Basil - 4 Month Old Kelpie X (Trial)

Meet Basil, a gorgeous Kelpie cross pup with the biggest brown eyes and a gorgeous tan and white coat. Basil has a playful and fun demeanour, though that doesn’t stop him from soaking up all the belly scratches he can get. He loves to run about and wrestle with his siblings, and he adores playing tug-of-war with any toy he can find. In his down-time, you can find him snuggled into his bed and soft toys, or napping and soaking up the sun.

Basil has been raised by loving foster carers in a home environment, and has shown his friendly nature towards all the people he meets. He interacts well with all other dogs and has shown no tendencies towards chasing cats or birds. He is an adventurous puppy who loves to explore the world around him and has already been on camping trips with his carers.

Basil will grow up to be a medium/large dog. We always recommend puppy-training classes to give your new family member the best start in life. All dogs and puppies need plenty of affection, exercise, and training. As he is a mixed working breed dog, Basil will grow into a highly intelligent and energetic boy and will require a family who is able to cater for this by taking him for regular walks and ensuring his enrichment needs are met at home.

As Basil is so young, he would benefit immensely from having a confident and calm dog friend at home to help guide him as he grows. If you don't have another dog to keep him company, then there needs to be someone at home with him all day, making sure he is the center of their world.

Basil needs to be welcome inside when people are home, and to sleep inside at least until fully grown. He needs to be kept nice and warm, and would love a comfy bed with soft toys and blankets to nestle into. He is already showing lots of promise with toilet training and with consistent access to the outdoors, he has very few accidents indoors.

He will be an incredible family dog and with the right training, socialisation and enrichment, he will be suitable for families with children of any age. You will need good fencing with no small gaps and it must be at least 6ft tall. He can't go to any properties which have rural fencing (eg: mesh or wire).

Basil’s siblings, Chilli, Chai, Jammy, Oreo, Clover, Salt, and Pepper, are also available for adoption and would love to meet their forever families.

Basil’s adoption fee is $700 which includes his desexing when he is old enough. It also includes his first two vaccinations. He has been treated for fleas and worms, and is microchipped.

Basil is in foster care in Stroud, NSW. Since he is not yet desexed, he is only available for adoption to the Lower Hunter region (Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, Maitland and Cessnock) plus Central Coast and Sydney. He'll need to be returned to one of our approved vets for desexing when he's 5 to 6 months old.

To apply to meet Basil, please fill out our Adoption Questionnaire https://tinyurl.com/drnadopt

If you have any questions, you can send an email to eveofedie@aol.com

You can see all our available dogs at www.dogrescuenewcastle.com.au