Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - James
“It's just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn't it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal." – John Grogan, American author, Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Truth be told, he's looks kind of silly, at least from his ears down to his sweet soft eyes.
Mainly because his right ear leans a little to the left, seemingly all by itself, as if it wants to hear the whispers on the other side of the room without the help of the left ear. His other ear isn't even paying any attention to its partner, acting as though it lives on his head all alone as it stands like a soldier at attention. 
This big boy's name is James and he's a 2-year-old neutered male, brown and black German Shepherd Dog with the demeanor of a puppy. He was found as a stray, running with another dog.
He obviously hasn't had any training or socialization because he's not real sure how to act around other dogs. Some he will just bark and whine at while others, the female ones, he might work up enough courage to give a kiss and then run away.
It's the male dogs he's not sure of because then he switches to protection mode toward whoever is holding onto the leash, so the kennel staff has decided it's best if James is the only pet in the home. And definitely no cats.
He gets excited very easily and it takes a bit for him to calm down. He seems to like squeaky toys, but boredom sets in very quickly. That's because he's definitely a German Shepherd and German Shepherds are working dogs. James is no different. Give him a task to figure out and he's happy. In other words, training him with the whole family is not only valuable for him, but also very beneficial for his fur-ever family. That way they will get a chance to bond with him during the process and he with them.
He already knows “sit", “lay down" and “paw", and he's working on “roll over." The sky's the limit for how much James can learn when he actually joins his new family to begin his fur-ever life.
He's so looking forward to that day.
How to Adopt
For more information regarding Kane County Animal Control's adoptable animals and for an adoption application, please go to www.kanecountypets.org.
All Kane County Animal Control adoptable cats and dogs are spayed/neutered, microchipped and up-to-date on all vaccines including rabies. They are tested for feline leukemia/FIV and heartworm.
The adoption fee for dogs is $200 and $100 for cats. Adoption of two dogs is $300 and it is $150 to adopt two cats.
