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3 yearsAge
£150Price
Meet Cleo, currently residing in Bristol
German Shepherd2 hours
German Shepherd3 years
£150
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Description
Cleo is a 3 year old large sized female GSD ( 75% ) x Rottie (25% ). She is microchipped, vaccinated and Spayed. She has no known health issues.
In November 2025 Cleo’s fosters made the difficult decision that they did not want to adopt Cleo and believed that her reactivity was too much for them to manage long term. They therefore asked us to start the process of looking for her next home.
Cleo's Fosterers say ' She is a very good natured dog in the home and very affectionate with us and loves a belly rub and a scratch of her bottom. She has mastered basic commands and is good at them in the home and garden. Her reactivity to other dogs and her guarding of visitors means that she needs to be managed on walks and when people are in the house. She has a loving personality and could make for a great dog if the owner is willing to support her with her anxiety and reactivity. Cleo has previously nipped 2 visitors whilst with us. One person who was nervous was nipped when entering the house and the other nipped when they were leaving the house. She has also nipped one of us once when she tried to get to a delivery driver but we wouldn’t let her. The behaviourist suggested that her behaviour with people in the home is a type of resource guarding.
Cleo has not shown any food guarding but has growled when the fosterers attempted to remove toys early on but they haven’t seen it for a while as she hasn't been having toys while in behaviour training. She is head shy because of her past.
She accepts lead and collar. She wears a flat collar at all times and has a martingale collar for walks. She does not like a harness and when in a harness she is non responsive so she has 2 collars as above. Cleo is very anxious on the lead. She responds reluctantly to being asked to sit. She pulls quite a lot and can be easily overwhelmed if there is a lot going on. She is reactive to other dogs and barks and lunges at them, she tends to ignore them unless triggered or over stimulated and in that situation she can bark at people too. She can occasionally bark at bikes and scooters. Her fosterers have started muzzle training with her, she is making progress but treats are still needed for her to accept the muzzle. After a time she does try to scratch it off her nose'.
Cleo has not been around children and we have no previous history on her as she was rescued from a Pound. She is a big dog and likes to get close to people so due to her size Cleo needs an adult only home. Ideally somewhere away from town where there is a less dense dog population with more outdoor space to enjoy would be great for her so that she didnt have to navigate so many dogs on walks but this isnt absolutely necessary. Cleo will need to learn to either wear a harness or Halti head collar slowly using only positive reinforcement. She will also need to go back to basics with muzzle training, again using positive reinforcement techniques.
Cleo can not live with other dogs as she is dog reactive.
Cleo has a strong prey drive so can not live with cats or small furries. She has on occassion barked and jumped for birds in the garden to tell them off.
Cleo has been left for 4 hours in her safe space and has settled with no destructive behaviour as long as she is let out for the toilet first. She doesn’t mind being left alone but her new home will need someone around most of the time to commit to her training and any alone time should be built up gradually once she has settled. Cleo does not react to loud noises, thunderstorms, or fireworks.
Her current routine is up at 7am, toilet, eats breakfast, sometimes lunch time walk, sometimes dinner time walk. Plays with toys a couple of times a day for enrichment. Rest of the time she sleeps. Cleo eats half wet half dry food for her meals.
If her fosterers are in the living room, Cleo will be in living room. One of the fosterers works from home so Cleo will be in the room with them. Cleo is never allowed in the bedroom.
Cleo is toilet trained, crate trained, and settles well overnight. She does not like dog beds, she sleeps in her safe space on blankets on the floor but does rest during the day in her crate sometimes. She doesnt mind being brushed at all but she gets a bit fed up if goes on too much! Cleo is very friendly and enjoys being petted and stroked. Cleo has not had to have her nails clipped since being in this foster home but she is happy for the fosterer to check her teeth and ears with no issues. She loves to play tug, find it, fetch and loves rope toys.
Cleo doesn't like being in the car so can be reactive to people on bikes whilst in the car due to anxiety, but doesn't take much notice of bikes when on a walk. She has previously been travel sick but did respond well to herbal travel sick tablets on short journeys.
Cleo’s new home will need to have a confident manner with Cleo and have either experience with reactivity in large breed dogs or the commitment to instruct a behaviourist to continue working with her to overcome this. They need to be around most of the time to dedicate to her ongoing training and socialisation. She knows some basic commands - sit, down, paw, come (in the house, out on walks Cleo is to anxious/distracted) leave and drop.
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Litter details
LocationBristol, Bristol City
BreedGerman Shepherd
Ready to LeaveAvailable now
Age3 years, 3 months
Health & Docs
KC registered by collectionHealth Checked by a vetWorm and flea treatedVaccinations up to dateMicrochipped by collection date
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