Mike Armstrong Webboard User Reg: 08-06-2005
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Maisha,
I'm in the San Diego area now, but used to live in L.A. Got my previous GSD from a GS Rescue in Burbank many years ago. Even tho, we had moved away, when we were looking for another GSD a couple years ago, we checked all the GSD rescues from here to L. A. (San Diego, Orange County, Burbank, etc.) on the Internet before visiting any. One day, we mapped out about 4 places to visit and ended up taking one in W.L.A. I say we saved her from having to live with some yuppie family on the West side. We named her Nettie, as in "Inter-Net".
You can PM me for some thoughts on your local GSD rescues.
My Gsd is from a local shelter. I apopted her at eight weeks. She came with akc papers.Many shelters perform a temperment test with the dogs to help determine the personality of the dogs. For example,a easily excited dog would probably be a poor match for a family with young children. Some may think cats taste like chicken.
This can help you to decide which dog would be right for you. And the staff spend a lot of time with the dogs and can be very helpfull.Check out the private owned Humane Societys.
Amber Morgan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006
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Quote: Cheryl Gee
My Gsd is from a local shelter. I apopted her at eight weeks. She came with akc papers.
That's interesting. My local shelters won't give out papers, even if they have them. They fear that if they do the dog will be then be sold for a profit. I wonder which practice is more common? I thought all shelters withheld papers until now.
A couple of us previously referred to sheprescue.org in this thread. This evening I saw some adorable puppies that will be ready the first week of February on the website. Here is what the description says:
The group rescued pregnant Sandy a couple of months ago and she had 10 beautiful puppies. They are 7 weeks old now. Sandy is a Purebred classic shepherd and daddy was a pure white German Shepherd. There are 10 puppies, 6 girls and 4 boys. They are absolutely gorgeous and happy, silly puppies. They will be ready for their homes the first week of February. The adoption fee for each puppy is $500 which includes spay/neuter, microchip and their first set of shots.
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Thanks Cathi,
They're adorable! I don't think my family will be quite ready to receive a pup into our home by then. There are tons of Ed's dvds we have not received yet and it's important to us to get the proper education before bringing a dog home. We're looking at a couple of months, like around March or April. I wish I could take them now but we wouldn't be the best pack leaders for them at this time. Oh, well. The right pet for us will come when it is time.
Amber Morgan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006
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Quote: Maisha Butler
They're adorable! I don't think my family will be quite ready to receive a pup into our home by then. There are tons of Ed's dvds we have not received yet and it's important to us to get the proper education before bringing a dog home. We're looking at a couple of months, like around March or April. I wish I could take them now but we wouldn't be the best pack leaders for them at this time. Oh, well. The right pet for us will come when it is time.
Good for you. You passed the first big hurdle of dog-ownership: Getting the right dog at the right time and having the strength of character to resist a box of outrageous cute-beams because it's not the right time yet.
I can't say I'm not tempted every time I see something like that. They're so cute it burns!
I have the advantage being an employee at the humane society. The akc papers are not usually given to the general public. It was much harder to withhold the tatoo in one of our young gsd ear. She came from a local breeder.
william g harris Webboard User Reg: 01-24-2006
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You will never know if the dog is pure or not from a shelter. If you are familiar with dogs you can tell if it is really really close or not. Most shelters like someone said try thier best to identify dogs but a lot of people at shelters just don't have the experience. However it is possible to get a purebred from the shelter. If 100% GSD is a must i'll try a resuce, but be careful a lot of them are there for a reason, some reasons are not the dog's fault though. I'd do what you are doing by researching and learning first and then get a dog or pup. The right one will pop up when it's time and you'll know it.
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