Maisie

Meet Maisie! She's a 1-year-old cattle dog mix who weighs about 35 pounds. Maisie is loyal, sweet, intelligent, oh-so-wiggly, and eager to learn and please her people. She loves going on walks and runs, and afterward she loves cuddling up with her favorite people. She warms up fast and is always excited to meet someone new.Maisie is house trained and doesn't counter surf or dart out the door. She isn't crate trained yet. She gets anxious when crated, so she'll need a patient home willing to work on it slowly with her. She will chew shoes when she gets bored, so plenty of exercise and stimulation goes a long way.Maisie knows sit and lay down, and she's a smart girl who could easily learn more tricks. She's eager to train and wants to please. Walks are still new to her and she gets very excited, so she tugs on the leash for now, but she's a quick learner.Maisie is a medium-to-high energy dog who needs an active household. She does great on sidewalk runs and would make a wonderful hiking companion who can keep up on the trail. After a 2-3 mile run, she's ready to settle down and relax.Maisie gets along great with both dogs and cats and is very sweet to all people, including children. She does like to jump when she gets excited, which we're working on, so she could knock over a small child. She may also jump when greeting visitors because she's so happy to meet them.Maisie has no known medical issues or physical limitations.Maisie's ideal home is an active one where she can go on runs and hikes and get her wiggles out. With proper exercise and stimulation she'd be fine as an only dog, but she would also do well with a companion pet. Cattle dogs are an active breed, so adopters should be ready for her energy and be patient as she keeps working on crate training, leash manners and jumping.Maisie's foster mom works from home and says that once Maisie has had her play time and exercise, she's perfectly content to sit in the home office and "answer emails" for hours. She's very sweet and cuddly, and after a good run she curls up at the foot of the bed to snooze for the night. Walks were brand new to her not long ago, and she's making great progress on her leash manners and on keeping all four paws on the floor when she's excited.Dogs are not placed on a first-come first-serve basis. We strive to find the perfect home for each animal, applications may take up to 48 hours to complete.All CAWS animals are fixed, microchipped, and vaccinated. Maisie's adoption fee is $200. If you are interested in adopting Maisie, or another CAWS animal, please fill out an application here: http://caws.org/adoption-application. If you are interested in adopting a CAWS pet, please fill out an online application at https://caws.org/adoption-application