Ava

” is an approx 2-yo spayed female GSD mix who is exceptionally calm, affectionate, and attentive. Ava is healthy, up-to-date on vaccinations, and microchipped. Ava can be wary of strangers initially but was affectionate with her present foster caretakers (both the wife and husband) when she first met them. We have not had Ava around children since rescuing her, so slow introductions are recommended. With her trusted caretakers, Ava is highly tolerant of being handled in sensitive areas (e.g., paws, ears, tail, etc.). Ava is OK with other dogs, but is not particularly interested in playing or interacting with other dogs; she is much more focused on people. Ava lives with a well-tempered male resident GSD and another foster female GSD who can be feisty at times. She is fine w/ the male but a little grumpy around the female. If she was to go to a home with another dog, we recommend a slow introduction to ensure the dogs are well-matched. We have not observed Ava around cats, but we intend to see how she does around a cat soon. Our hunch is that she’ll be OK with cats. Ava is fully housetrained and has not had a single indoor “accident” in her foster home. Her foster caretakers keep her crated when they are gone (this is their standard procedure for all of their foster dogs), and also crate her at night. She rests calmly in her crate. Ava is very well-behaved in general. She walks well on a loose leash and is not reactive at all towards other dogs she sees. She has good recall off-leash in the foster caretakers’ backyard. Ava jumps right into the car and lies calmly while riding. Ava is smart, food-motivated and enjoys learning new tricks. She is not into playing with toys; she’s much more into just relaxing! GSRSV rescued Ava from the Stanislaus County Shelter on 6-28-24. Ava had been brought to the shelter on 5-17-24 as a stray along with a puppy that was clearly hers. The puppy was adopted but poor Ava (then “Queen Bee”) was not. She was nearly out of time when I GSRSV received an offer to foster her and we immediately accepted. Ava is located in Orangevale. Her adoption fee is only $150, thanks to a $150 donation towards her adoption fee from her foster caretakers!