Gracie – ADOPTED!

Hi! I’m Gracie, a purebred GSP. The rescue thinks I am about 1 year old. I am a very typical young GSP, full of energy and crazy most of the time! I know most of the basic commands: sit, down, stay, wait, and leave it. Like any young GSP, I can be somewhat stubborn and sometimes easily distracted but I really do know my commands. I would love a firm leader who is willing to continue to reinforce what I know.

My first owners didn’t really understand the energy level of a GSP puppy and I just became too much for them. Due to my previous circumstances, I am really looking for a forever family that has experience with GSP puppies and will continue my training and give me lots of opportunities to be active. My foster parents do not have children but think I would be OK with older children. As a puppy, I am still learning how to play and sometimes I can get a little rough so younger children would probably not be good. I would do great in a home where there are other dogs young enough for me to play with and learn from. But it would probably be good for me to also have a dog a little older so I could learn some appropriate dog behaviors from. My foster parents have a cat and, although I am very curious about her, have done great around her so a family with a cat would be OK with me.

I am crate trained and a crate is where I stay for 4-5 hours a day while my foster parents are at work. At night, I sleep up on the bed with my foster parents or down on the dog beds with the other dogs. It is important for my new forever family to understand I am a curious puppy and I can still get into trouble if left unattended for too long. I am house trained and have not had any accidents while with my foster parents. I’m so smart I picked up on the dog door at my foster parents house within the first day!! I love being able to go in and out whenever I want!

My foster parents also believe that with some training I could probably be a good hunting buddy. I do great with gunshots and I have a nose that doesn’t stop! I am doing great training off leash and I have a good recall. I am not great walking on a leash, though (wanting to follow my nose gets me in a little trouble!), and I would love someone who is willing to help me with that. I’m so excited to find my forever family who will teach me and help me grow into the amazing, well-trained dog that I know I can be!