My name is
Hoss!

This sweet boy is 3/4 GSD, 1/4 Border Collie. Hoss has a had a tough go from a young age. He had terrible worms followed by puppy mange, thus, we were not able to socialize as much as we would have liked as a puppy. He does have some anxiety and reactive tendencies on leash toward other dogs and does not warm up quickly to strangers. Hoss is a very sweet boy to his people and is incredibly loyal to his owners. We are looking to rehome him as we have a toddler and now a newborn - with this, Hoss' herding instincts have become a problem at times. When he is anxious or if he has not gotten his exercise yet, he will nudge our toddler and give him a slight nip. Hoss is NOT outwardly aggressive toward children or people, but these slight nips as he wants to herd are not fair to our child. I would not characterize him as a dog that bites, but simply uses this nip as a herding dog would to re-direct. When properly exercised, this issue does subside significantly.