Elvis 4 Year Old Black Tri Aussie

Elvis has been returned to our program because he and his adopter’s husband did not get along very well; however, Elvis doesn’t have any problem with men! He ADORES his current foster dad, follows him everywhere, and even allows himself to be picked up for weighing without squirming.

When his foster parents are away from the home Elvis is left uncrated and there have not been any problems. When he first came to Protege, he would sniff at counters and jump on his hind legs to try to snag food, but has not done this in quite a while now (this is also not a problem if you just keep you counters/tabletops free of food, since he doesn’t try it in front of you). He was also shaved by his original owners, so his fur is a little “fuzzy” compared to most Aussies.

At one point his foster parents had to stay in a hotel and took Elvis with them; he did not have any accidents in the room, nor did he bark or cause any problems. Elvis does exhibit alert barking if someone knocks on the door or rings a doorbell (including if it happens on the T.V.!), but seems to understand that not all noise he hears outside means someone is here. He never barked while staying at the hotel until someone actually knocked on our door.

Elvis knows how to come, sit, lay down, stay, kennel, go potty, go inside, and knows both how to catch a ball in the air and how to fetching it. He is currently working on learning how to shake. At night he usually sleeps at the bottom of the bed or on the couch in the living room.

Here are a couple of short videos of Elvis:

Elvis is up-to-date on all vaccinations and on appropriate preventatives. He is being fostered in Iowa City,Iowa. If you might be interested in learning more about this dog, please email info@protegerescue.org. While we welcome your questions about Elvis, all adopters are required to complete a Protege Adoption Application before being considered to adopt a Protege dog; our adoption fee is $200.