About Minnie

COURTESY POST Minnie is a beautiful 3 yr old Australian Shepherd. She is spayed, and UTD on her vaccines. I adopted her a year ago from a woman on a rehoming Facebook group. She originally came from an Aussie breeder here in TN. She's a VERY sweet and loving dog. If you show her even the least bit of attention, she turns into a lap dog. All she wants is hugs, kisses, and to be allowed to sleep on the bed. Oh, and for you to throw the ball when requested. If not, she will stare at you making loud grunting noises until you do. Mini is great with kids and has lots of energy to play all day. Due to covid I've had to move to a small apartment and the lack of a fenced in yard has definitely taken a toll on her. She listens pretty well for the most part unless you're taking her for a walk. She gets so excited to be outside that she stops listening and has hurt me with leash burns on my legs, so using a gentle leader instead of a collar will eliminate that situation. When you have her full attention, she knows basic commands such as sit, go, stay, shake, etc. She is potty trained. She does bark very loudly at any noises she hears outside of the apartment to keep her home and family safe. When guests come to visit, she goes wild, jumping and barking and whining excitedly. It's hard to get her to stop. Minnie is not a bad or mean dog at all. I believe she has a lot of issues with confidence and anxiety that I cannot help her through. She is very afraid of loud noises like the vacuum, bubble wrap, shouting, thunder, fireworks, etc and may benefit from calming treats, prescription meds or a thunder shirt. She doesn't seem to be very trusting of dogs her own size or larger. Possibly she was attacked in the past. She has gotten into it with 2 large dog's and she should be the only dog in the home. Sometimes it seems like she thinks I'm going to hit her, which I've never done. Recently she attacked my chihuahua yorkie mix. Luckily, I was close by to keep her from hurting the smaller dog. It took a couple days before the smaller dog felt comfortable around her again but is now afraid to eat around her so I do think it was a food motivated attack. She's has nipped a few people. I believe she thinks that people are going to hit her, and she thinks she needs to be on the defensive to protect herself. Although I wasn't told of any abuse in her past, her behavior says otherwise. She did bite me once and bared her teeth as if she would bite me again. So now I'm honestly a bit scared that she will do it again. Based her on aggression with other dogs and nipping people, it really seems that she thinks she needs to always be on guard to protect herself from whatever she experienced in her past. As hard as it is to admit that I am not the right fit for this beautiful dog I have to do what is in her best interest. She deserves to be with a family with no other dogs that can help her work through these issues so she can be more happy and less scared. She's such a loving creature, she just needs someone who can understand her. The perfect home for Minnie would be a home with no other dogs, a large fenced in yard for her to run and not a lot of foot traffic. A quite home environment would be best with an experienced Aussie owner who is a strong leader and understands her fear and anxiety and can work with her and teach her that not all humans are bad. Although she gets along great with my kids, I would not recommend small children until her nipping is under control. If you think that you are that person, please email me at: [email protected]. There is a re-homing fee to assure good folks with good intentions. I located SE of Nashville.

Rutherford County
La Vergne, Tennessee 37086