Stella Australian Shepherd Jacksonville Beach, FL

This is Stella. Please read the whole post before applying to adopt. She is a very special girl with special needs.
Stella came to us from living on her own, not knowing the comfort of a home or even a human touch. She had to be trapped for her safety. She was in Union County, we saw her sweet little scared face and immediately stepped in to take her in to rescue.
She is currently in foster with me, Kelly, the founder of the rescue. She is a lot of work but 100% worth the effort.
Stella is around 10 months old. She came to us in December right before Christmas. She was living outside on someone's property and had to be trapped due to her fear of humans. She has made progress here and loves our dogs. She looks to them for comfort and guidance. She is very playful with them now that she is settled in. She is still very scared of new people and things. We are working on that, but it's a slow process. She was pretty much feral when she came to us. She is housebroken now here, but that may take time in a new environment until she is comfortable again. She sleeps in bed with us now, and that's where she is most comfortable with humans. She likes pets and belly runs when in bed. When out in the house, she still is very timid and will run if you try to pet or pick up. She is getting better with that too..but slow going. I'm trying to introduce her to more people to her used to it. She is a flight risk, so a very secure fenced yard is required. We are starting to work on getting her used to a leash, but that still terrifies her. So we are taking it slow in the backyard for now.
I'm happy to chat more about her and her needs via phone call with anyone interested and willing to put in the work.
Our vet thinks she is a mini aussie mix of some sort. She is adorable and sweet..just very scared and needs someone willing to have patience with her.
Serious inquiries only, please. She will stay with us until the perfect home is found for her.
Dogs like Stella are hard, but they teach us so much in the process of teaching her about the world she doesn't understand yet.