Adopt Cashew a Merle Australian Shepherd / Mixed dog in Falls Church

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Adopt Cashew a Merle Australian Shepherd / Mixed dog in Falls Church

Location:

Falls Church, VA

Description:

Meet Cashew! Cashew is a nut of an Australian Shepherd, currently in Northern Virgina. At 20 months and 41 lbs, he is pure teenager, and looking for a family that he can play with and learn how to be a gentleman. Cashew is rough and tumble, and very mischievous. He grew up with big and small dogs, as well as with cats and has definite preferences – and boy, does he let you know! Cashew is house trained and crate trained and is also, not destructive. He is an Aussie on steroids; LOVING, rambunctious, opinionated, and pushy. He gets along very well with my male Aussie who is a bit larger than he is, and usually ignores the cats. However, he does have significant prey drive and does need to be monitored with cats who run. Cashew is a lovely companion dog and likes nothing better than to hang with his people. He is a great office dog. He is absolutely not aggressive to people and enjoys both men and women. No stranger danger here! Cashew loves to play with our resident Aussie and plays hard. His play style is typical aussie and very physical. He can be a bit of a pest so a tolerant pal is necessary. He would do well with another larger mellow, stable dog who is balanced in dominance/submissiveness. He is a NO on small dogs. Cashew has come a long way on his reactivity since coming into ASF. His foster has been working hard to increase his confidence and socialize him. His reactivity is a training issue and any potential adopter would need to continue working on this. Cashew has graduated from a muzzle (while walking) and a harness to a gentle leader and LOVES to go on a run. His previous reactivity to trucks is almost non-existent. When there are no distractions, he walks easily and paces with you. When there are distractions, he is generally amenable to distractions and treats. While he is still reactive to dogs, it is very manageable, but still needs his owner to be aware and pro-active. For this reason, I do not recommend him to a family with children. All children should be older (ie over 15). Cashew’s reactivity to dogs is his only negative trait. He is a Velcro dog with his person, but loves the entire family. When I leave the room, he follows. He loves to cuddle and can be demanding for attention. He will shower you with kisses and flop over so you can pet his belly. Cashew is high on the energy level. He is fine in the car and has no fear of thunderstorms. He is food motivated which makes training easier. He also wants to please, and he is SMART. While he is high energy, he is the perfect office dog, hanging with his foster while she has her con calls. He is also crate trained and a perfect sleeper. He goes to bed at 9:00 (in his crate) and waits patiently in the morning for the wake up call (usually 6:30 ish). Cashew is athletic and fun to watch – he loves his toys, will retrieve and loves to wrestle with larger dogs that he knows. He does like to bound around. Cashew has recently been neutered and is a very healthy dog. He is up to date on vaccinations and preventatives. In summary, Cashew is a teenage Aussie who is people oriented and very fun. He will need an experienced active Aussie owner who will train him in his reactivity and impulse control. Cashew lives his best life with plenty of physical exercise and mental exercise. He would love to be your running buddy. He would also love a certain sort of dog pal to work off his energy in play, but would also do well in the home as an only dog. If Cashew sounds perfect for you, please fill out our application: https://www.australianshepherdsfurever.org/adoption-application There is an additional $20 microchip fee which includes registration and transfer to his new family. All adoption fees are used for future rescue efforts.

Breed:

Australian Shepherd

Category:

Dogs

Sex:

Male

Posted:

May 17 on Adopt-a-Pet.com