Texas Heeler Pup

59th Avenue near Bell Road, Phoenix AZ

Description

I need to re-home Keta, our 16 week old Texas Heeler puppy born 11/1/21. We're moving and our new location doesn't accept pets. Keta weighs about 27 lbs and is up to date on vaccinations. The veterinarian believes he'll grow to about 50 lbs when full grown. His mother was an Australian Cattle Dog and father an Australian Shephard. See https://www.petguide.com/breeds/dog/texas-heeler/ for information on this breed. He's already potty trained and has learned "sit", "stay", "chow", "in", "outside", "ball" and "bone". He's learning "off" and if you say "no" firmly he'll cease whatever he's not supposed to be doing. He loves to stroll away with a flip-flop in his mouth so you have to watch out. He plays hard and crashes hard. Keta's crate-trained and sleeps from about his bed-time of 7:30 pm until 6 or 7 the next morning. He's reluctant to have you put a leash on however the two times we've been to the vet he walks fine while he is leashed. He's very loving and wants attention. I take him outside 3 or 4 times daily and we play ball for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. The couple of times he's been near other dogs (at the vet) he's shown no indication of aggressiveness. When meeting new people he gets very excited and wants them to pet him and rub his tummie when he flops down and rolls over on his back. He's not been around small children however I suspect he'd be fine with them based on what I've seen with adults. He's teething so he likes to chew on everything. I use a spray bottle to assist in teaching him boundaries! All he has to do is simply see the bottle in my hand and he knows to stop and run!! His ideal new home will have plenty of room for him to run. He LOVES to run! And his new owner should spend plenty of time with him, at least as a puppy, as he's very close to the one who feeds him and takes care of him. I'm asking a $250 rehoming fee which will include his crate. Feel free to ask anything. Thanks, Jim