Come visit us at our location in Sanford directly behind the Paw Park Dog Park

Sadie is a sweet Catahoula/shepard mix whom was rescued from a high kill shelter! She is now looking for her forever home.

 

 

Foster Update 10.18.10:  The wonderful foster mom said that Sadie has discovered a LOVE for water!  The foster mom said that Sadie loves to play fetch with the other dogs down at the river.  She runs and splashes, and runs and splashes some more!

 

Sadie is in a foster home with multiple dogs and cats and is great with all of them.

 

Volunteer Update 8/21/10:

Sadie is the sweetest dog ever she is a complete LOVE! she is great with everyone... a little timid around men sometimes but warms up quickly if you take the time and give her a chance to come to you. She is a gorgeous dog that needs a loving home, how could you resist with a face like hers?!?!

 

According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, the Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog is believed to have originated from Nordic Wolfhound being introduced some three to five hundred years before the Spanish arrived - However, no one will really know for sure. The state of Louisiana is cited as the point of origin, particularly the area of Catahoula. In 1979, the breed was designated the state dog of Louisiana. The Catahoula was named after a Parish in Northeastern Louisiana and after the mottled spots on its coat. At one time this breed was used to round up feral pigs and cattle -- livestock that had escaped, and was living in woods and swamps. It involved team effort that is highly coordinated and organized, fast paced, dangerous, and a marvel to watch. The ideal dog team usually numbers three, and they must work together. Otherwise, the one pig can kill all three in a matter of minutes. Each dog has to be aware of what the pig and the other two dogs are doing and react accordingly. Hunters sometimes used the Catahoula to trail and tree raccoons, but this dominant breed is more at home acting the thug with obstinate boars. This dog is used particularly on the difficult task of driving and rounding hogs and unruly cattle. The Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog is independent, protective, and territorial. Loving with their family and all people they know well and reserved with strangers (this would include strange children). They need to make up to a person, not a person make up to them. Of course there are temperaments on both sides of this, but this is for the average dog. They mature right around 2 and it is as if a light goes on and they say to themselves "I am an adult now and I need to act grown up." This breed's reservation with strangers should not be noticed in a pup, but will show as the dog matures. Although affectionate with his master, the Catahoula is not recommended for the casual pet owner who is uninterested in allowing the dog to function in his intended capacity. For the right owner, this is a protective yet dominating canine. Signs of timidly on a leash should not be taken as cowardness, but the intolerance for strangers. This breed needs a dominant owner who shows strong leadership. They have of life expectancy of 12-13 years.