Gem

My story

Gem is approximately 1.5 years old and a typical young German Shepherd. She is highly food and toy motivated, eager to learn, has moderately high energy, and is highly human-social. With dogs she can be a bit pushy and overbearing. She lives with several now and does fine with those that are confident and can put her in her place but has a tendency to pick on softer dogs. She is crate and house-trained and has been curious about but gentle with house cats. Her recall has been proofed with an e collar and we have worked on threshold and impulse training but otherwise she is green. Gem would be a dream for anyone experienced with shepherds and looking for an active companion and/ or a partner to dabble in fun sports with. I say that because she does have typical GSD quirks and tendencies that could throw an inexperienced handler off but if you know shepherds she is truly a nice, easy dog (I have two and they are much higher-maintenance than her). I would go so far as to say that even if you DON’T have shepherd experience but are a proficient handler/ trainer, she is a great entry level GSD- just shepherdy enough without making you cry yourself to sleep at night (iykyk). She is chipped, spayed (was spayed in April), and UTD. If you are interested in adopting Gem, please fill out an app at: https://www.diamonddogsinc.org/adoption-application

If you have any questions or would like to adopt Gem, please reach out to the adoption group directly. PetSmart Charities does not facilitate the adoption process. Thank you.