Gretel
Animal Interaction Observations
All interaction between animals should be supervised at all times.
Child Interaction Observations
All interaction between animals and children should be supervised at all times.
Echo’s greatest news to report is that in early January she underwent her heartworm treatment and has done a marvelous job recovering! Therefore, her status has now been changed to “AVAILABLE!” and boy, does she deserve it. She is feeling much better and was able to accompany us on a short walk to an outside patio for lunch recently where she was able to soak up some sun and laid contentedly at our feet under the table.
Echo has so much love to give and her quiet nature makes her way to easy to adore. As previously reported, she had begun to be trusted loose in the house and we have come to find that allowing her to lounge in her bed all day and be near the other GSD is the best way to combat her anxiety. Leaving her alone or crating her does create some separation issues. Based on this discovery, Echo’s ideal forever home is with a family that already has a canine companion she can bond with or, even better, a real live human that can be home all day with her.
NOTE: In our experience many German Shepherd Dogs are very good with kids. In our bios, we may provide information on our experience with a particular dog and children. However AGSDR discourages ALL unsupervised animal/child interaction. Children should be supervised at all times when they interact with ANY animal, whether it is a horse, dog, cat, bunny, lizard, or any other species. Even loving household pets can have a grumpy day, or otherwise get tired of a child's attention, so proper supervision is essential for the well being of any child and any pet.
The entire biography of this dog is based solely upon our volunteers' experiences with the dog. The dog's age and weight are estimates, and statements about the health, temperament, training, and ability to get along with other animals, children, cats and other dogs, are estimated solely based on our volunteer's experiences with this dog. Your experiences with this dog may be quite different than those of our volunteers.