“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” Quote by Josh Billings | ||||
Shepherd / Mixed (short coat) : : Female : : Adult : : Large
Lexi was born approximately 3/5/2020. She is a white shepherd mix female weighing approximately 58lbs.
The journey from Texas was long and scary. I got a bad case of kennel cough and went into heat right after arriving; I was labeled a flight risk too! Now I am healthy, happy, and rush to the garage when my foster mom walks in that direction. Also when I do get to go with my foster Mom in the garden off leash, I just sit down next to her and guard her instead of trying to get away or chase anything. I want to be close to my human,
I LOVE to run and the humans think I’m pretty amazing at it too so they take me to places where I can chase birds, ducks and other special fur friends for long distances.
I have a best friend who is about the same age as me. She is a strong Labrador and I think we get along so well because she doesn’t mind that I use my jaw and paws a lot. I’m really social but I don’t bark at the neighborhood dogs even though they are yappers, sometimes I whine back because I really want to play!
When I want to play or get your attention I reach out with my paws and will put them on your leg, body or even face, it doesn’t matter to me just as long as you don’t ignore me! My foster mom thinks I didn’t learn how to be a puppy and play so I can be too rough with dogs smaller than me. For this reason I shouldn’t be around small or young children. This is just my way of communicating and may have been why I was surrendered in Texas.
People think I’m a sweetheart. I melt, literally MELT onto your feet when I meet humans and all the women at the veterinary office call me “Such a sweetie!” I can be a big baby.
I can share treats, wrestle, and play keep away for hours with my other fur friends, we can even share car rides peacefully but I don’t like sharing my foster mom or home. My best friend came over for play dates a few times but the more at home I felt in my new home, the more protective of it I am and I even lashed out at my bestie. I don’t know why I did this, my home doesn’t have any other dogs in it which makes me sad because I want to play but I can’t be trusted as I fiercely guard my resources, I’m so scared another dog will take my home from me!
I love my crate now, it’s my safe space and I will quietly chill there even when you’re home. I also like being on your lap, couch, or bed but that’s not healthy for me and I need to work on boundaries so my foster Mom limits me to morning cuddle time, but also she lets me ride in the front seat of the car.
I can be left alone in the home for several hours and just sleep and wait for my humans by the front door. I’m getting better on a leash but BIRDS! My foster mom is super strong but she says I’ve nearly ripped her arm off so sometimes she uses a leader that goes around my nose and I figure out really quickly I can’t chase squirrels with it on.
I cower when I feel I hear “NO”.. I was really afraid I’d be hurt or hit for a few days but I’m beginning to trust my foster mom and family . I wish I could tell my foster Mom what happened to me before so she could understand but she’s helped me feel loved and safe.
Accidents in the house? What? Never! In fact I am so distracted by birds and squirrels when I go outside that I forget why I’m outside and it takes me awhile to remember that I need to go to the bathroom.
My foster family loves me, and I’m a big fan of the teen boys…as well as any crumbs they “drop”… They’ve helped me learn new tricks and this thing called “Fetch”. “STAY” is a challenge but it’s one I need to learn to get over my fears and need to always guard my food and humans.
I’m looking for a furever home that wants to take me for daily runs, play dates, snuggle time and continues my obedience training and behavior healing.
Adoption fee includes: Full veterinary exam, alter, prepaid microchip, dewormed, Rabies vaccine, DAPP vaccine, Bordetella vaccine, 4DX
, flea/tick and heartworm preventative while in rescue. Adoption fee: 495.00
More about LexiIs Not Good with Dogs, Not Good with Cats, Good with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Good with Adults, Somewhat vocal, Does Good in the Car, Requires a yard, Likes to play with toys, Protective, Playful, Affectionate, Eager To Please, Intelligent, Goofy, Not good with small dogs Other Pictures of Lexi (click to see larger version):
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