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HOLLING
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by Marie Guide
Most people want a
friendly, low-key, well-behaved dog to adopt. While many
German Shepherd Dogs can be friendly, most need daily
leadership work, attention work, and hard exercise from
their families to behave as we all want them to behave.
There is nothing wrong with this - those are some of the
attributes you get that make for a good GSD. However,
it's nice to find a lower-key, well-behaved GSDs right
off the bat when you want to adopt, and that isn't
always easy in this breed.
But - if that
lower-key, friendly dog is the kind of dog you love, the
kind of dog you want, a dog who has GSD attributes, but
will be happy to just be with you and be your gentle
companion, you've hit the jackpot with this dog!
Meet Holling! Holling
is one of the sweetest dogs we've met in awhile. He's
very friendly with people and enjoys being gently petted
or just spoken to nicely. This dog loves 2-way
communication (as most GSDs do), and he thrives on that
kind of attention from his people. And yet, Holling is a
senior boy whose exercise requirements are minimal -
daily leash walks and following you around the house and
fenced yard as you do your chores, gardening, or other
activities would fulfill his exercise requirements.
Holling
has been fine with people he's met while with us. He
tends to ignore cats, which is a big plus! He prefers to
be an only-dog, or to live with and be around friendly
but quieter dogs that won't bounce in his face. He will
bark at bouncy, "in your face" dogs or dogs that move in
frantic, herky-jerky ways, especially if he's on leash.
Mostly, this is because Holling is an older boy and has
some minor hearing and eyesight loss as a result of his
age, so nutty/active dogs make him feel a little
vulnerable. However, he's not deaf nor is he blind. He
is doing quite well!
Holling
was a stray dog who was in bad shape when he was found:
very, very thin, loaded with fleas, and he had some
illnesses, too. He was exhausted. He was taken in by
Animal Control and lived in a shelter for awhile. The
shelter personnel de-flea'd him, cleaned him up, started
feeding him regularly and kept him warm and dry.
Everybody there fell in love with him, and he received
extra love and pampering there during his stay. Since
then, GSRNE has helped Holling to recover from his
urinary tract infection, ear infections, greasy flaky
skin, and he has gotten Glucosamine supplements. Now
he's doing quite well, is limber, and gets around like a
much younger dog!
His ears should just be
cleaned weekly to keep him from getting ear infections
again. This is an easy regimen to follow - he's
cooperative for baths and ear cleanings. Holling
is not on any special diets or medications other than
Glucosamine supplements.
Holling has many virtues.
He is a dog who will hand his heart over to you very
quickly. He will be your gentle snuggle boy, your best
quiet friend. Holling is looking for that special person
for his GSD heart to love, in that wonderful low-key
way. Are you that person he's looking for?
Interested in adopting this dog? Please check out our
requirements
for adoption page.
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