05/09/2025
Courtesy post for Bea:
Please contact Jane in Juneau 907-209-3498
Forever home needed for this sweet dog. Bea (short for Beatriz) is a 3 year old spayed female Australian cattle dog. Her father was a Blue Heeler, and mother was a Red Heeler. Bea was the only pup in the litter that was born white with black spots. Her breed usually is very high energy but she is not. She has lived in the city in Oregon with her owner for 3 years. Bea is a sweet, sensitive dog that was very loved by her owner but because of extenuating circumstances, her owner is no longer able to keep her. It was a painful decision. I would keep her myself long term if it was possible to do so, but in the meantime I have been fostering her in my home in Juneau, and working with her with the intent to find a loving home for her (out of the big city environment). Bea is very good on and off a leash and loves walks. We have been taking walks/hikes daily on and off leash for the past 8 weeks. She knows several commands: walk, stop, sit, stay, come, down, off, paw (shake). She is intelligent and could learn much more. She would do well in agility training.
Bea eats a bison-based dog food. She does not do well on anything that has chicken in it. She will get into garbage if it is not kept out of her reach. She drinks a lot of water. She does not do well in the heat (another reason Alaska is a good place for her.) She sleeps in her dog bed, but would gladly sleep in your bed if allowed.
Bea is current on all of her immunizations (as of June 18th). She had a well dog check up in June to get a health certificate to fly. Bea does have occasional seizures. I had her evaluated by a veterinarian recently, who said a dog with occasional seizures does not need to be put on medication.
Bea would do well in a calm home with gentle care giving. She tends to want to dominate some other dogs, so a home with no other dogs is best. She will do fine with school-aged children, but not sure about younger children. Bea may demonstrate some anxiety for a while until she feels comfortable with her new person (people) and home, but will become very loyal once she settles in. Bea does bark when someone comes to the door, I think this is mainly an anxiety reaction for her and can be decreased over time with gentle training. I just talk to her and let her know that it's OK. It seems to help. Yelling at her does not.
I want to again stress that she is a sweetheart that deserves to have a warm loving forever home where she will be given adequate exercise and will be well cared for. Please consider adopting Bea; Thank you for reading!
