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Australian Shepherd / Carolina Dog (short coat) : : Female : : Baby : : Medium I would love you more than you can imagine.
Puppy Maple is as sweet as her name, and she was such a good girl when she had her first visit with the vet! She is estimated to be 4.5-5 months old and weighs a little over 33 lbs as of 4/8/2025.
In late March, a neighbor messaged us to say one of our dogs had apparently escaped and was waiting at the front gate to be let back in. We drove the golf cart up to the gate to investigate. This adorable puppy was waiting there. She was a little shy at first, but she let me put a slip lead on her and we walked through the gate. She jumped right up on the golf cart and rode all the way to the house as if she had been doing that her whole (short) life. We had thunderstorms that morning so thought maybe she had been frightened and escaped from her home. But no one claimed her during a week-long stray hold period, so there’s a very real possibility that someone dumped her in our area. Hard to imagine why anyone would do that because Maple is super friendly and completely adorable.
We’re not sure about her breed mix. Her beautiful green eyes look like an Aussie and her build seems about right. But her coat is shorter than an Aussie. Her coat texture and color look like a Carolina dog. The Dog Scanner app suggests a few breeds that aren’t common in our area, but one of those seems like a pretty good match — Austrian Pinscher. Even so, we’re thinking Miss Maple is more likely to be a mix of breeds that are more common in North Texas. Maybe we’ll do a DNA test to find out!
Maple has had her first round of vaccinations and de-worming, and will get another round before she's available for adoption. She gets along well with all the dogs she has met, and plays well with dogs who are twice her size. She was curious about Hugo, one of the resident cats at the vet clinic, but she didn't show signs of wanting to chase him. She was very friendly with folks at the clinic, and definitely won some fans with her good temperament.
If you would like to meet Maple and consider adopting her, please complete the application here.
More about MapleGood with Dogs, Good with Adults, Does Good in the Car, Obedient, Playful, Affectionate, Eager To Please, Intelligent, Even-tempered Other Pictures of Maple (click to see larger version):
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