Lila

About Lila (Australian cattle dog/blue heeler) in Emmet County

Lila is waiting for you at Emmet County Animal Shelter in United States. ***The first step in the adoption process is to complete the adoption application at [Lien externe masqué] This speckled girl is Lila but the humans call her Bird or Puppy more often than Lila. Our best guess is that she was a late 2023/ early 2024 puppy. Lila is an adorable sweet girl once she knows and trusts you. She is a terrified shut down pup for new people though. When she arrived at her foster home she spent a few days quarantining before she met the other dogs. During that time she was not interested in humans. Once she was let in with the other dogs she started to open up. It took 1-2ish weeks before she decided the humans weren’t a threat. Slowly after that she started asking for pets and eventually decided she likes to sit with the humans and take naps. She did a lot of nervous peeing when she got here but nearly none these days. She still prefers dogs over humans. She loves to romp and wrestle. Her and another foster get to being so chaotic it probably sounds like a dog fight to outsiders but they just love to play. She is kennel trained but does exhibit some separation anxiety so she needs a solid kennel. She likes to sleep out with the humans and will squeal a time or two in the night if she is asked to sleep in the kennel. She is a thief so socks, snacks, anything that she shouldn’t have should be kept up when she’s not being supervised. She is house trained with a dog door. She will not communicate she needs to go out but she will take herself out every time with a dog door. A secure fenced in yard and dog door are a must for this pup. A dog friend would really be ideal as well. She is interested in our cats and will chase them if they run but shows no intention of hurting them. She’s learning to walk on leash and will comply unless something spooks her (cars, people, strange noises, ect). She may not ever be an adventurous dog but she’s shown potential to improve. We have st