Belle (AL)
We think that Belle in AL (blue collar/very dark liver) is a bit older than we were first led to believe. We are now estimating she is around 9 months old.
Belle has a ton of energy and will need a structured environment where she can continue to work on her jumping and nipping. This appears to be a habit that she got into as a younger puppy and was inadvertently reinforced for the behavior. Her foster mom Beth is doing some work with her to try to give her more appropriate responses when she is in a higher state of arousal.
Belle is a good girl, and she already knows the commands 'sit' and 'down' and settles in her crate for the night without issue. She does let you know when she needs to go out to potty.
Good girl Belle! Thank you to her foster mom Beth for giving her the training she needs. Belle is healthy, so she just needs a little more work before she's ready for adoption, but it won't be long.
#GSPrescue #GermanShorthairedPointer #GSPfun
Bailey (NC)
Foster Bailey (NC) is starting to adjust a loosen up around the house. She would like any potential adopters to know that she is fantastic at search and rescue and her favorite thing to do these days is rescue all the pool balls from drowning. She doesn’t understand why I keep trying to drown them after she spends the time rescuing them all!
Thank you, Vicki, for sharing this video (and fostering this silly gal).
#SillyBailey #GSPfunny #GSPSAR
Camo (TN), who is 18 weeks old absolutely loves playing with his friend, SEGSP alum, Bama. Playdates are great for that puppy energy!
#gsppuppy #energy #segsp
Foster mom Vicki is great about staying in touch with her former foster dogs. She just sent in this message about Molly ‘24.
“We got the best update from Alumni Molly’s amazing parents. They are teaching our sweet girl to swim and look at her go, she is so very happy. This is why I foster, for updates like this one right here. Molly is living her best life right now and that makes my heart so absolutely full. There is nothing that compares to the joy of the updates I receive from my old fosters, seeing them happy makes it all worth it. If you are thinking about fostering please reach out to me and let me help you hop that fence. Molly hit the jackpot, wonder if they will adopt me!!😂”
Thank you Vicki for sharing, fostering & all you do for rescue.
Learn more about fostering here: https://www.segsprescue.org/volunteer.html
#swimmollyswim #foster #gsp
New to our courtesy listings page is Boone! Learn more at www.segsprescue.org
Boone is a male GSP currently at the Hall County Animal Shelter in Gainesville, GA.
A shelter volunteer reached out to us about this sweet boy. Boone is estimated at 7 years old, and has a calm, loving personality. His favorite things to do are play with a ball and get his back scratched. They are hard pressed to find him without a ball in his mouth. He will sit with volunteers and get all the pets and love they can give him--with a ball in his mouth.
He was adopted in April 2022 and surrendered April 2024 through no fault of his own because his former owner added a cat to the household…not a good mix with a dog that has a prey drive! He needs a home without cats.
The shelter is at capacity and Boone needs a forever home quickly.
Please contact Kim Hays Moore at 404-483-6343 to learn more about this special guy.
#GA #adoptme #nocatsplease
Foster Coco is being tested on her toy aggression by her fosters siblings Minnie Pearl and Fatty McFatterson. Minnie is trying to take her ball away and Coco is showing zero signs of aggression and is taking it as play. Fatty McFatterson also instigated this game of tug by trying to steal the toy from Coco. Even with Fatty’s growling play Coco never shows any sign of aggression or fear. She is really an absolute fantastic dog that plays and enjoys everyone, this was a great chance to see how she would react to something being stolen from her. Great job Coco!!
#noaggressionhere #waytogococo #segsp
Foster Meleia is getting lots of training from foster mom Dorothy in FL who is taking her to classes.
From Dorothy, “We were playing a game called pass the puppy which she liked a lot, as it gave her the chance to wiggle more! She’s extremely strong and is going to take an experienced adopter.”
Keep working Meleia!
#dogtraining #floridagsp #segsp
It certainly takes a village sometimes and we're always happy to help our sister-rescues! We received several messages about this guy, Sean, a German Wirehaired Pointer, who was running feral in South Carolina and was finally trapped and sent to a shelter. We notified the @National German Wirehaired Pointer Rescue and since they didn't have any volunteers in that area, we asked our SC volunteers for help and Tracy stepped in, pulled him from the shelter and is temp-fostering him for the GWP Rescue (THANK YOU Tracy!).
