Mid Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue

Yippee!!!

Leo the cat is very happy today! Kaiser has been adopted and is on his way to his forever home! Kaiser met a really nice family at the Arundel Mills Petsmart a couple of weeks ago. Little did he know, that soon he would be going home with them!Kaiser has come a long way since his days on the beach in Puerto Rico. He is a true rescue dog.

I love you guys!

Kaiser now has two boys of his very own to play with and a nice mom and dad to watch over him! We wish him luck as he heads for his new life!  We love you Kaiser!!!

Hi!

Hi Everyone! It’s Kaiser, checking in with an update on my weekend! Man, am I tired! On Friday night, I went out to the Petsmart in Pasadena. I met a lady named Tammy who my foster brother Andy just looves! Andy is such a suck up! Oh, and I met another dog named Malinka. Malinka barked a lot!! I didn’t know it was ok to bark at events but once I figured it out, I discovered if I barked, more people gave me attention! Oh, and a really nice lady bought me a whole bag of treats!! That lady rocked!!

Hola Dude!

Then on Saturday, Mr and Lady dragged me out of my bed early and Lady took me to the Petsmart in Arundel Mills. While I was there, I met a great man named Joe who held my leash. I got a little nervous, but Joe let me know everything was ok. I also got to meet a fun puppy named Argos and a fun golden retriever puppy! There were tons of people there and everyone was paying attention to me!!!  Of course, that suck up Andy was there and kept trying to steal my thunder! But Lady kept taking Andy over to look at the rats! I just don’t get why Andy likes those rats so much!!

Pet me!!

I could not believe that Sunday morning they took me out again! This time we went to the Germantown Petsmart. But this time Lady and Mr dropped me off and a nice man named Matt held my leash. Matt laughed at me a lot and told me I wasn’t supposed to bark so much! I didn’t believe him though. I tried to get him to bribe me with treats but he didn’t really fall for it. Oh, and I met a dog named Hope. I really liked Hope but I think she thought I was a silly dog. She turned up her nose and rolled her eyes at me! Can you imagine? I also met Marika! She has cool looking eyes and she liked to play! All kinds of people petted me and gave me treats! It was great! There were cookies on the table and I kept trying to get a bite. I never did succeed though!

Twins!

Lady and Mr came back and picked me up and off we went back home. I heard them talking that I am sure to meet my forever family soon! I sure hope so!

Well, I’m beat. I’m going to my bed to take a long nap! Talk to you soon!

Hey, longtime no hear, Kodiak here! I know it’s been a while since I last blogged. I’m feeling much better. When I go outside, I’ve started wantin’ to go after all those squirrels that have been taunting me these past few months but Mom and Dad won’t let me. Dad said he knows if I got a hold of one it wouldn’t be pretty since I’m obviously frustrated!! Mom just says it “ain’t happenin’” on her watch. Mom and Dad call me “Excitable Boy” ’cause I get so excited about everything when I go out. At least once a day, I get to go out to the blanket outside and sit and get brushed or, as Dad says, “picked at” by Mom either brushin’ my teeth or cleanin’ my ears. I get to stay out for a long time instead of my regular “potty breaks”. It’s a fun time and I’m starting to feel like I could chase something. I go for my next x-ray checkup on TOMORROW and if Dr. P. says my bones are healing well, I get to move back up to the main floor of the house!! Mom and Dad say they hope I get the ok from Dr. P., they’d like to sleep in their bed again instead of the couches downstairs!! I like moving upstairs ’cause then I get to see EVERYTHING that’s going on and can bark at more stuff. The old man, Sabre, doesn’t bark at enough stuff in my opinion! If I move to the main floor, I have to start training on my manners when people come into the house. I just don’t trust ANYONE except my mom and dad but they tell me I need to “expand my horizons”, whatever THAT means! I also heard Mom tell Dad that if my hip gets the ok, then I get my stuffed puppy dog back again that the nice lady Ms. Reshma sent me! I hope so, I LOVE that puppy dog and all its squeaks!! But, Mom and Dad say I get too crazy playing with it so I couldn’t have it while I was recuperating. I have already eaten the snacks she sent me. Thanks Ms. Reshma!!

So, keep your fingers crossed for the ol’ Kodester that I get the ok to start “light walking” around the house! I want my puppy dog back!!

My poor Ear!!

