Atlas

About Atlas (Berger allemand) à North KC

Atlas is waiting for you at Missouri German Shepherd Rescue in North KC, MO 64116. ATLAS is one of five siblings that were taken in from a backyard breeder with signs of extreme neglect. All of the dogs were severely underweight, covered in fleas and ticks, coated in filth and sick with eye and ear infections. Almost all of them were covered in scars and scabs from teeth and claw injuries as well. Atlas and his siblings were basically living as a feral pack outside for their entire lives, with no exposure to other dogs besides the breeding pairs on the premises, and little to no human interaction. Their survival of the fittest environment left them desperately unsocialized, and fearful of everything and everybody. TEMPERAMENT/BEHAVIOR Atlas is full of puppy energy and love! He LOVES his people and his favorite place to be is near them. Despite him being nearly starved and having to fight other dogs for food before he came to MOGS, he's not highly food motivated, and even runs between his food bowl and his fosters at meal times to be sure they're still there before finally finishing his food. He's gotten SO MUCH better at not jumping when he's excited, although he's not at 100%, he's putting a lot of tries on the board and has made a ton of progress, he's still a puppy so needs consistency to learn to dos and don'ts. Atlas is very shy with strangers, he won't be the type of dog to make friends with everyone who wants to give him attention, he prefers to keep his trust circle smaller, but does not react to strangers in an aggressive or reactive manner, he'd rather practice the art of avoidance if given the chance. TRAINING Atlas is kennel trained, he will even play in his kennel by himself with toys, or his food bowl if it's left in there. That being said, he WILL pull items through a wire kennel if given the chance. And due to his separation anxiety, he'll often bark or howl for a while after being kenneled and then left alone. But he has not broken out of a w