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Spyder is a beautiful 1.5 year-old Belgian Malinois boy. Spyder came from a shelter in Oklahoma where he was a staff favorite due to his sweet, playful demeanor, intelligence, and friendliness. The shelter manager reached out to us, as they are forced to euthanize for space, and they were hoping that this fabulous boy could be rescued. Thanks for an amazing, experienced foster who stepped up, were were able to help Spyder.

Spyder is a gorgeous young boy who will capture your heart when he buries his head into you for petting and attention. He is the ultimate Velcro dog who will stick close by in everything you do. He would be a great partner for running, hiking, swimming, and going on adventures. Spyder is very smart, loves to learn, and would benefit from continued training. In less than a week, he has learned -and needs to keep practicing- Wait, Sit, Down, Watch, Touch, Leave It, Take It, Drop It, Swing (into Heel position) and is working on his loose-leash walking. As is common with the breeds that we rescue, Spyder can sometimes be a little "mouthy" when he gets excited. He is working on that, but for that reason, it may be best for him to go to a home with older children. Spyder is dog-friendly. When meeting new dogs, though, he prefers respectful dogs who aren't too much in his face. He is an active young dog who needs an active owner. If you're looking for a cuddly, loyal, adventurous, ride-or-die partner, Spyder is a gem!

Like all Belgian Malinois, GSDs and other herding breeds that we have in rescue, Spyder will need training, consistency, boundaries, and lots of activity and socialization, in order to be a well-balanced, well-behaved dog. This sweet boy would make a great addition to an active home that will provide the love, structure, good leadership, activity and mental stimulation that he needs. Because of that, Spyder's ideal owner will have prior GSD, or other similar breed experience. Even if you exercise and play with your dog daily in your fenced yard, please remember that you MUST still take your dog out on daily walks and outings, in order to provide sufficient stimulation, ward off boredom, and work on leash skills and manners.

Spyder's adoption fee is $400, all of which goes back into offseting our high-cost vetting expenses and rescuing more dogs. We are a 100% volunteer-run rescue group and rely on adoption fees and donations to continue saving lives. Adoption fees include spay/neuter, current on age-appropriate vaccinations, fecal, deworming, flea/tick and heartworm preventative, heartworm tested if old enough (and treated if positive), and microchipped. Please visit http://heartlandgsrescue.rescuegroups.org/info/adoption for more information about our adoption process and requirements, and to apply.

Why are Sponsorships & Donations so important?

HUGS provides dog food, supplies, necessary vet care (emergency, acute, routine), heartworm and flea/tick preventative to the HUGS foster dogs while they look for their forever homes. This can be quite costly and challenging in many ways. Additionally, some of the dogs that we rescue arrive sick or injured and require hospitalization, expensive surgery or long-term medications or other treatment. This places a huge strain on our vet fund, and can affect our ability to help future dogs.

Sadly, without sufficient funding to transport, vet/treat, feed the dogs that we take in, we could not continue saving them. As a volunteer group that runs solely on donations and adoptions fees, we truly need your support.