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My basic info
Breed
Australian Cattle Dog/Mixed Breed (Medium)
Color
Black - with Gray or Silver
Age
8 years 10 months old, Senior
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
60 lbs (current)
Sex
Male
Pet ID
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My details
Good with dogs
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
Has special needs
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Considering adopting? The first step is to complete our online Adoption Application at http://forgetmenotshelter.org/Application
Please do not call the shelter; do the application first.
Bud is a gentle soul with limited vision in his one remaining eye. He will turn 9 years old in January 2025, weighs about 60 pounds, and appears to be a Queensland Heeler mix.
His foster mom reports that he gets along well with her other 2 dogs (both seniors older than Bud), though needed a few days of supervision while they figured out where each stood in the pack hierarchy. All is peaceful in the home now, but Bud would enjoy a somewhat more active family, as he still has lots of energy and enjoyment in exploring.
His vision in his remaining right eye, with PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy), is about 30-50% good. It will decrease over time. He does bump into things sometimes, and sometimes something out of his vision initially will surprise him. Overall he's very well adapted to his limited vision, and with the slow PRA progression, he should do well until the end of his life even if he goes totally blind (assuming he has a stable home that doesn't rearrange furniture weekly).
He likes to guard bark at walkers-by and visitors, though by talking thru the fence a couple minutes, he's friendly when they come inside his foster mom's fenced yard.
Bud currently pulls pretty hard when being leash walked, a symptom of his pent up desire to explore as much as possible as quickly as possible. Once he is in a family where he can do more exploring than is available in his foster home, his leash manners should improve. On their occasional adventures, his foster mom can call him back to the car, but it takes a little coaxing.
Bud takes treats gently (dog treats and apple pieces) and has learned his bowl's spot on the kitchen floor, and to not butt in to the other dogs' bowls. He doesn't exhibit any resource guarding with the other dogs.
He could easily be a jogging partner, a regular walker, and a play-around-the yard dog. His interactions with cats have been limited to short visits with the office cat at the shelter, where he seems to understand the cat is a "friend." He would likely chase a cat that runs.
All pets arrive spayed/neutered, dewormed, microchipped and vaccinated. Adoption fee for Bud - LIMITED VISION is a suggested minimum of $75 (more gratefully accepted), or Senior for Senior (adopters over 65 may name their own adoption fee). All pets are placed with a 30-day money-back trial period, to give pet and family enough time to discover any unknown allergies or other conflicts.
Can't come to Republic? Don't let that stop you! We have monthly transports to the Seattle area, delivering adopted pets to their new owners. If you can add a little to your donation to help us cover our volunteer driver's expenses, that would be great!
Considering adopting? The first step is to complete our online Adoption Application at http://forgetmenotshelter.org/Application
Please do not call the shelter; do the application first.
Bud is a gentle soul with limited vision in his one remaining eye. He will turn 9 years old in January 2025, weighs about 60 pounds, and appears to be a Queensland Heeler mix.
His foster mom reports that he gets along well with her other 2 dogs (both seniors older than Bud), though needed a few days of supervision while they figured out where each stood in the pack hierarchy. All is peaceful in the home now, but Bud would enjoy a somewhat more active family, as he still has lots of energy and enjoyment in exploring.
His vision in his remaining right eye, with PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy), is about 30-50% good. It will decrease over time. He does bump into things sometimes, and sometimes something out of his vision initially will surprise him. Overall he's very well adapted to his limited vision, and with the slow PRA progression, he should do well until the end of his life even if he goes totally blind (assuming he has a stable home that doesn't rearrange furniture weekly).
He likes to guard bark at walkers-by and visitors, though by talking thru the fence a couple minutes, he's friendly when they come inside his foster mom's fenced yard.
Bud currently pulls pretty hard when being leash walked, a symptom of his pent up desire to explore as much as possible as quickly as possible. Once he is in a family where he can do more exploring than is available in his foster home, his leash manners should improve. On their occasional adventures, his foster mom can call him back to the car, but it takes a little coaxing.
Bud takes treats gently (dog treats and apple pieces) and has learned his bowl's spot on the kitchen floor, and to not butt in to the other dogs' bowls. He doesn't exhibit any resource guarding with the other dogs.
He could easily be a jogging partner, a regular walker, and a play-around-the yard dog. His interactions with cats have been limited to short visits with the office cat at the shelter, where he seems to understand the cat is a "friend." He would likely chase a cat that runs.
