Becoming an Australian Shepherd's New Person

by Sue
(Tennessee)

After nearly two years of my Australian Shepherd passing, I am finally seeking another. But this time I am interested in a 2-year-old rather than a puppy. He is very happy on a farm with a family of children and many kinds of animals. His "person" is a young girl who has taught him tricks and plays with him. How do you think he will adjust to me, his new "person"?

He will be on a new farm without children or other people. I will be his only caretaker. I am single and active but will have to spend several hours away from home a few days a week. My other Aussie learned to stay at the farm and wait patiently till I got home.

I appreciate any feedback about taking on a new best friend who has had a previous owner.

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