Indie Australian Cattle Dog / Blue Heeler & Australian Kelpie Mix Jerome, ID

***NEEDS FUREVER HOME***
Currently in Kimberly, ID

INDIE appears to be about a 2.5 year old, 38-lb kelpie mix with high/mid energy and was a very good momma to her 7 puppies.

INDIE is a very affectionate and fun dog. She plays with toys and chases balls and sticks. She loves playing with water (see videos). She loves being in the backyard where she can scan the perimeter for the neighbor dogs. When she hears them come out, she runs to the fence, wags her tail and whines to get them to come run the fence with her. She loves to spy on them through knot holes in the fence.

INDIE is food-motivated and very eager to please. She is not a great walker in the neighborhood. She enjoys our walks, but she pulls on the leash. And when she hears a dog up ahead or sees people getting out of a car, she pulls harder. She wants so badly to go see what is going on and meet new people and dogs. She used to be a car chaser. Once in a while when a large vehicle comes by, she pulls as if she wants to chase. She has a high prey drive - birds, squirrels, cats, mice, grasshoppers, etc.

INDIE loves everyone she meets, especially children. She has a hard time containing her excitement around children and jumps on them. Might not be great for smaller children.

INDIE has a healed shoulder injury from her original living situation where she was a working ranch dog, but it does not slow her down a bit. She is not crate-trained, but is well-behaved when I leave her home alone in the house. She sits by the front window and watches for me to return. She loves looking out the window to see what is going on. Whether you left the house for 2 minutes just to take the trash out, or you were gone for hours, she will greet you with great excitement when you come back in.

Now that her puppies have been adopted, INDIE is being a good sport as the only dog in the house, but she would love to be a part of a family and have a playmate of her own.

Indie is very social and loves to play with other dogs, but she is dog selective. Slow, careful intros are best.

BACKGROUND: Former ranch working dog that got injured. She was turned in by her owner to the rescue with a healed (formerly broken paw ), pregnant, and living outside. Momma INDIE is so very grateful to be out of the blizzard conditions when she was rescued. She had even dug a hole in the frozen ground to keep her seven pups warm and safe before she was rescued.
PEARL (f)
OPAL (f)
JADE (f)
ARROW (m)
RIVER (m)
ASH (m)
ARCHER (m)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/H1arHhdd3GwhVwqTA