About Walker

**Owner Surrender Disclaimer: These are blind and visually impaired dogs who are living in homes, but their owners can no longer keep them. These dogs are with their owners, and are not in BDRA foster homes. We do our best to screen these dogs, but make no guarantees regarding the information posted.** Please email [email protected] if you are interested in this sweetheart. Please know that we will ask for a vet reference. Walker is a gorgeous young German Shepherd who was diagnosed with cataracts a few months ago. His family has three young daughters and their home is very chaotic. They tell us Walker is a wonderful dog, but he's having difficulty as his eyesight worsens, and they're worried he will get scared or surprised and may bite. This has been a very difficult decision for them, but they feel Walker would be happier and safer in a quiet home with no children. Name: Walker Age: DOB 11/2/2018 Breed: German Shepherd Sex: Male (confirmed neutered) Location: Ontario, Canada Vet Info: Walker is confirmed neutered and up to date on vaccines. He received his rabies, lepto, and dhpp vaccines in March 2020, and is next due for the rabies vaccine on March 17, 2021. His owners tell us he is heartworm negative. Walker weighs around 68 pounds. Walker's owners gave us more details about his vision: 'Walker has a hereditary early onset cataracts. He is thought to be blind in one eye completely with limited vision in the other eye. With the use of eye drops his eye pressure and health has remained steady.' Owner Info: Walker's family gave us more information about why they're hoping to find Walker a new home: 'We have an 18 month old German Shepherd who was diagnosed with cataracts in March. We also have three young daughters (6 years old and under) who make our life great but very chaotic. Walker is a wonderful dog who loves his people but is not fond of strangers, especially strangers who move quickly (like kids) or who get between him and his kids. This behaviour has gotten worst as his eye sight deteriorates and we are worried that he will get scared/surprised and bite someone (particularly someone little). Before deciding to rehome Walker we took him to an opthamolagist to confirm his diagnosis and treatment. He is now on eye drops (which he is good about taking) for life. We also met with a trainer to discuss his behaviour. The trainer believes that Walker is not aggressive (and neither do we) but that he is anxious particularly when it comes to protecting his people from strangers. The trainer also has a blind dog and gave us a good picture of what life would be like with a blind dog and what we could do to give him the best chance at a happy life. After much discussion and attempts at modifying our house/life, it became clear that Walker would be happier and safer somewhere quieter, without kids.' Walker is an indoor dog with run of the house. He is housebroken and leash trained. Walker is good with men, women and teenagers who can give him space and time to adjust, but a home with young children is not recommended. He is good with both male and female dogs with careful introductions, and currently lives with a female dog. Walker's owners gave us more details about how he is with others: 'Walker is shy at first with other animals and does growl out of anxiety with certain new people. With the use of a basket muzzle he is calmer and more quickly gets used to people/new situations....Walker is shy/anxious at first. With the right people who know how to give him time and space to adjust, he adapts well and relatively quickly.' Other than his vision, Walker's owners tell us he is very healthy. They want us to know what a special fellow he is! 'Walker is a wonderful companion, who loves to snuggle and is fiercely loyal. He has been a loved member of our family and it is with great sadness that we have to let him go somewhere quieter where he can live a more relaxed live. We did not take his adoption lightly and have discussed and considered his rehoming even more. Whoever gets to be his owner will be lucky.' **Owner Surrender Disclaimer: These are blind and visually impaired dogs who are living in homes, but their owners can no longer keep them. These dogs are with their owners, and are not in BDRA foster homes. We do our best to screen these dogs, but make no guarantees regarding the information posted.** Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in Walker. Please note we will ask for a vet reference.

Mobile County
Canada