ramanth
03-23-2005, 10:10 AM
Hey gang,
Yesterday I met a neighbor in my complex. And it's lead to me assisting them in finding a nice home for this sweet old girl.
A young man was walking an Australian Cattle Dog and a Beagle mix puppy. I commented on how pretty the Aussie was and he seemed confused. He replied, "Is that was she is? We didn't know."
He introduced himself as John and told how a few days ago when he was visiting relatives in Howell they found the dog. It was raining and snowing out and there was this stray dog running around outside. No collar and very shy, but they were able to coax her to them.
No one in the area claimed her and Animal Control said if the dog was brought in they would have to put her to sleep (no room at the Inn I guess). His relatives were unable to keep her, and John didn't want her put too sleep, so he brought her home.
He suspects she may of been abused because when he's raised his hand, she cowers.
I spent the evening and had dinner with John and his fiance, Nicole. They are very nice people and they like the dog, but they have a one week old baby, Skyler, and a very young puppy, Sophie, and they feel they can't give her the time and devotion she deserves. John also thinks she'd love to have a yard to play in or may do better in a home that understands the breed.
Little Girl, as they are calling her appears to be about 9 years old. Her hips hurt (John's not sure if it's hip displaysia or just arthritis), but she's very alert and playful.
She's very gentle around the baby and when it cries, it doesn't bother her at all. She plays with Sophie and takes her antics. When Sophie is eating or drinking, she sits and waits paitently for her turn.
They did have a scuffle over a rawhide bone but as soon as John took it away from them, all was fine.
I took Little Girl to my place to see how she'd react to cats.
As soon as we walked in the door, Zam and Little Girl touched noses. Little Girl never growled or lunged. She just sniffed and then walked away to check out the rest of the apartment. Zam came over and checked her out and again, Little Girl just sniffed and moved away disinterested.
Little Girl followed me into the bedroom, where Logan was arched and puffed up. Little Girl sniffed from a distance and then turned away. She came back and sniffed again. This time Logan growled and hissed. Little Girl gave a shrill bark back but when I said, "No." she cowered and left the room.
She began to get a little more excited and started doing laps around the coffee table. This caused Zam to fluff up, growl, and hiss. Little Girl stopped and tried to climb onto the couch to investigate Zam. When she succeeded and stuck her nose in Zam's face, Zam hissed and swatted Little Girl. Little Girl flinched back and barked. I said "No!" and Little Girl came down from the couch, went into a corner and cowered.
So my opinion is, she isn't cat aggressive but merely curious of them. But had Logan or Zam ran, I'm not sure if Little Girl would of chased or not. She loves to herd Sophie complete with nipping.
John plans to take Little Girl to the vet when they take Sophie in for a follow up. I suggested they scan for a microchip.
So that's the story. :)
I'd love to take her, but my place is smaller than John and Nicoles and it'd stress the cats far too much.
I think MI has an Aussie Rescue and I'll check in with them.
I was just curious if anyone knows anyone that's looking for a Cattle Dog. :)
Pictures:
http://kia.cutestsandgirl.com/images/friends/IMG_4015.jpg
http://kia.cutestsandgirl.com/images/friends/IMG_4016.jpg
http://kia.cutestsandgirl.com/images/friends/IMG_4018.jpg
http://kia.cutestsandgirl.com/images/friends/IMG_4019.jpg
http://kia.cutestsandgirl.com/images/friends/IMG_4020.jpg
Yesterday I met a neighbor in my complex. And it's lead to me assisting them in finding a nice home for this sweet old girl.
A young man was walking an Australian Cattle Dog and a Beagle mix puppy. I commented on how pretty the Aussie was and he seemed confused. He replied, "Is that was she is? We didn't know."
He introduced himself as John and told how a few days ago when he was visiting relatives in Howell they found the dog. It was raining and snowing out and there was this stray dog running around outside. No collar and very shy, but they were able to coax her to them.
No one in the area claimed her and Animal Control said if the dog was brought in they would have to put her to sleep (no room at the Inn I guess). His relatives were unable to keep her, and John didn't want her put too sleep, so he brought her home.
He suspects she may of been abused because when he's raised his hand, she cowers.
I spent the evening and had dinner with John and his fiance, Nicole. They are very nice people and they like the dog, but they have a one week old baby, Skyler, and a very young puppy, Sophie, and they feel they can't give her the time and devotion she deserves. John also thinks she'd love to have a yard to play in or may do better in a home that understands the breed.
Little Girl, as they are calling her appears to be about 9 years old. Her hips hurt (John's not sure if it's hip displaysia or just arthritis), but she's very alert and playful.
She's very gentle around the baby and when it cries, it doesn't bother her at all. She plays with Sophie and takes her antics. When Sophie is eating or drinking, she sits and waits paitently for her turn.
They did have a scuffle over a rawhide bone but as soon as John took it away from them, all was fine.
I took Little Girl to my place to see how she'd react to cats.
As soon as we walked in the door, Zam and Little Girl touched noses. Little Girl never growled or lunged. She just sniffed and then walked away to check out the rest of the apartment. Zam came over and checked her out and again, Little Girl just sniffed and moved away disinterested.
Little Girl followed me into the bedroom, where Logan was arched and puffed up. Little Girl sniffed from a distance and then turned away. She came back and sniffed again. This time Logan growled and hissed. Little Girl gave a shrill bark back but when I said, "No." she cowered and left the room.
She began to get a little more excited and started doing laps around the coffee table. This caused Zam to fluff up, growl, and hiss. Little Girl stopped and tried to climb onto the couch to investigate Zam. When she succeeded and stuck her nose in Zam's face, Zam hissed and swatted Little Girl. Little Girl flinched back and barked. I said "No!" and Little Girl came down from the couch, went into a corner and cowered.
So my opinion is, she isn't cat aggressive but merely curious of them. But had Logan or Zam ran, I'm not sure if Little Girl would of chased or not. She loves to herd Sophie complete with nipping.
John plans to take Little Girl to the vet when they take Sophie in for a follow up. I suggested they scan for a microchip.
So that's the story. :)
I'd love to take her, but my place is smaller than John and Nicoles and it'd stress the cats far too much.
I think MI has an Aussie Rescue and I'll check in with them.
I was just curious if anyone knows anyone that's looking for a Cattle Dog. :)
Pictures:
http://kia.cutestsandgirl.com/images/friends/IMG_4015.jpg
http://kia.cutestsandgirl.com/images/friends/IMG_4016.jpg
http://kia.cutestsandgirl.com/images/friends/IMG_4018.jpg
http://kia.cutestsandgirl.com/images/friends/IMG_4019.jpg
http://kia.cutestsandgirl.com/images/friends/IMG_4020.jpg