Posted over 9 months ago
| Updated over 8 months ago
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My basic info
Breed
Australian Shepherd
Color
White - with Black
Age
3 years 3 months old, Young
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
40 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID
4928
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
In Vancouver: Miss Hulda is a love able 40 pound 2 1/2 year old Australian Shepherd mix. She found herself in rescue after her owner passed away unexpectedly.
Hulda makes herself right at home and loves meeting new people. She settled in easily with her foster family, especially the Dad. She is great with kids, but will still need work on her excited jumping up to greet. Since she is a herding breed a running child is pretty darn enticing and she may want to round them up if not leashed.
Hulda has been exposed on walks to cats, squirrels, bicycles, scooters, strollers and lawn mowers with zero reactivity. Hulda is working on her desire to counter surf and her digging in her water bowl after playing frisbee. She also has some resource guarding issues with a kong or bone, but not her food bowl or toys.
Did we mention what a focused frisbee dog Hulda is?
She lives for her frisbee time. She spins and catches nearly every throw. She isn’t great at bringing it back, but seems to have her foster family trained just the way she likes it. Her walking on leash has improve greatly after using a no pull harness. She is a fast paced “power” walker, so if you are looking for a partner to help get those steps in, then she is your girl. Hulda loves a car ride, maybe a little too much. Her excitement in the car has been hard to contain. Having her restricted to the back seat seems best. She eventually will settle down
but is just beyond excited to get to where she is going.
She is good with being brushed and groomed and waits to be dried off with a command after coming inside wet. Hulda plays with her toys by herself and hasn’t ripped any of her stuffed animals in half. She can be a little bossy with her foster mom and grumps at times, testing the boundaries but has improved everyday.
Her recall is ok but still needs to be worked on. Her foster family recommend only letting her off leash in a fully fenced in area as she has shown she likes to run (race) along the fence line if allowed. She quickly adjusted the behavior with a command.
Hulda would be happy to have her new family not have to be away at work all day. She hasn’t had any potty accidents, anxiety or destroyed anything being left out in the house. She sleeps through the night, most nights on a blanket on the couch. She has jumped up on the bed for some belly rubs. She hasn’t been much of a barker. She is nonchalant when meeting other dogs off leash at the park.
Hulda is ready for a calm, stable home to call her own.
If she sounds perfect for your family, please fill out our application:
