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Weimaraner

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Home:Birmingham, AL

Age: 10 Years Sex: Male Weight: 51-100 lbs

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Stars:

Leave a bone for Gil

Nicknames:
Gilligan, Gilly

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

Quick Bio:

-purebred

-dog rescue

Birthday:
April 9th 2002

Likes:
Being with his family--dog or human.

Pet-Peeves:
Being left alone, Tigerlily biting my ears

Favorite Toy:
Kong filled with peanut butter or cheese

Favorite Food:
Peanut butter, cheese, and any kind of treat. Steak or chicken is nice, too.

Favorite Walk:
Anywhere

Best Tricks:
Gil doesn't really do tricks.

Arrival Story:
Well, we had two Weim puppies--one male and one female-- that we had gotten from Weimaraner Rescue of the South. They were about7 months old when my daughter began talking about fostering a rescued dog. I knew that an abused dog would not get along with two wild puppies so I said that we would take them to meet the dog and if they were OK with each other that we would foster him. (I knew this was a safe deal!) We took the puppies to meet Gil at the animal clinic--and we came home with two puppies and Gil the Foster Dog.

Bio:
Gil had had a really bad life until he was rescued. He was turned in to a shelter with two Labs. The owner didn't know how old he was, had never taken him to a vet, and had never named him--even though he had had him for about 3 or 4 years. Obviously, he had been mistreated. When my husband walked out on the deck when we got home, Gil dropped to the floor, curled into a ball and whimpered and cried. He suffered from severe separate anxiety when we first got him (and we have all kinds of evidence to prove it--he ate a hole in the sheetrock in the laundry room). He's on medication now and is doing great. He still flinches if you make a sudden movement, but he's come such a long way. He just wants to be with someone. We have had him since April 2005 and I think that we can drop "the Foster Dog" in his name. I don't think that any of us could watch him leaving with someone else. He has definitely won our hearts!

The Groups I'm In:
Wacky Weimaraners!, Weimaraner World Domination Organization

I've Been On Dogster Since:

January 22nd 2006