Otis is a 1 year old, 45 lb. neutered male in Weatherby Lake, MO
My husband and I have a foster cattle dog, Otis, who we've had since October 2025. We love him dearly but we are a military family and expect to move from our current duty station in Kansas City in summer 2027, most likely to a city environment with limited yard space. We already have two female dogs, one 14 years and one 2 years. Otis was never meant to be a long term foster, but that’s just how it’s ended up! We can’t have three dogs for our next move so we think finding him a forever home here in the Kansas city area where we’re currently stationed is the best thing for him!
He’s a beautiful boy, but can be a handful! He’s submissive to his sister, Winnie (2), for the most part and he is mostly okay with our oldest, Lara (14), but there have been instances where he and Winnie are after the same ball and things get loud, or he’s trying to get Lara to play and he plays a bit rougher than what she would like.
He’s done a two week e-collar board and train with All Dogs Unleashed in TX, with his sister, Winnie and the trainers noted he’s definitely takes to training well, but around other dogs he can sometimes look to Winnie for his confidence.
I think Otis would do well in a family home with other younger dogs, especially one where he can get to run and explore (maybe a farm?!) get blissfully dirty, then head inside for dinner and bedtime where he can sleep on the bed with his humans or couch with his fur siblings.
There must have been something from his life before us like a big fall because his tail is broken and if he has a big walk or play, he can start to hold pressure off his back right leg. We’ve had him scanned and can provide those if necessary, but the advice was he is young and might still be growing pains. Since we moved to Kansas 3 months ago, we haven’t noticed him limp once, so maybe it was age but I want to be upfront about his medical.
He’s not a huge leash walker, usually gives up 3/4 of the way home and makes my husband carry him back! But leave him to explore in the backyard or throw a ball and he’s in heaven.
We’ve not tested him with other animals, and he’s honestly taken off a few times chasing deer and rabbits, but always managed to come back.
Trainers said he’s very smart, but also very stubborn so he needs a job and a family that understands the breed and his potential to be amazing - given the right instruction.
We love him and we’re not looking to hand him over to just any family, it needs to be the right fit for him so he can have his forever home in a space where he is safe, understood, engaged and most importantly loved as a member of the family.
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