Jeni
active, super cuddly and ball obsessed GSD
has HW and heart issues - looking for a foster or foster to adopt home!
female / abt 3-4 y o / thin 50 lbs
has HW and heart issues - looking for a foster or foster to adopt home!
female / abt 3-4 y o / thin 50 lbs
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We LOVE Jeni!!!UPDATE!
We are so please to share the Jeni has almost completed her HW treatment! She gets her final test, a microfiliaria test, done this week and after the negative results we can begin to ease her back into an exercise routine! Jen is an active girl with a busy mind who needs to keep enriched and engaged with. Limiting her exercise has been really hard on her (and us!) We can't wait to take her on long hikes and running in the yard fetching her tennis ball! |
Jeni and trainer Jamie spend a lot of time together! In the video above, Jamie wanted to train but Jeni wanted to snuggle! So they snuggled! <3
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Our girl Jeni has not been dealt a good hand to start. Her entire life, up until her rescue was lived attached to a chain in someones yard. Jeni was found running loose as an emaciated stray and the shelter workers tracked down her owner who was then charged with animal cruelty. He admitted that Jeni lived her whole life on a chain and sometimes went days without food. She was terribly emaciated when she came to us (cannot imagine how thin she was when first found) She's clearly had pups at some point but Jeni is incredibly resilient eager to start this happy chapter in her life!
Jeni is a lovely shepherd and as you can see, she is a very pretty lady. She is so full of life that every step she takes consists of fun loving energy ready to take on the day! Jeni is incredibly friendly and super affectionate! Give her the opportunity to get some pets and she'll lean into you big time, look up at you with her giant beautiful eyes and draw you in with curiosity that makes you want to get to know her more and more! PLUS... Jeni is a BALL fanatic!!!! If she has a ball in her mouth or chasing one, she is HAPPY!
Life on a chain does not usually set dogs up for life in suburbia. Jeni is learning a whole set of new skills that are entirely new to her. Two of which are walking on a leash and being around other dogs that aren't out to get her while she tied up and trapped.. while there is SO much happening in Jeni's life now that is positive, we have to understand how new this all is for her! Jeni shows defensive behavior with other dogs right now which makes perfect sense given her past. We are providing Jeni with a lot of easy going connection time with us to relax her a bit and gain trust before we explore more with other dogs. When the time comes, we will take her for quiet walks with calm, confident, non reactive dogs & based on her progress will continue to help her become less guarded and better socialized with other dogs. In our experience, with proper human guidance dogs are the best healers for dogs and its our belief that Jeni will in time with repeated positive and appropriate interactions with our most calm, & accepting doggies will start to tolerate, trust and even enjoy their company. She strikes us as a dog who longs for and thrives with connection. MEDICAL INFO As if she didn't have enough stuff to deal with our poor Jeni is also heart worm positive ..which stinks because we have to restrict her exercise so no HW complications arise. While being HW positive is not never a good thing, it did prompt us to take a closer look at Jeni's heart as we do with all HW positive dogs. After tests our vets found that Jeni also has an enlarged heart and irregular heartbeat.
If you are interested in coming out for a visit with Jeni or providing a foster or forever home for her, please email us!! lovedogs.bedfordNY@gmail.com. |
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We enjoy meeting dogs like Jeni! Dogs with obvious promise who because of their unfortunate first chapters in life have developed particular "quirks".. usually behaviors that they figured out would keep them safe. Sometimes we may scratch our heads at first and wonder what in the world we can do for such a dog.. & that is how it began for us with Jeni.. but quickly that puzzle became an exciting and creative thought process.. after spending some time with her we began to see who she is underneath those "quirks" AND... she's a playful mush!! Jeni is gentle, loving and affectionate and she craves and thrives in connection. Its remarkably touching to witness a dog like Jeni shed her defenses, radiate her true essence and enjoy all the delight & praise she deserves for being just exactly who she is!! Jeni is a GEM!!!
March
dog of the Month
Jeni
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Jeni is one special doggie... We don't often know our dog histories but we know Jeni’s and it is that of a horrible life. Jeni lived on a chain in front of her owners house her whole life.. She was kept completely malnourished, deprived of food and water at times and she never knew love or safety.. Jeni clearly had puppies so one could imagine what happened to her while she was trapped on her chain.. Thankfully of that is in her past now! She will only know happiness and ample food from now on!
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This girl gives nothing but love. She is affectionate, friendly to all people and is obsessed with playing ball! She's curious, eager to please and has a zest for life.. It's crazy to see such a previously mistreated dog trust us so easily, but she does! She is an amazing spirit!
Jeni is a purebred German Shepherd and is slowly but surely gaining weight. Her bones aren’t nearly as prominent when you pet her as they were just a few weeks ago! Jeni’s struggles continue as she has an entire heartworm treatment to get through as well as an enlarged heart. Luckily, after two echocardiograms she is clear for heartworm treatment and will be starting soon. When dogs go through heartworm treatment, they have to stay extremely calm as a raise in heart rate for cardiovascular activity could cause a deadly complication.
So here we have an active, young and super playful German Shepherd that we have to keep calm… that is very difficult to do so we are pulling out all the stops! Jeni can be a bit reactive on the leash tp passing dogs which is very common from dogs who have lived on the chain.
Her program consists of basic obedience, lots of connection time and leash work.. she has little impulse control but has such a desire to do the right thing! We are teaching her to check in with us through all aspects.. while on a walk, before we go through a door or gateway, and when a dog comes into view. We also got Jenny started on FitPaws which is a low energy body conditioning program. She is loving it! We moved Jeni to the quiet Vic house so she does not have to worry about dogs passing by. We spend a lot of time playing with her in her room.. She jumps up for cuddles and adorably walks around going from tennis ball too tennis ball!
It's no secret that we absolutely are in love with this resilient girl. We will be posting updates so stay tuned! |
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