Arnie is the sweetest, smartest little pocket rocket – full of personality and fun.

The vet refers to him as a truncated blue heeler. At 12 kgs, he’s about Jack Russell sized. Arnie loves balls, playing fetch and chew toys. He would thrive with an active family with older children.

He needs a high colourbond fence and a decent-sized yard.

He was born deaf, so he would do best with a doggy mate to follow and learn the house rules. He loves wrestling with his Kelpie/Lab foster brother and will lie down and play nicely but loudly with his old terrier foster sister.

He’s an indoor/outdoor dog who loves snuggling with his humans at night.

He’s toilet trained, knows his hand signals for sit and come. His foster mum is using a lunge lead to teach him to ‘watch mum’ to make it easier to learn more hand signals. Arnie walks well with his harness and lead.

He LOVES his food. He is high energy, so needs good quality dog biscuits to keep him in good condition. He eats any doggie meatballs or rolls. He loves plain Greek yoghurt, any fruit or veggies, pasta and rice. He loves a carrot stick, a slice of apple or a teaspoon of honey as a treat. He knows to sit before he’s allowed to hoover up his brekkie and dinner. Just don’t make him sit and wait too long, he’ll drool and cry!

Like all young working dogs, he’s a busy little fella. He likes a walk, chasing shadows, running around the yard, jumping through the sprinkler and swimming in the pool. He ‘s always up for a game. He’s good with other dogs, but would need a slow introduction to dog-friendly cats. When Arnie is ready for a rest, he’ll sit on his outside dog bed with a chew toy or cuddle up with his humans while they watch TV or sit at the computer.

Come and meet this smart active young cuddle bug. He will change your life!