Gentle Giant Shepherd Mix Is B101.7's Pet of the Week

A large dog with a sweet and gentle demeanor are a few of words to describe my experience with a female Shepherd mix named, Anna Leigh. Come meet our B101.7 Pet of the Week with the Humane Society of West Alabama! Maybe you'll want to adopt her or know someone who would.

This beautiful blonde girl is 3-years-old and has a thick yellow coat with some black highlights. Like I've mentioned she is a big dog, weighing 76 pounds.

Here's Anna's background, she was pulled from our local animal shelter, where she was picked up by Animal Control and no one came to claim her. It was exciting to she how quickly she was adopted out and had been with her new family for almost two years. Then, returned to the Humane Society due to some issues Anna Leigh was having with their senior dog. The family didn’t want to stress out the older dog any more at this point in her life, so they returned Anna back to us.

Anna Leigh is a wonderful dog. She is very smart, outgoing and lovable. She knows the basic obedience commands of sit, stay and down. There is more, you'll find that she is leash trained, not food aggressive, doesn’t bark much, and she loves to give hugs! She plays well with other dogs, but will hold her own if another dog tries to be dominant with her. Anna is house and crate trained. She should be fine with older children, just not too young due to her large size. Anna is too big for an apartment and will require a fenced in yard, but she likes to be inside with you. She is also used to sleeping inside a house at night.

Anna is up to date on her vet care, spayed, heartworm negative, and is microchipped. She is on heartworm and flea/tick prevention. Luckily, dogs adapt very well to changes, so Anna Leigh will be just fine and so happy to be part of a new family!

If you are interested in giving Anna Leigh the forever home he wants and deserves, visit HumaneSocietyOfWA.org or call 205-554-0011.

Take a look at Anna being shy when I visited with her at the shelter. There is so much to like about this dog.

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