Just look at how happy this guy is! From feral to super friendly (not really relaxed yet but we'll take the smiles and tail wags). Tracy's property is 100% fenced so she drove in, closed the gate then let Sean jump out and start exploring.
Thank you to Suzanne at the National GWP Rescue for saving this handsome guy. We look forward to seeing how Sean blossoms into the happy-go-lucky GWP he was meant to be...
#helpinghands #ittakesavillage #lookatthattail
Happy Sunday Alum Day. Today we have an update from mom Charmaine,
“This is Birdie, my 2019 alumni who was a former huntress. She still loves to "hunt" at the gamelands weekly, got skunked this summer, digs for mice in the fields and comes back a nice shade or orange. Of course she needs her beauty rest afterwards.”
Thanks for the great update & video.
#runssofast #wildandfree #sorryabouttheskunk
Max (TN) is a busy boy at 12 weeks old. He’s been working on his wish list for his perfect forever home. And here, he’s practicing picking out which of his favorite toys he will take with him. Max’s foster mom says he’s the sweetest, most loving boy. And we can’t wait to see which family ends up being able to call him theirs. Stay tuned. He will be posted in about a week.
#MaxWishList #GSPcute #GSPloving
National Dream Day (March 11)
Today is National Dream Day. Zeke is having a really good one! 😴
#DreamDay #GSPdreams #GermanShorthairedPointer
Rooster (TN in the bandana) is just loving life, and that includes wrestling with his two foster brothers, and retraining his foster parents. Rooster is 17 months old and still full of puppy energy. And he’s going to be looking for his forever home very soon. Read below to learn more about him:
From his foster parents, “He spent a lot of time with our boys today. He is very playful, puppy jumping on other dogs and hugging wrestling play! He is super sweet and loves to run. They played really well together. He would definitely aggravate a dog who doesn’t like jumping and puppy antics or maybe has a previous bad experience being attacked. He’s not great with cats yet. We have to watch him. He really wants the litter box. He’s working on recall training and has shown improvement there and with the e-collar. He just has a very high prey drive and sometimes forgets. But he’s learning!
He has a ton of personality. He is hilarious and such a goof. We have had no issues with him being left alone if you leave the house and crate him. He does hate being in the crate when the other dogs are out, and he sees you give them love because he wants attention. He loves to give kisses and get neck rubs.”
Wow, Rooster, what a great personality! We are excited to help you find your perfect home soon!
#RoosterAntics #GSPfun #GSPplay
Piper aka Coco (FL) is between the ages of 5-8 yrs (maybe 8ish looking at her teeth). Here is an update from foster mom Jennifer:
“She knows all her commands. She listens better to whistling versus come. She is potty trained she will bark to let you know she needs to go out. She sleeps through the night anywhere from 10 to 12 hours. She’s a snuggle bug does well with my boys 16 and 23 and my male 7yr GSP. She is friendly to everyone she meets but she hates the crate - we’ve gotten her used to being in there for 2 to 4 hours when we leave. Making progress!”
Enjoy this video of Coco (black) playing with her foster sibling.
#rescuelife #learning #gsp #segsprescue
Freddy (NC) is on our courtesy page looking for his forever home
Freddy, on the courtesy page of our website in NC, is STILL looking for his forever home. Take a look at his story at https://www.segsprescue.org/other-dogs-to-adopt-courtesy-posts/freddy-nc
He’s only 3 years old and he’s been tethered in his backyard which keeps him from being able to run free of tangles. He would love a family that would allow him to be part of the family and will give him the attention and love that he desires.
