




| Jasper - A true amazing Story A lot of our Members still remember Jasper, Jasper is a 2 1/2 year old German Shepherd Dog who was kept locked in a Cage for about 2 years out of his life. The owners were in the process of loosing their house when I showed the property to one of my clients. Talking about the dog, the owners said they will not and can not take the dog with them. Jasper did not know that he is a German Shepherd, he was afraid of everybody and everything, started shaking and hiding if one would even move or talk. He never experienced the world except his tiny cage in the living room and a tiny front porch, where he was allowed to be once in a while. It was so sad to just to watch him. My husband and I tried to find Jasper a good and loving new home. It was not easy since Jasper did not let anybody near him and for sure he was not an easy going dog. We just knew he needs a lot of love and patience and talking to trainers and other dog people nobody really thought that Jasper would ever be a normal dog. Actually we were told that the only thing we could do to help Jasper is to put him down. That was the last thing we wanted to hear. And neither did Kara and Sergio. They have two small children and a young German Shepherd Female and they told us that they have a lot of patience and love to give Jasper a second chance. This all started in February of 2008. There was still the problem that Jasper would not let anybody touch him or come near him. But when Kara and Sergio went to look at Jasper, Kara sat down on the ground very quietly and after a few minutes Jasper went over to her, still very very scared and unsure what to do next. All the sudden Jasper decided that he likes Kara a lot and she was able to pet and talk to him. She got up opened the door of the truck and Jasper jumped in. She did send me an e mail the same night and wrote that Jasper was laying on her lap the whole way home. He started to love the children in an instant. But there was still a long way to go. Jasper was still afraid of every stranger and even of Kara's dad for a long time. But day by day Kara and Sergio were able to assure Jasper that everything is fine and that nobody is going to hurt him. Kara and Sergio brought Jasper and Dixie (their female dog) up to Training and after a few times Geri our Trainer was able to pet him and they started some basic obedience training with him. He started very slowly to trust certain other people as well. All of us are very happy to see Jasper improving that fast and that good. But still so we thought there is a long way to go. Today ( July 11th 2008) at the Base Ball Game we were very surprised to see Kara, Sergio, their children and Jasper and Dixie. Jim and I looked at each other and at Jasper and we really thought that is not a good idea, so many "strange" people and so many "strange" noises. We thought he will freak out and all the good work Kara and Sergio had started will go "down the tube" But we were so wrong. Jasper did great, he looked very interested, watched the other people and dogs, the noises of the Ball Game did not bother him at all, not even the sirens for the Home Run, nor the loud music. His only concern was the children, he was watching them to make sure that "his" children are ok. Here is our proof - Jasper at the Base Ball Game!! - And trust me it was very noisy - |



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| Erik and Diane have found homes for 22 German Shepherd Dogs so far this year That is just great!!!!!! We are very proud to support the GSD Rescue Please click here for Erik and Diane's GSD Rescue Web Site |
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