Ellie

Introducing Ellie, a Bull Arab x Retriever mix......This gorgeous little girl has arrived in care at just 6wks, along with her 8 litter mates. Ellie is currently being fostered in a home with 2 large host dogs, a host cat, and of course, her humans. She loves interacting with her new doggie friends, but due to the fact of her being so much smaller than them, she can get a little frightened when they wrestle and run around the yard, so does look to her humans for reassurance. Loud and unfamiliar noises also startle this little girl, but we're sure as she grows, so will her confidence.

Ellie is currently being crate trained (for sleeping) and toilet trained which is coming along well. At this stage, no formal training has been introduced but basic commands will be introduced in the coming weeks. This sweet little girl has shown no food aggression or dominance while in foster care. There are no children in her foster home but has spent the last few weeks around young ones with no issues. Ellie enjoys snuggling with her humans and is super affectionate.

We are looking for a family or person who is willing to put in the time and effort with training and socialisation with Ellie. We would love to see her in a home where she had another doggie companion but if she was to be an only dog, she would need continued socialisation with other dogs during her puppy stage and into adulthood, as well as ongoing training so that she grows up to be a well mannered and socialised young lady. We believe that Ellie will be a medium to large dog when fully grown.

We would love to help get you started with that, so our amazing supporters, Best Friends - Erina, have kindly offered to include a 5 week Puppy training course with all of our Puppy adoptions (up to 16wks of age)....The Best Friends Puppy Pre-School service is a fun and interactive five-week training course that covers puppy behaviours, diet, health, grooming, exercise and play, with an emphasis on socialisation, command training, health and care. Their aim is to teach you positive ways to train your puppy in basic skills such as ‘sit’, ‘drop’, ‘stay’, and how to walk well on a lead, but also how to control your puppy’s not so desirable behaviours like toileting inside, biting, mouthing and separation anxiety.

Ellie will be spending the next 3-4 weeks in care while all her vet work is done and will be available for adoption once this is complete. She will however, be available for meets in the coming weeks. Ellie is located in Narara, on the Central Coast, NSW.