My name is *DIETRICH!

Posted over 5 months ago | Updated over 2 weeks ago

Cared for by Austin Animal Center

Adoption process

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

My basic info

Breed

German Shepherd Dog

Color

Brown/Chocolate - with Black

Age

2 years 5 months old, Adult

Size

Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)

Weight

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Sex

Male

Pet ID

A910819

My details

Purebred

Spayed / Neutered

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Hi! My name is Dietrich. That means “ruler of the people” in German. My foster parents gave me that name since I spent my life being so powerless, now it is my time to learn what it’s like to have power. I had a very rough first half of life, and am ready to be loved. I finished all of my medical treatment and am a very healthy boy. I am starting to realize the world isn’t so scary. I am still a bit nervous, but love being pet and chilling out with a chew stick. I like to stay glued to someone’s leg when I am on the leash and am great about going to the bathroom outside. My foster cat and dog brothers are both spooky to me even when they stand still so I ignore them. My foster rabbit brother isn’t as scary to me though. I am gaining a love for life and am looking for my forever human or humans to spend the rest of my life with. I will be your sweetest and most loyal family member!

Shelter

Austin Animal Center

Contact info

Pet ID

A910819

Contact

visit us 11-7 daily

Phone

(512) 974-2000

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Website

https://www.austintexas.gov/austin-animal-center

Address

7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX 78702

Donation

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Their adoption process

1.
Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

Additional adoption info

Our shelter has more than 500 available cats and dogs every day!
For pets at the shelter: Adoptions must be completed in-person at the shelter. AAC is open for adoption walk-ins every day from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. A shelter pet’s availability can change at any time, so we recommend choosing a few favorites.
For pets in foster: Go to www.AustinAnimalCenter.org to find the pet's profile and click that pet's pink “Adopt Me” button. This will prompt you to complete an adoption questionnaire. Submitting an application does not hold the animal for you.
We have dozens of animals that won't be listed online yet because they're still in their stray hold period, but can be pre-adopted at the shelter in case their owner doesn't come for them.

Adoption Fees:
$80 cats & kittens up to 6 years old
$80 dogs 6 months to 6 years, 30 lbs and up
$100 dogs under 30 lbs and/or under 6 months
$30 small animals
No fee for senior pets 7 years and older

Adoption application

https://www.austintexas.gov/department/adopt-pet

Go meet their pets

The Austin Animal Center is open for adoptions every day from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please note, Adoption and Pet Resource Center lines close at 6:00 p.m. We're closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Thanksgiving Day to give our staff some time with family.
Interested adopters should come to the shelter during business hours to meet with a counselor start looking for a pet who'll be a good fit. Our counselors and volunteers are happy to help with that process.

More about this shelter

Austin Animal Center is the largest open-intake animal shelter in central Texas and we work very hard to try to save 90% or more of the thousands of animals we shelter every year. We always need volunteers and both monetary and in-kind donations to help us in our sheltering and prevention activities. Visit our website to find out how you can help!