Bella

The beautiful Bella is a very sociable and composed little girl. She is playful, but also quite relaxed, and loves to find a comfy spot in the winter sunshine to have a nap. She really enjoys the company of he other puppies, and also plays with the big dogs very nicely. She knows the rules and never steps on anyone's toes. Bella loves a cuddle and is gorgeous and snuggly.

She is a clever little thing, already house-trained and sleeping through the night easily. She manages a dog door really well and has learned to walk nicely on the lead. She is very experienced around bigger dogs and is sweet and playful with her litter-mates.

Bella was born in Ampilatwatj after her mum Stripe was rescued by a visiting worker from life as an unwanted stray. Initially Stripe was in a bad way, but luckily for her puppies she was being well cared for in the month before they were born. By the time they came to Kunapa Kari in Tennant Creek, Stripe was looking pretty good and her puppies, only a day old, were healthy and doing well.

They have been raised on a rural block on the outskirts of Tennant Creek. It's been a peaceful and protected environment for them, and this really shows in their temperaments. All of the puppies and calm and confident, have learnt how to behave around the bigger dogs, and have had plenty of handling and cuddles from our volunteers and the neighbouring kids who visit.

Stripe herself is a15 kg medium build dog. We have included a picture of her in Bella's profile. The puppies vary in size a lot, but Bella is right in the middle, so we think she will be about the same size or a little smaller than her mum.

Our rescue and rehabilitation work happens in Central Australia, but because of the scarcity of adopters locally, our re-homing operation is in South Australia. Elsa's adoption fee includes crate hire, courier transport by road from Tennant Creek to Alice Springs, and a direct flight from Alice Springs to Adelaide.