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Posted over 8 months ago
| Updated over 6 months ago
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My basic info
Breed
German Shepherd Dog
Color
Black - with Tan, Yellow or Fawn
Age
4 years 8 months old, Adult
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
85 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID
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My details
Good with dogs
Not good with cats
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
"Faith" is a large (85-lb), approx 4-yo spayed female longcoat GSD mix who is happy, gentle and loyal. Faith is healthy, up-to-date on core vaccinations, and is microchipped.
Faith is very focused on her people. Wherever her foster caretaker (Alene) is in the house, she will sit or lay right next to her. When Alene leaves, Faith will initially whine at the door but then goes to lie down until she returns. She is also protective of Alene.
Faith is OK with all the people she has met but is initially wary of men. She will emit a low growl and bark when a man approaches her in the house but with proper introduction, she lets them get close to her. Faith is much more comfortable with women.
Alene has not observed Faith with young children, but Faith loves her 14-yo daughter. Given Faith’s gentle nature, it’s almost a certainty she’ll be fine with kids.
Faith is fine with other large dogs. as she demonstrated during a visit to GSRSV's rescue ranch. She was initially timid and then somewhat reservedaround the five other dogs at the rescue ranch, but as she became more comfortable I saw some play behavior starting to surface in her.
Alene has two small dogs but has yet to introduce Faith to them. The little ones bark at Faith when she walks near their inside pen but she doesn't seem too bothered by them. Alene is more concerned that one of her little dogs will try and go after Faith more than the other way around.
Faith does NOT appear to be cat-friendly. Alene has two cats but she has not let them get very close to Faith because she gets overly excited and barks when she sees them. When one of the cats ran past Faith, she went after it. We recommend that Faith go to a home without any cats.
Faith is housetrained and can be left inside for long periods of time without incident (i.e., no peeing/pooping or chewing things up). She sleeps in Alene’s daughter’s room.
Faith appears to have received a fair amount of obedience training previously. She walks great on leash, always staying to her handler’s right side and does not pull on the leash. She is non-reactive towards other dogs and people she sees when on walks.
Faith loves riding in the car and is a very polite passenger. Alene takes Faith with her often and she simply lies down and is very calm and relaxed.
Faith loves to play fetch, especially with her Kong ball. She will drop the ball right next to Alene and waits for her to throw it again.
Alene has had Faith since 8-2-23. A friend of Alene’s daughter adopted Faith from the Sac County Animal Shelter but his parents demanded he return her to the shelter and would not let her stay the night. Alene’s daughter asked if Faith could stay at their house and Alene agreed. A few days went by and Alene and her daughter had already grown close to Faith. Because the shelter is so inundated, Alene didn't want to send Faith back there so decided to foster and seek a permanent home for her.
GSRSV met Faith on 8-23-23 and is placing her for Alene through our adoption program as a "Program Dog." This means that whoever adopts Faith will be going through GSRSV's adoption process, which includes an adoption questionnaire, house check, and adoption contract.
Faith is located in Citrus Heights. Her adoption fee is $250.
