Shallot (ADOPTED!) is 4 years old and a lot to love! She is a very sweet, loving girl, who likes to have a routine. Our girl needs a gentle, quiet person and home life. While she is very sensitive and worried around new things. Once Shallot is comfortable and feels secure, she can be a silly girl with a sense of humor. She is a perceptive, quick study, who observes and figures out new situations and routines very quickly. Shallot is also very curious and interested about everything. When seeing livestock for the first time, she curiously did a lot of sniffing and wisely just watched them. Shallot was surrendered to the shelter, because she had been in a home with multiple dogs, children, and cats and she was constantly overwhelmed by all the activity.
Our girl is a bit on the plump side, and her foster named her Shallot, because she was sort of shaped like one when we got her from the shelter. We also called her Luvvy, because the shelter staffer who cared for her called her Love Bug, and teared up when she helped us load her into the car. Shallot/Luvvy is a moderately active girl. A couple of walks a day would be good for her. She can walk about a mile per walk.
She walks well on leash, and tends to stay very close to you. When on busy roads, Shallot knows to stop to let cars drive past. She enjoys riding in a car, and seems to feel safe and secure when in a car. Shallot is is also very good and quiet in the house, and is completely house trained. She does want to go out every few hours to pee, and if she really needs to go out, she will pace, restlessly, but otherwise does not let you know.
Shallot is an extremely bright girl, who needs to feel safe in order to slowly build up confidence in new situations. She is a typical Australian cattle dog who wants to be with her person as much as possible. She would do best as an only dog in a quiet, adult home, or with another quiet, easy going dog. She becomes very nervous and worried at the sound of raised voices and around sudden moves. When she recently visited a pet store and another dog growled at her, Shallot cried and hid behind her foster’s legs.
If you are interested in Shallot (aka Luvvy), please begin our process by completing our adoption questionnaire (online form or download a hard copy). On our website (hittgv.org), click on the Adopt tab near the top of the page, and scroll down to find the online Adoption Form. You can also email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have specific questions about this dog or our process.