Tahani - Female 10-Year-Old German Shorthaired Pointer for Adoption in Gregg County, TX

About Tahani

We found Tahani near Springdale AR. She was wandering around following a group of kids in our neighborhood, She came right up to my wife and said hello! The kids told us that she had been a stray for at least a year, and she had been abused. They were feeding her but they couldn’t take her in. We took her in, it took a couple tries as we learned she can jump fences haha. We took her to the vet and got her microchip checked. Previous owners did not respond and it’s been a month. Found out she’s ten years old and has been coming to that vet for seven years. She stopped coming three years ago. She’s spayed and has her shots, no health issues. She loves car rides and enjoys going on trips! We’ve taken her to parks, the beach and restaurants. She also loves cuddles, sleeping, traveling, and chewing bones. She’s amazing with children, super gentle and patient. She’s cautious of new people because of her past. But warms up quickly. She walks well, knows basic commands, and is house trained. She does not like cats, we think she sees them as prey. She has SEVERE separation anxiety, gets very anxious being alone. She has destroyed two of our crates when we tried to crate train her. And doesn’t like being touched by strangers, she will allow a couple pets from strangers and then she kind of backs away. And then again sometimes she just runs up and asks for attention. We’ve been taking her out a lot to get her used to people again and be more friendly. She takes a bit to warm up but then she’s all cuddles after that. We want to be transparent about her goods and bads so we can be sure whoever adopts her is prepared to take in a dog that has some trauma and is willing to love her and work with her! We’ve worked with traumatized animals before but we just don’t have the room, time, or money to give her the help she deserves.