FANCY

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This darling puppy girl is Fancy! Fancy traveled all the way from southern VA looking for her chance at a new life! We just knew that someone up this way would truly appreciate this hilarious, snuggly, squishy baby girl!Fancy is a 7.5-month-old German Shepherd Dog/Hound mix, or at least this is our best guess! Whatever her mix, she is perfection. Weighing in currently at 40 pounds, Fancy will probably be around 55 pounds once she has finished growing up. A truly lovely pup, Fancy would do well in just about any home. She seems to do well with other dogs and has been completely non reactive to all that she has been around while in our care. A meet and greet is an absolute must before placement. We think that she would do well with respectful kids, though in her puppy bouncing she could be a little much currently for toddlers. They just seem to fall over sort of easily. She is playful but not obnoxiously so - she doesn't get crazy, she just wants to be in on the games. Cats are an unknown, and while we could see her pushing the limits a bit to see how far she can go with a resident feline, we feel she is ultimately VERY correctable and will be able to be re-directed. We will gauge her reaction to cats upon request. Fancy is very food motivated and will be a dream to train. She would do best with treat based positive methods as she is very soft in temperament and a little on the submissive side. Using rewards and telling her she is the bestest girl, is going to get you further than anything else! Fancy is learning how to walk on a leash and she isn't half bad at it! She is currently in 'walking' school and getting better and better every single day. She travels like a dream and not a sound came from her crate as she made the last half of her journey north with us. Fancy is basically a blank slate. She is very much a puppy still. She will need the same sort of training that any puppy would need when learning to be in a home as an important part of the family. It is unlikely that Fancy has known much love or stability prior to entering the shelter system. A family that loves to raise a pup is her ideal match. Understanding, patience, boundaries, structure, praise and snuggles are all things she desperately seeks. We doubt that Fancy is house trained, but she's a brilliant young lady, and we believe that with consistency, she will absolutely catch on.