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If you’re looking for a sweet, sassy, and silly dog that will absolutely adore you, meet you in all of your feelings, and look at you like you’re their whole world, look no further than Ziva, the 40 lb., 6.5-year-old, Australian Cattle Dog mix. She’s incredibly intelligent, crate trained, fully house trained and can even ring a bell to tell you when she needs to use the bathroom! She knows all your standard tricks, but also has a handful of really fun ones like spinning, high fives, and playing dead. She really enjoys the toughest of chew toys, food puzzles, tug of war, and snuggles and scratches. She’s terrible at fetch! She will chase the ball but then will insist you chase her to get it back. Huge fan of sticks. You will inevitably have to tell her that she’s given you enough kisses and must cease such, and though she will protest profusely, she will eventually acquiesce!
Ziva needs to be the only dog in the home. Ziva will not want to co-exist with any other pets and is currently separated from the other dog in the home by alternating crate time. A fenced backyard would be best where she can run freely to get her needed exercise away from other dogs. Dog parks and walks around other dogs would not do well for her unfortunately.
Ziva will sit next to you on the couch and love the quiet attention as well. She won’t hog the blankets at night but will frequently crawl under them and lay against your side. If the two dogs here did get along then I would be keeping them both but two years of keeping them separated in the same home has shown that she must have her own home.
Ziva is in Norton, MA and is looking for her forever home. If you are that home, or have any other questions about Ziva, please reach out and contact johan.stewart@gmail.com.
Complete an Application: https://www.acdra.org/adoption-application
April 30, 2024, 10:28 am
Location is Norton, MA.
If you’re looking for a sweet, sassy, and silly dog that will absolutely adore you, meet you in all of your feelings, and look at you like you’re their whole world, look no further than Ziva, the 40 lb., 6.5-year-old, Australian Cattle Dog mix. She’s incredibly intelligent, crate trained, fully house trained and can even ring a bell to tell you when she needs to use the bathroom! She knows all your standard tricks, but also has a handful of really fun ones like spinning, high fives, and playing dead. She really enjoys the toughest of chew toys, food puzzles, tug of war, and snuggles and scratches. She’s terrible at fetch! She will chase the ball but then will insist you chase her to get it back. Huge fan of sticks. You will inevitably have to tell her that she’s given you enough kisses and must cease such, and though she will protest profusely, she will eventually acquiesce!
Ziva needs to be the only dog in the home. Ziva will not want to co-exist with any other pets and is currently separated from the other dog in the home by alternating crate time. A fenced backyard would be best where she can run freely to get her needed exercise away from other dogs. Dog parks and walks around other dogs would not do well for her unfortunately.
Ziva will sit next to you on the couch and love the quiet attention as well. She won’t hog the blankets at night but will frequently crawl under them and lay against your side. If the two dogs here did get along then I would be keeping them both but two years of keeping them separated in the same home has shown that she must have her own home.
Ziva is in Norton, MA and is looking for her forever home. If you are that home, or have any other questions about Ziva, please reach out and contact johan.stewart@gmail.com.
Complete an Application: https://www.acdra.org/adoption-application
There is an adoption contract. If you decide the dog is not a fit for your household and the dog is returned to the rescue within 2 weeks of adoption, the adoption fee will be refunded.
There is an adoption contract. If you decide the dog is not a fit for your household and the dog is returned to the rescue within 2 weeks of adoption, the adoption fee will be refunded.
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Our rescues reside in foster homes.
Our rescues reside in foster homes.
More about this rescue
We are an all volunteer group that rescues Australian Cattle Dogs. Our dogs reside in foster homes until they are adopted
Every year, thousands of Australian Cattle Dogs find themselves homeless through no fault of their own. Although the reasons are diverse, the result is the same. Healthy, adoptable dogs face euthanasia in shelters.
The Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Association rescues ACDs in shelters from Maine to Georgia and gives these dogs a fresh start with a loving family. Our foster home volunteers welcome the dogs into their homes where they live as members of the family. During the time in foster care, our volunteers determine what kind of forever home will be the right one for each dog.
We are an all volunteer group that rescues Australian Cattle Dogs. Our dogs reside in foster homes until they are adopted
Every year, thousands of Australian Cattle Dogs find themselves homeless through no fault of their own. Although the reasons are diverse, the result is the same. Healthy, adoptable dogs face euthanasia in shelters.
The Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Association rescues ACDs in shelters from Maine to Georgia and gives these dogs a fresh start with a loving family. Our foster home volunteers welcome the dogs into their homes where they live as members of the family. During the time in foster care, our volunteers determine what kind of forever home will be the right one for each dog.
