When you meet Chance, the words that come to mind are "CUTE!" and "She's a little sprite!" And then the thought hits you: "She carries herself like a princess." Then inevitably, you think: "Boy, do I like this dog!!!"

Chance came from a shelter after her new owner turned her in after only one month. They said that Chance had housebreaking issues, but we haven't had this problem with her at all!  Chance was terrified of all the noise and barking in the shelter and would shake in fear so people repeatedly passed her by.  The shelter asked GSRNE if we had room for her, and we did. And now that we've had Chance with us for her behavior testing period (and things have gone quite well), here is what Chance's foster mom says about her:

"Chance has integrated herself very nicely into our household, and is a dream to "own". She is well mannered and relatively quiet (for a younger dog), and she is a real lady. Chance doesn't beg at the table, and she gets along very well with our young male Golden Retriever. When she plays, she does do a lot of back-biting and neck grabbing, asserting herself over him  so she will be happiest with a submissive, tolerant playmate. She does love playing with other dogs, though! [Chance will probably do best with male dogs]  She *will* growl at my male dogs when she has a treat in her crate that she thinks they want to steal, but otherwise, there have been no guarding issues.  And she is great with the cats!

Chance is wonderful with all people- she *will* bark when someone knocks at the door, but is kissy and sweet when they come in. She is a snow dog- I have some photos of her digging in the snow, with her entire head buried!

So, that's where we are. An incredibly nice girl who would do well with many families. OK with other dogs if introduced properly, but she prefers to befriend easygoing, submissive dogs. Fine with cats. No counter surfing, no garbage grabbing, begging or other vices. She will ask to go out, and she crates well.... a lovely German Shepherd Dog."  

We love hearing this kind of report from our foster parents!

Chance is an active dog that loves move and play!  Unfortunately, she has a hip that was fractured and not repaired properly when she was younger. Chance will need surgery to correct it, but our veterinarians said it is best to leave it alone for now because she can run and jump pretty well.  If we were to do the surgery right away, she would loose some of her mobility.   Buffered aspirin on days she overdoes it (like on those snow days) helps if she is a bit stiff and sore. After she has the surgery, Chance will be pain free.  Her hip will be a little looser but she will still have good mobility to enjoy life with you.  The orthopedic surgeon who saw Chance was very impressed with her spirit and activity given her hip. Everyone who gets to know Chance sees that she is a really special dog.