Heeling Hearts ACD Rescue

Benny Blu is 10 mos old and in need of a forever home where he can be put to work. He is a very busy and energetic boy who could use some structured activities to channel all that energy. He is very friendly and mild mannered and quick to be comfortable in new situations. He loves children and is great with other dogs. He will fetch the tennis ball till the cows come home or your arm falls off! He is currently living with a few cats as well as other dogs.

Reggie has become a member of Boomer’s wonderful family in Canada. Boomer was adopted from our program back in May of 2007. Her story can be seen at -

http://heelingheartsacdrescue.org/?p=413

Meet Sir Reginald Wigglebottom III! Or Reggie for short! His greetings are SO exuberant, his ENTIRE hiney threatens to wiggle right off his cute little body. He is one happy little boy who just about loves everyone. Even children are not immune to his wiggles and kisses. He is a bit shy around big loud men and will tend to piddle if he encounters raised voices, but with a soft, quiet approach men are acceptable. Already his is used to my husband and will greet him enthusiastically.

Quite small and petite for an ACD, (weighs in at MAYBE 28lbs) Reggie is a VERY smart young man who already knows the basics: sit, down, come, wait and is crate trained. Even his heeling is spectacular at this young age with only a few practice sessions at the dog club! He WILL need gentle positive training however! He is a very sensitive and soft dog. Gentle voices and LOTS of treats are a must.
He gets along SUPERB with my pack of 3 and is one of our only fosters so far who has shown enough manners to freely hang out with the pack. He IS playful but will stop when corrected by a pack mate if he gets too rambunctious. He gets along great with cats and scored all Ones and Twos on his Safer evaluation. He even Scored “Appropriate for All Ages’. A feat most ACDs do not achieve on this test.
He has stellar house manners and limits himself to the toys in the doggie box and leaves stray children items alone. While alone, he is gated off in our foster dog room and does wonderfully. Sometimes he protests with small whines but will stop when hushed. (Normally when it’s bedtime and he is not ready to settle in for the night..) He rides in the car very nicely and even can be trusted to wait quietly if you have to run a quick errand. I have even had him off leash at a park like area where he stays close and will come back when called.

Reggie is being fostered in Spokane, WA.

Sweet Chloe will be spending her golden years in Pullman with another ACD sis. We are so grateful for the love and care her foster home provided and the HUGE heart that her new home has

Chloe is a special girl looking for a special family who will give her a wonderful retirement home. She is blind but very much interested in walks, long sniffs and belly rubs. Once she knows her surroundings she gets along just fine and uses that nose! Chloe will make someone very happy and will be forever grateful for the love you can provide for her in her golden years.

Meet Cleo. Short for Cleopatra and named for her awesome Pharaoh-like eye markings. Miss Cleo is approx 6mos old and just a sweetheart! She loves to climb up in your lap and lavish you with puppy kisses. A VERY energetic and super intelligent little girl who would excel at agility, and seems to have a natural herding instinct. She is very willing to please, super quick to learn new rules and responds right away to a voice correction alone. In the house, she has “Toy ADD” and likes to drag every doggie toy out of the box and bounce from item to item. She loves to play ‘pounce and chase’ with the tennis balls and is learning to bring them back for a fun game of fetch. You sometimes have to remind her that soft, squeeky toys are not for chewing and shredding , but she is learning quickly. She is fabulous with other dogs and displays tons of puppy signals like crouching and muzzle licking, but sometimes can be a bit persistent in her want of attention from her playmates. She has impeccable crate manners and is about 90% potty trained. On leash she is learning to walk in heel position but will occasionally try to scoot in front of you if something spooks her. She can be a little shy and ‘crumply’ about new people (especially little kids) but with a kind word and a treat will willingly approach. With a bit more socialization she will grow up to be the confident young girl that I can see underneath.

Cleo now lives in Western WA with a wonderful family including a Cattle Dog brother “Bandit”. Her new family have plans on trying agility with Cleo - we think she’ll be terrific!

Cleo and her new friend on “adoption day”.

Newton is obviously not an ACD but what a fun little dog! He has learned sit and down quickly and now we are doing some foundation work in agility. Newton is 18 lbs. and stands about 15.5″ tall. He’s neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and crate trained. Please contact Brooke at cowdogs3@yahoo.com if Newton looks like he might be a fit for you. Newton is in Texas with us.