Meet Joser!

Do you like to play games? Go for hikes? Chase balls? Hey! Me too! You can come meet me at the main shelter if you're looking for some life for your party! I'm a 1 year old female pitbull mix who is already spayed, microchipped, and current on all my shots. My owners said I was partially housebroken too. You can't find a better deal than me! My $170 adoption fee also includes the basic cost of my next year's rabies (due in 2011) and mandatory training classes. Even better, I'm a GEM dog- you can see my blog at http://shelterdogtails.blogspot.com/ if you want to keep tabs on my training progress. I am learning to behave better in my kennel and control myself (apparently it doesn't look good when I jump several feet in the air or try to do flips). I really, really like other dogs, but I'm so excited to play with them that I can be kind of rude sometimes. However, if they bark at me, I will bark back- I have to prove I have the bigger voice. Because I'm so bouncy and on the go, the staff is recommending I go to a home with kids 12 years and up.



Joser is a wonderful dog, but she makes a bad first impression. She gets easily overstimulated in her kennel and will bark and leap into the air when people (sometimes) and dogs (especially) walk past her kennel. She gives the appearance of being aggressive when really she is just so overstimulated she has trouble controlling her excitement.

Joser's been working on keeping eye contact with her trainer, and she's now able to stare into her eyes for a full ten seconds when no one is walking about the kennel. Hopefully this will transfer to potential adopters, and maybe her soulful gaze will cause someone to want to give her a chance. We've also been working with having people walk and run past the kennel and take dogs past. Here's her view of today:



Today I've been a very good girl. My trainer took out another dog and he ran past my kennel and I kind of lost it. But then I remembered and I stopped doing flips. My trainer gave me a handful of treats and I got to sniff the other dog through the fence. He was pretty big! I just need a reminder to keep my feet grounded, and I'll be okay!