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Name: Sierra

Rescue ID: 20321

Status: Adopted!

Species: Dog

Breed: German Shepherd Dog / Mixed (medium coat)

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Sex: Female (spayed)

Current Size: 66 Pounds

General Potential Size: Large

Current Age: 9 Years (best estimate)

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Cats: Yes

Good with Kids: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

Description:

Sierra (aka Violet) does recognize her previous name of Violet and comes (most of the time!) when called. She is able to sit successfully some of the time too. Laying down is a work in progress, as is heeling on a leash (we are not sure how much she was walked before.)

She is great with housetraining and has a bladder of steel! Absolutely no accidents and she appears to like to go in the same area outside.

She loves being petted and is fine having her feet, teeth etc touched. We are working on wiping off her feet when coming in the house (or body when it snowed) as this appears to be new for her too. No reactivity to sounds thus far. She will look at a noisy truck on the street but doesn't react to tea kettles, loud tv sounds, the vacuum etc.

She is a bit of a picky eater (we haven't yet maybe found the right food for her) but has loved certain treats, cheese, dental bones, etc.

Very docile, and submissive, will take a treat gently from you. Very smart girl. Wants to please. It appears that she may have been hit or kicked before as sometimes she cowers a bit. We haven't seen any aggressive behaviors regarding food or toys.

We scheduled her vet appt. (first one we could get) for next Tuesday for dental check and heartworm consult.

She loves laying on the couch and bed but could be trained not to if needed.

She has some initial fears of going downstairs and is still rather hesitant (maybe the carpeting) but has been able to go down there successfully at times. She attached to my husband and has some separation anxiety (whining, pacing, jumping up to look out the doors and windows, drooling,) when gone but no destruction of anything. We have gotten her to go in the kennel successfully with food but have't put her in there for any amount of time thus far. Due to the whining and pacing, I am not sure if she could live in a shared environment as of now.

We have no children or other cats or dogs so she hasn't been exposed to that. From the previous foster, she was good with the other dogs and ignored the cats and loved the 13 yo son but hadn't been exposed to younger kids.

*Siera did test positive for heartworm and will be receiving treatment provided by MARS to live a long healthy life.

*A dog with Heartworms is not directly contagious to other animals. Heartworms are transmitted by an infected mosquito.

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