Banks is a high energy, lovable, 3-legged Border/Heeler mix. He loves people, other dogs, and he LOVES balls. He is an expert at catch, loves to run, and loves to cuddle with his humans. When Banks was 1 year old, he lost one of his rear legs to an accident. However, it did not slow him down or dampen his spirits. He is the fastest tripod you will ever meet, and he's faster than most 4 legged dogs I know. All of these amazing qualities also make it extremely hard for him to live in our family home with our young child. We are now expecting our second child, and we cannot keep up with his needs. We want to find him a forever home where he can get plenty of exercise and be happy and cared for properly. He would be an excellent agility candidate.
Banks has been professionally trained with an e-collar and responds very well to it. He knows sit, down, stay, come, heel, fetch, place, and leave it. I’ve also trained him to fetch the paper, go to his crate (“good night”) and shake (after a bath). He is an incredibly smart and obedient dog, very ball and food motivated, and eager to please. He is crate trained and sleeps in a crate every night. He probably needs close to 1-2 hours of high-energy exercise per day, minimum. He will play fetch for hours, which makes his exercise requirements easier to accomplish. However, he is not suited to staying indoors for long periods of time, especially unaccompanied. He would be an incredible candidate for a working/rescue dog.
He is generally good with other dogs and adults, although recently he has started becoming a little aggressive with our other dog around food (resource guarding). I think this could easily be trained out of him with a little patience.
Here are some elements to a great forever home for Banks:
- No young children
- Access to a large outdoor space (maybe a farm?!)
- A dedicated adult(s) that can maintain his training and exercise (no adults with traditional jobs where Banks would have extended time alone)
- Someone with experience with Border Heelers or other working/agility dogs
Banks is an incredibly special dog. Every time I am out playing fetch with him I get stopped by someone who is amazed by him. Not only is he one of the cutest dogs around, he is by far the most impressive. He is the happiest, fastest, most capable three legged furry companion you will ever find.
Banks has been in our family for 5 years and we love him dearly. This is posted with a heavy heart, but I know he will be happier in a home that can keep up with his needs.