Birthday: March 25th 1999 Likes: Her (pack) family! Pet-Peeves: Being left alone! Favorite Toy: She doesn't like toys, but she loves to chase (incl. dogs who run for the ball! lol) Favorite Food: Miss Finiky likes canned food with her kibble! Favorite Walk: Anywhere we go! Especially the dog park and hiking up in the mountains! Arrival Story: Here's Shenna's story:
I met a lady named Kay at a very cool pet store called Pet Vittles in Spokane, WA, where we live. She used to be a GSD owner and has rescued countless Shepherds, as well as GSD crosses and other breeds/crosses, as well. She is still very much involved in rescue. Meeting her would change Shenna's life, as well as my families'.
On Saturday, March 19th, 2005 Kay just happened to be at the shelter rescuing a Shepherd-cross she was rehoming, and this woman walked in with Shenna. She wanted to dump her there, and got really angry when they told her it cost $40 to drop her dog off there. She replied, "Fine, I'll just shoot her!" Kay told me her hands were in fists at her side the whole time that woman was there. She also threatened to dump her somewhere in the country. That is also a death sentence because many farmers/ranchers would shoot her anyway. All it would take is that hungry dog to try to grab a chicken or something, not to mention that GSD's sometimes have bad reputations to uneducated people. If not that, a pack of coyotes would probably have gotten her. Kay told her she was a witness to what she said and that she could go jail for doing that. Kay got her name and number and told her about my German Shepherd club, that I do rescue and would be calling her. And I did. She had nothing but negative to say about my Shenna, even saying she was a dominant dog. She is NOT. She said a lot of things. The problem was not with Shenna, but with this horrible woman. She left her alone all day. Shenna, like 99% of GSD's, NEEDS human companionship. She became destructive outside trying to get into the house while she was gone (or so this woman claims--I don't see this at all) and so she began chaining her outside.
Shenna came into my home as a foster, and very quickly stole our hearts. I tried not to love her and found it impossible.
Shenna is doing excellent and I don't see the ANY of the negative traits this woman describes. She just came up to me as I typed this and nudged my arm for a pat on the head, and sauntered off, content. She just needs love. As we all do.
She's sooooo sweet and loving. She LOVES my 7 year old boy, Jared, and my kitties, and looks at me and my husband with adoring and grateful eyes. Brings tears to my own eyes. I will love her fiercely for the rest of her life. Bio: We live in the beautiful Northwest in Spokane Valley, Washington. We're very close to the Idaho border. The Groups I'm In: Deutsche Hunde Living Room, P*I*F (Paw it Forward), Spokanite Dogs I've Been On Dogster Since:
Shenna crossed the rainbow bridge around 3:14 P.M. yesterday, February 28th, 2010. Her head was in my lap with Thomas also at her side. At the end, we praised and loved her as we told her the words she always longed to hear, "You're a good girl, Shenna".
Shenna came into our lives as a foster dog, but she quickly stole our hearts and found her forever home. At age 6, we were her fourth owners. It took a long time for her to believe we would not desert her or give her away.
The hardest part was breaking the news to our son, Jared, who is 10 years old. Shenna has been with him for half his life. His heartbreaking sobs will never be forgotten.
Neither will Shenna.
Rest in peace, girl! We will love and miss you always!
I have now found my forever home!!! I have been living with mom, dad, my human little brother, Jared, who's 5, and my step-brother, Tanner--he's a German Shepherd just like me!! But he's a LOT bigger than me! I'm 70 lbs., and he's already over 100 lbs and only 9 months old!! When I first came here to live on March 18th, 2005, we weighed exactly the same. Boy, do I ever love Tanner! But I especially love Mom!! She lets me give her kisses anytime I want!
I guess I should explain a little. The mean lady I lived with for a whole year before mom rescued me from her would never let me give kisses! And I so love to do that! And when that mean lady brought me to Mom and she saw me for the first time, Mom got down on her knees and softly called me to her. I came up to her and began to tentatively lick her face. The mean lady said, "I don't let her do that." And I remember Mom saying, "Why???". And the mean lady said I ate poop. Mom says that lady is, well, Mom won't let me swear. But Mom said that I don't ever do that!
Now that all those people that never loved me are gone from my life, I never knew I could be so happy! Mom just can't believe that I am 6 years old and can keep up with Tanner, who just turned 9 months old! I love Tanner just like a brother, and we have SO much fun!!!! Tanner gets in trouble a lot, especially for chewing on stuff and barking so much outside. I used to bark when I first came to live here just over 4 months ago, but I don't do it that much now. Mom says I gave Tanner a bad habit. :( But she rarely scolds me. She knows I've had such a rough time.
Mom is such a detective!! She found out that I have lived with 3 other people before I finally found my forever home! And I don't know how she knows so much, but she knows I was left outside all the time and didn't get the love that I should have. Mom never leaves me outside all day like all those other people did. She knows that all dogs need lots of love and attention. But especially us GSD's! Wow, she sure understands me!
I'm finally relaxing now. I used to pace a lot when I first came to live here. And Mom says she thinks I still am waiting for the day when I am abandoned yet again. I think it's true I worry about that sometimes. But with all the love and attention I get from my new family, I"m learning that love CAN be given, returned...and kept.
