BREED: Shepherd Mix (Light Brown with floppy ears and beautiful markings)
GENDER: Female
AGE: 6 weeks old as of Nov. 23
SIZE/WEIGHT: 14lbs. Medium Large when full grown (but not super large 🙂
HISTORY: Found homeless with his litter mates under abandoned house. We were called to help.
TEMPERAMENT: Nita is the sweetest temperament, curious of her surroundings and confident exploring both inside and outside areas. She is very intelligent, sitting for treats already and food motivated. She loves being cuddled when she wants to be and always enjoys a chin/ear rub and her belly scratched. She is timid meeting new people, and being presented with new experiences, but once she is comfortable, she is looking for attention.
PERSONALITY: As the largest of the litter, she loves to involved in all the playtime with her siblings. She doesn’t like to be left out of tugging, wrestling and chasing. She is timid meeting new people, but once she is comfortable, she is looking for belly rubs and ear scratches. She is confident in her surroundings and curious of all the outdoor and indoor spaces she finds. She was the first to try and get under the couches to find the missing toys!
SOCIALIZATION SKILLS/NEEDS: She is great with her 5 siblings and loves our medium and large breed dogs. Untested with cats. Great meeting new people and kids.
PETS NEEDS/BEHAVIOURAL INFO: Nita is very food motivated which will help with more recall training and redirecting of puppy teething/biting. She is getting great at letting us know he needs to go out to the bathroom and rarely has an accident in the house. Since she tends to be timid meeting new people, exposing her to opportunities to meet people and other dogs will continue to grow her confidence.
BEST MATCH: Nita would do well in a home with or without another dog to keep her company. She tends to rely on her pack for security in new situations, so a home that will continue to work to build her confidence would be perfect. Nita likes to be busy, playing outside with toys and treat puzzles.
FAVORITE THINGS: Nita loves kong chew toys, soft squeaky toys and chasing / wrestling with her brothers.