All pets arrive spayed/neutered, dewormed, microchipped and vaccinated. Adoption fee for Bud - LIMITED VISION is a suggested minimum of $75 (more gratefully accepted), or Senior for Senior (adopters over 65 may name their own adoption fee). All pets are placed with a 30-day money-back trial period, to give pet and family enough time to discover any unknown allergies or other conflicts.
Can't come to Republic? Don't let that stop you! We have monthly transports to the Seattle area, delivering adopted pets to their new owners. If you can add a little to your donation to help us cover our volunteer driver's expenses, that would be great!
Our minimum adoption donations are indicated on each pet's listing.
The first step toward adoption is to fill out the application, which we can email to you or you can find on our website:
http://forgetmenotshelter.org/Application
Filling out the application in no way commits you to adopting - it simply enables us to get you preapproved, in case you decide you want to adopt. If you are then approved and offered a pet placement, you may always refuse the placement. If you accept a placement, we always give you three days (for puppies and kittens) or thirty days (for adult dogs and cats) to live with each other; if during that time you decide that your new pet simply won't work out, for any reason, we will accept the pet back with a full refund of your adoption donation. You could either return the pet directly to us, or have it picked up on our next transport! I must say, we are very proud of our successful placement record - we really work hard to make sure you and your pet will be a great match.
If you are out of our immediate area, we ask that you email some photos of your home, yard (including fence if you have one), any "animal-specific" areas (such as a dog run, cat tree, or sleeping area) and any other pets you currently own. Sometimes photos enable us to skip the pre-adoption home visit, which can speed things up considerably for out of area adoptions! For the vet reference, either a vet who is seeing your current pets, or a vet who saw a former pet, is acceptable. If this is your first pet ever, congratulations on joining the pet world! :-D We will consider your application without a vet reference, but we would like to know what vet you think you will use for your pet. Without a vet reference, please be sure to provide at least two strong personal references who would know how you are with animals.
If we have an upcoming transport scheduled to your area, we will make every effort to process and approve your application in time for the transport.
Our minimum adoption donations are indicated on each pet's listing.
The first step toward adoption is to fill out the application, which we can email to you or you can find on our website:
http://forgetmenotshelter.org/Application
Filling out the application in no way commits you to adopting - it simply enables us to get you preapproved, in case you decide you want to adopt. If you are then approved and offered a pet placement, you may always refuse the placement. If you accept a placement, we always give you three days (for puppies and kittens) or thirty days (for adult dogs and cats) to live with each other; if during that time you decide that your new pet simply won't work out, for any reason, we will accept the pet back with a full refund of your adoption donation. You could either return the pet directly to us, or have it picked up on our next transport! I must say, we are very proud of our successful placement record - we really work hard to make sure you and your pet will be a great match.
If you are out of our immediate area, we ask that you email some photos of your home, yard (including fence if you have one), any "animal-specific" areas (such as a dog run, cat tree, or sleeping area) and any other pets you currently own. Sometimes photos enable us to skip the pre-adoption home visit, which can speed things up considerably for out of area adoptions! For the vet reference, either a vet who is seeing your current pets, or a vet who saw a former pet, is acceptable. If this is your first pet ever, congratulations on joining the pet world! :-D We will consider your application without a vet reference, but we would like to know what vet you think you will use for your pet. Without a vet reference, please be sure to provide at least two strong personal references who would know how you are with animals.
If we have an upcoming transport scheduled to your area, we will make every effort to process and approve your application in time for the transport.
Go meet their pets
The shelter is located at 49 W Curlew Lake Rd, Republic; we have open hours every Wednesday and Saturday from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. and also can schedule appointments for preapproved applicants to meet the pets.
We do transports of adopted pets to the Seattle and Spokane areas at least once each month, and can sometimes schedule transports to other locations in WA, ID, OR, MT as needed.
The shelter is located at 49 W Curlew Lake Rd, Republic; we have open hours every Wednesday and Saturday from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. and also can schedule appointments for preapproved applicants to meet the pets.
We do transports of adopted pets to the Seattle and Spokane areas at least once each month, and can sometimes schedule transports to other locations in WA, ID, OR, MT as needed.
More about this shelter
We are a no-kill animal shelter in Ferry County, WA, and are staffed primarily by volunteers. We receive no funding from any government source, and are supported by donations and grants.
We are a no-kill animal shelter in Ferry County, WA, and are staffed primarily by volunteers. We receive no funding from any government source, and are supported by donations and grants.
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