We've been told this pup may be Aussie cross and are posting her here on that assumption...but she may also be straight Catahoula...unfortunately there's no way to tell for sure!  At any rate she is adorable and we will do everything we can to help her find a great homee...her sister has already gone to her new forever home!

Date of birth:  August 24th

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