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Meet Shabra! An absolutely stunning, one-year-old Czech-line German Shepherd with a personality every bit as impressive as her appearance. She's striking, athletic, confident, intelligent, and incredibly affectionate. She's the kind of dog who turns heads everywhere she goes.

But Shabra is so much more than a beautiful dog. She has tremendous heart, loves people, and wants nothing more than to be close to her person. She's a true Velcro German Shepherd who forms strong bonds and is always ready to be part of whatever you're doing.

Shabra is a lot of dog, in all the best ways.

She's strong, enthusiastic, and always ready for an adventure. For someone who enjoys an active lifestyle and appreciates the intelligence, athleticism, and devotion of a German Shepherd, Shabra has incredible potential.

She's already very well trained for her age, and with continued training and maturity, we believe she'll develop into an extraordinary adult companion.

Shabra's Personality & Training

• Confident and outgoing: Shabra is naturally social, friendly with people, and comfortable meeting new faces.

• Loving and affectionate: She's incredibly sweet, loves giving kisses, and wants to be close to her people.

• Wonderful with children: She has done very well with children, although her size, strength, and enthusiasm should always be considered around smaller children.

• Intelligent and responsive: She's eager to please, learns quickly, and has a strong desire to work with her handler.

• Athletic and powerful: Shabra would be an excellent match for someone who enjoys hiking, running, training, or other active pursuits with their dog.

• Crate trained and potty trained: She has an established foundation in household manners.

• Good house manners: She can be loose in the house without counter-surfing, getting into the garbage, or destructive chewing.

• Comfortable traveling: She has done well riding in the car, including on longer trips.

What Shabra Needs in Her New Home

Shabra is still a young German Shepherd, and while she has an excellent training foundation, she is certainly not a finished adult dog.

Her enthusiasm is probably her biggest area for continued development. She gets excited and sometimes has a hard time containing that excitement. She may bounce around before following a command or accidentally bump into someone because she's so eager to participate.

Her biggest training priority right now is developing calmness, patience, and impulse control.

She absolutely can settle down, but she tends to stay ready for action until everyone around her has settled. Once things are calm, she follows suit. She'll benefit from an owner who can help her learn that not every moment needs to be exciting.

Shabra also bonds very closely with her people. Going through a transition to a new home I expect her to have some separation-related anxiety, including whining and difficulty relaxing when someone left the room. She has demonstrated that she can work through this as she becomes comfortable with her surroundings.

Her new family should be prepared to give her time to decompress, build trust, and establish consistent routines and boundaries.

We believe Shabra will continue to develop beautifully over the next couple of years with maturity, consistency, and the right guidance.

Shabra's Ideal Home

A few important considerations:

• German Shepherd experience preferred. Shabra's strength, enthusiasm, and energy are best suited to someone familiar with the breed.

• No other female dogs. Shabra has a strong, dominant personality, and we feel she would be best suited to a home without another female dog.

• Cats: Her compatibility with cats is currently unknown, so we cannot recommend her as cat-safe.

• Children: She has done very well with children, but because she's strong and enthusiastic, appropriate supervision is important.

• Continued training: Her new family should enjoy working with her and be committed to developing her calmness and self-control.

• Not spayed: Shabra is intact. Per studies completed at UC Davis, we recommend spaying at 24 months.

Most importantly, we want Shabra's next home to be her forever home. We're looking for someone who sees her incredible potential, understands her youthful enthusiasm, and will appreciate the amazing dog she already is.