tatsxxx11, I'm going to be specially interested in Dixie. Blue Heelers( Australian Cattle dogs) are our 'national dog' here in australia. We even call our police officers 'blue heelers'.
They are wonderful dogs, famous for their intelligence & incredible loyalty to their owner. You're right, Dixie would be a wonderful companion for a senior...& would guard that person with her life.
If only she could hop on a QANTAS jet & come to live with us. We'd love her. The Blue Heelers were originally called Queensland Heelers because they were bred in that state (ours!) of australia because it has lots of big cattle stations (ranches?).
Please keep us up-to-date on this expatriate aussie dog. And thank you so much for helping her find a home. I'm going to tell all the people on our OzDogRescue list here what you're doing.