Onyx

My story

Onyx has an estimated birthday of 1/15/2025. We are not positive of his breeding. He definitely has Shepard ears and has slight colored spots with German Shepherd coloring. We estmate he will be a large dog approximately 70+ lbs. Onyx is extremely smart. He is very cuddly. I find dogs rescued from the homeless tend to be very cuddly. He is a puppy with lots of puppy energy. He loves toys. He minds really well. He knows basic commands of sit, wait, and sits patiently for release command to eat his meals. He walks really well on a leash. I'm the foster and have been training him to walk on my side. I will be teaching more basic training while he is in foster care. He is kennel trained. Onyx was rescued rescued the day after Easter 4/21/25 with a broken leg. He was a puppy that was owned by a homeless man, but then the man moved into an apartment and couldn't take puppy Onyx so he tied him to a fence post and left him. Luckily for Onyx another homeless woman took him, but she only had him for a month when she was riding her bike and Onyx was on a leash running next to her when is little leg got caught in a spoke. Other homeless witnesses heard Onyx scream and saw his snapped leg. Poor little guy was in a lot of pain. I was notified the next day and I was able to get him from the homeless lady at 9 pm. A trip to the vet and an x-ray verified it was broken so he wore a doing for six weeks. Onyx is very friendly with all people. Loves kids. He is ok with cats that know dogs. He is living in a foster home with foster cats. He should be OK with other dogs at this time he has not been allowed to play with the other foster dogs because of his split he was on mostly rest time for his leg to heal. He sees the other dogs and his kennel is next to the other dogs and is not reactive. He has two weeks of physical therapy which ends 6/20 then he will get time to play with another dog. I'm sure he will love it. He will be a great family dog. Great playmate for another dog. A great walker if you want company on a walk. He had been on kennel rest with the broken leg and would wine if he needed to go potty. We will begin normal potty training as he can use his leg longer through the day. Onyx is fixed, vaccinated and microchipped.

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