About Arthur

Arthur is a 10 month old male German Shepard. At the time of this post, 3/23/24, he has not been neutered, he is however scheduled for the procedure and should be neutered by 4/2 pending a pre-operation assessment. He is a wonderful companion who is incredibly smart - Arthur loves learning through play - especially by fetch or catch with his favorite ball. He loves his ball so much that it is almost a magic TV remote in your hands. He also loves to get in your lap and be pet and scratched, during relaxation and play. Arthur engages so well when learning and playing. He is also great at communicating back during the learning process as well, letting out grunts of frustration when he doesn't know what you're asking. I am very unfortunately looking to re-home him as I am no longer able to provide the time or resources to ensure that he is safe and well cared for. Arthur has a pretty expansive library of tricks. He has his basics down, but I have also helped him to learn some party tricks as well. All commands have a verbal command as well as hand gesture, Arthur will respond to one or both. Currently he knows: sit, lay-down, settle, on-your-feet (stand up), heel, stay, drop, leave-it, don't-touch (temporary leave-it), spin, loop (walk in circle around you), dance (weave in a figure 8 between your legs both while walking and stationary), bedtime (go to crate), shuffle (heel, but between your legs), huddle (sit between your legs), jump, catch, and fetch. Arthur is potty-trained and has not had an accident since he was 5-6 months old. His house-training is still in progress and will need supervision in the home. Arthur has been crate trained and sleeps in his crate, often his crate is opened to his playpen over night. Arthur does come with some challenges though. Arthur has a birth defect the stopped his rear right paw from fully developing. It is about 2/3rds the length of his other leg, and ends in one large stump or toe, it has no claws. This leg does not bother him, although I opt to put a bootie on it for especially hot or cold days. Rather than be a bother, he actively uses the leg for walking, balance, and jumping. He doesn't usually use it while running. He is perhaps clumsier than other dogs for it, but is still very active. You could even say he's acrobatic, he loves to leap to catch his ball when playing fetch. At this point, the only ill-effect it seems to have on him is the lack of ability to scratch using that leg - which I like to look for and help him out with a scratch when needed. Arthur is very bark-reactive with other animals, especially dogs, and oftentimes strangers as well. This reactive behavior is intense, but is most often accompanied by perked ears and a wagging tail indicating this may not be aggression. Introductions to strangers should be slow and controlled. Once he warms up to someone he will get very excited to see them and will no longer be bark reactive, instead he may whine and pull to get to them, or on rare occasion he can anxiety bark.

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Lamoille County
Johnson, Vermont

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Joshua Myers: 8139448224

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