About Sparrow

URGENTLY SEEKING A HOME: Sparrow is a very special puppy to our family. We bought him along with his sister in February 2022--they were about 12 weeks old & they were not 'covid pets.' We had every intention of moving to a large piece of property so they could enjoy plenty of space & help on our farm, but we fell into financial crisis & are still trying to recover from it. Sparrow & his sister, Florence, are both crate & potty trained. Florence is the dominant one of the pair, & with this breed, her protective, dominant nature has been a challenge with Sparrow, who we discovered has anxious tendencies when his sister or our older golden doodle alerts us of perceived 'danger.' We have trained both puppies to go into their crates to calm down in these circumstances Sparrow is very sweet & loving; ever since we brough him home, he will lay at our feet & just chill when we are hanging out in the kitchen or sitting watching a movie. He loves to lay his head on our laps & chew on a bone or toy (he is heavy chewer but does not chew on anything he shouldn't :). He needs a lot of play/explore time outside. He loves to play tug & chase a ball or stick, but he generally doesn't give it back until he's ready. He does well on walks on a leash. Sparrow was primarily our 18 year old's puppy & she has had a special relationship with him; this is a sad parting for all of us. He has been in a home with a large, loving, but active family of teens & adults since he was brought home & we don't recommend he be in a home with young children. A lot of commotion heightens his anxiety. He needs a strong & intuitive leader who is knowledgeable of how to train/handle cattle dogs with anxiety. We believe most of the anxiety is from the dynamics between the 3 dogs and that Sparrow would do best in a peaceful home with no other pets. We do not want to have to euthanize him, but we may need to if we cannot find a home for him this week. Please let us know right away if you are able to provide the right environment for him.

Washington County
Beaverton, Oregon