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Starla
- kritzmann
- Mar 29, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 6, 2020
Starla is a very sweet miniature blue heeler who was acquired while I lived in North Carolina. She is crate trained, house broken, knows all the basic commands(& for the most part follows them), and loves to play fetch. I have considered her a great family dog, but has nipped in herding fashion (nonbruising or bleeding) at my 9 yo neice. She has never bit out of fear or aggression. But, for the first time she nipped to a bruise my niece's friend in excitement while they were playing with a balloon inside. Since that happened I have been asked to rehome her as we have two children in the household.
She will be 3 in July and was due for some shots in March 2020.Her rabies was done last year. She doesn't do well with cats and tries to chase them. She gets agitated around dogs she doesn't know well on walks and such but can get to know and do very well with most dogs. She is non-territorial with food and toys.
She's energetic, intelligent, friendly, loyal and honestly has been overall a good and loving dog. I would like her to go somewhere where she can get enough exercise and additional training. I'll include leftover food, vet. records, toys, crate etc. If you have any questions let me know, I'd be happy to answer them.
Contact: Rose ohheyhihello@yahoo.com
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Starla sounds like a sweet, well-trained dog who just needs an active home where her herding instincts are understood — I really hope she finds the right family soon. For anyone reviewing adoption photos to plan a meet-and-greet, a tool that can pinpoint where is this place from an image is genuinely handy for verifying locations ahead of the visit.
Thanks for the honest account of Starla’s behavior, including the nonaggressive nips and the more concerning bruise incident; that level of transparency is important for rehoming decisions. Noting her age, vaccination status, and that you’ll include crate and records gives prospective adopters practical information, and I often recommend using tools such as Studio Ghibli–inspired portrait generator to create clear profiles or flyers that highlight a dog’s needs and quirks for potential adopters to review.
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This post paints a thoughtful picture of Starla’s temperament and the incident that prompted rehoming, and I appreciate the detail about her training and health history. Given her tendency to nip during high excitement and her interactions with other animals, any new owner should be prepared for structured obedience work and consistent exercise, and a tool like advanced cipher detector tool can help assess behavioral patterns early on so handlers know what training to prioritize.