Beautiful Female Sable Working Lines GSD at Kill Shelter - Page 4

Sorry, Jonrob, I post same time as you. I agree with you, bashing this dog's breeder and temperament is not going to help her.

Joanro, thanks for your post! No reason to be sorry, you said it better than I did.

Remember that poor GSD that was sold from her happy family and was miserable and skittish, almost feral, in the kennel at her new place? The buyer claimed the dog was a total nervebag when all the poor dog wanted was to go home. The sad story was on PDB and the seller did the right thing and bought the dog back. The supposed total nervebag GSD was totally transformed back into her usual happy confident self when she finally got to go home.

GSDs are not Golden Retrievers who will happily go off with anyone. The distress and anxiety they feel when ripped away from their homes is the price of their incredible loyalty. The least we can do is honor that loyalty instead of bashing a GSD without knowing the facts about what she has been through.
 

You know, when i look at the picture of Lexi, in the cell at the killing fields, I see a a dog with strong character, pleading to understand what is going on with her situation. I don't see a dog with a "crappy temperament" at all. Her ears are up, she's sitting there looking square at the person taking her picture...she's not cowering, with ears down squashing herself as far from the person as the cell will allow her to remove herself.

      I just called and left them a message too, asking them to call back. IF they do not call me back by 12:30, I will call them again.
I told them there are numerous people wanting this girl and there is no good reason she should be destroyed.
    I have never used Twitter, but I may become a tweeting Iidiot if this poor girl gets put down for doing nothing, other than being placed in the wrong home(s)..
     That is one of the hardest decisions you must make when selling pups, Are these people really the right ones for THIS dog?
Lets hope and pray she gets out of there.   

"You know, when i look at the picture of Lexi, in the cell at the killing fields, I see a a dog with strong character, pleading to understand what is going on with her situation. I don't see a dog with a "crappy temperament" at all. Her ears are up, she's sitting there looking square at the person taking her picture...she's not cowering, with ears down squashing herself as far from the person as the cell will allow her to remove herself."

Good point Joanro. A lot of dogs would be cowering and snapping. Everything we have heard about Lexi indicates that she has a superb character--dignified, affectionate, and brave.

The best dog I ever had came to me at the age of 3 years with terrible separation anxiety. The first time I left him at home, he got out of his crate and trashed the furnishings in the room he was in. Once he knew he was really home at last, he was a totally confident, go-anywhere, do-anything guy. He could also be left home when it was rarely necessary with no problem, although he hated being left behind. He was a very expensive, very well bred working lines GSD import from Germany, not a shelter dog.

"I just called and left them a message too, asking them to call back. IF they do not call me back by 12:30, I will call them again.
I told them there are numerous people wanting this girl and there is no good reason she should be destroyed.
    I have never used Twitter, but I may become a tweeting Iidiot if this poor girl gets put down for doing nothing, other than being placed in the wrong home(s)."

Good job, kitkat! The shelter needs to hear from a ton of people so they know that killing Lexi will cause a lot of outrage.

If transport is not a problem, contact Amber at the central Indian GSD rescue and see if she can help: https://www.facebook.com/gsd.indy 

Thanks, Keith. Great idea.

About that Lexi photo--it really gets to me like it gets to a lot of people. It isn't just the hurt in her eyes and her pleading look. The photo shows a very strong but sensitive GSD who will be incredibly tuned in to her new owner. Whoever gets Lexi--if the Huntington shelter doesn't kill her--will be very lucky. Lexi is in a place where she sees dogs being marched off down the hall and then a few minutes later smells their death. I'm sure Lexi understands exactly what just happened and that she may be next. And yet Lexi is bravely sitting there with her dignity intact.
 

I can contribute a bit to any need for this dog.  Let me know.

JonRob
 It isn't just the hurt in her eyes and her pleading look. The photo shows a very strong but sensitive GSD who will be incredibly tuned in to her new owner.

I thought the same thing looking at her picture,,,

*  I would be willing to contribute to help Lexi !,,,
 

Thank you, fawndallas and Ruger1! If you have time, please give the Huntington shelter a call and bug them about their refusal to release Lexi directly to a good home. 260-356-0355. Ask for Mary.