they will probably act as this one has.
Well for clarification. I asked because I wanted to know the breeder and if there was a contract. Which we took to PM's. Some people care for health reasons and want to see the dogs in the background.
So what is everyone else's GSD like when introduced to new people coming to their house? I live out of town so she don't see a lot of different people. Once people are around her for a little bit she is fine. Is this usually a issue when adopting a GSD. Thanks everyone.
When somebody new comes to the house Roxy sounds like she's in kill mode. We only have a few visitors so she knows them...she can't see them the way the door is situated so she's going to bark no matter who is at the door until they are in view. Then if she recognizes them -- the whimpering starts as they make the walk up the stairs and then it's like she knows who brings her what treat.
A new person is going to keep being barked at but I confine her to the kitchen...bring the person to the dining room and have them sit down..when she's not doing as much bouncing I let her out and usually she just goes and sniffs to see if they have treats in their pockets. I just have people not even acknowledge her and we continue to carry on our coffee drinking ..after awhile they are her best friend.
Dexter not a big barker, he let's the small dogs do the barking. If he's at the door when I let the stranger in he will squeeze in to smell them, then it's ok. If he's in the yard he will come running in and makes this hmmph noise with his breath and will continue running up to smell them. I used to tell people not to look at him, but realized it really freaked them out. I think I'd be nervous too if someone told me not to look at their 100 pound dog running my direction. So now I just keep their attention on me when I hear him coming into the house. My best bet is to have him inside when I expect visitors because if he sees me letting them in its better for everyone.
I do what I call "big dog introductions". The dog is on a sit stay when I let the new person in. I shake the person's hand exchanging scent. Then, still holding the hand, I bring the hands to the dog's nose. He knows this person is allowed. He'll still sit or lay close to me, but he doesn't bark or growl. Oh course, he is not person aggressive at all.
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