Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
Good with cats,
House-trained,
Story
Czar’s story has a sad, sad beginning, but it’s time for it to have its happy ending! 📕
Born as an Amish puppy, he was purchased at 8 weeks by a family that didn’t know much about dogs and less about German Shepherds. While they probably didn’t mean any harm, their lack of socializing him, focus on punishment, and allowing the children to torment him resulted in a very insecure, terrified, and aggressive boy who then found himself at a shelter strapped with TWO muzzles. At one year of age, Czar hadn’t met a single person in his whole life he could trust and was unsurprisingly petrified and lashing out.
When we were asked for help handling him, we immediately recognized that this “aggressive” puppy was so, so terrified. He realized in all of 20 minutes that I was trustworthy and gave me kisses to show his gratitude.
Two years later, Czar still had my heart. So he came to my home to relearn life, and OMG IS THIS DOG ONE IN A MILLION! My inability to keep him for myself is someone else’s lottery win. 💔
Now that he’s seen people can be kind and loving, Czar looooves people, happily greeting visitors, delivery drivers, mail carriers, etc. He even does well with toddlers (but to err on the side of caution, we’re going to recommend kids a little bit older who know not to manhandle him). Plus he lives with lots of other dogs of all shapes and sizes and has done well with cats and horses too!
Czar loves belly rubs, running with four wheelers, getting brushed, and going for car rides. This big boy does take a low dose of Prozac daily, which we recommend he stay on at least for the time being as puppyhood trauma takes its toll long term. He’s about 4 and crate trained and housetrained too! What we’re looking for in Czar’s new home is a person/family experienced with German Shepherds and lots room for him to run, as he’s really taken to farm life and would happily spend all his time outside if he could. Most importantly, however, is a gentle and kind hand rather than the harsh training he previously dealt with. Of course Czar is neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped!
This essay should make it clear that Czar is insanely special to us, and we will be incredibly selective about where our sweet boy ends up. If you can give him the one in a million home he deserves, please fill out an adoption application here:
www.tiogacountycatproject.com/adoption
