Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with dogs,
House-trained,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Shellie came to the pound as a stray when she was 5 months of age; therefore, we do not know much about her. She appears to have Boxer traits by jumping around and wiggling her back end and terrier markings. Shellie is coming along in her training to be a great companion animal, although she still has lots of puppy energy as a 1 year old. Shellie has been with trainers to teach her basic commands, recall, in home skills, and walking on a leash. This beautiful girl has a big personality! At a year old, Shelly just loves life, especially playing and exploring. She has made good progress with basic manners while in her foster home, but she still needs help fine tuning her leash manners and evaluating her social skills. She is very athletic and has lots of drive, so channeling that drive in an appropriate manner is key to fulfilling her needs and keep her from getting destructive (lots of structured play time through tug, chasing toys, and safe toys/bones for chewing). She’s improving with her house manners, beautifully sits at doors until released and is crate trained. She still requires supervision inside the home when not in her crate as that active mind will get her into trouble until she is more mature!
Shelly is dog friendly; however, she has the tendency to become aroused too quickly and during play with another dog it can turn south fast. This isn’t uncommon with terrier breeds, so taking her to the dog park or dog daycare is not recommended for her. With a high prey drive, placement in a home without other dogs or smaller dogs/pets is ideal unless the family has experience living with strong breeds. However, if you currently have a dog, we recommend a with your dog as part of the adoption process.
Shellie has been dewormed, microchipped, is free of external parasites, and has received the Distemper-Parvo combination vaccine. Since he is not yet spayed, therefore she is not available for adoption outside of the counties contiguous to Bedford County.
For more information, please call the Bedford Humane Society at 540-586-6100, or go to https://www.bhsva.org/adoptables to fill out an adoption application.
