About Lyla

Hello, it breaks my heart to do this but I am needing to try and rehome my beautiful blue heeler, Lyla. We have a Maltese as well and my Heeler attacks him any chance she gets. After years of training and anxiety meds, it has become a situation we can no longer manage. I live in KCMO but will travel virtually anywhere for the right home. Rehoming fee: $100 Vet references preferred A little more background on her�'�|. She is 6.5 years old, about 55 lbs, and we've had her since she was 1. The first 6 months of her life she grew up in a women's prison for training. I even have a notebook that the inmate kept and took notes of her experience. The next 6 months of her life she was in a shelter, when we adopted her before she was about to be euthanized. We've had her since she is 1 and has never gotten the space or true exercise she needs as we've lived in an apartment. What you'll love: She is honestly a fantastic dog at heart and I think she would thrive in the correct environment. She is the definition of loyal. Once she finds her person she is the happiest and most calm when she is buy your side. She enjoys nothing more than being/laying/cuddling with you and would protect you to the end. She is potty trained. Knows sit, down, stay commands and is crate trained. She has never had any issues at a dog park and goes to day care regularly with no issues. She LOVES the snow and will burrow her head in and move like a vacuum. She LOVES socks and will take them directly off your feet so she can go hide them around the house. She has quite the personality. What you should know: Her since of loyalty has created a pretty bad resource guard in her. It started with resource guarding her person, which has led to attacks of my small Maltese. She will not resource guard her food around humans, by will aggressively resource guard food with other dogs. She is VERY food driven. She also does not seem very fond of kids. She has seldom been around kids, but in the few situations she's been in has jumped/tried to attack them. She loves going on walks, but does pull pretty badly and react/bark uncontrollably when passing another dog. To mitigate this, we walk at off peak times, with a gentle leader, and keep treats on us to avoid reactivity to dogs as agains he is very food driven. Again, she also does well off leash (this is because she feels like she does not have to resource guard/protect you). She is a barker and vocal about things she doesn't like. Loves the car rides but will bark the entire time. Her time at a women's prison leaves her skeptical of men. She has never lived with a man but when staying with my parents, will bark any time my dad moves. The best situation for her: A home with no other dogs/animals (big or small) and no kids. Preferably with land (farm is a major plus) and even better if there are no men in the house. Someone who is looking for a loyal, silly, protector of the house. She will thrive and be the best dog ever with the right home. We have paid for professional training and tried several anxiety medications. Unfortunately, nothing seems to work for us. We cannot allow our small dog to continue to be attacked and as we embark on creating a family this year will not trust her around our future kids. In my heart, I believe the newborn would become her new 'person' and be just fine - but it is not something I'm willing to risk. Please help me find a good home for my baby, Lyla.

Clay County
Kansas City, Missouri