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Posted over 9 years ago
| Updated over 8 years ago
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My basic info
Breed
Labrador Retriever/Border Collie
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
Age
Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Female
Pet ID
–
My details
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Indy's story is a special one to us. She's a 3-4 year old lab/border collie mix, but that does nothing to really describe her. Indy was "captured" by animal control on the Yakima Reservation with a litter of young pups. Indy was born on that reservation and it's all she'd ever known. Indy was feral. We were fortunate enough to take her and her puppies from that shelter and start rehabilitating Indy. One of her pups had genetic testing done and we found that we had been wrong all this time on her mix - she is in fact a lab/border collie that weighs in around 35 lbs.
When we first got Indy she had no use for humans. She'd survived just fine on her own without us. She clearly wanted to gain love and affection from humans but was terrified about how to go about it. She was the perfect mom to her babies and we knew her temperament would be lovely as well based on how she treated them.
Once Indy's puppies were weaned and found their forever home, we focused all our attention on Indy. At first she would just hide from humans, but you could see her curiosity and tail wagging in the distance. After much time and effort we decided to move Indy to her current foster home which has an amazing pack of dogs for her to learn from. This has worked out wonderfully. Indy came out of her shell.
It's been about 15 months now since we took Indy and her puppies in. Indy has gained confidence but is still extremely nervous with new people and situations; however, Indy is not a wallflower. Once comfortable she is a wonderful off-leash running and hiking partner as long as there is another member of her canine pack present. She has energy to burn but also loves to snuggle and cuddle. She leaps like a gazelle when she's running and happy. When she's comfortable and a member of the pack Indy is a crazy, happy, funny little girl.
Her perfect family will be calm and extremely patient with her as she'll take a month or more to become truly comfortable. I can assure you she will be well worth the wait. Since she was self-sufficient for so long, she has a very high prey drive. She will chase and harm small animals and cats, but is wonderful with dogs of all ages and sizes. Indy must be in a home with at least one other dog for her to relate to. Since she is still very skittish we would not recommend a home busy home, a home with children, or a rambunctious home. A very secure fenced yard is also important as she will amaze you at her intelligence, problem solving skills, and athletic ability when chasing prey.
