Alisa D6053 Husky & Australian Cattle Dog / Blue Heeler Mix minneapolis, MN

You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.Meet Alisa! She is a beautiful, blue eyed husky mix. Alisa LOVES other dogs and will
need to be adopted into a home with another playful dog to help her build confidence.
She takes good cues from other dogs and will match their play style. Alisa is also great
with dog savvy cats. Her current foster home has two of them. One of them is her very
best playmate, and they will chase each other around the house. The other is less fond
of all of Alisa's love, and she respects his space.
On car rides, Alisa will quietly sit in the back seat and anxiously await her new
adventure. She is very confident on a leash and non-reactive to people or other
animals while out in the wild.
Huskies are notorious "talkers" and Alisa definitely got this part of the Husky DNA. She
also has the sweetest Husky howl when she is excited.
Alisa is housebroken if kept on a schedule. She is also crate trained and will seek out
her "home" when she is unsure or frightened. Like many rescue dogs, Alisa had a
tough start. She is only now really able to be a puppy, and experience all the joys of
living in a safe home. In this puppy stage, Alisa will find things to chew. She is usually
good at gnawing on toys or bones, but occasionally, she will find a shoe or a set of
expensive headphones. Because of this, her foster kennels Alisa when she is not
home. Alisa has limited range of the house at night, but usually just quietly sleeps next to
her dog friend on a bed in her foster's room.
Alisa is very in tune to humans, and easily corrected. She is however, very afraid of
them as well. Alisa needs a lot of space and a lot of time to build trust with her people.
She is not a dog that can be touched or petted right away. It may take weeks or months
for Alisa to gain enough trust in someone to seek touch from them. It is very important
that whoever adopts Alisa understands that this will be a process, and she will likely
never be a lap dog. Her joy at everything is infectious though, and watching Alisa
discover new and exciting things more than makes up for this. Her approach to
everything is definitely "kid at Disney World for the first time."
Because Alisa needs time and space to build confidence and connection, it is best that
she does not go to a home with small children who might overwhelm her. Again, she
will need some space and time to feel comfortable in her new place.
Alisa is a proud graduate of Happy Tails K-9 "Adult Introduction, Socialization, and
Obedience Course," is UTD on vaccinations, and has been spayed.Interested in adopting this lovable animal? Please go to our website www.wagsmn.org and fill out an Adoption Application. Once the application is processed, a Wags representative will contact you, answer any questions you may have, and set up a time/location for a meet and greet! A home visit is required prior to adoption.

Thank you for choosing to adopt!

Breed and temperament determination: Wags & Whiskers Animal Rescue attempts to determine breed and temperament using a combination of looks, information provided to us at intake, and our experience with the animal while in our Rescue. We do not guarantee this determination.