Addison - In Foster Care

Name: Addison

Age: Estimated 1 year

Sex: Female (not altered)

Breed: Mini Australian Shepherd

Location: Greenwood, SC area

Vet Info: Addison has not been vetted and is not spayed. She weighs about 20 pounds.

Owner Info: Addison is a beautiful deaf and blind girl who was rescued from a breeder who could not sell her. She had been living in a pen for over a year. Her caregiver is hoping to find rescue for Addison so that she can have the home she deserves! Addison is an indoor dog with run of the house, and is doing a good job learning about being housebroken! Her caregiver writes, "she has only been out of the pen at the breeders and in my house for 3 days so can't really say that she is. But she has not had any accidents. So far so good on house breaking." She is also leash trained. Her caregiver describes Addison's left eye as appearing normal, is blue, and may have some limited sight. Her right eye is somewhat sunken and is completely blind. Other than her eyes, her caregiver says that she seems overall healthy! Addison is good with women and children, and currently lives with three other dogs and two cats. Addison has bonded "tightly" with her caregiver, and her caregiver gave us more details about Addison: "Although my husband lives here of course, he really hasn't interacted with her. She did "lose me" this morning while we were getting ready for work and he was standing at the sink and she went and laid at his feet so I don't think she would have a problem with a male. As for male dogs we have an outside male that she is ok with, but the dog she growls at is female. When I take them outside she is fine with her, plays and interacts so it's almost like a possessive thing over me. I also will add that she has separation anxiety. She has not been destructive but gets extremely agitated and will bark when left alone I am going to work on this." Addison is possessive of toys, treats, or food, but has never bitten or snapped. Her caregiver notes that she may have a harder time adjusting to new situations as she is deaf and blind and new things upset her, but said she's done extremely well in adjusting to living in a house after living in a pen!