Ive been looking to bring another dog into the house for a while, not very seriously though. Initially I was pretty set on getting a Schipperke. while watching the World Cup one of those open chest heart wrenching SPCA commercials came on so I haphazardly looked at what the local shelter had available online, they didn't have anything that jumped out at me, mainly pits and pit mixes. So a quick search for local rescues led me to Take Paws Rescue in New Orleans. Out jumped Kenzie a 3 yr old black Tri-color female pure bred Australian Shepherd. I sent an email asking if she was available. She was!! Not your typical rescue as the owners have had her since a pup and needed to rehome. A young couple with 3 youngsters between 5 and a one day new born when I heard from them. Kenzie is not fond of cats and had harassed one of the neighbors not long ago, to which the family was bluntly told if she showed up at the house again shed be shot or poisoned...thus they started looking for a new home for her. They also have a 7yr old from same breeder. They rejected a number of other applications and thankfully I was chosen and adoption finalized this past week.

Enough with the story, here are some pics from over the last month..initial meeting to yesterday

The other furball is Jameson who is a 15yr old blue merle mini Aussie

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Looks vicious.

Looks like she has bordie collie in her too.
I have had an Aussie. Absolutely a great dog.
Congrats to you all. She is beautiful.

Good girl Kenzie

Good looking pup congratulations.
Too soon for me to be looking,you remember Max.
He passed last Monday.

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Originally posted by 45 Cal:
Good looking pup congratulations.
Too soon for me to be looking,you remember Max.
He passed last Monday.

sorry to hear about Max

Congratulations on your new black-tri. We have three Aussies and couldn’t ask for better dogs. I’m sure she will be loved by your family as much as ours are loved by us. Again, congratulations on searching and finding a dog of such outstanding qualities.

Beautiful dog. Good luck with her!

Great dogs, we've had a couple of them. The one we have now is also a pure tri that was a sort of rescue.

Good looking pup! I love Aussies, I have an Aussie mix now and had one growing up. Very smart dogs, I hope you all have many years of happiness!


ARman

My son has an Aussie. She is a wonderful dog. You've picked up one excellent companion. Congrats! Kenzie is beautiful.

Oh, Jameson is good looking too

She is beautiful, and appears to be very happy.

flashguy

They are God’s gifts.

She looks as though she’s lived her entire life with you guys. I’m sure she’s thankful for getting a second chance.