If you’re interested in adopting Freddy, please contact Jennifer, whose contact info is at the bottom of Freddy’s page at https://www.segsprescue.org/other-dogs-to-adopt-courtesy-posts/freddy-nc
#AdoptFreddy #GSPrescue #GermanShorthairedPointer
Jake (FL) is still looking for his forever home
We know it’s hard to believe from this video, but Jake (FL) is sad he hasn’t found his forever home yet. And we think, based on this video, that he needs a forever home with a cozy cave LOL! 🤣
Jake loves to play with toys, and he rolls around when he is happy. He sleeps on his bed in his foster parents’ bedroom and wakes up during the night to give them kisses, then goes back to bed. He is always giving them, and his canine siblings kisses and his tail is always wagging. He is the happiest, most easy-going dog. He loves his food and treats but doesn’t beg. Jake is not prey driven but does crave love!
If you’re interested in learning more about Jake, please see his story at https://www.segsprescue.org/florida/jake-fl and then contact his foster mom whose email link is at the bottom of his website page.
#AdoptJake #GSP #GermanShorthairedPointer
Molly (NC)
Molly (NC) is getting some training from her foster mom Vicki.
Vicki said, “Molly obviously had some training already and I’m trying to learn what words and phrases they used with her. She is a stage 10 clinger for sure and does not venture off too far. Now that she is almost off kennel restriction after her heartworm treatment, I’ll be able to work with her more. But if you are looking for a fully trained GSP then keep an eye out for when Molly is ready for adoption because not only is she completely off-leash trained with spot-on recall, but she has also had hunt training and will grid search a field like a beast. She flushed out birds, mice and even a pot belly pig that wandered up to the fence. Poppy the Pig is now her new best friend. Absolutely beyond impressed by the performance of this girl.”
Thank you, Vicki, for giving Molly this awesome training – you are such a dedicated volunteer, and we love how much you give these sweet pups!
Molly will be ready to start her forever home search soon so stay tuned for more info…
#GSPtraining #GSPcommunity #GSPlife
Rye (TN)
Rye (TN) is doing great in foster care and is letting her guard down more and more each day!
Her foster mom Mariah said, “She has only had two accidents in the house (great for a dog who has always lived outside!) She is sleeping all night in the crate with the door open. She has even started to play, both with people and her foster sibling GSP, which is wonderful! She didn’t know what that meant when she first came to foster. She has a crazy amount of GSP energy and is going to make her forever family very lucky to adopt her.”
Rye was spayed last week and is healing well. She will be in foster got another two weeks and will then be thinking about her forever home.
#RyeGSP #GSPtoys #GSP
Braxton (NC)
Braxton (SC) is the sweetest most well-behaved buddy, house-trained and has most of his manners. Unfortunately, he has a bad case of separation anxiety, so he is now getting some specialized training at Kanupp Kennels.
Marielle, his foster mom, said he was an angel when they were with him and very Velcro, and a typical wannabe lap GSP (we love this video). He will make the best family dog! He absolutely loved his foster siblings (girls 12 & 15) and whenever he would hear kids in the neighborhood, he would get so excited. He also got along wonderfully with his GSP foster sibling - they were quick friends. He isn’t your typical GSP energy inside but has endless energy once you get him outside. Marielle ran him next to her bike for 3 miles and he wasn’t even panting LOL!
A HUGE thank you to Marielle and her family for helping Braxton through his bad pneumonia (he was coughing to the point of throwing up for almost a week), helping him gain 6 lbs. while with them and treating him like a prince. We have awesome volunteers – thank you!
#GSPvelcro #GSPlove #GSPprince
Sallie just celebrated her first birthday with her foster family and they report that she is really doing well! You can see how well she gets along with her foster siblings in this video. Her foster mom says, “Sally is doing great! She has a wonderful disposition and personality. She has tons of energy just like any 1 yr old GSP and loves to play. She fits right in with our other 5 and goes right along wherever we go. She has made a lot of progress on housetraining and general manners. No accidents in several weeks, well adjusted to her kennel (retreats on her own), has good callback, and responds pretty well to basic commands. She aims to please, she's very loving, and enjoys attention.”
Wow! What a great report! We heard Sallie is currently working on her bio and all she’s asked Santa for is a family to call her own that will love her forever. Something tells us she will get her wish!
#allsalliewantsforchristmasisyou #segsp #makingherlist
