Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Needs special attention,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Hi! I'm Ivan!If you're looking for your "normal" dog you should probably just keep right on looking. My foster mahm says I'm extra special and only the most perfect family will do for me! Don't get me wrong, I like pretty much everyone I meet, dogs, kids, even cats (they don't always like me though because I think it's fun to try to herd them). It's just that while I'm young and active and extra loving, I need a family who knows how to manage my enormous curiosity and energy level, but in a way that will keep me safe and healthy. You see, my foster mahm isn't 100% sure what happened, because I was probably a street dog until she found me at a year old, but in that time, something had kinda gone wrong with my back end... I've adapted to it really well, and even had a surgery to help make it better, and I've learned to run and jump and play, but things still just don't fit together quite the way that they should. I'm still VERY active though, and I can run faster than ANY of my foster siblings!My foster mahm says I should also tell you that I'm SUPER smart. She's says I'm maybe a little too smart for my own good. She also says I can have a smart mouth because I like to talk back and tell her what I think. But I only do that because I love to play and have fun, and herd things, I really do LOVE to herd things, and sometimes she has to remind me to calm down and be polite. She told me all of that is pretty normal since I'm a husky dog and cattle dog mix, but that my mahm or dad will need to be pretty smart too, and really understand what it takes to work with my kind of temperament. To help me with learning to manage my energy levels, my foster mahm has been working with me on polite behavior. It's super hard sometimes, but I know how to sit and wait for my food, and I'll wait to eat until she gives me permission. I'll sit and wait for her to leash me for a walk, but sometimes she has to give me a minute to calm down first because I love going for walks and get really excited. I'm good in my kennel and will go lay down when she tells me to, and wait until she tells me it's ok to come out, but I like to play with anything that's in the kennel with me, so I have to have a very sturdy cot because soft beds are just too tempting to play with. Whew, I'm talkative, but that's been a lot of talking even for me! If you think you might be interested in an extra special guy like me, fill out my adoption application and my foster mahm can contact you to tell you a bit more about how truly awesome she thinks I am, and how I might be the perfect extra special addition for your home.
