I think all the animals look for escape in a strange place. Even Taimyr is unsure of any place that is not her home.

@@user-xg5rf7ty4h I think he would be fine with younger children once he acclimated to his home and knew them as pack members. I just don't want to risk him snapping at a 5 yo then being returned for it. He would most likely have to be put down as a menace dog if that happened.

The ONLY times I saw any sign of aggression was when I moved too quickly. That is the only reason why I recommend a home without small children. Once a child is 8 or 9, he or she should be able to understand that moving slowly will be needed at first.

Agreed.

I did tether him and let him enjoy the grass and sunshine while I cleaned up. He did NOT want to get back in the car when it was time to go back to the shelter.

That is a definite possibility. All I can say for certain is that he shows traits of many different shepherd breeds.

He snarled and nipped but did not connect when I first tried to put the harness on him at the shelter. Most likely, I moved too quickly. I did not give him time to sniff it before moving in to put it on him. Then, right after my battery died, I tried to lift his tail and shave his sanitary area. He growled, so I put an Elizabethan collar (aka cone) on him. When that was on, he started a low growl and heavy panting. Those indicate high stress, so I removed the cone and called it a day. The only times he gave me warning signs was when I moved too fast for his liking, so that is why I believe he would not do well with small children.

That is hard to say. He has been confined to a small pen since arriving at the shelter and does not show excessively restless, pacing behaviors. He also seemed to understand that there were boundaries in the basement. He did not try to drag me into areas off-limits to pets. I think he would be OK in an apartment provided he is not confined to one room all day and gets plenty of exercise and attention when the owners are home.