Hi, I’m Hazel. That’s Hazelton Taterton to you! Mom says I appear to be a full blooded cattle dog. I am very quiet and sweet until I get to know you then my spicy cattle dog side comes out! I love to play bitey with hands but I am gentle with my humans. I love walks and I have learned not to pull for the most part. Still working on ignoring those pesky squirrels! I love to play fetch inside, but I get distracted outside sometimes. I also love to play chase in the yard but I do get a little crazy when I get wound up. I also must admit that I do not particularly care for other dogs. I would do best as the ONLY light of your life! I am very good at reading a room and when everyone else is quiet I can be too. I LOVE chewing on bones and I did miss one day and chewed my mom’s throw rug. She wasn’t too happy but I was easily redirected to my kong! When I get excited sometimes I forget and bite shirtsleeves but I stop when told no. Since I am so short I love to jump up to see you! It’s very hard to stay sitting when I see my friends or new people but I am trying hard to learn this! I do not know any cats but they would probably be fun to chase! I do like to get 9-10 hours of beauty rest in my crate each night. Please talk to my mom now, I need to go eat my dinner!

Mom here—Hazel was dumped at a home in East Bend NC. She was living outside in the cold and she was in heat when we picked her up—we don’t know much more than that. Attempts were made to find her people with no luck. We rescued her from that situation 12/2024. She has since had all of her shots, been dewormed, spayed and microchipped. She has her own pet insurance policy which could probably be transferred to you. She knows sit, touch, come, lay down, wait and is crate trained and house broken. We are working on place, off, stay and fetch. She loves riding in the car as well. She sheds almost no hair and her coat is very soft.

We would love to keep her but she is not a good fit for our household as she is afraid of our senior GSD/Husky and only seems interested in her as something to herd. She nipped her ankle (no blood drawn) and we have had to keep them apart. This is stressful for our current dog as she is used to having full run of the household and we are concerned for her mental health as she is very anxious when she sees Hazel. As Hazel told you earlier she should be the ONLY dog in the household. For the same reason I would be VERY careful with her around children under 12. After consulting a behavioral trainer rehoming seems to be the best option as the herding instinct is not something that can be trained away.

This saucy girl really needs some livestock to take care of! She is a typical heeler and needs a job. She would most likely excel at agility training. She is lightning fast.

She is very sweet with every person she meets and is quite the little snuggle bug in the evenings. If I sit down she pops up into my lap. She’s a keeper and if it were not for our other dog we would not hesitate to hold on to her forever!

Please send an IM or email to me with any questions. We are happy to set up a meet and greet so that you can get to know this little lady. We will review all potential adopters and then make a decision. Experienced heeler owners will have priority. We can help with transport depending on your location. Rehoming Fee $350. Thank you!

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