About Ivy

After months of deliberation and making many concerted efforts, I have made the really hard decision to try and find a new home for these two beautiful dogs, brother and sister littermates Blue and Ivy. They're about 18 months old, and I've had them since they were about 3 months old. They're very high energy, and super responsive and intelligent and very sweet. Being a hunting breed, they're amazing varmint eliminators, and love going out into the fields and forests in search of critters to chase and kill. They caught and consumed a whole family of ground hogs and ran off a young bear that was getting into my bees. They love to catch and kill voles and moles, but unfortunately for me, that means lots of digging. Something I didn't realize when I got them is that, being a hunting breed, they're much more inclined to hunt with their alpha human than without, and while they have gone off on their own to patrol and prowl, mostly they wait for me to 'go hunting' and otherwise lie around and get into things, which doesn't suit my needs for fulltime orchard protection. They have been trained from birth to leave ducks and chickens completely alone and have been around free range birds all their lives, I absolutely trust them with my free range ducks. They are AMAZING with kids and will tolerate, and even seem to enjoy all sorts of 'abuse', being ridden, hit, climbed over, and have never bitten a child. They can be a little 'much' with very small children, knocking them over with excessive friendliness and enthusiasm. I got them out of desperation to try and save my young orchard from bear and deer damage. They have definitely had a positive influence there, but I just don't have the time and skill to train them out of a few problematic behaviors. Their digging has been problematic in my various gardens and plantings. They like to chew and especially love all plastic things and packages that get delivered while I'm not home. Anything that gets left out, toys, tools, clothing, is likely to be destroyed. I'm told this breed has an extended 'puppy phase' and they may grow out of that. They are very protective and make excellent guard dogs...a little too good for my situation and I have had trouble keeping them out of the road and from harassing joggers and passers by. They do not like being confined or left alone for extended periods of time without human contact, and Ivy especially is prone to excessive barking in those situations. Blue (male) is fixed, but still sometimes likes to hump very small children when playing. Ivy (female) is still intact. They respond very well to 'no', 'out', and 'come' and seem to know their names, but have not really had basic obedience training nor have they ever been on a leash or tied out. They need someone who is more of a dog person then I, and has the time and space in their lives for these sorts of intelligent amazing creatures, which I do not. It's been a long hard decision to come to, and we've grown rather attached to them in spite of the hardship and stress. They definitely have so much potential and trainability with the right person. We would love for them to stay in the neighborhood/community so we could come visit periodically (especially my little boy who really loves them). Please reach out if you have any questions or would like to come visit us. I'm asking a modest rehoming fee that includes two heated dog beds and rechargeable training (shock) collars. We reserve the right to refuse any offers that aren't feeling like a good fit. Hoping to find the perfect forever home for these incredible animal friends.

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Buncombe County
Weaverville, North Carolina 28787

Cailen Campbell: 8287123473

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