Shepherds are single-focused to some extent, but they have room for love for many more than one person once they're comfortable. I suspect a lot of the caution you saw was just the uncertainty of all the new people and not really feeling like they have that one person to give their
primary
love to.
They really are the best dogs ever.
But I should warn you that even very dark Shephers shed a ton of white hair. Their undercoat is generally white or gray, and they shed it constantly. Roomba-ing or swiffering once a day is necessary if you don't want to be awash in tumbleweeds of Shepherd fur.
So guess what ND and I did today? We looked at the kitten rescue kittens at Petco and put in an application for a pair of five-month-old pure black littermates. Pretty little girls! Yes, this would mean four cats in our house. Better than two cats and two dogs, I suppose. We might not get approved anyway, but we just couldn't leave those gorgeous little ones without at least trying.
Oh, Roomba! Good idea, Kristin. I was thinking of getting one of those...
How do Roombas do with fringe on carpets? Can they handle it?
I can't imagine that a Roomba would be great with carpet fringe, but you could just fold the ends under or cover then with something, maybe? It depends how heavy the fringe is, I suppose. Roombas are really good with bare floors and very thin carpets in general.
Consuela, good luck with the adoption process. I'm an adoption coordinator (ie--one of the people who gets to grill prospective adopters) for a Lab rescue group. I've always admired GSDs too. Just ended up with Labs, though, and love their personalities.
Oh, I love labs, too, Bobbi. We always had goldens when I was growing up, and my last dog was a lab-chow mix. But for some reason I'm kind of interested in a shepherd now, although really, if I could find a dark shepherd/lab mix, with more of a lab personality, that would be perfect. However, dogs don't come to order.
I can't imagine there aren't some of those at the shelters around.
Consuela, we happen to have a Lab/GSD mix in my Lab rescue right now. You're a tad far away, though.
Yep, Brenda, if you look hard enough you can find just about anything--purebred or mix--in a shelter. It's so sad.
if I could find a dark shepherd/lab mix, with more of a lab personality, that would be perfect.
Heh. You've just described my pup Sasha. She turned three this summer.
Have you seen my Shepherd pics? They're here if you'd like to meet my girls. The redder Shepherd is my older girl, Zoe. She's nine now. The darker one (the pictures star with her as a baby) is Sasha.
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Password is "PixKris" (note the caps).
Pretty puppies, Kristin T! Mine are at link. All are in "Pasternak Pack."
