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My basic info
Breed
German Shepherd Dog/Siberian Husky
Color
White - with Red, Golden, Orange or Chestnut
Age
Young
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
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My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Not good with cats
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
"Woody" is 1½-yo neutered male GSD/Husky/Wolf (low-content Wolfdog) with a playful, happy personality. Woody is very affectionate and loves to be petted, but is initially hand-shy--even of me. Once he gets past that initial back-away from the hand, he's fine, but remains a little nervous if I do something different, like pulling out some debris from his fur. However, Woody has never snarled or nipped at me, nor do I think he will with any person. Though I have not had Woody around young kids, I'm sure that he'd be fine with them. In fact, he would probably trust them more than adults!
Woody loves to play with other dogs, and is especially good w/ smaller dogs (about 30-40 lbs). He likes to be chased and is submissive to other dogs, but will fiercely defend himself if another dog gets too rough with him. Woody is extremely comfortable in a pack environment, such as that at GSRSV. I doubt that Woody would be good with cats, and so will only consider a home without cats for him. Woody is long and thin; he weighs about 65 lbs.
Woody is completely housetrained and has never had an accident in the house at GSRSV's facility (with access to a dog door). When he first came here, he was somewhat destructive, chewing up a couple of pillows and parts of a couple of comforters. (Woody loves to pull fiberfill filling out of anything.) However, he has settled down and has not chewed on anything in the house for over a week.
Woody is quite athletic and has that amazing wolf lope and long-stride run. However, he is not a fence jumper and doesn't even try to scale the 5-ft fence surrounding the backyard. He also has great recall--he comes right back into the yard after our romps around the surrounding property. This positive behavior is clearly from the GSD in him, not the Husky! Woody does not bark much, though, which is more typical of a Husky or wolf. Woody is also very good on a leash. He does not care for water.
I would like to see Woody go to a home with either another young, active dog to play with or with someone who either jogs or hikes a lot. It would be a plus if the person who adopts Woody is familiar w/ the different behaviors of wolfdogs, though again, Woody is a low-content wolfdog and his wolf-like characteristics are fairly subtle.
