I am Wally, and I am one of the happiest dogs you will ever meet! I just love life, and my foster parents and everyone I have met since leaving the shelter says I am just such a sweet guy. I LOVE to snuggle and chew on Nylabones. When I meet new people, I lean up against them for petting and put my head upside down in their laps. I have only been with my foster family for about four days, but Mom says I am so smart: I already knew sit, down, and paw, and now I am learning to ring the bell on the door when I need to go out to potty. She says I must have been somebody’s special boy once: the shelter listed me as a stray, but in addition to knowing basic obedience commands, I ride nicely in the car and am also house-trained and crate-trained. Sometimes I bark and whine until I am sure Mom and Dad are gone, but then I settle down and chew my bone until they come back. I take treats politely and sit and wait for my dinner to be set down like a good boy. I even take my medicine enthusiastically! (I got a respiratory infection in the shelter and had hookworms.) I sit down and wait for my leash to be put on when it’s time to go out. I am a talker, though, when I get excited, and I always get excited when Mom or Dad picks up my leash!

I love to play and wrestle with my foster brothers (they are collies), and fetch is the best! I am all about tennis balls, and I pretty much leave Mom’s cats alone unless they come up to me first. I get scared and run away if they swat at me. I want to play with Mom’s goat and chickens and ducks so very much, but she says I need a little more practice at being around them. She also says I need to work on my leash manners a little bit, so I wear a prong collar to help me remember not to pull so much. Sometimes I get so excited to see people that I jump up on them, but I am learning not to do that. Mostly I just like to be wherever my foster family is and follow Mom and Dad around wherever they go.

If you are looking for a laid-back, lovable German Shepherd to add to your family, I am your guy! Once you meet me, you will fall in love!