Cooper (Neutered) (Photos 3/12/2024) Australian Cattle Dog / Blue Heeler & Australian Shepherd Mix Marietta, OH

Cooper was one of our HSOV Dogs who was a willing participant in some impromptu St. Patricks' mini-photo sessions on March 12, 2024 in hopes that "The Luck of the Irish" might be with them (and all of the HSOV dogs) to find loving homes that weekend or in the near future.

Cooper is a charming senior citizen with a fun-loving personality, and he was a good sport about posing for his St Paddy pictures wearing a tiny green 'girly' hat and an over-sized green sparkly bow tie. Cooper was all smiles for his admiring fan club and was quick to flash a mischievous grin when he heard what a good boy he was.

Cooper is a handsome 9-1/2 year old male Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler-Australian Shepherd mix who was surrendered by his owner on May 19, 2023.

Cooper has a black-and-gray short smooth coat, a long tail, and the sweetest face with baby blue eyes, beige/gray eyebrows, gray shading on his muzzle, and short floppy ears. Cooper has the most adorable facial expressions.

Cooper originally came to HSOV on January 3, 2023 after he was surrendered by his owner to the Washington County Ohio Dog Warden and the HSOV Humane Officer .. So he has technically been an HSOV dog for one year.

Cooper was neutered on February 14, 2023 and was also given rabies vaccine.

Cooper was adopted from HSOV in March 2023 but was returned on May 19th because of an unfortunate incident when Cooper was apparently startled by someone who was straightening up his blankets and reacted inappropriately (and made contact with that individual with his teeth).

In compliance with our policy/procedures, Cooper was assessed and quarantined for the 10-day period with no further incidents.

Cooper also participated in our 2023 mini-Halloween photo sessions on October 20th. Cooper rocked a 'Fred Flintstone' caveman costume complete with the iconic oversized blue tie (which matched his blue eyes), and he played the part extremely well. We were a little disappointed that Cooper didn't give us Fred's trademark 'Yabba Dabba Doe" catch phrase during his photo session, but his physical appearance was awesome.

This sweet gentleman has most recently been assisting our shelter staff in the front office and making his temporary home there while he waits for someone special to fall in love with him. We admit that Cooper tends to sleep on the job quite frequently, and he has a super-sized plush bed where he is often seen snoozing away .. until he hears the office door being opened and ‘perks up’ for attention and will follow you around like an overgrown puppy.

Cooper is a 10-year old 'senior citizen' these days, whose ‘Silver Singles Dating Profile’ describes him as "Tall, dark and handsome, Blue-eyed 95-lb Couch Potato who enjoys snuggling, short walks, and sharing snacks".

Copper currently weighs 95 lbs, so there is a lot of him to love.