Riley

Riley is an affectionate, playful boy who loves to play fetch with his human, or he will happily romp for hours with one of his ‘sisters’. He knows sit and shake and walks nicely on an ‘easy walk’ harness, stopping on command. He also sits and waits to be released to eat his meals. Once play is done for the day he’ll curl up on the couch (if you’ll let him!) or nearby on the floor to snooze away, the positions he will sleep in will have you constantly amused.

His mum is a Staffy and his father unknown - he may have some Shepherd or Cattle Dog or Kelpie in him. He is taller than a Staffy but more slender, weighing in at 19kg. He has the happy Staffy grin though!

Riley gets along well with most female dogs, and he can be a bit shy around people at first, especially some men. To date he hasn’t gotten along with male dogs, but he has only met two while in my care. He doesn’t jump up on people while standing, but he may occasionally put his front feet up on you for a cuddle while seated on the couch. \ He would be easily discouraged from this though if his new family didn’t want this behavior.

Riley is a smart boy who has relatively high energy needs and can climb mesh fences, he would need tall colourbond or paling fences to keep him secure. Riley can also be quite vocal in play and he sometimes barks at the neighbours, a behavior which is a work in progress.

Riley will thrive with a family who can take the time to socialize and train him properly. \ You will definitely get out what you put in with Mr Riley!

Riley is desexed, microchipped, lifetime registered in NSW and is vaccinated, wormed, flea and heartworm treated.

Riley is housed in URANA, NSW but his carer visits CANBERRA occasionally so can be met there by arrangement.