German Shepherd Dog puppies and dogs in East Palo Alto, California

Stewie is a charming, devotedand affectionate two-year-old boy with folks he knows and trusts. He completed a month-long training through Canine Purpose's Board and Traning program in Loomis and currently attends group classes with his foster families. This handsome boy hasthe brains and a big heart to match. He can behandful with a cheeky sidemaking significant progress in impulse control while his handlers have learned that he's a boy who needs structure and thrives when his people give him clear direction. Stewie has two foster homes, switching between the households regularly. Stewie's affectionate nature once he establishes a relationship with you means that you'll always have a best friend nearby, preferably leaning into you or snuggling while you watch TV or read and if allowed in bed withyou. In his foster home with doggie mates, he sleeps free starting the night snuggled right in bed next to his humans to move off to a dog bed later in the night. In his foster home where he's a solo dog, he sleeps in his crate easily; knowing each households rules and following them. Stewie has been working hard in his training sessions, mastering meeting strangers with an easy hi, learning a solid place command, working with multiple handlers on the desired heel position, and maintaining his learned skills in increasingly distracting environments. At the same time, he loves his trainers with his vast capacity for joy and loves to please them. Stewie has a natural shepherd stranger danger focus around strangers requiring an experienced handler whom he trusts at which time he'll cede those decisions to his handler. With his intelligence, eagerness to please those he loves, and love of treats, it's been lovely to watch Stewie heal from the repair of his fractured leg that required months of crate confinement, followed by rehab, and the vitality of a young shepherd who finally could run and play and join his multiple foster families (he had four during his crate confinement)inlong walks, play with the resident shepherds and learn to swim with them, then evolve into a potential candidate for Dock Diving since he loves to leap into the water, dunk his head in completely to fetch his toys out of the water. Suppose you love training your dog, have excellent handling skills to provide structure and experience with shepherds or similar breeds, and are looking for a shepherd to continue developing your dog's obedience skills. In that case, Stewie is ready to be the devoted companion you have been searching for. In return, he would love a steady supply of balls, toys, especially squeaky ones, and many swim opportunities. Stewie's entirely crate and potty trained, has earned the right to sleep free, and shows himself trustworthy while his people are awaywithout being crated. As months have progressed, he's even settled in the car, snoozing on the way to destinations for hours long rides. He's generally a quiet boy in the house, leaving it to his mates to bark at preceived critter prowlers in the yard at night and loud noises in the street. Stewie enjoys many fruits and vegetables, including blueberries, bananas, oranges, apples, nectarines, cucumbers, and carrots. Generally, he's game to try any food you offer, including fan favorites of pumpkin, cottage cheese, and yogurt, to name a few. He had many filled Kongs, Toppls, and other enrichments during his long crate confinement. A slim and trim boy, Stewie loves his kibble and eats his meals with the resident dogs, sitting for his meals before eating from his bowl. Before heading to Canine Purpose for training, Stewie generally could honor sit, down, stay, leave it, come, wait, in bed, hop in, no. Those skills werefurther refined during his training. Stewie also started the initial stages of NACSW nosework training for enrichment during his long healing process. He enjoyed finding treats and kibble in boxes and other containers and on natural lawn objects like rocks, tree limbs, and lawn furniture. We are grateful to UCDVMTH's Fracture Program for Rescues for allowing us the opportunity to repair his leg and to the shelter vet who brought his case to the attention of this program to avoid amputating his leg. Despite the pain of his fractured tibia at the ER and in the shelter, he was such a good-natured boy. Stewie's care meant coordination amongst an extensive team, beginning with the ER staff at the hospital that treated him immediately after being hit by a car, the shelter vet and staff when he was surrendered for lack of funds to repair his leg, UCDVMTH veterinarians, and staff, and our rescue volunteers managing many details regarding transportation, medications, surgery and follow up visits including rehab consult with Integrative Medicine to develop the plan to ease him into full use of his leg. All accomplished, a success story for everyone involved, including his multiple primary and relief foster homes, who have loved and cared for him. Stewie is an active, energetic, and, at times, handful shepherd, so he'll thrive in a home where he can enjoy regular exercise and play. He'll be a great companion for someone who enjoys outdoor activities like hiking. He's loved hiking in Tahoe and is happy to put in four-plus miles on trails. He lives with multiple resident shepherds, adores the foster puppies who come through his foster home including them in play with his balls and mouthy games that go on forever, and has a couple of BFFs at Canine Purpose who match his play style. Stewie can be pushy/rude in play and if paired with another dog will need a neutral dog as a companion. His current mates are very dog savvy, he respects the older dogs and plays well with the younger ones. Stewie has been adopted twice by folks who found his looks captivating, fell in love withand yet returned him within weeks before he could settle. They admitted to overlookinghis true shepherd personalityand guidancefrom his foster families and trainers. If you're interested in Stewie, please note that his fosters will be very selective after Stewie's two adoption experiences and will want to meet multiple times including with his trainers before commiting to launch Stewie to a forever home. He is very loved and would remain with his foster families permanently except one frequently travels for workand the other is at the permanent doglimitset by their animal control jurisdiction. Take advantage of this opportunity to see if you are amatch for this beautiful shepherd. Please select the adopt button and fill out an application for us to connect about Stewie. As a foster-based rescue, ShepHeroes is always in need of fosters. An overwhelming number of shepherds in our local shelters need our help for a fresh start. Would you be willing to share your home and part of your summer to help shepherds find new families? You provide the love, and we'll provide everything else! Saying "yes" today truly saves a life.Complete thishttps://www.shepheroes.org/foster-form, and we'll be in touch ASAP! We appreciate your consideration. ##1641104##

