Bear's Web Page

My Rescue
Login to Remember your Favorite Animals and Breeds!

Find our applications at www.midwestanimalrescue.org

Adoption fee $350 plus tax

Name: Bear

Rescue ID: 7037

Status: Adopted!

Species: Dog

Breed: German Shepherd Dog (medium coat)

Learn more about the German Shepherd Dog.

Sex: Male (neutered)

Current Size: 107 Pounds

General Potential Size: Large

Current Age: 16 Years 10 Months (best estimate)

Activity Level: Moderately Active

Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Kids: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

Description:

Bear is a great boy who has lived outside most of his life. His former owners would bring him inside to be crated and bedtime so we know he is crate trained. He also lived with a Min Pin so he is good with small dogs.

He loves other dogs, people and exercise!

Update from Bears Foster Mom:
Bear is a dream. This big guy will make a perfect pet for most anyone.
He is very calm, quiet, and well behaved. There's no such thing as a stranger to him, just a friend he hasn't met yet.
If you're looking for a guard dog, Bear is NOT your guy. Everyone is welcome in Bears house. He is great with kids, other dogs, adults, the mail carrier, and so on.
He is content to lay by your feet. He loves a good walk, just not too fast or two far. :)
At 4 years old and 100 pounds, he has a few pounds to lose to be healthiest.
He has free-reign at our home while we are gone at work/school. He does not get into trouble. He's totally house broken. Hes great for car rides. Walks nicely on a leash, and never jumps on people. He stays close by his family whether inside or outside. Great with my boys ages 9 & 11 and all their friends.
A very good boy.

Update from Bear's new Dad:
Good evening ladies, got a small update for ya.

We had a good ride home; Heather, you were right about the car ride. Half the time he was sitting down in the back seat, propping his head up on the headrest looking backwards. The other half he'd just lay or stand (he got anxious at stoplights) looking out the side.

We got home and he was clearly having some anxiety, paced all around the house a couple times with some whimpering, head darting around kind of like he was looking for something/someone. I gave him a faux-rawhide edible chew and pet him a while. That calmed him for about 5 minutes after he finished it before he was up pacing around again. I didn't want to take him on a walk just to be cautious about the knee but he wouldn't stop pacing around no matter what I did so I figured some fresh air pacing would be better than him being all cooped up. He hasn't gone down the stairs yet (he doesn't want to and I don't want him to, so we're in agreement on that!), and he's not quite sure what to think of my linoleum kitchen floor....

We went on a short walk, just up two blocks and back down so maybe half a mile. He walked amazingly well! Tracy I know you said that he pulled you along but he seemed pretty at ease. I had a leash on the prong collar and a leash on his regular one. The regular one was kept tight but really I didn't have to use the prong except for a couple times...maybe he was already getting tired/overwhelmed with it all. We passed a family unloading their van with a little dachshund/beagle lookin' friend who was losing her mind as we walked by. Bear wouldn't take his eyes off her, but some gentle tension on the prong and he just kept walking, not even a bark or a growl or a whimper despite her outburst from 10 feet away. We also passed by a couple that interested him. Friendly intentions, but I redirected him out of courtesy.

He seems to enjoy staring out the window at the cars and the people that walk to the bus stop on my corner. You can see him resting that leg in the picture there; he definitely doesn't want to put much weight on it. I started writing this around 15 mins ago, he finally laid out which is the first time he's actually relaxed since he came home.

So far so good!

Please click on the Adopt or button below to help Bear.

When you adopt a pet from Midwest Animal Rescue and Services, your adoption fee covers: Microchip and registration, Core Vaccines including Rabies, Distemper and bordetella, age appropriate heartworm testing or FeLV-FIV testing, sterilization, heartworm/flea-tick prevention and deworming while in foster care.

Long Distance Adoptions: Animals who are not fully vaccinated and altered are not eligible for long distance adoption. We require a meet of the pet prior to adoption, which means coming to MARS. We do not transport to potential adopters.

How to learn more about a pet: Complete the application (click on the button above) to start our process for adopting or fostering a MARS Pet.

Adoption fees are non-negotiable and can be paid by cashier's check, money order or credit card. We do not accept personal checks.

Post Adoption: Any issues that arise after adoption are the full responsibility of the adopter after the finalization of adoption. We highly recommend Pet Insurance. Adoption fees are only part of the expense of owning a pet, so we ask you to consider the costs for the life of the pet before adoption. We recommend pet insurance.

Pet Breeds: The pet you are viewing is a rescued pet which is most often from an animal control facility or Shelter partner. The breed(s) listed are our best guess and are in no way guaranteed.

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 without knowing a pet’s full history.