Sweetie
Adoption Status: Pending
Gender: Female
Breed: Australian Shepherd Mix
Age: Est DOB: 05/2024
Dog Friendly: Yes
Cat Friendly: Unknown
Kid Friendly: Yes
House Trained: Doing great!
History: Sweetie and her adorable litter of unique kiddos needed help from a rural area and arrived to rescue looking forward to their second chance. They are all so sweet and have wonderful personalities.
A Note from the Foster: Sweetie - that’s really who she is! She’s very friendly and loves being near her humans. Her tail is always wagging and ready for a good belly rub. She’s great with little kids (very gentle) and other dogs. We don’t have cats so not sure how she will do with them.
We didn’t have to really do anything for potty training. She seems to know when it’s time to go outside and will wait for us at the door. So far no accidents in the house.
She knows “sit” and is treated motivated so that helps with training. She will counter surf if food is left out or the little ones leave their snacks within her reach. She leaves the trash alone so that’s good.
She isn’t a fan of her crate but will settle in. We’ve been trying to encourage her that it’s a good place. The door is open throughout the day and we put treats in it so she can lovely freely. At night and when we aren’t home, we do close it since we don’t know if she’ll get into anything while unsupervised.
She does bark, but that’s only if she’s unsure who is coming into the house. Once she sees who it is she is fine. She will bark if one of our neighbor’s dog is barking but will stop if we tell her. She’s a great listener.
Sweetie is a great mom to her 7 babies, but we know it’s time for her to fine her forever home.
Adoption Fee: $560 + tax
Adoption Status: Is this dog available? Submitting an application is the best first step to learning if a dog is still available. There is a chance this dog could have a pending adoption when your application is submitted, however our team will offer approved applicants to be put on a waiting list for that dog. Additionally, we can make recommendations on other dogs that may be a match. Pending adoptions do not mean the adoption is finalized. Why did we implement this change? We implemented this update because, unfortunately, dogs were pending for applicants for several weeks and then the applicant would change their mind. This happens more often with puppies, as applications are submitted impulsivly more often for them. Our process is great because it takes a little time, so impulsive decisions fade. However it was unfortunate for the dogs, and the foster homes, as then the process needed to be re-started. By securing a wait-list we are able to move forward more quickly if a pending adoption falls through. This is a new process for us, so your feedback along the way is helpful! Thank you for supporting rescue and adoption!
