Bernese Hound

When I wrote Georgia?s initial biography back in April 2006, I did not yet know that hers would become the greatest rescue I have ever been part of. Instead of just one, we rescued 14 dogs, but let me start at the beginning , We rescued beautiful Georgia from the pound, where she had spent a long, grueling month, which left her dehydrated and ill. With a lot of TLC and medication, she recovered quickly; however, unbeknownst to even the vet, she had a big surprise in store for us - Georgia was pregnant. After an uneventful pregnancy, she delivered 13 puppies in her foster home on May 17. Imagine my surprise! I had never heard of a dog having so many puppies! Georgia was a natural mother and took great care of her puppies. Despite all of her and our efforts, sadly, four of the puppies died shortly after birth. To make matters worse, Georgia developed a serious mammary infection two weeks later, and the puppies were switched to careful bottle-feeding. Georgia has since recovered, and the puppies thrived and are doing very well. It is the greatest joy to observe their growth, and to see them adopt more and more dog-mannerisms, like scratching behind the ear with their back leg, wrestling with each other, and developing their own little personalities. , It has since been determined that Georgia is a purebred Bernese hound, and so are all of her adorable puppies. For this reason, we believe that Georgia was used as a breeder dog, as she must have delivered several litters of puppies before this one. We don?t think that besides her function as a breeder dog, she has had much experience being someone?s pet. While she is completely housetrained and rides like a pro in the car, she does not seem to know any basic commands. Nevertheless, she has bonded deeply with her foster parents, but is shy when she meets new people, and she is especially leery of men. She loves to follow us around the house and looks at us with the most loving expression in her eyes. She is so grateful to receive love and attention and really wants to bond with you after she gets to know you. I believe Georgia would do well with another mellow dog or as an only dog. She is not playful (at least not right now), and has a calm, very gentle nature. Since we are not certain at the moment how much of her shyness and apprehension is due to just giving birth, she should only go to a home with an experienced dog owner who is very patient and will give her a lot of love and attention, as well as teach her some basic commands. Ideally, her new owner should be home more often than not. Georgia has been around cats in foster care; she does, however, like to stare at the kitties and probably would give chase if they ran from her. Therefore, she should not go to a home with cats. Children should be older (at least in the double digits), as she is easily frightened by quick movements or loud noises. , Georgia is an AMAZING dog who has touched all of us at PAW PLACEMENT. I am so glad that we were able to not only save her life, but also the lives of her puppies. Georgia has left a big paw print on my heart, and I know that she will be a wonderful dog for a loving and patient person or family. http://nmbe0.unibe.ch/deutsch/531_5_6.html

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