Hola everyone, it’s Kaiser here! I just had to log in and tell everyone about my day yesterday. First, I got to go for a car ride with Mr and Lady. That was cool! I love car rides! But then, a horrible thing happened! I discovered that I could step on a button and roll down my own window! Neato! I got tired of that and rolled it back up and it ate my ear!!! I couldn’t believe it! My poor ear was attacked by the window! I screamed and cried and Lady was yelling and Mr raced to roll the window down so my ear could get loose! It was awful!! My ear got all skinned up and Lady and Mr were cuddling me and trying to make me feel better. I heard Mr say something about putting the child locks on the windows now. I don’t know what that means but I hope it means I won’t hurt my ear anymore! That was no fun!

This feels good!

After that we drove to Aunt Pat’s house. She gave me ginger treats and I got another nice bath. When it was over, they poured some oatmeal stuff all over my coat. It felt really nice when they dried me with those fluffy towels! I got to run all over Aunt Pat’s back yard! That was fun! And she gave me more ginger treats! Yuum!!

Lady and Mr took me back home and I got to run around the yard with my foster sister Lucy! She’s fast and I couldn’t really keep up, but I tried hard! Pretty soon though, I tired out. I just don’t have the stamina yet that Lucy does.

Lady took me inside and gave me another treat and put me to bed. I was sooooo tired I feel right asleep! Lady and Mr always leave the Latin music channel on for me, which I love! It really helps me feel better and puts me right to sleep.

That’s it for now! I’ll check in again soon!

Kaiser

What's going on?

Last night Kaiser went to school for the first time! Thanks to Ethan Hall, of Capitol Canine Services Dog Training, Kaiser was able to join a number of other MAGSR alums, such as Lizzie, Tosca, and Sage. Together with a group of dogs, Kaiser learned the fine art of sitting! At first, he wasn’t really of fan of training. After all, it’s much more fun to just run and play! But eventually

I don't want to sit!!

he learned that when he sat when told, he got tons of love and attention! That was more like it!

And he discovered some of the agility equipment! Kaiser is a born agility dog! He wanted very badly to try out the dog walk. That was much more fun than sitting! For training night though, he had to concentrate!

Agility I like!!

And boy, training was hard work! After an hour of meeting other dogs, meeting new people, and learning a new skill, Kaiser was ready to go home for a well deserved rest!

Next week, he’s going to learn to lay down!

I don't know about this!

Poor Kaiser has had the itchies! His coat is dry and his skin has spots of irritation from the scratching. So today, we headed out to Aunt Pat’s house for a bath with medicated shampoo followed by a nice soothing oatmeal soak. Kaiser stepped right into the tub and stood like a good boy for his bath. His poor face reflected doggy misery though!

Yummy!!

But after his bath, he very much enjoyed the towel dry and his comb out! He even got rewarded with treats! We did discover that Kaiser is a bit of a boy diva! All MAGSR dogs are microchipped and Kaiser couldn’t weasle out of his chip! But he did cry and whine loudly and pitifully when his chip was inserted. As his foster Mom and the micro chip inserter, I was awash with guilt! But he did forgive me and gave me kisses!

After we finished at Aunt Pat’s, we spent several hours hanging out together on our covered deck. Kaiser enjoyed playing with the toys on the deck and finally, tired out, he collapsed in a heap and took a nap.

Hey what's this?

Kaiser had a vet visit today for an overall physical. He hopped right up in the car and was very excited to have an outing! The vet’s office had a cat who sat in state on the counter top. Kaiser could not believe his eyes! What was this furry thing?!? He finally got up the courage to give the kitty a little poke with his nose! Kitty was having none of that and hissed! Poor Kaiser jumped right down off the counter and looked at me as if to say “Lady! The furry thing makes mean noises!”

Can I go home?

The vet visit went very well. Kaiser is such a good boy! He met everyone in the office and stood still for his exam! He even met a cute little puppy. However, the puppy didn’t care for Kaiser!

Tonight, he is tucked up in his crate with a frozen yogurt peanut butter Kong. He’s not sure what it is yet, but it’s sure keeping his mind occupied!

Whew!! Kaiser has finally pooped! Since he arrived in Maryland Friday night from Puerto Rico, he had not pooped! I was started to get a little worried. But finally, he managed to unload (so to speak!) He seems much more relaxed now!

