Adopting Zara - The German Shepherd

Meet Zara, the dog who seems to run on pure excitement. You can walk her for a mile, two miles, maybe three, and she’ll still give you that “warm-up complete… what now?” look. Her need for speed is a lifestyle! While in GSR's foster program, we have learned that Zara has a high prey drive (no kitties, bunnies) and is reactive to dogs of all sizes. Zara will need to be an only dog and her reactivity managed by an experienced handler. Zara has skin/environmental allergies and will need to be fed Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin & Stomach brand/formula. She is on Apoquel and Cytopoint, both of which are helping significantly.

When Zara relaxes, she becomes your personal weighted blanket, and when she flops onto you, she commits with her full body weight. And at night, she believes the bed belongs to her. Zara

wants in on everything. Laundry? Quiet supervisor. Cooking? Hopeful sous-chef. Leaving the house? She’s already waiting by the door like she has a ticket and a carry-on.

Fetch is Zara's favorite sport, though tennis balls don’t survive her enthusiastic jaw power. Chuckit rubber balls are the true warriors here. Zara

is housebroken and not destructive. Shoes, blankets, and furniture remain the way you left them. But cute stuffed toys? She dismembers them with surgical precision.

In addition to Zara knowing sit, stay, down, and come, she also completed a Board & Train program. Meeting new people can bring out Zara's bouncy barky side.

Consistent, confident direction is a must.

A fenced yard for her zoomies would be a huge asset.

Zara is incredibly eager to learn, requires further training and would likely be great at agility and scent work. Overall, Zara will make a wonderful forever companion in the right home.