Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Not good with kids,
Not good with dogs,
Not good with cats,
Spayed or Neutered,
Story
We love a good comeback story, and this guy is the definition of the comeback kid! 💪
Last week we shared our old man Dexter, a ten year old Dutch Shepherd who we’d recently taken in. We became aware of Dexter a few weeks ago after one of our vet friends reached out asking if we could help him. Dex was in bad shape and she knew he needed our help. When Dexter arrived to his foster home, our hearts literally shattered. Bad shape really was an understatement - he was severely underweight, missing fur, covered in bloody sores, one of his ears had curled down to half its size due to infection, and his spirit was quite literally broken. He was just a shell of a dog, but we knew we could get him fixed up in time.
After only a day with us we started to get glimpses of the real Dexter - the Dexter who doesn’t spend his entire life in a crate, the Dexter who is loved and cared for, the Dexter we knew he could be. We have thrown every possible resource his way, and he truly is a different dog now. He is still on his healing journey - his skin has a ways to go and he still needs to gain about 10lbs - but he is LIGHTYEARS better than he was when we first met him. And so much of that is thanks to the generous donations from our L4P family!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Dex is a very typical Dutch Shepherd and please do not let his age fool you into thinking he’s just an old boy. He absolutely needs a family with experience with Dutchies, Mals, or other high energy, high drive working breeds. Dexter is not the dog for a first time dog owner, and we are in no rush to place him until we find the perfect family for him. He would do best as an only dog unless his family has the ability to give him individual attention. He is not a big fan of small children, but would be fine with late elementary school aged kids or older. Absolutely no cats or other small prey-like animals.
Dexter is neutered, up to date on vaccines, microchipped and Heartworm negative. He is fostered in Parrish, Florida and his adoption fee is $250. If you think you might be the right family for our comeback kid, please complete an adoption application at the link below or email us at info@love4pawsfl.org!
https://www.love4pawsfl.org/adoption-process
