Hi! My name is Serena and a ~1.5 year old Lab / Shepherd mix. I weigh 77 lbs so I guess you could say I'm a big girl. As you can see by my pictures, I am all black except my paws, which are sable coloring like a Shepherd.
I was found as a stray and picked up by a local animal shelter. TAR pulled me out of the shelter because they know large-breed, dark colored dogs are the last to be adopted out of a shelter environment.
I'm in a foster home that has other dogs, cats and I do very well with them. When I see other big dogs, I get very excited and will bark. Small dogs are more my speed, and I make friends with them right away.
Silly Serena is my nickname because I get silly. I know SIT, and then I'll give you one of my paws, and then - just for the heck of it - I go silly, and I roll over on my back and get you to rub my belly. I also want to be a lap dog. I know, 77 lbs. frtis a big lap dog, but I’m sweet, silly and loving and just want to snuggle with my humans.
I am also housetrained! I'm a real lady and I will tell you I have to go potty - I will whine or give out a bark. I haven’t had any accidents in my foster home. I am also crate trained, and that is where I get my meals, nice treats and I catch up on my beauty sleep in my foster home. All my foster Mom has to say is "Serena, go kennel". See, not only am I beautiful I am also smart!
In the house, I am very quiet unless all the other dogs are barking. But outside? Oh, that’s a different story. When I’m playing outside and I see all the kids walking by or running around - my foster home is right by a school - and lots of cars, I get excited and that is when I bark. I have a really loud bark! So, I’m a good deterrent, because the bad guys don’t know I’m just playful and silly. I've learned the command NO BARK. My foster Mom says I'm super smart and a quick learner.
Due to my breed and my loud bark, a single-family home is best for me. A fenced yard would be ideal, though a run in a protected yard could also work. I take food very gently but when I get excited, I do jump. I am sweet and would probably do well with kids who are at least 5 years old, due to my size - that's a lot of weight jumping on a little tyke, and I might accidentally knock over a toddler. If you tell me "Serena, OFF" I listen. See, not only am I pretty - but I'm also a smart cookie!
I could use a little help in walking on a leash. I do pull, but I am such a quick learner, and so smart, I know in a short time I will learn to walk more nicely on a leash.
So, if you are looking for a big dog to make you laugh and to protect and snuggle with you, then I am your gal.
So, what do you say? Ready for silliness?
All you gotta to do is complete an application and our fun times begin!
xoxo,
Serena
Serena is located in our foster home in Aurora. To meet this silly gal, please complete an adoption application at: https://treasuredanimalrescueinc.org/application-dog-adoption/
