Meet Blondie

This is one beautiful, smart, loving dog! Young, short-haired, and medium size - see all his photos below. Gorgeous coloring, with a beautiful mottled red/white coat, with red ears to match his eye patch...He came with the name `Blondie` but we like to think of him as Red. Clearly an Australian Cattle Dog, this breed is known to be active, loyal, intelligent, trainable, and fearless. We think Red matches those criteria pretty well. He has a lot of energy coming out of his kennel (who wouldn't), but he settles in for a walk, play, rest, or cuddles (yes, he tries to be a lap dog).He hopped right into a car. Likes stuffie toys. Treat-motivated so very trainable.________________________He was taken on a day trip; here is the volunteer's report:`Blondie had a great day trip. He was nervous in the car's back seat but did better when I moved him to the front seat and clipped him in there, and decided he's small enough for front seat privileges anyway. He was awesome meeting people in Winters and especially loved my husband and two young boys he met at the park. He was non-reactive to dogs but seemed interested in playing, and ignored the cats we saw downtown. He can get spooked by loud noises and did not appreciate the generators running behind the food trucks. In general, he was a more laid back than the typical cattle dog but would appreciate an active family as he does have a lot of energy and athleticism. He tried to climb a fallen tree, went right into the water, and easily jumped over rocks when we were walking so I feel like he would excel at agility or dock diving. I'm in love.`________________________________This guy needs an active person, or family with older children. He needs something to do with his smarts and energy. Just come and meet him and you won't go home alone. Make an appointment at yoloshelter.org/dogs, or email adopt@yoloshelter.org.