After fostering hundreds of homeless German shepherds for more than nine years, there’s one success case a Yorba Linda couple doesn’t forget.

It was 4-month-old Kuzco who Jennifer Coakley and her husband, Steve, took in. The challenging pup loved being the alpha. His first adoption failed, and the German shepherd returned to the Yorba Linda couple at 9 months. Committed to not giving up, Steve Coakley put in extra training hours, and German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County, for which the couple fosters, even paid for professional training.