Kopek Anatolian Shepherd Aurora, CO

Kopek is a 4 month old Anatolian puppy who was surrendered to a local shelter with his brother Kurt as they were demonstrating some neurological symptoms. Thankfully the shelter rushed these kids to a local veterinary office and reached out for rescue help. Kurt has ataxia (trouble walking) which might a little hard for people to watch but he knows nothing else and is a happy, silly, fun loving puppy otherwise. His foster family have been so wonderful with the boys as they learn and help them gain strength. We have many wonderful charitable veterinary partners who are working hard with our medical coordinators as we forge a path forward for these pups to find them the best quality of life that we can. Every big dog deserves a chance and these pups are getting everything we can give to them!

Giant Breed Experienced Homes Only.

BDHPI Puppy Policy

All puppies less than 6 months of age are too young to be spayed/neutered so they are adopted out on special puppy spay/neuter agreements with a $50 refundable spay/neuter deposit. Adopting families must agree to get the puppy altered within 2 weeks of 6 months of age and send proof of S/N to BDHPI accordingly. Adopting families are expected to make a donation of $550 minimum for purebred puppies AND will have the additional costs listed above, so please keep this in mind.

When adopting a puppy, new families need to be prepared for not only a substantial financial investment, but also a significant time commitment in order to raise your puppy properly. Crate training is a critical part of setting them up for success as well as potty training. You can't leave a puppy in the crate for longer than 4 hours max and they typically have to be let outside every hour when you are home since their bladder is not as big as an adult. You will want to make sure your puppy gets regular exercise and has plenty of mentally stimulating chew toys such as puzzle toys(food cubes, busy buddy toys, kongs, etc). Socialization the first 6 months is critical to their development socially and once they have had all of their shots, you will want to take your new puppy everywhere you can to get them used to meeting lots of new people, different dogs, and visiting places outside of the home. Obedience training is also extremely important (and actually part of our adoption agreement requirements) so that your puppy grows up to be a gentle giant instead of a giant monster!

To see the most up to date adoption status of this dog, please visit www.bigdogshugepaws.com
This is just one of hundreds of gentle giants available for adoption at BDHPI! It is best not to get your heart set on any one particular dog upfront because there is no guarantee they will still be available once you are approved or that they are even the right match for your family. Purebred puppies are only eligible for adoption to giant breed experienced homes.