Maple - Kitchener

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Meet Maple. A super sweet and affectionate girl who just wants to be with her people. Maple`s absolute favourite activity is playing fetch and she will play until she`s all tired out. Maple also loves to just be with people and soak up all the love and attention and will gladly lay down next to you for a nap. Maple is looking for a home with a patient family who will let her set the pace and are willing to help her work on becoming more comfortable in new environments and surroundings.IN-SHELTER NOTES & IDEAL HOMESIZE:68 lbs.HOME TYPE:House or Townhouse- No apartments or shared entrances due to nervousness and reactivity.CHILDREN:No - Adult only home. Maple is a large dog who can be very mouthy at times.CATS & SMALL ANIMALS:No - Due to prey drive.OTHER DOGS:No - Maple has shown reactivity while in the shelter and would be best suited to a home where she is the only animal.ACTIVITY/ENERGY LEVEL:High; will need a lot of daily exercise, enrichment and mental stimulation.HUMAN COMPATIBILTY:Maple will need an experienced dog owner who is familiar with behaviours typical of high-drive dogs like herding/shepherd type breeds.TRAINING REQUIREMENTS/NEEDS:Three in-person training sessions to work on socialization, manners, basic training, general anxiety and reactivity.HUMAN SOCIAL IN SHELTER:Once comfortable Maple is very human social and loves to be with her people!FAVOURITE THINGS:Laying in the sun shine, long walks, playing fetch, and snuggles.For more information on any behaviours stated above, please check out our behaviour fact sheet: https://kwsphumane.ca/BehavioursandDefinitionsAt HSKWSP we do not assign our dogs or cats with a breed as we cannot guarantee the specific breed that they are. All dogs are labelled as small, medium and large breed and cats are labelled as DSH, DMH and DLH based on their characteristics.***NOTE*** Please remember that animals are coming back from foster care to the centres for their meet and greets. They will be experiencing a new environment and meeting new people, which means they may not exhibit the same behaviours they did in their foster videos or while in foster care.If you are viewing this through 24PetConnect by PetPlace or Adopt-A-Pet, please visit our website https://kwsphumane.ca/adopt/process to submit an application. Any applications submitted outside

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