About Dot/Dottie:

Dot/Dottie is a small, female Heading Dog, aged 1 years old.

Description:

Dot is a petite heading dog, aged 1 year and 10 months.

Is Dot/Dottie used to children? Yes.
Is Dot/Dottie used to cats? Don’t know.
Is Dot/Dottie toilet-trained? Yes.
Is Dot/Dottie used to stock? Yes.
Is Dot/Dottie used to chickens? Yes.
How well does Dot/Dottie get on with other dogs? Great.
Dot/Dottie lives in Auckland, .
A bit about Dot/Dottie’s personality:

Forever home needed for Dot/Dottie, the sweetest, small female heading dog, b. Nov 2023.
We recently rehomed Dot off a farm as she wasnโ€™t interested in working cattle or sheep and was too timid to work. She is a super smart, very obedient, sweet, beautiful, pip-squeak of a heading dog. She doesnโ€™t chew or destroy anything in the home. She is toilet trained and sleeps all night on her bed (preferably next to yours!). She loves runs on the beach and park, keeping in close contact with you, and she sits calmly in the station wagon boot. She has great re-call, walks well on the lead and is very undemanding, lying next to you while you work. She is slowly getting used to all the noises and new things in a home but is still very skittish with new noises and when meeting strangers on her walks. She has shown zero interest in the horses at the horse club, our chickens or the birds at the beach and we think she would be fine with cats. She was used to lots of dogs on the farm so we assume she would be fine with another dog in the home, with a managed introduction. Spot has adapted embarrassingly quickly to fluffy dog beds and couches (donโ€™t tell the other working dogs). She loves lying next to you on the couch for cuddles! She seems to be fine with being left alone for a short while so we donโ€™t think she has separation anxiety.

We have fallen in love with this gorgeous dog. However, Dot is still a very nervous and timid dog and is struggling to adapt to our busy household with lots of adults coming and going. Unfortunately, she is also very fearful of men. The men folk in our home have been super patient and given her lots of space but she is still as fearful as when we first got her and growls at them (but never lunges or bites). Reluctantly and with heavy hearts we feel that Dottie would be better suited to a quieter home, with a woman owner/s and maybe a confident, calm dog friend who will show her the ropes and help her be less scared of the world. Dot is an average-energy dog and would probably love a lifestyle block but is totally fine with suburban life, as long as she gets her runs at the park/beach. Probably not suited to inner-city dog parks – too many people!

So, if you are looking for a snuggle-bug velcro-dog who just wants to go for runs and then cuddle on the couch, then please consider adopting Dot. We really want to find Dot her โ€˜personโ€™ where she will feel safe and less nervous. She has already had enough changes in her life, so we want this to be her forever home. Please spread the word – this dog is so sweet and clever and once she gets to know you, you will see her playful, cuddly side and fall in love with her too. There will be lots of tears to say goodbye to Dottie but we feel we need to do this for Dotโ€™s sake.
We are based in West Auckland but are willing to travel to get her to her perfect forever home.

NB. Dot isnโ€™t de-sexed. We will be taking her to the vet asap to get shots and general health check but she seems in excellent health.

About me:

My name: Monique.
My e-mail address: monique.jansen2021@gmail.com.
My phone number: 0212684510

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