Meet Calusa - Located in Florida

Some dogs demand that your entire life revolve around them. Calusa isn’t one of them. Calusa is a 3 year-old spayed Belgian Malinois/Tervuren mix (best guess), and she’s the kind of dog who’s always ready for the next adventure—but she’s equally content hanging out with her person afterward. Don’t let the distinguished sugar muzzle fool you. She’s still got plenty of gas left in the tank. She has high prey drive, high food drive, and just enough energy to keep life fun without making it exhausting. A game of fetch, 15 minutes on the slat mill, a hike through the woods, or an afternoon exploring town? She’s all in. Then she’s perfectly happy to settle down and relax with you. Calusa is an incredibly confident, affectionate dog who genuinely enjoys working with her handler. She’s cooperative during grooming and handling, loves to cuddle, and has a wonderful off switch that can be surprisingly hard to find in working breeds. Even better, she’s easy to live with. Calusa is fully crate trained, potty trained, and exceptionally clean in her kennel. She settles quietly, keeps her crate tidy, and understands that downtime is part of the routine. Training is already well underway. She understands several German commands, including sit, down, and stand. Her recall is excellent, and she’s been taught that hearing her name means to immediately make eye contact with her handler. She’s currently polishing her formal heel for crowded environments, but she already walks beautifully in a flat heel on a pinch collar. She’s also e-collar trained and happily wears her collar, responding beautifully on very low levels. The e-collar isn’t there because she needs heavy corrections—it’s simply another communication tool she’s already learned to understand. Like many confident working dogs, Calusa does have some possessive tendencies with valued items. She responds very well to structured trades and exchanges, but because of this, we do not recommend placement in a home with children. She would thrive with an active single adult or couple looking for a loyal adventure partner. Due to her prey drive, she is not recommended for homes with cats or other small animals. While she’s done well calling off outdoor cats during training, living with indoor cats would likely create unnecessary conflict. She has not yet been formally dog tested. Nothing about her demeanor suggests she couldn’t do well with another stable dog, but introductions should be thoughtful, particularly because of her possession tendencies. She is not dog reactive though! If you’re looking for a dog that’s equally happy hitting the trail, training, playing fetch, or curling up beside you at the end of the day, Calusa checks a lot of boxes. She already has the manners, the training foundation, and the confidence. All she’s missing is someone to share it with. She’s not looking for just any home. She’s looking for her person. All MAD dogs come with a Fi Collar and 6 month subscription. If you are interested in adopting this pet please complete an application at this link https://petstablished.com/adoption_form/24689/generic. ***********************************************************************We are an official 501c3 organization that does not have a physical location. Our home address is in Michigan, however, the majority of our dogs are not located in Michigan. The physical location of each dog is posted with the name of the pet or in the title area. If you are within 4 hours of the pet, please be prepared to pick the pet up. We do provide transport assistance up to 350 miles. The applicant must drive the remainder of the distance of the transport. The basic information that we have available is in our posting, but sometimes fosters will post updates on the MAD Rescue Facebook page as well, https://www.facebook.com/groups/malinoisanddutchshepherdrescueinc. If you would like to further inquire on this animal, please fill out this application. Applications that are completed in our process and being considered as a match will speak to the foster home to gain more information about our adoptable dog. If you have questions about this pet please contact us at info@MADrescueinc.org. You may also call our toll free number at 844-MAD-RESQ or 844-623-7377. Additional information about all of our dogs for adoption can be located at our website MAD Rescue Inc.