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My name is Lobo!

Posted over 8 months ago | Updated over 5 months ago

Adoption fee: $150

This helps German Shepherd Rescue of Sacramento Valley with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
German Shepherd Dog
Color
Gray/Silver/Salt & Pepper - with Black
Age
1 year 7 months old, Young
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
60 lbs (current)
Sex
Male
Pet ID

My details

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

My personality

My story

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

NOTE: LOBO IS WITH HIS RESCUER IN TRACY, CA. GSRSV HAS NOT MET LOBO. WE ARE LISTING LOBO ALONG WITH OUR OWN DOGS ON THIS WEBSITE TO GIVE HIM MORE ADOPTION EXPOSURE. PLEASE SEE END OF THIS PROFILE FOR CONTACT INFO.

"Lobo" is a 60-lb, approx 1-yo neutered male GSD mix who is playful, intelligent and somewhat timid. Lobo is healthy and has already received his rabies, distemper/parvo & bordetella vaccinations.

Lobo is hesitant with strangers, but by no means aggressive. He simply takes awhile to warm up to strangers. He loves being petted and massaged; then he becomes a floppy teddy bear. Lobo has yet to be observed with children since he was taken in on Feb 24.

Lobo is super-friendly with other dogs. He goes right up to new dogs to greet them. He presently lives with a neutered male GSD who he gets along well with.

Lobo has not been observed around cats since he was taken in.

Lobo is housetrained and mostly non-destructive inside; he does like to pull the stuffing out of his dog bed, though. His foster caretaker Marcelina leaves him inside her house unrestrained along w/ her other dog when she’s away. While she’s gone, Lobo mostly lays around or will look out the window in the living room. Lobo sleeps in a crate in Marcelina’s bedroom at night and does not fuss at all while in the crate.

Lobo has clearly not received much training previously and is still quite uncomfortable on a leash (he basically freezes). Marcelina is working with Lobo to get him accustomed to walking on a leash and to teach him some basic commands. Lobo has the ability to go over a six ft wood fence; he’s done this twice, but then simply laid down across the street and didn’t go anywhere.

Lobo is not yet accustomed to riding in a vehicle. The one time Marcelina drove him in her car, she needed to pick him up to load him into the car and then Lobo simply curled up and didn’t move much the entire ride.

Lobo loves to run around in the yard and play with toys. He will entertain himself by throwing a ball up in the air and chasing after it. He also loves to chew on a rope toy.

Marcelina took Lobo in as a stray off the street in Tracy, CA. He had apparently been roaming her neighborhood for two to three weeks before she took him in (again, Feb 24).
Lobo is clearly a dog who has not been used to a traditional domestic environment and is still learning a lot. He would do best with a person who has a lot of patience and is familiar with basic training techniques.  

Lobo is located in Tracy. His adoption fee is $150.

Please contact Marcelina Blea at 209-518-7279 or linablea@gmail.com.
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German Shepherd Rescue of Sacramento Valley

Contact info

Pet ID
Contact
Brian Foran
Address
P.O. Box 652, Pleasant Grove, CA 95668
Donation
GSRSV became a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization in March 2013. All donations to GSRSV are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Since February 2001, Brian Foran has funded GSRSV primarily on his own. Donations have played--and continue to play--a huge part in keeping GSRSV afloat, as adoption fees are a drop-in-the-bucket compared with the costs of running a large rescue program.
To make a monetary donation, please go to the donation page on GSRSV's Website: www.gsrsv.org/DonationsNeeded.htm. Thanks for your support!

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

1. View my dogs available for adoption, either on this Website or on our own Website (www.gsrsv.org). I also list German Shepherds and German Shepherd mixes for other rescue groups and inviduals on my Website.

2. Contact Brian Foran at 916-655-3125 or bab43@msn.com to discuss the particular dog(s) that you're interested in.

3. Complete my adoption questionnaire. It is a downloadable Microsoft Word file on the page of my Website titled "How to Adopt a Dog through GSRSV." If possible, return the questionnaire via e-mail.

4. Go see the dog you're interested in--at my rescue facility, at the home of the dog's foster caretaker, or at the home of the dog's owner.

5. If you decide to adopt a dog, I will have you sign my adoption contract and pay the appropriate adoption fee, which varies between $300 to $100, depending on the age of the dog and whether it is a purebred GSD or not. This fee includes spaying or neutering, rabies and distemper/parvo vaccinations, heartworm check, and a 6-month supply of heartworm preventative. The adoption contract is on the same page of my Website as is the adoption questionnaire.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

Because I am an independent rescuer caring for many dogs, I am presently unable to conduct regular adoption or "meet & greet" events.

I only arrange for people to meet the dogs that I have available for adoption after I have discussed the dog and have received an adoption questionnaire from them.

More about this rescue

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German Shepherd Rescue of Sacramento Valley (GSRSV) is an organization dedicated to finding good homes for German Shepherd Dogs (GSDs) at risk of being placed in shelters, or who are already in shelters and possibly facing euthanasia. GSRSV is an independent rescue organization operated by one individual: Brian Foran. Though countless volunteers and benefactors have supported--and continue to support--GSRSV, I run and primarily fund the program, as I have since February 2001.

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