Athena

This dog is currently out of state but will be transported to New England shortly with no additional travel costs. The long distance adoption process includes talking to the foster they are living with in the south. Roughly 90% of our dogs are successfully long distance adopted and 10% adopted locally. **Please read Athena's entire profile, which includes a link to the adoption application at the end. Thank you!** My name is Athena and I am five months old Heeler mix gal from Tennesee. I was born on Aug 10 and I was separated from my mom at 3 weeks old and bottle fed. My current foster family has cats, kids and other dogs in the house with me. And I love them all!! We have a busy household and I thrive in it, but can also be the shy one at times. I love laying on the floor with the kids on a blanket, and I might even tap a nap together with them when they let me. My foster mom said I am a monkey. Why you ask? Because I love being on furniture , the very top of the couch. I love watching out the window, so if there is furniture I can sit on and look outside, I sure will. We don’t have a fenced in yard, so we walk on a leash several times a day for exercise and to go potty. And I'm really good about leash walking. But mostly I really do love people! And I would love a family to make me part of their adventures. I am a big baby who turns to mush when you pet and hold me. I am not very tall and will be just over the medium size full grown - so I would think the perfect size for love and companionship! All dogs are up to date on vaccinations and spayed/neutered at the time of adoption. All dogs require professional training to become the best family member they can be. To adopt or learn more about Athena, you must fill out an adoption application. To find the application, copy and paste this URL into your browser: WWW.GDRNE.COM/ADOPTION-APPLICATION [Adoption Fee: $575] ** PLEASE READ: If a dog is listed, then s/he is currently available for adoption. Their information is correct to the best of our abilities and the information we have been given as of the day of posting. From time to time we receive new information/photos of a dog and we do recreate their listing, which means their old listing link will no longer be valid. If you are considering a dog but don't apply right away please make sure to search for the dog by name if the link you have no longer works. Please note, GDRNE does not guarantee the breed of any dog or puppy unless stated that we have run DNA. All breeds listed are educated estimates. Note that if the dog is listed as an "Out of town pet" there are NOT additional transport fees - it is included in our adoption fee Our dogs are rescued from various situations. It is most likely that both their parents were strays and even if not, mixes of some sort and that their grandparents were mixes as well. The dog may have some genetic material of an American Staffordshire Terrier (pit bull). The dogs are usually mixes of many breeds, making them a breed all their own - a True and adorable American MUTT. If you are interested in this dog, you must submit an application. Great Dog is not a shelter so there is no building you can visit. Our dogs live in private foster homes until adopted. To learn more about our *shelterless* rescue, adoption fees, and procedures, review the list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website at WWW.GDRNE.COM.