Trubie is a rock-solid personality in the body of a black and red male German Shepherd Dog.  Judging by his sound temperament and composition, we guess that someone paid a lot of money for a German-bred puppy 6-7 years ago... and now he ends up in a shelter.

The shelter staff knew him well.  He belonged to people who lived out in the country.  They fed him well, but must not have paid much attention to him.  The intelligent shepherd mind is not one to be left idle.  Since no one was taking him for walks, Trubie started to take walks on his own.  As a result, he got friendly with the neighborhood Animal Control Officers, and found himself a guest of the county shelter on more than one occasion.  We think that Trubie's ever-increasing rendezvous' with Animal Control were because he actually got more love and attention at the shelter than he did at home!  Finally, Trubie's owners told the shelter they were tired of bailing him out, and they weren't coming back for him.

Trubie was well-loved by the shelter staff, even becoming the "office dog" until they were told that it wasn't fair to play favorites.  The shelter kept Trubie far longer than they are allowed.  When his D-day finally came, five shelter employees all looked at each other.  No one could euthanize him.

Fortunately, a volunteer from German Shepherd Rescue had been out many weeks earlier and told the shelter manager to call if Trubie wasn't adopted.  At the last possible second, the manager realized what was about to happen and called us.  When the volunteer arrived to pick him up, seven shelter employees came out to say goodbye, some of them a bit misty, thanking the rescue profusely for saving their favorite boy.  Trubie, a fine gentleman, paid his respects to each of the employees by looking into each person's eyes, wagging his tail and smiling quite gleefully, tongue lopsided like the happiest of pups.

Trubie is quiet and mannerly in the car.  He is housebroken,  and walks well on a leash.  He is good with dogs and people of all ages and sizes.  He was not tested with cats, but judging from his office manners, the shelter staff thinks he'd be fine.  We think he is familiar with being allowed on the furniture (nothing some quick direction couldn't modify!).  One of the shelter employees wanted to show the volunteer how gentle he is, and took a piece of roast beef from her sandwich.  Trubie nuzzled her fingers to carefully take the treat.  He's even good with the vet!  He's a big, regal boy; even after 10 weeks in the shelter, he still weighs 89 pounds.  He'll probably buff out at close to 100 pounds.

Trubie will be ready for adoption after he is neutered and receives an update on all his shots.  The shelter staff has asked that we provide a photo of Trubie with his new owners so that they can frame it and hang it in their office.  They are proud that they helped save their favorite dog.

Trubie is in boarding.  If you are interested in meeting him, please click on the button below and fill out our online adoption application.