Big Man Moss has been practicing his “Sit”, “Selfie” and “Sofa” poses in the hope that it will bring him his forever home. After 219 days in our kennels we are keeping everything crossed for him.
Moss’ homing needs include:-
*A home without young children
*A home where he can continue his training
*A home what will “ask” of him through training and stimulation as Moss loves to work his brain and wants to give and please
*Moss could live with a confident female dog, pending a meet and greet, but would also love to be an only dog with his humans around quite a bit
*Without cats
*Fully secure garden
If you would like to apply to adopt Moss, please complete a dog adoption application form.
In compliance with DAFM Legislation, the GalwaySPCA unique certificate number is GPT200022C.
Moss’s Microchip can be provided on request.
June 2023
You may remember Moss as the boy who was spotted straying on bogland, at the top of our sanctuary road, leading us to guess that he had been dumped on our lane for us to find, but he wandered away. It took us 2 days to catch Moss, and only that he made a mistake this was possible. He was so untrusting and so wary.
Moss has been with us just over 2 months and, as most rescues know, Shepherds don’t do well in a kennel situation. The constant change of people and dogs seems to over stimulate them and, in Moss’s case, this is what is happening.
When Moss arrived we gave him time to settle in and find his feet. He was, and remains, wary of strangers. It was plain to see from day one that Moss had not been in a home that had bothered to put any work into him. He was heedless and had zero manners, constantly jumping up and mouthing. Also his manners on the lead were non existent and despite our best efforts with some training Moss continues to pull most of us around. This is not his fault he is just a product of his previous environments, which is sadly all too common.
The problem now is that Moss is highly agitated and over stimulated in our kennels, which has only made his behaviour become over zealous and a little out of order. It is not done out of badness just out of boredom, due to a lack of knowledge and early training. He is currently suffering with chronic diarrhoea due to his stress levels, despite us getting him out on long walks and giving him puzzle toys as we try to relieve his stress.
Rescue is hard especially for some dogs and, if we are honest, there are times we feel as though we are floundering a little bit with certain dogs. No matter how hard we try (and we do!), a kennel environment is hell for some and that’s so hard to watch on a daily basis.
We know that Moss is a kind hearted, sensitive, loving boy with huge potential because he also shows us that side too. He loves a groom and we try as often as we can to de-sensitise him with trips to Pacos Den for chill out time. He sits on command and is willing to learn. He loves to please and to play.
We need to get Moss out of kennels. We are hoping that this post MAY reach the perfect person for Moss.
*Someone with big dog breed experience
*Someone willingly to give Moss a chance in a home to fulfill his potential
*At this stage of his journey we are looking for a quiet home without other dogs/animals or young children, simply because this has to be all about Moss right now, as he settles into a home and learns boundaries
*A fully secure garden and someone at home for most of the day
Too much to ask ?
Moss deserves to learn that life can be good. He deserves to know that he can find his forever home with his forever person.
Galway SPCA will be fully committed to helping and sourcing extra training, if needed, if we can just find Moss that perfect home. He really is a good natured boy.
If you would like to apply to adopt Moss, please complete a dog adoption application form.
In compliance with DAFM Legislation, the GalwaySPCA unique certificate number is GPT200022C.
Moss’s Microchip can be provided on request.
