My name is Sonata S.!

Posted over 2 weeks ago | Updated 1 day ago

Cared for by German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California

My basic info

Breed

German Shepherd Dog

Color

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Age

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Size

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Weight

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Sex

Female

Pet ID

20398462

My details

Good with dogs

Purebred

Spayed / Neutered

My story

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

Sonata S is a joyful, 1 year old, 60 lb female who happily greets new people with soft eye contact and a tail wag.

She is very social and allows all handling with ease. She’s engaging, cuddly, and playful, and loves for you to play with her. Fetching the ball is a favorite game. When playing alone, she likes to throw her toy in the air and catch it.

She enjoyed running and playing with other dogs in play groups at the shelter. Sonata has not exhibited much of a prey drive and may be cat workable. When we walked her by cats, she didn’t have much interest in them and was easily distracted with a cookie. Her foster mom took her to the barn and said she was good around the horses and other farm animals.

Sonata doesn't nuisance bark, however will occasionally alarm bark. She is working on Off, Come, Find, Wait, Stay, and Over (directing her to jump over something). Crate training is coming along well.

What the foster likes most about Sonata is that she is a very happy dog who likes to participate in activities but can settle down with a chew toy when inside. Sonata loves to chew so she will need lots of toys to keep her out of mischief until she learns what is and isn’t appropriate.

Sonata S is a Level 2 dog.

Rescue

German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California

Contact info

Pet ID

20398462

Contact

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Phone

(800) 728-3473

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Website

http://www.gsrnc.org

Address

P.O. Box 1930, Cupertino, CA 95010

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

For forms and more information please visit our website at http://www.gsrnc.org

Adoption Process

Our adoption process is designed to help you and the right dog find each other. Our goal is to place each dog into a permanent, safe, and loving home.

To adopt a German Shepherd Dog from us, you must:

1. Live in Northern California.
2. Complete an Adoption Questionnaire, either online, or by mail. If you do not own your home, you must also have your landlord complete the Landlord Letter.
3. Be interviewed by an adoption counselor.
4. Allow a home visit by an adoption counselor.
5. Choose, and be chosen by, the right dog.
6. With our approval, sign our Adoption Agreement, and pay the associated fee.
7. At the time of adoption we also collect a deposit which is refunded after completion of two training sessions.

After we receive your online Adoption Questionnaire, we will call you to begin the adoption process. We encourage potential adopters to come to one or more Adoption Days, because that is the best way to meet several German Shepherds and to find your new companion. If you attend an Adoption Day and choose a dog, you may be able to adopt the same day, if all adoption requirements are met.

If you cannot come to any Adoption Day, we can still assist you, this may take longer because the people who will help you are volunteers who usually have jobs, and scheduling meetings with dogs can be complex because our dogs live in many homes and kennels.

We do not adopt to homes outside of Northern California.

Adoption application

https://www.gsrnc.org/adoption_form.asp

Go meet their pets

Please visit our site for up to date information and dates.

https://www.gsrnc.org/adoptiondays.asp

More about this rescue

The specific purpose of our organization is the prevention of cruelty to animals by:

•Rescuing German Shepherd Dogs from life threatening situations at animal shelters and elsewhere.
•Finding German Shepherd Dogs permanent loving homes with qualified owners.
•Assisting owners of German Shepherd Dogs who can no longer keep them to find them new homes.
•Working cooperatively with animal shelters and other rescue groups in the community towards our common goals of saving dogs' lives and reducing pet overpopulation.
•Educating the public about the advantages of adopting dogs from shelters and rescue organizations, and about the need for spaying and neutering dogs.
•Educating owners and prospective owners of German Shepherd Dogs about their proper care and training, and about other aspects of the breed.