Chester

[Toni]

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Chester is a red tri-color, male Australian Shepherd puppy (with a full tail) born April 7, 2011. He came to North Star July 10, 2011 when his prior owner, Sarah, had a change of jobs that would require her to work very long hours. She made the difficult decision to give up Chester as she knew being left alone for long periods of time at his young age.....was not the kind of life a herding dog deserved. Chester comes from working stock and was purchased so he could be trained to help herd their cattle and goats. Even at his young age he was already learning quickly and showed great promise - but Sarah knew she could not train him properly with the limited time she now has.

Chester was not in the best of shape when Sarah bought him at eight weeks old. His coat was in poor condition and he was thin from having been born and living his first eight weeks of life in an outdoor shed. There must not have been much human contact as all the puppies in the littler were fearful of people. Sarah worked to help Chester to get him to feel more comfortable with people, and he was showing signs of improvement. However, he still needs help in this area and his foster mom will be slowly introducing him to the "outside" world so he will have positive exeriences and hopefully gain more confidence. For this reason and also because of his strong herding drive, Chester will NOT be adopted to a home with children.

Watch for more information on Chester as he settles into his new foster home. If you have any questions or would like more information you can contact his foster mom at: Deborah@northstarbcrescue.org.

Chester is being fostered near Kalamazoo, Michigan.

[Deborah B]

Chester has been our foster pup for about 5 weeks now and is proving to be a sweet, loveable boy. He’s playful, fun, full of energy but then he’s able to settle right down and be a couch potato. He loves to cuddle and gives kisses! His socialization with other dogs has greatly improved. He gets along with the other dogs at my house and has learned to accept his rank in the pecking order. We have four cats and he is learning not to bark at them when they want to hang out.
Chester attends a puppy training class which focuses on fun ways to teach obedience and socially acceptable behavior. He really is smart and eager to please and has gained much confidence from this training. I have seen how well he responds to having to have a job to do for his positive reinforcements. Since Chester comes from working stock parents, he will need an owner with Aussie experience, willing to give him lots of attention and who understands he needs a job to do! He’s met small children but hasn’t been around them for lengths of time so I feel it would be best if he were adopted by a family with older children.
Chester is crate trained and sleeps through the night. He also is well on his way to being housebroken. He is microchipped and up to date on all of his shots, heartworm and flea/tick preventatives.

[Deborah B]

Chester has such dreamy eyes!

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[Deborah B]

What a cutie!

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[Toni]

Chester was adopted November 3, 2011