Splash is at our shelter. Please submit an application from our website or just come in to meet her during open hours! Scroll through her pictures to see her cute videos! We are so happy that Splash is a Heartland dog, because her story could have turned out very differently. A friend of our rescue, who is also the owner of Doggie Do Rite daycare and boarding in Northbrook, was scrolling online one evening back in April when she saw a post where someone was selling Splash for $200. The comments had her fearing for this poor dog's safety, so she contacted the seller and arranged to "buy" Splash herself, to save her from an uncertain fate. Splash had never seen a vet, so she had no vaccine history, no chip, was not spayed, etc. Vetting a pup can cost hundreds of dollars at a private clinic, so we were happy to take Splash in to our program and see to her medical vetting while she was fostered at Doggie Do Rite. Splash is still a puppy, and a super smart one at that. (Have you scrolled to watch her video where she is training? She picked all of that up in less than one week!). Splash is highly food and treat motivated, and she will need an adopter committed to exercising not just her body but her brain, too! She is a cattle dog through and through. Cattle dogs were bred to herd, using their mouths, and Splash may use hers to herd her people! She needs to work on not expressing her excitement with her mouth, and impulse control, so we do feel she needs an adopter with some degree of familiarity with the breed or these particular traits. Splash may still have an accident from time to time, but she knows to go potty outside. However, she is not used to going potty while on a leash yet so needs a secured area where she can relieve herself off-leash while she learns. She is crate trained, and after she is well-exercised both physically and mentally, so she settles easily in her crate with a frozen Kong and keeps to herself or naps. Splash also loves other dogs, and is a dainty player with dogs! If adopting Splash sounds like the perfect way to "cannonball" into summer, please come in and inquire about her! Splash's adoption fee is $450. This animal is spayed, up to date on core vaccines, and Heartworm negative. The adopter of this special dog is entitled to a training scholarship worth $250. We are not able to pay this upfront; rather, once you have attended classes or had in-home or virtual training sessions, you can send us an invoice or receipt and we will reimburse you via check up to $250. Please note: the trainer must be a positive reinforcement trainer!