Our beautiful Great Pyranese dog, Max, died a year ago and we didn't think we'd ever get another dog. However, things don't always work out the way you thought they would! A friend who volunteers at the local animal shelter told us about a beautiful Anatolian Shepherd at the shelter and really encouraged us to go see her. She thought the dog would be perfect for us. We like large breed dogs and still have a very large outdoor kennel (which we'd taken down last year!) and two buried cable runs.It took us about two weeks of discussions before we went to see her. This breed has a reputation for being head strong and somewhat difficult as a family pet. My hope was that she would snarl at me or have a bad attitude and we could walk away feeling like we'd at least checked her out. I didn't really want to get another dog!
She turned out to be so sweet and gentle and good tempered! We visited her twice and then thought it over for a full 24 hours before calling the shelter and telling them we'd take her. They were so relieved! She was going to have to be euthanized because she'd been there so long - since 4/23/09 - and no one had been interested in her. They were running out of room. Turns out she was a favorite of the staff there because of her sweet temperment.
We've had her now for 3 days and discovered right away she'd been a house dog....NOT an outside dog! She's leash trained, obeys commands, is very well mannered in the house and house trained. She's been good with all our animals....sheep, alpacas and cats. She sleeps in her crate in the living room at night and isn't a "barker". She's got us wrapped around her paw now! We're all crazy about her and can't believe our good fortune in finding such a great dog! She seems grateful, too, at finding a loving home! So, welcome to our home Brandy! Hope we get to share many, many wonderful years with you!
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