"Moose"

Moose had a sad start to 2024.  His previous owners abandoned him on our country road to fend for himself right after the first of the year.  Of course we took him in.   He went to the shelter for a few weeks for a vet check, neuter, vaccinations and microchip with the hope that maybe he was just lost but no one came to claim him so we brought him home.   He is a wonderful boy!  He really is just an oversize puppy.  He's a german shepherd mix about 60 lbs, estimated 2 yrs old.   He loves a good squeaky toy and he tries to play with every dog he meets but he doesn't realize how rough he gets with the small dogs so he needs a playful dog his own size to romp with.   He loves to run and play with my standard poodles and golden retrievers.   He tries to play with the small dogs but bops them on the head in exuberance so they won't play with him.    He loves his people and he's content to sleep under your desk during the day or next to the bed at night.   He doesn't get on the furniture or jump on you.   He doesn't dig holes in the yard or chew on the furniture.  He does enjoy a nice bone to chew on or one he can  throw in the air and catch.   He has never bit anyone here but he can get nippy when you rough house with him so he would need a home with older kids that will respect him or no kids.   He gets along with my 3 yr old and 8 yr old grandkids but they also know to respect the dogs and don't pester or pick at him.    He's crate trained and  has very good manners in the house.  He's not a barker inside but he will bark outside at dogs on the other side of the fence.   I don't know how he is with cats because we don't have any house cats.   He prefers to be inside with his people but when he does go outside he needs a home with a fenced yard so he can run and play and lay on the porch and never be lost or abandoned again.  No apartments.  He enjoys going for walks but  need work learning manners on the leash.  Adoption fee $300