Adoption Status: Available for Preadoption

Foster Status: In foster care

DOB:  approx 20/09/24 (approx 6 weeks old)

Sex: Female

Breed: Heading dog x

Size: Will likely be medium sized when fully grown (approx 20-22kgs)

Fencing Requirements: Minimum 1.5m secure dog proof fencing if in town. 

Hobbies: Zoomies, naps, more naps, playing with her brother and the other adult doggo in the foster home, getting cuddles, exploring, finding treasures, following the cat, cuddles with kids!, learning new things

Good Habits: Crate and toilet trained, learning fetch, super smart, great with dogs, cats and kids and loves people

Bad Habits: She's still a baby so no bad habits yet

Personality Type: Medium-high energy, smart, confident and happy girl

Special Requirements: None that we're aware of

Adoption Fee: $350

Ideal Home: Ophelia and her siblings were found dumped by a river at approximately 4 weeks old. Lucky for them, some amazing people found them and got them to a safe place until we could take them into our care!

Ophelia is a happy, confident, loving little miss who loves a good adventure almost as much as she loves a good cuddle. She loves running around and playing with her toys with the hooman kids in the home and loves to play with the adult doggo in the home too. After a good play session, she loves to snuggle up in your lap for a cuddle. 

Ophelia loves exploring the section at her foster home, finding treasures in the garden and chasing her toys as well as a good zoomie session! She especially loves playing with the adult dog in the home and he is teaching her good things about how to play nicely, which all little pups need to learn. She is a confident and happy little pup who loves anyone she meets - especially kids! Her foster parents reckon she's a dream to train and she's going to make someone an amazing best friend.

She is still a wee baby so will need someone home with her during the day. A home familiar with working breeds would be ideal, but most of all a home that is prepared and willing to put in the time with a pup who is smart and full of beans. Ophelia loves a good play session and her exercise needs will likely grow as she gets bigger, we reckon she'd make a great adventure buddy or a fab companion for someone who loves to get out on long walks or goes running.

Another gentle male dog in the home that can teach her all the good things would be fab too - she has only had good experiences with other dogs so far and she thinks they're pretty awesome. Being prepared to work your pups brain as well as their body is super important with babes of this breed. Ophelia is in a foster home with younger kids, 1 cat (who who thinks she's a dog), 1 other dogs, and her brother Oli currently. She is already fantastic at toilet and will let you know she needs to go out. Any new home will need to be consistent with taking her out but she's not had any accidents since she's been in our care which is FAB for a pup her age! She will need hoomans prepared to continue her learning and socialisation and willing to teach her all the good things a puppy should know in order to be a great member of doggy society.

Ophelia must be allowed to live inside the home so she can be a real member of the family.

Please note that while we are taking pre-applications and doing meets for Ophelia, she will stay in our care until she is 8 weeks of age and able to have her first vaccinations