Louie: at the shelter's Web Page

Catahoula Leopard Dog / Mixed (short coat) : : Male : : Young : : Large

Learn more about the Catahoula Leopard Dog.

Located in Campbell County, Virginia. Please begin with an application, found here: www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org. We place calls to your vet, your landlord, and your personal reference. We ask that the pets in your home be current with rabies vaccines, spay/neutered, and seen by a veterinarian for wellness.

About Louie: at the shelter
Status: Adopted! Species: Dog General Color: Merle Current Size: 450 Pounds Current Age: 11 Months (best estimate)	Declawed: No Housetrained: Yes Obedience Training Needed: Needs Training Exercise Needs: High Grooming Needs: Low Shedding Amount: Moderate Reaction to New People: Friendly

Louie is a ten-month old Catahoula Leopard dog brought to the shelter last week. The animal control officer was told that at his apartment complex when he was out walking, he growled at a stranger and his human was asked to find him another home. It is very sad that so many dogs at this age are greatly misunderstood. They need confidence-building as they mature. This is the typical age for dogs to go through a “fear period” of emotional development, and is one reason we encourage dog training with a professional to help owners understand what their dog is going through. This is not a bad dog. He is a bit reactive to new situations, a bit distrustful, and needs work with rewards and positive reinforcement to feel good about strangers and new situations. A shelter is the worst place to give this boy what he needs—but we will give it our best shot. The best situation for him would be a home and a commitment to training with a professional to help him learn that strangers can be good, and that reactivity can be helped. He seems to be very interested in other dogs, and as a dog bred for hunting, he is overly interested in prey. In the right home, he will be absolutely delightful! We recommend open spaces for him to get some of his energy expended, enrichment activities, problem-solving, but mostly lots of one-on-one training. Interested people would apply to adopt by going to our website, and filling out this application. At this time, we are unable to prove any vet care so we’ll have to start from scratch. https://friendsofcampbellcounty.rescuegroups.org/forms/form?formid=3709

PLEASE NOTE: This pet has been posted by Friends of Campbell County Animal Control, Rustburg, VA. For questions about the pet, please email us at FOACinfo@gmail.com. All adoptions begin with an application, found under the "Animals" tab on our website, friendsofcampbellcounty.org. *Unaltered babies under the age of six months can be adopted only to residents of Campbell County, the City of Lynchburg, and counties touching Campbell County. *Unaltered adult pets six months or older will need to be sterilized before they can be adopted outside our local area of Campbell County, the City of Lynchburg, or counties touching Campbell. *We do not promote dog adoptions to homes where an invisible fence is the fencing of choice. *We do not permit cats or kittens to be declawed following adoption.

More about Louie: at the shelter

Good with Dogs, Somewhat vocal, Leashtrained, Likes to play with toys, Goofy

Our process begins with an application, found on our website, www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org. Once your application has been received, a volunteer will call the references you list and then will contact you.

Other Pictures of Louie: at the shelter (click to see larger version):