Shaggy - Staying With Owner

Name: Shaggy

Age: 8 years  

Sex: Male (altered)

Breed: Australian Shepherd

Location: Central Florida 

Vet Info: Shaggy is up to date on his rabies and distemper. He is heartworm negative. He has been neutered. He is in good health and is blind. 

Owner Info: Shaggy is 8 years old and weighs 60 pounds (he is a little bit overweight). He was born blind due to merle to merle breeding. His current owner has had him for 6 years. She just found out she is pregnant, and decided she cannot manage a baby and manage Shaggy too, so she wants Shaggy to have a new home where he will get lots of attention and love. Shaggy is an indoor dog and he is housetrained and leash trained. He is good with adults and with dogs, but not with cats, and should not be in a home with kids either. He has demonstrated food aggression. His owner said: "When eating and/or drinking, he growled and then snapped at the dog who walked near him. Also, when I was pouring his food into a container (not feeding him), about 2 minutes later he attempted to bite my roommate's dog who walked by the same area I had had the food." He has not broken the skin of the other dog. Shaggy gets a little nervous in a new setting but then adapts. He is a dog with a lot of energy and he is looking for a good home!!