Leo the cat ready to teach Kaiser

He met the kitty cat last night and made a brave jump at the little thing, only to be told a stern no! Now he has no idea what to do about kitty. Should be chase him or just stare at him?!?  He also met some horses which seemed to perplex him a great deal. He wasn’t sure what he should do about those big things either!

Kaiser has fallen in love with John and tries at every opportunity to get in his lap. He has met four of the five fur foster siblings and is cautiouslly trying to meet the fifth. He had a big outing to Petsmart yesterday and was made much of by the customers and staff. He loved the kids he met and adored all the attention! He’s a real social animal!

Kaiser finally relaxed!

Kaiser’s former foster mom in P.R. swears he speaks English! So yeah!! Kaiser, on the other hand, is trying to convince us he has no idea what we’re saying! He does however, seem to enjoy being an indoor dog! Keep watching for further escapades and updates!

Jetlagged!!

After a long flight from Puerto Rico with the help of Katie Block of Island Dog, Kaiser has finally stepped his paws on Maryland soil! Kaiser came to us after a request from Manos por Patas. He was found on “Dead Dog Beach” and desperately needed help. Adri of Amigos de los Animales fostered Kaiser. MAGSR agreed to accept Kaiser and flight reservations were made. Tonight, Kaiser is sleeping off the jet lag in a new crate and has several new foster siblings to get to know.

I HAVE TO PEEE!!!

We are a little worried though! I think Kaiser may be barking in Spanish! His foster sibling Andy knows German and English (and has started Russian lessons) so I think we might have a language barrier!
Keep watching the blog for more updates!

Hey, the Kodster here. Mom told me my adoring fans have been wondering what I’m up to. Well, it’s been a long, long, LONG last two weeks (HUMAN weeks, it’s been MONTHS in dog time!!).  Mom and Auntie Eva took me to that far, far, far away place where Dr. P. lives. Dr. P. didn’t like what my hip looked like (and I didn’t like the way it felt-OUCH!) so I stayed with Dr. P. for a few HUMAN days. Mom and Dad picked me up and boy was I sore!

Ah-h-h, feels good to crash on my own bed again!

I had two big cuts on top of my hip this time and another one UNDER my hip in a place that is just a little too private for me to reveal here. I didn’t mind Mom checking my outside cuts but well, I wasn’t so crazy about her checking underneath, if you know what I mean!! But check she did, when Mom has her mind made up…. Anyway, I was sorta tired when we first got home and Mom was nice and made me my dinner right away. She made it they way I usually liked it; with gravy and cat food. I started sniffing (I have an excellent sniffer by the way) and-wait a minute, there’s something yucky in this cat food!! There were little round and oval things that really tasted bad! I wondered if Mom knew or if the cats had tried to slip a fast one by me. I didn’t eat the food and Mom called me a “little rascal”–guess she didn’t know what the cats had done. And here I thought they were jealous because they always yammered from the other room when they smelled my food. Boy, they sure fooled us! Then for some strange reason, Mom and Dad tried to force these little round and oval things down my throat!! What? Have they joined the cats?!! I fought them then Mom gave me strange concoctions–p-nut butter and turkey meat-but she couldn’t fool the ol’ Kodster, I FOUND the little round and oval things and spit them out. I heard her tell Dad, “Well, here we go again; playing the Outwit the German Shepherd Game!” Oh wow, I LOVE to play games–bring it on!!! After that I got this really tasty snack before meals, something called “liverwurst” but I didn’t think it was worst, it was good! When I got tired of that (I think those little things were in there again!) I got some stinky cheese and roast beef-yum! Then one night Mom gave me my stinky cheese and roast beef and then she started dancing and singing something about “that was the last one!!”

OUCH!

 Today Dad stayed home and I knew something was up. He, Mom and I got in the car and drove to that far, far, far way place where Dr. P. lives. I was really nervous about going and had a hard time staying still. I mean, last time I went there I didn’t come home for days and my hip hurt all over again! We had to wait for a while, then the vet tech came and got me and took me back to x-ray my hip.  She brought me back to Mom and Dad and we waited some more. Then the vet tech came back and got me again and I went to see Dr. P. He asked the vet tech how I was walking and she told him, “Well, good enough for me to have to prevent him from running!” Dr. P. checked me out and came out to Mom and Dad with a thumb’s up and a big grin–the x-ray showed that my hip is still intact and doing what it’s suppose to do!! Mom and Dad were VERY happy and I got to come home with them!

So, thumbs up! All’s good with the Kodster!!