Mia is a wonderful 4.5-year-old female GSD with a strong loyalty streak and social drive. She is high-energy, highly intelligent and empathetic. Mia loves her family and always seeks new friends. Mia loves meeting new people and does so with ears down, tail wagging, and a desire to create a bond. She views each new person as a new member of her ever-expanding pack.   She also loves meeting new dogs and is really excited about the possibility. She wants to play with every dog she sees, so she asks new dogs to play with her, using powerful play bows, lunges, little barks, and even porpoise pokes to get the new dog to play with her. Occasionally, the new dog rejects her pushy initiation, and the process can escalate temporarily.  Mia has never tried to hurt another dog, but she does stand her ground when things escalate. She has become great friends with some of the dogs with whom this has happened. She is also excellent at adapting her play style to the other dogs' to maximize their enjoyment. As a dominant female, she can be very pushy with some submissive dogs and is better suited to live with neutral or confident dogs. Interestingly, Mia's fine with some submissive dogs. From the many canine friends she has made, she learned to chase a ball, which is her primary game for fun and exercise. She loves chasing a well-thrown ball at the park. Mia needs daily mental and emotional stimulation. She is very smart and needs to figure things out regularly or have a job that challenges her mind. She also needs to bond with her family daily and will let you know with direct eye contact (another trait she loves). Mia would be a terrific addition to a household that's into dog sports like nosework, tracking, and rally or an active family that enjoys outdoor activities.  Mia feeds free, which works well for her as an only dog. That may be different in a multi-dog environment. She lived with two shepherds in her current home before they passed away. Mia also shared her foster home with three dogs, one tiny but mighty female Yorkie,  a male dominant shepherd, and a female lab-ridgeback mix,  before she was adopted. Mia loves having a pack; the larger the pack, the better or good friends she can play with. Mia's fantastic when she visits homes with a dog or dogs and gets sad whenever her pack shrinks, needing extra support and attention from her people to transition back to a solo dog.  Her perfect home would have another dog or dogs, knowledgable and experienced owners, and kids (she loves kids of all ages). Her foster home also had two kids. She needs a strong leader, or she will constantly push boundaries and take over. She knows more commands than we can remember and picks up new things continually (her latest thing was hearing me ask her to stay on the sidewalk or get on the sidewalk, and now those are commands for her). With a high prey drive, Mia is a fan of chasing squirrels and birds, which could translate into an inability to live with chickens and cats.  Mia has been fantastic in every situation we have put her in, including riding in any vehicle, learning new rules for different houses, and adapting to other people and dogs. She has excellent household manners.  Mia is with her adoptive family in Arizona, where they moved last year. We're seeking a qualified adopter in the Phoenix area, and if an appropriate match is available in Northern California, we can arrange for her to return for a meeting.  ##891796##

Meet Scooby, a charming and affectionate German Shepherd pup ready to bring joy into your life! This confident little guy is full of playful energy and always up for an adventure. He's playful, jumpy, and active and loves to chew on things, so keep those chew toys handy for relief from aching teeth.  At just under three months, Scooby's already showing how smart he is by being 98% potty trained and sleeping peacefully in his crate from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., giving his family a whole night's rest. He self-crates during the day for naps and is learning the command "go in your place." He's also learning some basic commands like "come," "wait," and "sit," and he's doing great on the leash. Scooby lives with two resident shepherds and just spent an evening with another of our foster families who have three shepherds.  A littermate to our equally lovely Dante, Scooby has similar big paws and will be a big boy when he's all grown up. They arrived at the shelter with their cream-colored shepherd mama and littermates. We were able to bring in Dante and Scooby thanks to fosters who opened their hearts and homes to them.  Please watch our YouTube  channel, where we regularly post videos of our adoptable puppies and dogs.  If you're looking for a sweet and lovely companion eager to learn and love, Scooby might be the perfect fit for you! Scooby will thrive in an active family that understands and has experience with shepherds or other herding breeds and is committed to training to raise a neutral adult dog.  As a foster-based rescue, ShepHeroes is always in need of fosters. An overwhelming number of shepherds in our local shelters need our help for a fresh start. Would you be willing to share your home and part of your summer to help shepherds find new families? You provide the love, and we'll provide everything else! Saying "yes" today truly saves a life. Complete this  https://www.shepheroes.org/foster-form, and we'll be in touch ASAP! We appreciate your consideration. ##2146347##

