Color: Merle Piebald
Age: dob 5/5/24
Weight: growing
Special Needs: none
Cats: yes
Dogs: yes
Kids: yes-older
Exercise: normal puppy
Training: Knows Basic Commands
Crate Trained: working on it
House Trained: working on it
Laverne arrived to FFGDRI rescue as a transfer from another giant breed rescue. Laverne and her siblings were sold at a dog auction in Missouri 2 1/2 weeks ago. Yes, dog auctions exist! These pups were from an Amish breeder in Indiana that could not sell them soon enough so they got shipped to Missouri to be sold for what ever they could get to make room for the next litter of pups. This is happening to every breed in the country.
Laverne was in a pen in Indiana with little to no interaction with her breeder. She is still covered in fly bite sores which are healing and very thin. She was overloaded with 2 different types of worms and not vaccinated correctly by the breeder. Thankfully she is thriving in her foster home. She is learning every day. She knows, go crate, sit, and go potty. she is not perfect with potty training but getting there. It is obvious she has had to be tough to survive. She will resource guard favorite toys or food sometimes. She is learning this is unacceptable behaviors.
Laverne is on medical hold until her vaccines are current and she can be spayed at 6 months. She should be available mid to late November.
