German Shepherd Dog puppies and dogs in The Village, Oklahoma

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Hi my name is Dakota did you know and the meaning of Dakota is 'friend, ally' and that is what I am looking for. Can I join your pack, can I, can I? Ok, Ok Let me tell you some things about me I know I am moving a bit fast. I am anxious and ready to do my best with you. I am believed to be a mix of shepherd, possibly husky or collie and my dna test will tell us soon, I’m about 5 yrs. old but still an active boy, and around 50-55 lbs. I came to be homeless after an domestic tragedy took my family away, I miss my kiddos so much they were the best and they made sure I got to eat even if it was because I stole some things from them :-/ . I have learned better now but sometimes need reminders, with my “Leave it” command. That’s right I went to doggie school and learned some manners, my anxiety was controlling most of my life, I was too over eager for attention from my humans and tended to be too rambunctious, but when my foster mom would bring strangers around, I was nervous and wary. But hey, you can buy me off with food really quick I was buddies with my trainer in short time, she became my new favorite person the same day. Oh and since we are talking about food that is probably my favorite thing in the world.  At my previous home I didn’t know when and if food was going to come, so I would sneak what I could and eat everything that was given to me unsure of next time. I am kind of a vacuum cleaner when it comes to eating so eating in a slow food dish and puzzle balls is helping me slow down. Back to training, my trainer said I was a fast learner and eager to please. I have learned a loose leash walk but still need help in new places as I get anxious and will walk fast. I know sit, down, settle, leave it, wait, off, come, Yes (marker word), Ok, No (AHH’AHH’) and have house manners. These are all new things for me in the past few months so you will have to have my trainer show you what all I can do. Because if you let me show you what all I can do on my own it hasn’t gone so well in the past. So more about me is I love kids, they were the best part of my previous home. The rescue doesn’t think I was originally kept indoors even though I was found inside with my human kids. But indoor things made me nervous at first and I need time to adjust to reflections and those humans that hide in that TV box thing, I don’t smell them but I see them and that isn’t right. But I have taken to being a house dog but I also like to stay busy and do best with access to a doggie door and a doggie friend to wrestle with.  I would love to find a family that understands I am kind of like the cowardly lion at times, well maybe a kitten that’s had too much caffeine. Oh, and about those furry princesses’ you guys call cats they are okay also, not sure why they don’t have the same rules as me. I see the kitty get on the counter but if I even but my paws on it I get in trouble.  I love attention and my bubble of people; I have been learning and doing great at expanding my bubble of humans. I enjoy all the doggies I meet, but I want to play once I am comfortable so they all are not happy to meet me. I do respect the grouchy dogs that don’t want to play when they tell me off. I would be a wonderful running partner for anyone I have nice long legs for that and it gets my energy out. A tired Dakota is a happy Dakota. So are you ready to come adopt me, or maybe just foster me? I am so ready for a family of my own, a family where all the people love me and not just the older kids, and where I get food and am not left to go hungry. I have survived things no person or animal or my poor kids should ever have to witness a human do. I did my best to keep them safe. But then my family was ripped away from me, I was moved place to place, everything changed. I am waiting for a new family and during that wait I have had all my medical needs tended to and had to go thru heartworm treatment as well, I have struggled with the all changes and just want my forever home. Please look into my pretty brown eyes and my tall handsome self and just give me a chance.  But I ask you please give this deserving dog a chance, I am not prefect but I will love you more then you have been loved before.  I have been neutered, microchipped and vaccinated (including influenza).  I am now heartworm negative and current on heartworm/flea and tick preventatives.  My adoption fee is 175.00.  The first step in adopting me or to foster me is to complete an application for Dakota at dogsasfamily.org. You could make my dreams come true.  Do you want to adopt me?  Just go to www.dogsasfamily.org and fill out an adoption application.  We do not ship our dogs and all adoptions are completed in person in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area.Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.June 1, 2023, 4:09 pm

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  Willow is dog friendly, loves little kids, and though she has never met a cat we think she would do well! She is nearly fully potty trained and learns a routine quickly. She takes a minute to warm up to new people but once she does, she is very playful and loves attention. ##1416003##

Meet Snuggles Friday! Snuggles lives up to her name, she is a snuggle bug, and such a beauty! Snuggles was born on May 31 of this year. At nine weeks she weighed 15.8 pounds. This girl will be a large adult probably between 60 and 80, pounds or larger. Snuggles has been raised with her littermates and her mama. Her mother is a purebred German Shepherd, and we think her dad is a German Shepherd and husky mix. Snuggles is ready for her at forever home, and we are so excited for her! Interested in becoming a forever home for Snuggles? Fill out our online adoption application: http://www.friendswithfourpaws.org/adoption-form.html This is the first step in our process, and we don't go any further without an application. Find more adoptable pets, news and information on Instagram @friendswithfourpaws or our Facebook page Friends with Four Paws. We put a lot of time and energy into processing our adoptions to find our babies the best fit home for them and you. Please do not submit an application if you are not serious about adopting Snuggles. We are so excited to work with you to find you a new forever friend, and Snuggles the perfect forever home, and appreciate you working with us. For immediate consideration, please attach your application to the initial inquiry to help us expedite the process. Our adoption fee is $525. This includes their spay/neuter surgery, full (age appropriate) vaccinations, microchip insertion and registration, deworming, heartworm testing and prevention, flea and tick prevention and travel expenses. All of our dogs are rescued from local shelters and the general public. Each dog is then placed in a foster home where he/she is kept for quarantine, to ensure if the dog gets sick it can receive proper treatment. We have foster homes in the NJ/NY area waiting to receive their fosters. Once an animal has received an application or there's an adopter interested, we make arrangements for transport. If a dog is already in foster care in NYC/NJ, an adopter will be put in touch with the foster home AFTER an application is being processed. Thank you in advance for your patience with our process and for making adoption YOUR option!