Lucy Shetland Sheepdog / Sheltie Mix Elk Grove, CA

Please contact Gale Ann (sheltieroses@frontiernet.net) for more information about this pet.

Lucy is 12 years old, but she behaves as if she is around 7. She is still very playful and spry and loves to tease her human. She has quite a sense of humor! She is mostly deaf; however she understands hand signals and generally keeps you in sight for your direction. When she doesn’t respond to hand signals, a gentle tug on her collar or touch on her fanny will remind her what it is you are asking her to do. Lucy loves to walk and to run. If you run away from her or stomp your feet, she’ll chase you and this means PLAY TIME to her…so be prepared! She is extremely intelligent! She learns commands and hand signals very, very quickly. While she is very sassy (she gets irritated at YOU should SHE get in your way, and will bark to tell you so) she has excellent manners. Her favorite place to be is next to you on the couch – or if not allowed, lying right on top of your feet. (but she will try a few times to get onto the couch). She is excellent at indicating when she needs to go out. She will pace back and forth between you and the door. Lucy is a thief. Watch out for your socks, a towel, anything eye level on your coffee table…she doesn’t do anything to it, but thinks it’s really really fun to grab it and run. Lucy is spayed, current on her vaccinations and is ready for her forever home. She weighs in around 27 lbs. and is a tall girl, about 19' at the shoulder. Visit us as www.norcalsheltierescue.org for our adoption application. She is being fostered in the Sacramento area.