Sir, whose full name is Sriracha, got his name because he was a bit spicy when he first arrived from the shelter. For the first time, he had his own bed, crate, toys, and people who gave him lots of love. He struggled with sharing his new things with the resident dogs and sometimes wanted his people all to himself. Despite those initial days of resource guarding, Sir is a very happy, playful, silly puppy. Sir is very affectionate, has a very gentle mouth, and is easy to train with his intelligence. He loves the outdoors, exploring the yard, and can entertain himself for hours. Sir is thriving with the guidance of his experienced fosters, including teenagers and resident dogs. He is learning there's much love and sharing are part of life. He headed to boarding over the weekend before Labor Day while his foster family had a pre-planned trip. We love that he had a great time at boarding. They said Sir was happy, friendly, social, and ate well. Everyone loved him. Sir headed to a relief foster home for Labor Day weekend, as his foster family also had long-standing plans out of town. At his relief foster home, Sir hung out with the two resident shepherds, visited a relative's Labor Day gathering, and went for strolls and shopping over the weekend. He met many new people, gently meeting everyone without jumping on them or focusing on all the food served.   He goes potty on command, always in the same spot, and has learned also to use the doggy door. Sir is crate-trained and sleeps all night in his crate without a peep.  Sir's confident outside of the house and easy to train. He's learned to walk on a leash in two short outings without meandering and tripping people. He's calm, passing dogs on walks, not disturbed by loud noises, traffic, weird surfaces like metal grates, and crowds. He's also happy to settle under a table for lunch out.  If he does get nervous, he tucks himself between his person's legs as if he's known the center command all his life. Sir can be shy with new people wanting to pet him, with a slight preference for women or people sitting rather than standing, although he'll take treats like a champ from all who offer them.  Sir has been expanding his circle by making friends at the park down the street, happily playing off-leash with small and big dogs, and letting their humans love him.  Just like his littermate Gypsy Roo, Sir is a sweet and energetic puppy who will thrive with structure, guidance, and training to grow into a terrific adult dog. Since they may have a bit of Australian Shepherd in their DNA based on three of their littermates having naturally bobbed tails, they would be best suited for an active family who enjoys outdoor activities with their dogs or dog sports. Experience raising shepherds or puppies of a similar herding breed will help match Sir to his forever family.   As a litter of five, these pups were found in a rural community covered in feces and spent three weeks in a small shelter with a very caring staff and volunteers.  We regularly add videos to our YouTube channel highlighting our adoptable shepherds and would love your follows.  As a foster-based rescue, ShepHeroes is always in need of fosters. An overwhelming number of shepherds in our local shelters need our help for a fresh start. Would you be willing to share your home and part of your summer to help shepherds find new families? You provide the love, and we'll provide everything else! Saying "yes" today truly saves a life. Complete this  https://www.shepheroes.org/foster-form, and we'll be in touch ASAP! We appreciate your consideration. ##2145656##

Redding is a handsome boy who requires a home that can help establish boundaries for him. Redding is house-trained and enjoys car rides, playing fetch, and playing in the water. He is also a regular in the shelter playgroups and does well with other dogs. Redding is a working dog who will benefit greatly from training and a savvy adopter or foster. He is two years old and is likely a Shepherd/Husky mix. Please help us save Redding by sharing his story. Observation comments: It takes time to familiarize and gain trust, so a slow introduction is recommended. This animal requires an experienced handler. It does not do well with sudden human approaches from all directions during the first meet-and-greet. Summary: Due to its size and strength, kids need to be supervised around the dog. This animal requires some space for himself, so do not approach without permission from the animal. Attempting to socialize with this animal is safe at a short distance away without constant, straight eye contact. If this animal acknowledges you, he will approach you naturally and accept your invitation. Once that happens, you will be his best buddy for life! Redding has a hit-or-miss personality. His German Shepherd is a bit picky, but he plays well in the boarding facility playgroup and has been tested at our partnered local boarding club. His personality will change with a calm, quiet, loving home over time.

Bella is a 1 year old German Shepherd mix whom we saved from the euthanasia list of Contra Costa Animal Service shelter and are currently fostering. She weighs a petite 50lb. She is spayed, up-to-date on all shots (DA2PPV, bordetella, rabies) and microchipped. Bella is very playful, and would especially enjoy a good game of fetch! Her leash walking is very good with little training. She passes other dogs and humans on walks with no problem. She is crate trained and can stay alone in a crate quietly for 6 hours. She loves interacting with you, bumping and licking your hands. She learns new stuff fairly quickly. I have taught her "sit" and "down" very easily. She is good with other dogs. Just need time to slowly introduce them. She has become best friends with my resident dog and they play together daily now. You can find more photos and videos of me at https://tinyurl.com/adoptbella I will be waiting for you in Sunnyvale, CA. If interested, please text (xxx) xxx-xxxx .