Hi, i’m Sully!

ABOUT :

  • Type Of Animal: Dog

  • Breed: German Shephard/Husky

  • Age: 6 years

  • Gender: Male

  • Up To Date On Vaccinations: Yes

  • Spayed/Neutered: Yes

  • Is your dog house trained: House Trained

  • Energy level/ daily exercise needs: Medium: (minimum 30-60 minutes) – daily walk + play time.

  • Experience with and how well do they interact with children: Sully should be in a home with older kids or no kids. Though he has done amazing with our littles, he gets very protective of them and other littles are then put in a position that is not ideal.

  • Experience with and how well do they interact with cats: N/A.

  • Experience and how well do they interact with dogs: Sully does amazing with all dogs. I have yet to have an issue with another dog.

  • Things need to work on: Sully is a flight risk at first until he gets to know you/bonds with you. He also has major separation anxiety and will often puke or get diarrhea when we leave or move outside of our standard routine.

  • Favorite activities: Sully loves walks and hikes. He plays fetch for a short while, but primarily just like to stroll with us on our walks.

  • Favorite treats and/or toys: He carries a stuffy around like a toddler would.

  • Unique personality traits: Sully is very vocal like a husky. Often talking back when you talk to him and gets very annimated when I come home. Typically barking, jumping, and wanting to go outside to run a hot lap. He also is very particular over his stuffy. He hasn't been mean about it, but he will come and grab it from you and then go lay with it.

  • Ideal home: Sully is an incredible dog. He does come with a lot of quirks. He's goofy, vocal, and affectionate. He warms up to females better but when a male earns his trust he is very loyal. He is not left home alone for long periods of time and is typically with us when we go for longer trips. The few times he has been left its been free-roam of the house. He won't eat, drink, or let anyone else let him out for bathroom breaks. He will sulk in his spot until we get home. He does however get the Diarrhea from his anxiety. When his main person is away from the home, he will lay at the door and wait and gets very excited when they come into the house. (Barking, tail wagging, jumps up for hugs, has zoomies and brings his stuffy to share.) Our kids have fallen on him, stepped on him, and accidentally hit him with toys and it has never been an issue. He usually grumbles a bit and moves spots, but that has been the extent. He's a counter surfer if food is left unattended. He has never gotten into the garbage though. When he's on a leash he is a totally different dog. He's confident, friendly, and very social. We have never had issues with him on a leash. He hasn't been on furniture and prefers the ground over his bed. He has jumped in our bed but only when he's gotten excited or has the zoomies. Overall he is an amazing dog and we would so love to keep him. However, after the incident last week we realized that we aren't able to give the constant supervision when friends/families come to visit. He hates the kennel and will bark consistently until he's let back inside. He shows signs of anxiety if he cannot see his family members in the same area.
    When he is outside of his home he is not as protective.

    When we first got Sully he was a major flight risk. Escaping out of a crack in the door, jumping out the window of the car, or pulling his leash out of the ground. He does well on an E-Collar and that is what we had to use to keep him in the yard. (after gaining his trust) Just a beep and he'll be right back to your side. He will jump or climb any fence at first. It's actually kind of impressive...

    When he's meeting someone new for the first time we recommend to not make eye contact, hold your hand out, and let him come to you. He gets overwhelmed and will run. Or ignore him until he approaches. If someone outside of our immediate family gets up to fast, talks to loud, or tries to play with one of our kids he goes on alert and will put himself between the person and the kids or start barking.

    When my wife and I raise our voices at the kids when they are in trouble he runs and hides. However, if someone outside of the house raises their voices at the kids he will be defensive of the kids.

    Sully quickly becomes an amazing member of the family. His tendencies just don't allow us to keep him at this time. We do feel a home with no kids is best.

    We had to do a lot of training with him when he was first adopted and feel he might regress and need to be re-trained when re-homed.

  • Best way to contact: Phone, (715) 937-7835