Sparky

What happens when people purchase a large breed puppy and do not train him? One day they wake up and realize their cute little puppy has grown into a big problem, and some of them find the “solution” is to sentence their half-grown dog to life outside. Sadly, this is the same old story for a lot of dogs who come into rescue, and it is also Sparky’s story. Luckily for Sparky, he was surrendered to animal control after only a few months, and he did not have to suffer years of loneliness and neglect like so many other dogs who spend their whole lives as outside dogs. Sparky is a purebred blue merle colored Great Dane. He was born approximately 2/1/05. He is currently only 30” tall at the shoulder, and he is underweight at 80 lbs. We are guessing he will weigh less than 120 lbs. when full-grown, so he will be neither large nor tall by Great Dane standards. Sparky is very sweet and outgoing, and he loves people. He has been good with all of the other dogs he has met, although he doesn't yet have a lot of social skills with them. He is learning how to live in a house and have some manners, but he will still need a lot of training in his adoptive home. Sparky would do best with adopters who have experience training a large breed dog, and he is probably not the right dog for a first time large breed dog owner. Although Sparky has a very nice temperament, he is much too rough around the edges to live with children under 10 yrs. old. A home with a fenced yard is required for Sparky, so he can exercise safely and abundantly. If you are interested in adopting Sparky, please directly email: [email protected] *Sparky will only be adopted locally, in and around our northern Illinois area.