Meet Girard Rescued 2004

Here are photos of 'Gerard Depardieu' as we call him--a decidedly large, French, name for a little, German dog. These are 'before' photos; he was groomed today and we will post more pictures soon.

According to his foster mom..."Our first impression was possibly a poor Affen breeding, or maybe a mixed breeding, but the more time we spend with him, the more Affen behavioral characteristics he displays. He is somewhat spidery with an appearance similar to our first Affen who came from a Missouri puppy mill; our 'Max' looked much like the old English breeds used to (there is an air base near Visalia, possibly military personnel brought him into the country?)." Gerard is a happy, scrappy, little guy who gets along well with our other dogs.