Name: Rasna
Age: 9 years
Breed: German Shepherd
Sex: Female
Size: Large
Located: Auckland
Desexed, registered and microchipped: Yes
Personality:
Rasna is very active for her age, loves to go for long walks. She loves the ocean and is a confident swimmer, she likes to play fetch. She doesn’t destroy things and is gentle and very caring. She likes to get her way. She loves to travel in the car and go for hikes. Rasna loves her small dog friend, kids, her family cat, cuddles and food!
Rasna likes to keep herself clean. She is good at keeping herself occupied, she is happy as long as she gets access to a back yard to run around, she doesn’t require a lot of stimulation or attention. As long as she has access to outdoors and food, she is calm.
Rasna is great with cats and small dogs. She may bark at a neighbour’s cat, but loves her own cat. Rasna can be reactive towards some big dogs. She is reactive in the car, barks a lot at dogs while in the car. When we go for walks, she likes to say hello to all the dogs. She is able to walk off leash and on leash well, but she prefers off leash walking. She is kind of children and other people. She does bark at the neighbour’s cats but loves her family cat.
Rasna gets highly anxious when meeting new people, and being in new surroundings
Rasna requires a home with a fully fenced yard, she does struggle with the small spaces. She sleeps most of the day, and is used to evening walks. She has a little sister who is a 6 year old Bichon Frise, they are very fond of each other. Ideally Rasna will have company most of the day with lots of walks with her humans.
Commands known: Sit, lie, stay, wait, release, down and she can understand quite a lot of vocabulary especially around food, treats, walk, beach, outside, mum, dad, family members etc.
Current Medical Status:
Rasna is a very healthy girl for her age with no major medical history.
Rasna is starting to drink more water as she ages, when she gets anxiety it can cause diarrhea.
Walks:
Rasna walks well on and off lead. She usually does 2-3km walks, 4 to 5 times per week, she is also used to going on a weekly hike.
She is used to being off lead for long hikes and beaches, and on lead on her local walks.
At the Vets:
Rasna is very good at the vets and groomers, she hasn’t required a muzzle at either.
She is also very cooperative with having showers and getting her hair brushed.
Grooming: Required every 6 – 8 weeks
Best Diet: Addiction dry food (grain free) 2 cups morning & 1 cup evening.
Probiotics – doggy daily immune boost (Olives Kitchen)
If you are keen to know more about Rasna, please email dearhumansnz@gmail.com
