Kita

Age: 6
Size: Large
Activity level: Medium
Good With Dogs?: Good with submissive dogs
Good With Cats?: No

FPiC is Stephen Cooper

Kita is an impressive-looking adult male GSD who loves to carry a soft, squeaky toy around in his mouth. This endearing trait offers a clue to his true nature; while he looks serious and independent at first meeting, he definitely has a sense of humor and clowns for your attention!

Kita’s former owner boarded him at a kennel when he was five years old and just never returned - the owner literally abandoned the dog and left the country. The kennel owner, who was never paid, kept Kita for almost a year because he could not bear to have this noble animal euthanized. But after awhile, he asked GSRNE to step in to help.

When we first met Kita, his coat was dull and stiff, there was a nasty hotspot on his tail where he had been licking and chewing on himself out of boredom and loneliness from kennel life, and he had an infection in both ears. His picture on our Website is evidence of what a few months of TLC and some inexpensive medication can accomplish; his glossy coat now shines, his ears are healthy again and he’s too busy keeping his foster mom company to make hotspots anymore!

Kita gets very attached to his own person and will be happiest as an only dog. He can get along with some female dogs, but Kita has so much personality, and is so large, you won't NEED another dog! An experienced GSD person will be able to provide the leadership and structure Kita needs in order to thrive and be the best dog he can be.

This dog has strong prey drive and will happily keep the squirrels, chipmunks and cats from cluttering up your yard! However, he’s actually more of a medium-activity dog who likes to go for walks; he has some play drive and he’ll dash off after a ball that you throw too. Then he’ll dash back in your direction…and keep going right on by, clowning with the ball and teasing you! Using two toys could be the key to working on fetch games with him. ;-) If you throw a toy for him in the house, he will bring it back 2 or 3 times before settling down to chew on it. So, he needs daily exercise, but doesn't need the very hard exercise some GSDs do.

Kita’s most favorite thing is just to be with you. When you take him for a ride in the car, he’ll sit proudly on the backseat with his nose at the top of the window, checking the scents that blow by. If you’re working out in the yard, he’ll want to be out there with you in your safely-fenced area. When you’re inside, he’ll be lying nearby with his stuffy toy between his paws. Every so often he’ll pad over to lay his head in your lap and get his ears rubbed. He’s a very affectionate dog and seems to want to make sure he really is finally loved and appreciated for the great dog that he is.

Kita is an astounding dog to have as a family member. However, if you let him structure life in your home, Kita can also be a territorial, pushy boy, running the show and doing as he pleases if you are faint of heart. But in the hands of an experienced GSD owner, somebody who appreciates and knows how to work with this much dog, then this dog's charismatic magnificence and tightly-bonded companionship will shine brightly out to the world as the two of you become best friends. And as you walk with him on a brisk sunny autumn day, watch him happily patrol for chipmunks in the spring and summer, or while he relaxes with you in your home as the snow falls, you'll wonder how you ever lived without this incredible dog by your side.