We're estimating that Zelda is between 1-2 years old and has had a litter of puppies in her previous home. This young cutie is an incredibly friendly and loving dog and has absolutely loved every person she's ever met. She's been around children and has done fine with them. She is shy and needs time to acclimate with new dogs, but has done well acclimating herself to the dogs in our home. She now plays with them, walks with them, shows no aggression, and wags her tail whenever she sees them. She is slightly food and toy protective so we are cautious about making sure all of that is off the floor before we let her and the other dogs around each other. It's unclear if she would work with cats as she gets very excited and fixated on them when she sees them on walks.

Zelda's very smart and has been highly responsive to all of our basic training. She makes quick progress learning basic commands and aims to please. We'd say she's a 3 out 5 in terms of energy. Loves walks and basic exercise, but also spends plenty of time laying in her bed and napping. She has minor separation anxiety issues but has made great progress with the simple training techniques we've been practicing to help address that. We leave her behind gates in our kitchen area at night and for the first week she would get anxious and whine for a bit, but that hasn't happened much since then and she's comfortable sleeping on her own.

If you'd be interested in adding a young, gorgeous black GSD to your family, please contact Sean at 408-666-7326.