FRECKLES - AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD / MIXED (SHORT COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION

Description

Dog Breed: Australian Shepherd / Mixed (short coat). Adoption Fee: 550. Meet Freckles Born around 12/20/25 | Australian Shepherd mix | Medium–large when grown Freckles is quite possibly the perfect puppy. Sweet, gentle, and endlessly loving, he has mastered the art of balancing playtime with cuddle time. If you’re looking for a devoted snuggle buddy, Freckles is your guy — just be sure you’re ready to rub his belly, because that’s his favorite thing in the world. Freckles absolutely adores his people and loves being right by their side. At the same time, he’s wonderfully well-adjusted and does great spending time in his pen when needed. He’s calm for a puppy, affectionate, and eager to please. He is excellent with kids, great with big dogs, and truly loves cats — no chasing at all. In fact, the resident cat even cuddles up with him, which tells you everything you need to know about how gentle and sweet he is. As an Australian Shepherd mix, Freckles will grow to be on the larger side of medium and will thrive in a home ready to give him love, companionship, and positive guidance as he grows. If you’re searching for a puppy with a heart of gold, a soft spot for cats, and an endless supply of cuddles, Freckles is ready to steal your heart. If you are interested in adopting/meeting this pup , please complete our online adoption application that you can find here: .starfishanimalrescue/adopt/dog-adoption-application . Your application will be reviewed by our team and if it is a good fit, we will send to the foster family to set up a meet! The adoption fee of $550 will include spay/neuter, microchip, age appropriate/required vaccinations, treatment for heartworm and any other necessary medical treatment to assure a healthy new pup for your family. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Although we do our best to describe breed, since our pups all come from shelters we can not and will not make any guarantee on breed or size. We can tell you that they are 100% RESCUED! And that is the BEST breed! *please note that we are a foster home based rescue and we do home visits as part of the adoption process - we are unable to adopt to families who live outside of the Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Thank you for your understanding.

• Physical Attributes

  Coat Length:

  Short

• Behavioral Characteristics

  OK with Kids:	Yes
  OK with Dogs:	Yes
  Energy Level:	Moderate
  Activity Level:	Moderately Active
  Exercise Needs:	Moderate
  Fence Required:	6 foot
  Obedience Training:	Needs Training
  Other:	Yard Required Crate Trained Likes to Play with Toys Likes to Be in Your Lap

• Personality

  Personality Characteristics

  Playful Affectionate Eager to Please

• Additional Information

  Was the Dog Found	No
  Other	Up-to-date on Vaccinations