Millie
Heeler Mix | female | 14 Months Old | 38 Lbs
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with older kids! ✔️ Crate trained! ✔️ Potty trained! ✔️ Friendly! ✔️ Loves to play!
Millie is a 14 month old Heeler mix weighing around 38 pounds. She is spayed and up to date on all vaccinations. We brought Millie home from the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin in April of 2024. Her family includes 2 adults and children ages 17, 15 and 11 as well as a ten year old Australian Shepherd and multiple cats.
Millie is a very sweet and affectionate girl. She would gladly spend her days following around her people and climbing into their laps for some cuddle time. We have yet to invite someone into our home that Millie has not tried to climb right up into their lap if given the chance. Millie loves her people so much that she has figured out how to jumb/climb our 6 foot tall paneled fence just to make her way to the front of our house to be let in. Millie is still learning her manners and does still have a bit of trouble controlling her emotions at times. She is very eager to please, she just needs some consistent training to help her learn.
Millie has grown up alongside our older Australian Shepherd as well as multiple cats. Ninety five percent of the time the two dogs get along wonderfully, sharing toys and spending several hours a day together both outside and in the house. Over the last few months Millie has occasionally shown some mild aggression towards Riley. These occurrences include hackles raised, intense barking and nipping and may happen zero to three times a day. We are unable to pinpoint what triggers these episodes. Millie has never shown any aggression towards the cats, she is curious and wants to play with them, which they do not always welcome.
We have not been able to integrate Millie into our family as well as hoped and feel that she would strive in a household that can devote more time to her than we are able to give. We believe that we have inadvertently triggered some of her negative behaviors through our lack of knowledge and our inability to provide her with the time and patience necessary for her to be her best possible self. With proper training and consistency she would be the ideal companion for someone.
