Well Everyone...
We had a chance to meet Ramses today...WOW...
he is more gorgeous in person! He was an ownser surrender (forclosed home case) and he came in with his 2 sisters. His older sister...aroun
d 10 years old, was already adopted.
I walked down the line...and there he was, crouched and shivering in the corner of the kennel, all alone. I was a little skeptical, since...I had no idea where he came from, temperment, no medical history, etc. Then I saw his sister Chloe, a few kennels away...same thing...timid, corner, shivering.
A note on their charts said that the previous owner can be contacted and would love to talk to anyone who was interested in the dogs.
Milo gave him a call...after about...30 minutes, he gets off the phone with a smile. "We're taking them both outside...toge
ther" OMG...I can't tell you how apprehensive I was...
The AC officers were uncomfortable going into the kennel, so I went in for Chloe, and Milo for Ramses...In hindsight, probably not a good idea-but from what I heard, they were very sweet dogs, just out of their element, scared and without each other...I just took a leap of faith...When Chloe got on the leash, her head and tail went up and she had a new confidence...
As soon as we got them in the play yard, and they saw each other...it was a TOTAL flip...barking, tails wagging, they even came up to us for a pat-but were just happy to run and play with each other...
From what the previous owner said, they were raised together, with other dogs, children, and small animals...Well
...he's getting neutered, and we're picking him up on Saturday. The previous owner even volunteered to come to my house and help us introduce him to our family.
Of course, I'm still a little skeptical, but I am hopeful we can make this work. Chloe, looks VERY GSD, and she has someone interested in her, if it doesn't work out...I guess she'd be coming home with us too.
I'll keep you posted...Elvis is going to have to stay separated from everyone, for now... We'll see how it goes...
I appreciate everyone's input,and I've really considered everything you've said.
-Norco doesn't have any laws about owning a hybrid-as long as it's fixed and not running around the neighborhood.
-I have a really good feeling about him, he just LOOKS very wolf-like...but from what I've heard, and seen...he acts very dog-like. Very submissive and kind...he just needs to learn to trust us.
-I have a VERY secure area to keep my critters (they sleep there at night) safe from coyots, bobcats, wolf-dogs...they will be safe there until everything is ironed out.
We will see! I'm excited and scared...I'll let you know, and I'll take some pics...