Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
Good with cats,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Meet Gibby - Fostered near Grand Rapids
Breed: MIXED Breed
DOB: Jan 12, 2025
Sex: Neutered male
Weight: 65 pounds
HI! I’m Gibby! My brothers and I came to APB from Kentucky where we were found on a roadside as little babies. My brothers got adopted but I’m still waiting for the RIGHT family to come along. Its now 2026, my brothers have had homes since last summer! 🙁
No one knows who my parents are because all 3 of us look so different we had to do DNA. Mom says I’m a Big Ole Mutt. But she says I’m super cute and so soft, with great ears. My ears change with my mood…and Im not kidding! Sometimes I have labby ears and sometimes they go off to the sides and sometimes even almost all the way up! Mom says its the weirdest thing ever. I really do have at least 15 breeds in my background. My mom or dad must have been some sort of protection breed, because 50% of me is a mix of Rottie, Pitty, Am Staf, Boxer and American Bulldog. then you throw in a ton of others, Lab, Collie, Golden, and even Chihuahua!!
Even though Im 50% protection breeds, I also protect my property, my cats and my dog siblings, and I am even allowed in the horse barn to help with chores, but never in the horse pasture. Mom says not to cross that gate, so I don’t. I walk around with the chickens and ducks and dont care a bit...I do like to find their eggs though! YUM!
We have deer here too, mom says I can’t bark at them or chase them either, I try not to, but they come in MY yard! I bark at them a lot, but when I hear her yell Gibby Come, I try to go back to her. I don’t want to be naughty I like to be a good boy! I still think barking at them is kinda fun…they need to know I’m big too!
I am a good boy in my crate, but I sure do like to see the other doggies. I like to have friends! When mom gets into the cookie jar, I RUN to my crate and am quiet and comfy in it. It’s my special, safe, napping spot! I sleep in it all day long until I hear someone come home, then I sing and yowl and get all wriggly, cause now its play time!! I like my crate for sleeping next to mom too, I never complain (unless I have to potty)
I would really like to have a doggy sibling, or someone who wants to be my BFF and have a shadow. I’ve never been alone so I’d like to keep it that way! I do love kids too! Just not little ones because mom says I’m “rude”. Whatever that means! I love all people, but sometimes I do get soooooo excited I might tinkle a little. Mom says I have to grow out of that sooner than later!
I have kind of decided that I want to be in charge. My sister dog here is in charge and I want to be too! But no one will let me! I keep trying, but they still think of me as a puppy... Im not a puppy anymore! Someday, some dog will let me steal their food! Or their toy! it usually leads to a scuffle, but I keep trying! I do love my siblings but Im sick of them treating me like the baby of the house! Im bigger!!
I like going bye-bye and I walk good on a leash, but I am going to keep getting bigger and bigger so mom says I need to not pull! I don’t pull bad, but she says I’m not getting any smaller and to mind my manners, and I do try, so hard! She says that I would love obedience classes, even just for socialization and fun. I love to learn. She says I’m SO smart! We never took obedience classes but I know Come, Off, Down, Sit, Wait, and of course NO.
I like going to fun stores and meeting new people! I haven’t found any dogs who like me. She says I get out of control and I sound too scary!
I want all of the people to say HI and pet me and give me cookies! It’s SO fun! If I get really excited I do tinkle, but mom says I’ll grow out of that…eventually. No one likes to get sprayed! I can’t help it, people are SO exciting!!
I like to help mom play in the garden, she digs holes, and I dig better holes! Then I run and run and run some more. Water is fun too, I love getting muddy! I love playing in the water! Ponds, lakes, puddles, even the water dish can be fun!
My foster mom says I need to find my own family, but it’s fun here – will you do fun things with me too, for the rest of my life? That sure would be nice!
Please email tzupoomom@gmail.com and tell them you want to be my new family!!!
If you have any questions, please email tzupoomom@gmail.com .
Our application can be found online at here.
Animal Placement Bureau's standard adoption fee is $250. Our adoption process includes an application, personal and vet reference checks, and a home visit. We do not ship dogs under any circumstances.
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