Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Story
Introducing Skye CGC. Skye is a very special girl who would do really well in a performance home. Please reach out to her foster, Denise Soon, for more info. We will start accepting applications after Christmas. Skye has so many things going for her, it is hard to pick a place to start. While many people are first struck by her pleasing looks and happy outgoing personality towards everyone, one of the big hidden bonuses is that she is LUA (Low Uric Acid), and thus is no more prone to forming stones in her urinary tract than any average dog, does not need a special low purine diet, and can eat any good quality diet. She is whip-smart, learns new tasks in just a few repetitions, as well as remembering them at future sessions. She has impressive eye contact and looks deep into your soul when focusing on you. However, like many smart and alert dogs, she is curious about everything going on around her, so is still learning to be able to maintain continued focus around distractions, and impulse control remains one of her ongoing lessons. Skye has a lot of potential to be a competition dog in sports if someone is interested in continuing to take her in that direction, and she is easily motivated with a strong food drive. She has been started in Rally and Obedience, and video clips of her training progress attached show her working on impulse control, as well as a Novice Rally run, and a series of obedience exercises. She has her AKC PAL (Purebred Alternative Listing) number, so she can be entered in AKC events and earn AKC titles, and she has already earned her CGC (Canine Good Citizen) title. At 2 1/2 years of age, she is just coming out of her teenage phase and is settling into being a pleasant house dog. She is cuddly, but will also give you space when you ask for it. She will self-play with toys and then settle in a secure yard, but always is happiest if she is wherever you are. She is crate trained and housebroken, and rarely picks up an inappropriate item in the house, but does enjoy having toys available to carry and shake. She settles well with a chewy or a snuffle mat, and that, or a brief training with play session, are key to helping her be calm and relaxed around the house. She would love to chase the cats, but does fine with a cat that will not run or hide from her. She would love to wrestle and play with a dog equal to her in size and energy level, but is learning to not bother the other dogs in the house that do not want her level of enthusiasm. As with all dogs at DRC, Skye is spayed, microchipped, current on her vaccines, and on heartworm prevention. She tested negative for heartworms, intestinal parasites, and tick-borne diseases, and has had no health problems during her time with DRC. For information on adopting Skye, you can contact Tena at tjp@mygrande.net , or for further information about Skye herself, you can contact her foster, Denise, at wingsong56@aol.com LOCATED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. Links to Skye's obedience work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3TNcHbdVJk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxr8E-mRlzg. If interested in this dog, please go to www.dalmatianrescueco.org and submit an application for adoption. Under Adoptions, please read our adoption policy. We must have an application before we can begin the adoption process and each dog does have foster contact listed. December 29, 2024, 7:31 am
