Hale (Old Man): Not at the shelter's Web Page

Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler (medium coat) : : Male : : Adult : : Large

Learn more about the Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler.

Located in Campbell County, Virginia. Please begin with an application, found here: www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org. We place calls to your vet, your landlord, and your personal reference. We ask that the pets in your home be current with rabies vaccines, spay/neutered, and seen by a veterinarian for wellness.

About Hale (Old Man): Not at the shelter
Status: Available for Adoption (adoption info) Species: Dog General Color: Gray/Silver/Salt & Pepper with Black Color: Merle Current Size: 60 Pounds Current Age: 8 Years 9 Months (best estimate)	Declawed: No Housetrained: Yes Obedience Training Needed: Has Basic Training Exercise Needs: Moderate Grooming Needs: Moderate Shedding Amount: Moderate Owner Experience Needed: Breed Reaction to New People: Cautious

Hale has been with foster caregiver for over a year now. He has always lived outdoors, and is satisfied with having a fenced area all to himself, although he does tolerate visits from other canines. He is lovingly called “Old Man” and even though he can be crotchety, he has had a rough time and we forgive him. (Hale recently lost his human, and was one of eight working dogs left behind. The others have found homes with adopters or rescues, but Hale has a tough time adapting.) The teens in this family have spent time working to befriend him, and have seem him happy and wiggly as well as the “don’t touch my backside” side of him. We would love for him to find a home with a farm, where he can work if he wants to, and hang out if he wants to. He does not need to be in a home as he has always been outside. He did visit another home for about two weeks, and we hoped it might work as a Forever situation, but unfortunately, old man focused on the rabbits who lived in the house, and all he could think about was pursuit. He was doing well with his house training in the time he was there, so we feel like if an outdoor home is not necessarily ideal, he could live in a house if he wanted to as long as he had access to the outdoors.

More about Hale (Old Man): Not at the shelter

Good with Dogs, Not Good with Cats, Good with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Good with Adults, Somewhat vocal, Requires a yard, Leashtrained, Independent, Intelligent, Even-tempered

Our process begins with an application, found on our website, www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org. Once your application has been received, a volunteer will call the references you list and then will contact you.

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