Teddy

German Shepherd · Unknown · Young · 3 years

Where do we even start with this very handsome boy.. Teddy is a large German Shepherd and is 3 years old. It seems that in his short life, he has already had at least 3 homes. The first home, it sounds like he was given up through sad and guenuine circumstances however, the last home that Teddy ended up in, almost cost him his life. Teddy arrived with us with a limp on his front left leg, he was weight baring approximately 50% of the time. With pain meds, anti inflammatories and kennel rest, his leg seem to be healing nicely. He has seen a vet and they believed he was suffering with soft tissue damage - cause unknown. Poor Teddy was also suffering with a flea infestation, his back end and tail was bald from all of the chewing, the itching must have been driving him crazy. He has now been flead and wormed up to date with the best products available to help him. His nails were long, his muscles seemed weak - we were advised that he never got out for walks - and he was very underweight. We are slowly building Teddy back up with small, regular meals and once his leg is fully healed we'll be starting him on a gentle exercise programme and looking into hydrotherapy for him to give him the best start. Teddy is highly anxious in the kennels, these breeds never do well being cooped up with minimal human company especially after living in a home, his only comfort at the moment seems to be his toys and teddy bears, it's rare that we'll ever see one not in his mouth. They are helping him cope though and so gets and endless supply of them on a daily occassion. Teddy is a large, powerful GSD but seems to have the most gentle nature, he's shown no aggression or guarding issues towards any staff, volunteers or any of the other dogs at the rescue. A home that is active and that will be able to keep up with his physical and mental needs is going to be a must and someone that is home for a majority of the day, or that can help slowly build up his time alone, is going to be a must to set him up for success in him new home. We've only been able to do minimal interactions with Teddy at the rescue due to him not yet being castrated but he has shown no aggression or reactivity what so ever, he just wants to be everyone's friend. We've not yet cat tested Teddy, this will come once he's recovered from his castration. Teddy has high energy levels, alongside this, he is very intelligent and will require lots of mental stimulation to keep him occupied and prevent him getting bored Whilst being at the kennels, Teddy has shown that his anxiety levels are through the roof and that he's currently struggling with seperation anxiety. In a home, Teddy will need to be left alone for as minimal periods as possible whilst he learns that it is ok to be by himself sometimes and that he is safe We've not yet had Teddy outon a lead whilst he is recovering from his leg injury Teddy shows to have basic training. We do not know if he is house trained and this is something that may need to be worked on once he's in a home

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