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Romeo Photo Gallery

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October 30, 2005

He loves the vaccuum, if you ask him "Do you want to play with your friend?" he goes directly to the closet where the vaccuum is kept. We bought him a baby crib mattress to sleep on, and he loves it of course. He has a new baby brother, and is even more protective of our house than he was before. He seems to be very proud of his new brother. The last picture is Romeo just waiting to play. He has so much energy, wants to play all of his waking hours.

Photos: Vacuum friend 2) baby mattress 3) Proud look over his new human, baby brother 4) Waiting to play!

November 2004

What a great dog he is, we love him so much!

July 2004

I just love seeing that big nose in the morning, oh, and the big ears too. He really enjoys his bath ...[with] a hose hooked up to soft water and it is temperature controlled.


Photo: He really enjoys his bath

Summer 2004

He is learning, or has learned Do you wanna go for a (walk, ride) He gets really excited! He loves going for rides, but is never that crazy about the destinations (does not really care for the pet stores) I think too much is going on at the pet stores and he can't keep a watchful eye on everything. He does, however, like the park.

He loves to play ball and can catch the frisbee. When playing ball/frisbee we tell him to 'drop it' and 'backup' he does both.

Just amazing what they can learn. We do crate him during the day when we are gone, but he has graduated to free roaming Romeo (just in the bedroom though) during bedtime. His crate is in our bedroom and the crate door is left open, so he can do as he pleases. He has done very well. We like knowing he can get up and stretch his legs if need be through the night. This morning he gently licked my hands to wake me up. So sweet!

He is really a joy to have, thanks for all your efforts in rescuing this beautiful breed.
      
Photos: 1-3) catching his loved frisbee. 4-9) favorite toy

July 2004

Romeo gets the best of everything, we love to spoil him!... We decided his birthday would be the same as our wedding anniversary!

Photos: 1) Do you want to play frisbee?" 2) ...getting ready to enjoy a birthday treat from Three Dog Bakery. 3) He has a morning routine of setting his Kong ball on our bed when he is ready to wake his people up...see our perspective!

April 27, 2004

On Easter we bought him some goodies from Three Dog Bakery. That is what you see him eating in the one picture. He is also very smart (like all GSDs!) We can tell him to get one of his four toys (frisbee, ball, rope, bone) and he will bring it to you. He knows the words water, breakfast, dinner. ..He is really a joy to have, thanks for all your efforts in rescuing this beautiful breed.

February 14, 2004

Romeo's family sent some photos that speak for themselves!
Romeo
Photos: 1) Circus dog! 2) You called? 3) Aren't I cute? 4) Groceries for me?

Adopted on December 21, 2003 Romeo was a black/tan, neutered, 6 month old German Shepherd Dog, puppy. He was handsome, sweet, and very puppy. Only families that were ready for a large and rambunctious addition to their family were asked to apply.

A special thank you goes out to Romeo's sponsors: Terry and Janie O'Donnell
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Elizabeth Riddle, our rescue president, outside of her full-time job and continuing educational pursuits, is an animal behaviorist and an obedience instructor, with a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Illinois with a specialty in Ethology (the study of animal behavior). She officially founded this rescue in November of 1997 while attending the University of Illinois. Learn more about this rescue...

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Approximately 8-12 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year and approximately 5-9 million are euthanized (60% of dogs and 70% of cats). — Annual Shelter Statistics, ASPCA

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