He is playful and good-natured after he gets to know you. I am currently socializing him because he evidently did not get this as a young puppy. He loves to play with other dogs and I think he would be fine with cats. He was originally a stray who a woman adopted and cared for, but she recently needed to move and could not take him, and he has been in foster care with me.

Like many Aussies, he seems to attach to one person or family. He would do best in a home that is quiet with adults and no small children. My hunch is he would make a good watch dog. He seems smart and would do well in agility because of his ability to jump. He walks well on a leash and is learning to sit and lie down. Being a young dog, he will chew sometimes if not supervised but he is content being crated. He likes flavored rawhide chews, playing tug with a rope toy and being brushed. He will dig if left unattended so gardeners need to beware.

  Her only areas of needed improvement are that she needs to learn not to scratch so much on the door or screen when she wants in or out. She is learning to walk on a leash without pulling and does sit and come on command. She can slip out the door very quickly so always have her leash on or hold her when anyone comes or goes. I recommend a tattoo for her so you can get her back if she ever gets loose.  

I pulled Pumpkin out of the Henrico shelter when her number was up the 6th of June and I feel she understands she was given a second chance at life. She was picked up as a stray and had no medical or other history. She was very sick, depressed and would cower when I reached to pet her (had obviously been hit). Since recovering from kennel cough, an upper respiratory infection, worms and dehydration, she has gotten increasingly active and playful. She was treated for these conditions at Broad Street Veterinary Clinic by Dr. Neal Rose. She was tested for heart worm and got a Heartguard pill, an application of Frontline, a distemper and rabies shot and received several shots for the infections. She was spayed the third week in June. She has been use to eating Eukanuba puppy chow to build up her strength, increase her weight and get her coat shiny and soft. She is now soft as a bunny and has waves in her shiny hair.