Rocky is a 2.5 year old cattle dog mix (fully vetted---with updated vaccinations, micro-chipped, and neutered). His mom was a Blue Healer, Aussie Shepard mix, and his dad was a Mountain Cur and Texas Healer mix.

He has been raised as an inside-dog since the age of 9 weeks old and is fully house-trained, dog-door trained, and crate trained. He loves people and also loves to play with dogs his size or a little smaller or larger. In both his primary home of 2 years, and now his foster home, he has had sibling dogs to spend time with and play with.

While he has the energy of a cattle dog, he is also good at following the lead of "his person" and is content chewing on a bone or relaxing in the evenings. He does not have to be on the "go" all the time. He is a big baby and loves to be petted and is very much a lap dog if you will allow it. He is smart and very loving. He adores people, and loves to spend quality time outside either playing fetch, going for walks, hiking, or playing with other dogs.
 

Rocky has never shown any aggression towards humans. However, and the reason for his need for rehoming, is that he has been violent towards cats, causing severe injuries to 1 and months later, causing the death of another. These were cats he was raised with since 9 weeks old. 96% of the time, he showed no aggression towards them, and even cuddled with them at night, sleeping with them. Yet, clearly, when the right set circumstances present itself, he gets "triggered" and attacks them. After the fact, he seems oblivious to the situation--- meaning he shows great concern with why I am crying and upset, but does not realize he was the cause. So, he needs a home with no cats or, to be safe, I would say, no small breed dog either. He gets along very well with medium (25 pounds or more) dogs. He loved my other dog, a 30 pound Beagle.

 

He has been living with a wonderful couple, my friends, in Glasgow KY, with a large lab mix---her dog is near 80 pounds. But they are downsizing because of their impending retirement and cannot have 2 large dogs when they relocate. They have been wonderful foster parents to Rocky for the past 3 months as I have tried to reach out to various people I know and find him a good, loving home. But at this point, I have to expand my search.

 

I will do everything in my power to aid in Rocky's rehoming process, including transporting him myself or helping to cover transportation expenses. The most important thing to me is that he finds a good home; location is not a barrier.

For those interested in adopting him, I will likely ask for a veterinarian reference, insure that he will not be a 100% outside dog or left without a fence or human supervision when outside, and make sure that no small animals, especially cats, are in the home.

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Email kemnitza@lindsey.edu