Our granddaughter meeting her new 'granddog' 
Posted on 12/28/2012 7:16:56 PM PST by chrisinoc
On Christmas, this big and beautiful shepherd dog was found, frightened and alone, living on the Los Angeles river. Thanks to one amazing man, he was rescued from his life of solitude and starvation.
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It goes without saying about children. I have to hope there’s a special place in hell for those who abuse or kill the children and elderly.
We have 5 dogs from shelters. We never intended for that to happen but it did. We’re grateful that the Lord has enabled us to give them the best of care and a whole lotta love and they enrich our lives in so many ways. They’re a pleasure. :)
Been there, done that. It’s so sad to see them in that shape.
The poor dog is in L.A., a fate worse than death.
I adopted my female last year from GSROC because at 11 years old her chances of being adopted were slim. Turns out she has no health issues and has worn out her much younger foster mates. I have to constantly remind her to stop pulling so hard after a three mile walk.
Our granddaughter meeting her new 'granddog'
we just put down our beloved female rescued basset. She was our 3rd rescue, having been given up because she didn’t get along with other dogs... Until she met the boys. Lost two of those 3 to cancer. They don’t live long enough.
God bless you. We all have a breed we are drawn to. I’m inclined to German Shephards, I have no desire for bassets, but you must love the breed. Aren’t we a bunch of saps for loving them? It’s great!
We seem to have been drawn in by chihuahuas, too. Have two rescues.
This is what we do, rescue a dog, isn’t that great! It doesn’t matter the breed, we just do it. These dogs need a home, I’d rescue a mutt, as it happens, I fall into the GSD breed, and they find us.
German Shepherds find us, we don’t find them. This is what we do.
my gosh they look like happy dogs!
You and I are on the same page. Only our first dog and the third one were young (but their situations were unusual), the rest have been of "a certain advanced age."
You know intuitively that the young dogs have a good chance of adoption, the old guys, not so much, so we take them.
The downside is that you don't have them for long and you know your heart will be broken pretty darn soon, but we feel that is the way it has to be.
Yep, remember what Mark Twain said.
I've seen jet black shepherds as well as snow white ones, usually of tremendous size. Can these truly be German Shepherds or are they mixes?
I live with two German shepherds, Libby and Junior. They are from the same litter and 5 years old. They have it all, both are intelligent and caring and watch over me as much as I over them.
There are generally two lines of German shepherd builds.
German (big boned,tended as a working dog)
http://gsroc.org/available_dogs_detail.asp?ID=2569
American (leaner, angled back, for show)
http://gsroc.org/available_dogs_detail.asp?ID=2619
German shepherds come in many colors.
White: http://gsroc.org/available_dogs_detail.asp?ID=2541
Black: http://gsroc.org/available_dogs_detail.asp?ID=2554
All these purebred German shepherds are available for adoption.
The screen got all blurry when the GSD hugged the man. Yes... mine does that. Bumps you with his big ole’ head and hugs you. The people in the video are just wonderful. Bless them for their work. I hope the dog gets a great family and never goes another day hungry, alone and sleeping on cold concrete. I’ve got to go hug Musket now....
ones that have been abanadoned, you can tell they are grateful to be in a loving home
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How right you are. We have one rescue and another from a breeder. The rescue reminds us daily by her sweet behavior and obedience how grateful she is.
Such handsome dogs. Thank you.
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