Sweet and mellow Greek shepherd mix who is very affectionate and who is looking for a home in PA, NJ, NY or CT.
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I was rescued from the streets of Thessaloniki where I was living a harsh life. I was desperately trying to survive and find enough food so that I don’t starve to death. I was also constantly at risk of being poisoned, beaten or even shot. Whilst some people were nice to me and even fed me once in a while, most people shooed me away, and some even tried to beat me. I was living with my siblings in a pack of 6 stray dogs on the street next to a very busy highway. My friends and I frequently crossed the highway, so every day we were at risk of being run over by a car.
Zero Stray Pawject found me in December 2017 and when they started feeding us, I jumped into their car and signaled in a decisive manner my eagerness to find a loving home with humans.
It took ZSP and a bunch of local animal lovers 3 months of careful preparations to first track us down, organize a temporary foster and preparations for having me travel to Athens so that I finally could get off the street. And after 3 months of careful planning, they managed to do so. My siblings by the way are now looked after by local volunteers. Smaller packs have a better chance of not being put down, and ZSP gets updates about their wellbeing.
In March 2018 I flew to Athens where I was kept in a safe place with my sister Mirto for a few months. Unfortunately, though it was impossible for me to find a local home due to the sheer number of stray dogs in Greece all looking for a home. So ZSP decided to fly me to New York to enable me with a better future and I will now be looking for MY forever home.
I was the pack leader and therefore I am a confident dog. I am super friendly with humans and other dogs alike. I am mellow and roll over for belly rubs easily and just want you to pet me. I am young and still playful, but I am not a bouncy dog. I will do well with other dogs and would love to live in the countryside with a big garden. I can also live in an apartment as long as I get frequent walks. I just learned to walk on the leash 3 months ago and whilst I generally walk very well, I may need some more training.
I am brave, loyal, outgoing, sweet-natured, loving, love to cuddle but am at the same time independent-minded. love to explore with my human and generally just want to fit in and find MY home. I am so ready to finally settle down after having to live such a harsh life. I am food motivated and therefore trainable. I am a very easy going dog.
I would ideally love to find a home with my sister Mirto if feasible. We are inseparable and do everything together. I am more confident than Mirto and it would benefit all of us.
ADOPTION PROCESS:
Reach out to info@zerostraypawject.org. Our adoption process consists of an initial video call interview (Skype or FaceTime), if we all feel Michael and the family will be the right match, we will carry out a home visit with Michael and have you meet Michael at your home for a few hours before we all take a final decision together. We ask for a reference from a vet, work with an adoption contract and take an adoption fee.We ideally would like to see Michael and Mirto getting adopted together.
Characteristics
Mellow, Social but not over the top, Super affectionate. Highly intelligent and trainable. Learned sit and paw within a few minutes. Loves to cuddle, Loving, Eager to please, Eager to learn, Sweetheart, Best in countryside in PA NJ NY or CT.
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