HALE (OLD MAN): SPONSORED: NOT AT SHELTER (STACEY) - AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG/BLUE HEELER (MEDIUM COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION
Rustburg, VA, 24588, USA
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HALE (OLD MAN): SPONSORED: NOT AT SHELTER (STACEY) - AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG/BLUE HEELER (MEDIUM COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION
Mutt Dogs For Adoption in Rustburg, VA, USA
For Adoption
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Nickname:
Hale (Old Man): Sponsored: Not at shelter (Stacey)
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Breed
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Gender
Male
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Age
Adult
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Location
Rustburg, VA, 24588 USAUSA
Description
Dog Breed: Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler (medium coat). Hale has been with foster caregiver for over a year now. He has always lived outdoors, and is satisfied with having a fenced area all to himself, although he does tolerate visits from other canines. He is lovingly called “Old Man” and even though he can be crotchety, he has had a rough time and we forgive him. (Hale recently lost his human, and was one of eight working dogs left behind. The others have found homes with adopters or rescues, but Hale has a tough time adapting.) The teens in this family have spent time working to befriend him, and have seem him happy and wiggly as well as the “don’t touch my backside” side of him. We would love for him to find a home with a farm, where he can work if he wants to, and hang out if he wants to. He does not need to be in a home as he has always been outside. He did visit another home for about two weeks, and we hoped it might work as a Forever situation, but unfortunately, old man focused on the rabbits who lived in the house, and all he could think about was pursuit. He was doing well with his house training in the time he was there, so we feel like if an outdoor home is not necessarily ideal, he could live in a house if he wanted to as long as he had access to the outdoors.
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Physical Attributes
Coat Length: Medium Grooming Needs: Moderate Likes to Vocalize: Some Shedding Amount: Moderate -
Behavioral Characteristics
OK with Kids: Yes OK with Dogs: Yes OK with Cats: No Energy Level: Moderate Activity Level: Moderately Active Exercise Needs: Moderate Obedience Training: Has Basic Training Owner Experience Required: Breed Other: - Yard Required
- Leash Trained
- Housetrained
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Personality
Personality Characteristics - Independent
- Intelligent
- Even-Tempered
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Additional Information
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Organization name
Friends of Campbell County Animal Control
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Location:
Rustburg, Virginia, 24588 USAUSA
Breed overview
Overview:
A mongrel, mutt, or mixed-breed dog, is a dog that is not the result of breeding within an existing breed or to modify or create a breed and belongs to no breed. In the United States, the term "mixed-breed" is a favored synonym over "mongrel" among many who wish to avoid negative connotations associated with the latter term. The implication that such dogs must be a mix of defined breeds may stem from an inverted understanding of the origins of dog breeds. Pure breeds have been, for the most part, artificially created from random-bred populations by human selective breeding with the purpose of enhancing desired physical, behavioral, or temperamental characteristics. Dogs that are not purebred are not necessarily a mix of such defined breeds. Therefore, among experts and fans of such dogs, "Mongrel" is still the preferred term.
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