Score!

Score was part of a litter of pups born to a VGSR dog while in foster care. His mother was a black shepherd, I believe, and it appears that the puppy daddy was a black lab. Apparently the entire litter was named after candy bars, don't ask me why. I was not the original foster home. Score was adopted out as a pup and was returned when he was less than a year old, essentially because he was a pup. He was young, energetic, and bothered the hell out of the older dog in the adopter's household.

Score is actually rather mellow and laid back. If the people had waited another two months, they would have had a great dog. You have to wonder what will happen if those people ever have teenage children. Some people have no sense of shame, or committment, and they find it easy to just dump the dog if it becomes the least bit inconvenient. They have the pup through the young, cute puppy stage, and then they dump it when it becomes an adolescent brat. A lot of dogs Score's age end up in shelters for just that reason. It's the classic "Christmas puppy" syndrome. By the time of Jesus's next birthday, that cute little xmas pup is a grown up, untrained brat, and ends up in a shelter facing a needle.

Score is better off without them. Dogs deserve someone who is prepared to stand by their commitment and make it work. Fortunately, Score found a new home last weekend. They were a bit uncertain and so they took him home on a trial, but the "trial" lasted all of 10 minutes before they knew that Score was there to stay.

I'm very happy for him. He's a great dog but he's been a bit hard to adopt out as a shepherd because he's a mutt. However, he is the perfect mix for his new home.