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Name: Ranger

Rescue ID: M-3090

Status: Adopted!

Species: Dog

Breed: German Shepherd Dog / Mixed (medium coat)

Learn more about the German Shepherd Dog.

Sex: Male (neutered)

Current Size: 55 Pounds

General Potential Size: Large

Current Age: 14 Years 8 Months (best estimate)

Activity Level: Moderately Active

Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Kids: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

Description:

Here is the latest update from Ranger's foster family:

Ranger is a wonderful boy who loves other dogs and adores people and children. He loves to trot up to families walking their dogs and kids with his tail wagging and his heart eagerly anticipating lots of pets, pets, and more pets! Ranger also loves to cuddle and have his belly rubbed.

His favorite activity when outdoors is to collect sticks. He'll also loves play fetch! He has not been around any cats so we are really not sure how he would behave. We think if he were introduced properly to the cat, he would view it as a companion.

Ranger did well at Katie K-9's quickie obedience class today. He learned (hand signs included) to sit, lay down (spoken word is "Rest"), stay (short duration, but we'll work on it), come, invisible dog (dog lies quietly by you while your company is over), leave it, about face, heel (spoken word is walk) etc. Ranger will also come with an “owner’s manual” including all the paperwork from Katie K-9, with directions for all the things he has been trained to do.

Ranger is crate trained and will sit and wait for you to open the crate door and not come shooting out. His favorite crate activities include watching animal planet or chewing on a bone or Kong.

Another great thing about Ranger is that he doesn’t lift his leg when going potty! Often people are worried about male dogs lifting their legs; however, Ranger wants you to know he isn’t that kind of boy!

If you would like to meet Ranger, please click on the Adopt button below!

UPDATE FROM RANGER'S ADOPTIVE HOME, JULY 23RD, 2011:

Ranger is doing great and is excellent with the kids. He
has put on 20 pounds and is part of the family. He listens
very well and never has to be leashed. He stays in the yard
and behaves very good with other people and other dogs.
He is getting protective over the girls which is good.
He watches them like a hawk while they play in the yard.

The girls, my son, and I are very happy to have ranger.
He is a great addition to family and we all love him very
much

*The pet you are viewing is a rescued pet which is most often from an animal control facility and does not come with a pedigree. The breed(s) listed are our best guess and are in no way guaranteed. Sometimes the pets appear to be a particular breed(s) in the pictures we receive from our rescue partners and when they arrive we are surprised to see an entirely different breed(s) in person! If you choose to DNA test your adopted pet, test results may vary from company to company and our breed guess may not be reflected in those results as it is just that, our best guess. It is with deep longing that we wish there was a breed called "cute" as we believe all of our dogs would fall under this new breed classification!

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