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My name is Serenity (Ren)!

Posted over 10 years ago

My basic info

Breed
German Shepherd Dog
Color
Black - with Tan, Yellow or Fawn
Age
Young
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Female
Pet ID
014-0117

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Serenity "Ren" is a beautiful dog inside and out! She looks like a pure Alsatian but we don't know for sure. We believe she is approximately 8 months - a year old. She is just a lovely dog to look at and a wonderful, friendly, playful pet. She would be great in a family with children who would enjoy her company and an active family that included her as a respected member. Serenity currently weighs 55 lbs.


Here is what her foster family had to say:


Serenity (aka Ren) is a beautiful looking dog with a sweet temperament and disposition to match. She still possesses a youthful curiosity and energy befitting a pup and is at her happiest when she can be in and among her people as they go about their household tasks or are just relaxing on the couch.


Always looking forward to the next round of petting, Ren likes to provide kisses of her own in return. Her incredibly soft coat and ears make her a joy to snuggle up to and she has a couple of spots that elicit a solid leg-thumping action when getting her belly rubbed. She very much likes her squeaky toy shoe which seems to have created a mild interest in people shoes. One can understand the innocent confusion and she will drop the real shoe when told.


Ren is extremely light on her feet. The way that she effortlessly, happily springs over to see you when called is both hilarious and endearing. Though we have no children in the house where she is being fostered, we think Ren would be an excellent playmate for a child. She would do well in a houseful of people who want to play with her and let her follow them around. From what we've seen she is a very active high energy dog.


While she does not seem to have had anything in the way of formal training, her eagerness to please and be part of the action leads her to come when called almost without fail. When her puppy energy or curiosity gets the better of her she will respond to your change in tone and stop the unwanted behaviour. She is food motivated and has responded very well to learning some basic commands and we believe she would be very easy to train further and would benefit from obedience classes.


She looks like and seems to be a healthy young dog with a beautiful soft coat. We had guests over while she's been with us and she has gotten LOTS of attention! Our friends are having a hard time understanding how she ended up without a home.


We think Ren is younger than a year. Based on our totally unscientific look at her and the size of her paws relative to her body, we think she has room to grow, plus she definitely has lots of puppy energy and curiosity for new things. Given her age, she falls much closer to the high end of the energy scale. She will settle with you when it's time to relax, but the ideal situation would involve somebody with (i) the time and energy to give her a solid daily walk, or (ii) a family with children who want to play with her and occupy her. Optimally, both. Ren is not a dog that can be crated all day for work and go back to napping in the evening. She needs exercise to tire her out so she doesn't roam around the house and look for things to get into. She is very curious about shoes, mittens, Kleenex and any other items at her level that she can take around the house and play with.


Ren is a very affable, very friendly dog that loves being around people. She is an energetic dog but not an aggressive one. Though we do not have children and are unlikely to get the opportunity to get her significant experience with children during the time that she is with us, I would be shocked if there were issues. She was with us while we hosted a party and she was a tremendous success. She enjoyed interacting with everyone without incident and much to our delight does not bolt to the door when she hears a knock and overwhelm guests. She is calm when new people come over but is eager to check them out and get some pets and lick them.


Ren does show some fear and hesitation around other dogs. When we've encountered other dogs on walks she prefers to hide behind my legs and avoid the usual sniffing rituals. She wanted nothing to do with the dog park, but part of that may have been the uncertain footing caused by the ice. She wanted to be able to back away if need be and didn't feel confident she could do so without solid footing. With increased opportunity for socialization and gained confidence we think she will be fine, but there may be something in her past that has caused her to be skittish around dogs. She appears to be more of a submissive personality and we can't see her creating problems because of aggression or anything along those lines. Being the lone dog in the house would be ideal for Ren.


We did not encounter any signs of separation anxiety. She has been at home by herself for standard work day (around 9 hours), and Ren was left in her crate without incident. At this point she is too curious to leave loose in the house, but we believe she would get to that point very easily with training and time. We did leave her with a stuffed kong to work on while in her crate and the radio on and she didn't fight going in or whine once crated.


Ren loves affection and returns it in kind. She enjoys playing with her chew toys; in particular she seems to like a toy shoe that squeaks. She loves to explore and run around the back yard with you. We are not sure how familiar she was with going for walks before she came to us, but she is warming up to the concept very quickly. She will fetch a ball in the backyard as many times as you will throw it for her!


Ren is very quiet in the home. When she is outside in the backyard by herself she does not cause a racket and we have only heard her bark on a handful of occasions. Ren is certainly big enough and athletic enough where counter surfing would be an option for her. We have an open main floor where we can see what she is doing in the kitchen and she hasn't attempted to hop up for anything on the counter but her nose has come pretty close on a few occasions. Being a puppy she is still at the stage where she does have a tendency to want to chew on items she shouldn't be. She will stop doing so when told, but this is something one should be aware of initially if they were leaving Ren by herself throughout the day.


Ren knows how to sit, responds to off and given her desire to please, she will come to you when called. When partaking in undesirable chewing or behaviour, she responds to a sterner tone by stopping. We do not think she has had much in the way of formal training, but she is wonderful (near) blank slate to work with. We think she'd very much enjoy the interaction and attention that comes with training. She is also very eager to play fetch and will run back with the ball and drop it when told.


Ren is house trained and we have had no accidents. She knows to take care of her business outside, but does not seem to understand that a walk is an acceptable time to do so. We have had her out for lengthy walks, but she has not given us the opportunity to let her know that doing so is fine (and initially praiseworthy behaviour). She prefers to go when off the leash in the backyard.


We have been crating Ren and she settles pretty quickly in the crate. In an effort to associate positive things with the crate we put her breakfast and dinner in there and we have provided her with a stuffed kong to work on while we are out for the day and leave the radio on.


Ren doesn't appear to have any leash training and she is still getting used to walking on a leash. She will jog with you and adjust her pace to how fast you would like to go. If she is walking in front of rather than to your side you have to keep her on a bit of a shorter leash because she will occasionally stop or cut in front of your unexpectedly.


Ren is an awesome young dog! Our friends that have met her can't believe she's found herself without a loving home based on her looks and her rambunctiously adorable personality. You can tell very quickly that Ren is a lovely young dog who more than anything wants to be part of the family pack; she wants to be in the middle of what's going on. She has a playful nature that is endearing an makes her a pleasure to be around.


We do think her reasonably high energy and activity level would make her ideal for a home with children to play with. If no children, then a family or individual with the time and energy to provide her with the exercise she needs. Ren would love a home where she was the only dog in the house to soak up all the love and attention.


If you think Serenity would be a good addition to your family, please submit an application for consideration.

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