Woody Alp - Australian Shepherd / Mixed (medium coat) Dog For Adoption Woody Alp - Australian Shepherd-Unknown Mix Male Dog For Adoption in Valrico, Florida, USA

Dog Breed: Australian Shepherd / Mixed (medium coat). Adoption Fee: 620.

Woody is an approximate 4-year-old (vet’s best guess) Australian Shephard mix (maybe with Maltese, Poodle, or Yorkie). Weighing only 8 pounds he is a dog who is very easy to carry around and likes it. His blue eyes stand out as he looks at you with so much love and shows he wants to be with you every minute of every day. Everyone who meets him uses the word “sweet” to describe him. Woody came from a large hoarding situation that kept the animals in a warehouse. No A/C, no beds, no vaccines, no flea/tick/ heart worm prevention and often the little water. These dogs usually never saw the inside of a house, and worse yet, their human interaction was so limited. 4LD welcomed him with open arms as we change his life forever. During the past week in foster care he has really enjoyed living as a dog should. Walking on a leash is not something Woody has had any experience doing and is not something he understands yet. The foster mother has been successful getting him to walk on the leash in the yard but sometimes Woody will pull or want to head toward the house because this is new to him. He is making progress and his foster mom knows he has potential to be a leash walker - 4LD just wants his permanent family to know leash walking will be something they will need to work on. Woody has some separation anxiety issues that have gradually been getting better in the foster home. The fosters have experienced Woody becoming more comfortable each day which is an incredible accomplishment considering how he was raised. The foster family is still using a crate when Woody is left alone in the house since he is learning to live in a home for the first time and not sure what he should do when humans are not there. Woody is hard of hearing. The foster family started using gestures to communicate with him such as waving with their hands for him to come and rewarding him with a treat for doing that. He also gladly follows them around the house or outside to the yard. They can tell that Woody is extremely smart and learns quickly. Woody is reacting well to the praise he receives for obeying their wishes. In the foster home they watch him living a normal puppy life using his eyesight. ------------------- The average lifespan for this breed of dog is 15 years; therefore, Woody’s adopter will need to be prepared to care for him for many years so he will not have to move to a different home again. Woody’s adoption fee is $620. This dog comes microchipped, neutered, up to date on all necessary vaccines/rabies shots, dewormed, and heartworm tested being negative. He is currently being fostered in the Plant City/Tampa Florida area. ----------------- ***We are a foster-based rescue with no shelter or facility to view our dogs, and our address is a mailing address only. Please be patient as we are an all-volunteer rescue team, and our rescue dogs are in various loving foster homes throughout West-Central Florida. As a general rule we try to limit our adoptions to within the state of FL. If interested in one of our dogs, please fill out an application at .4luckydogs, and we will contact you by phone/text if we feel your application is the best fit out of the ones received.***