Millie (ADOPTED!) is as sweet as they come, and a turn-key dog ready to be someone's best friend! She is about 4 or 5 years old. At 56 pounds, she is a bit plump. Her ideal weight is about 48-50 lbs. She is mellow, quiet, and gentle. Millie is a low energy cattle dog, mixed with Lab and Australian Shepherd. She is a shy girl, but warms up to people pretty quickly. She meets people in a quiet, low key way and loves most everyone she has met, especially women. Millie would make a great companion dog for someone who isn't too active and is just looking for the companionship of a best friend.
Our girl is looking for a person(s) of her own who will shower her with attention and love. She can get along with other dogs who are easy, and who don't get in her face or her backside, but she would prefer to be an only dog and have her person/people to herself. As a cattle dog, Millie is a velcro dog, who will follow you from room to room. Throughout the day she will take naps or relax in whichever room her person is in. She adores petting and being talked to, and will gaze at you with the cutest closed mouth smile. She is also fine at home alone. Millie loves to go for a ride, and rides very quietly in a car. She doesn't only attach herself to one person. At her foster home, she has 3 foster parents, and will follow each around at different times.
During nice weather, Millie likes to slowly wander around in the backyard, soaking in her surroundings, taking her time, sniffing, exploring, and nibbling a blade of grass here and there. She has not shown many herding tendencies. She has shown no interest in toys or playing ball. However, Millie has a playful side, too. Once she understands the routines and is comfortable in a home, Millie becomes very animated and playful when she know she is about to go for a ride, or out for a walk, or to a park. Millie mostly doesn't care about other dogs if they leave her and her person alone, but she may bond with another dog who has similar energy to her. She shows no interest in cats, and would be fine in the same home with them. She is completely housebroken and very easy on a leash.
Millie would also be a good watch dog, and has barked at loud mysterious trucks pulling up near the house. She did meet two men who approached her, and triggered a fearful, protective response in her. She was obviously afraid of them and tried to bark them away. Otherwise, she has been fine with all other men, women, and children, often walking up to greet and invite people to pet her. Millie is a very smart girl, and takes a few days to assess and become comfortable in new situations. She would prefer to live in a quiet area without too many loud passing vehicle sounds nearby, and would do best in a home without cats.