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　　Manny wants a home for Christmas !!…..Help Manny Find a Forever Home……..            Manny is a 3 yr old, German Shepherd / Cattledog mix.  Manny has been here for over a year. His Christmas wish is to find a New Forever home. Help Manny's wish come true. If you can't adopt, please share this with your friends.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   This boy is amazingly intelligent. All he wants to do is please you and love you. We have been working with Manny and his fear of new people for the past year. He has made amazing progress. As long as he is introduced to new people in a calm environment with a treat in hand, he welcomes you. Once he feels this person is not a threat he is very friendly.  He must trust his person enough to know he will not be introduced to danger.  He’s very affectionate, and loves to go on outdoor adventures. He is a loyal, devoted companion and will protect your home and property. He is very obedient.  Manny is an amazing dog, he just needs that certain someone and the right environment in order to manage his behavior.  Manny was surrendered because he was being tormented by his neighbor’s dogs and the neighbor. They would run sticks along the fence encouraging him to fence fight then spray him with the hose and scare him off. Eventually, he became very fearful, not wanting to go in his backyard. He was becoming fearful of noises and basically everything.  His owner didn’t want him to go through this anymore and decided to have him re-homed.The behavior of the neighbor and their dogs is why he developed this fear and trust issue. Being surrendered brought on more fear and trust issues. He didn’t know who was safe and who was not. His fear became fear aggression. New people terrified him so he reacted the only way he knew how and that was to lunge and bark at people. Dogs communicate differently than humans and this was Manny’s way of communicating his fear.Manny needs someone he completely trusts. Once this trust has been built he can then be introduced to new people and new surroundings.  Manny needs a person with dog experience who understands his fear. We suggest Manny have his own place to go to if visitors come over. He would love his own " Dog Cave".   Manny does nopt think cats should exist, so no cats in the home. We recommend no small children, as well. Manny is an amazing companion. At the end of the day, he loves to curl up on the couch and cuddle and enjoy a good book or a movieI. As long as he has you by his side, he is happy. If you would love to meet this Amazing Boy, please make an appointment to meet him or maybe you know someone that sounds perfect for Manny, please pass this on.Help us find Manny his Forever home…...Adoption fees include: Spay or Neuter, All vaccinations are up to date, and a microchip. If you have current pets we do allow a two week trial period for $25. This allows us to make sure that the animal will fit in with the resident animals.Come meet me!If you are interested in FOSTERING or ADOPTING Manny, please complete STEP ONE: https://bit.ly/314X9vG If we believe that you are a good fit, we will reach out to schedule an in person meet and greet. ##530367##

　　If you have any questions or would like to adopt Manny, please reach out to the adoption group directly. PetSmart Charities does not facilitate the adoption process. Thank you.