Gus

About Gus

Breed

Great Dane

Sex

Male

Age

Adult

Size

Large

Location

Bullard, TX

From SRGDRR Inc aka Save Rocky the Great Dane Rescue and Rehab

Meet Gus! Location: Rohnert Park, CASome dogs wear their hearts on their sleeves. Gus wears his on his giant paws.At approximately 145 pounds, Gus is every bit the gentle giant he's meant to be. Beneath his impressive size is an incredibly sensitive, affectionate soul who simply wants to feel safe, loved, and close to his person. Once you earn his trust, he becomes the definition of a Velcro dog—always checking to make sure you're nearby before happily settling down to relax.Gus hasn't always known kindness. After spending much of his life living with fear and harsh corrections, including wearing a shock collar around the clock, he's learning something wonderful: people can be gentle.And he's proving every single day that he's ready to believe it.In just one week with his foster family, Gus has made incredible progress. He's learned to trust, regularly checks in with his handler, makes wonderful eye contact, and eagerly looks to his people for guidance instead of trying to handle scary situations himself. Behaviors like guarding the stairs have completely disappeared, and what was once prolonged barking at the window has become a single alert bark before calmly redirecting with…

In the rescue's own words, as they published it.

How adopting Gus works

SRGDRR Inc aka Save Rocky the Great Dane Rescue and Rehab decides every adoption: its application, its fee, its home check and its timing. Everybarn only shows this animal on the rescue's behalf, takes no payment and passes no messages.