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Hey yall! This is Rhaen, my (estimated) 3.5year old gsd mix! She was in a rehoming situation where her previous owners did not want her anymore and were planning to dump her back in the shelter if no one responded to their post, and my family drove over 2 hours to go get her. I have had her for a little over a year now, and she is here to stay! However, she doesn't like to play much, and I think it is just me not correctly knowing how to play with her. I have had a tree walker coonhound mix before, and we played all the time, but my guess is that she really didn’t play much for the majority of her life and does not know how to play well. I was wondering if any of yall would have any tips or advice for how I can get her to play with me? She quite likes to chase prey, but not other dogs or people, and did not like a flirt pole, but I could have been using it wrong. She seems to be extremely soft-mouthed, not showing interest in tug, and she hasn’t shown interest in fetch either. Thank you in advance!