SCOUT Belgian Shepherd / Tervuren & Siberian Husky Mix Boise, ID

Looking for a delightful project? Scout is a 2 year old, spayed/microchipped Tervuran/GSD/husky mix. She is a healthy, muscular 60lbs and is quite tall and gangly, but absolutely gorgeous, with a thick, healthy coat and beautiful gold eyes. I took her in as a foster because I couldn't bear to see her go to a shelter. She has very good basic obedience training with me.



She's still young and needs someone who can keep socializing her every day and do something fun and challenging with her, such as recreational mushing, agility, tracking, or obedience. She needs a bond before she is willing to take guidance from someone, as she is a very sensitive and intelligent girl. It will take her a while to warm up, but once she does you will have a very sweet, goofy bedwarmer who will follow you everywhere!



Scout loves playing tug, fetch in the river, camping, running fast, and hanging out with her friends. She does well around sheep and has been exposed to working them. She is crate trained. She does well at the groomer, and is totally trustworthy around kids, although she is a little frightened of them because she was seriously harassed by toddlers in a previous home.



Scout was part of the Butte Bus Rescue/Camp Husky and has been bounced around a bit since then. She will always be a little shy, although if you ignore her timidity she does much better. She also has some separation anxiety, which needs further work...someone who can spend most of their time with her and take her along wherever they go would be ideal. Scout loves other dogs to the point of obsession, and while another dog in the house would make the transition easier, I believe that ultimately a one dog household where she can be the sole focus and make real progress on her baggage would be best. Or a mellow male dog companion would be fantastic as well.



Scout has a very sensitive tummy and must be on a high quality grain free or raw food diet. She does not do well around cats or horses, and unfortunately she learned to dig and climb in a previous home. Like any northern breed, she needs to be supervised if she's not in a crate or on a tie-out, to avoid wandering and digging. She makes progress with her socialization every single day, so in just a year or so she won't even remember being scared of new situations/people. I am going to require that her new owner take some obedience lessons with her to help form a strong bond. Scout has just blossomed and I'd love to see her continue to do so in her forever home.



STATUS/LOCATION: Adopted!