
This
"little" girl, who I named
‘JAZZ’. has an awesome personality, is a very happy girl, very
curious and adventuresome – indoors and out. She learns VERY
quickly – manners, obedience, what is and isn’t appropriate to
stick her nose into, etc. She knows not to dig at the
cupboards or take anything off the counter, not to bother ‘mom’
when she’s eating dinner, not to try to take ANYTHING from her
big AmStaff/Ridgeback sister or her big Aussie brother, how to
‘sit’ for treats and come to mom when signaled. She is very
kennel-trained both in the house and in the car. She is
completely housetrained - she stands by the door to be let out.
This pup LOVES to play and I bet she’d be a fantastic Agility
dog. She is so enthusiastic and loves to play with the other
dogs! Her big foster sister weighs 70+ lbs and the two of
them roll and wrestle around outside quite happily together. She
gets along with all dogs and people everywhere. At the off-leash
park she stays either within eyesight of me or alongside one of
the dogs. An example of how she adapts … sometimes her
‘investigations’ take her a little further away from her pack
than she realizes … and if we do get out of sight, she stops and
waits for the other dogs to come find her, or she starts
sniffing in ever widening circles till she finds our scent!
Her vision is good except in very bright daylight or pitch black
night (and it seems to be better now than when I got her). Her
hearing is not so good but although I was told she is completely
deaf, I’m sure she can hear a bit - like when I use a whistle to
call her in she’ll turn and come to me, and she’ll also turn
when there is barking from the other dogs or on the TV...e.g.
Dog Whisperer shows!
She is raw fed at our
house (as are all the others) and is doing much better than
when on kibble (no more bladder infections, etc.). If you are
interested in adopting and are not familiar with raw feeding
(and are willing to learn!) I would be happy to help.
It would be preferable if she
goes to a home with a ‘maternal’ dog – male or female – as then
she’ll have a buddy to help her out and be her ‘guide’, and
she will not bond so tight with her people that she ends up
having separation issues, etc.. Please read up on the breed
before making your decision at:
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/catahoula.htm

Jazz & one of the Aussie posse