Daphne

Daphne is a young German Shepherd mix. She and her brother Oakley came to the shelter after their mom had jumped the fence and come back pregnant; she and her brother were struggling to find a home, and we are very glad that they came to us since their condition was not fantastic when they first arrived. They were infested with fleas and fur mites that had them missing hair, skinny, anemic, and itchy. Their first night here we bathed and loved on them, and they quickly grew their beautiful coats back. Oakley and Daphne got to attend our adoption event at the FFAA thrift store at the beginning of June. At this event, they proved themselves to be friendly and social dogs who can cope well with overwhelming environments. They had a ton of fun running around with the other puppies their age, walking on a leash around the parking lot, and making lots of human friends. When they weren't running and playing, they did a great job of relaxing in their puppy pen and taking naps or chewing on their bones. Where Oakley has a more typical GSD personality and can be a little standoffish with strangers, Daphne is super social and immediately goes for the hug with strangers and friends alike. Due to being in quarantine for the fur mites and then immediately after that, coccidia, Daphne is only just now getting to go outside and start working on her leash skills. However, she's got great food drive and instinctively follows a food lure. This makes her super easy to train, and I am certain that any ground that she has lost, she can quickly make up. She's loving her newfound freedom and has just discovered that she LOVES water. She plays well with her brother still, and is overall just a pleasant puppy to be around.