Matilda

About Matilda

Matilda is a huge Romanian Shepherd aged around seven years old. Passed cat – goat – horse testing. Can live with or without other dogs. Adult home needed. We met Matilda on our trip to the Botosani public shelter in Romania back in March. Generally we don’t willingly take Rommie shepherds as they are a specialist breed that require experienced adopters. Because she was a middle aged dog we just couldn’t leave her there to live out her retirement years. Matilda is now in the UK and looking for that experienced adopter. She is the most beautiful, calm, quiet of dogs who requires only gentle exercise and a garden to potter in. However her genetic program to “protect her flock” is still lingering and she will bark protectively when strangers approach her family. Of course barking is not going to physically hurt anyone, but she is a big dog with a big booming bark and that can of course be intimidating. She needs a home where visitors are not a common occurrence and she needs to be put in her own safe space when they do come to prevent any situations where people feel threatened. Matilda is the most loving and sweet girl with her family. Despite her size her movement is slow and seldom so it’s kind of like having a large rug that gets up and moves itself to another room sometimes. She is fine with cats and dogs and is very steady around goats and horses….. again her descendency from protecting sheep in the mountains serves her well. Shes just an all round great dog who takes her family duties quite seriously. She will need an adult home environment.

As written by Safe Rescue for Dogs.