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Isis is a blue-eyed beauty, we are guessing a Catahoula/Bulldog mix. Whe was rescued from a kill shelter by a friend of ours who is unable to keep her due to pet overload. Oh, but how she wishes she could keep this angel! I'll let Jackie tell you about Isis:
"Isis was surrendered by her owners when she was a year old to animal services because they said they were moving. I rescued her in her last hour as I couldn’t let this beautiful girl be put down. It amazes me how many people just drop off their family members like they were a piece of furniture! Isis is a very loving girl and always wants to please. She is very submissive and rolls on her back a lot. We have broken her of this pretty much now though. When you come home from work she is always there to greet you by kissing your feet, ankles and the backs of your legs. That does make it hard to get into the house sometimes. So, I just stop and love on her. She still tends to want to jump on you but we are working on breaking her of that. She isn't one to play fetch or anything else for that matter. She dislikes being played with rough and will let you know. I don't know what her past was but I have a feeling she was abused. Isis just wants to be loved on and return that love 100%! She loves to lay in bed with you and snuggle. I made the mistake when we first saved her by letting her get on the bed and snuggling her. She wanted on the bed every time after that. She is a very fast learner though and I only had to tell her once to stop and she no longer will get on the bed. We do let her lay on the chair and the couch in the living room and my daughter’s bed so she will get on those for a soft place to lie down. She really is a fabulous girl! She walks so great on a leash and never pulls you. While walking; she always looks up and will give you a kiss on the hand to say thanks. She is shy at first but once she gets to know you and that you won’t hurt her she is forever thankful and shows it in kisses! She is great will all our cats and has never once chased one. She is even good with our Macaw. Isis does have one hang up; she has a plastic fetish and will chew on T.V. remotes, play station remotes or anything plastic! We just put them up out of her reach and she is fine. We supply her with plenty of “chewies” and she hasn’t gotten another remote since then. I just want her to find the perfect home as she so much deserves it!"


According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, the Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog is believed to have originated from Nordic Wolfhound being introduced some three to five hundred years before the Spanish arrived - However, no one will really know for sure. The state of Louisiana is cited as the point of origin, particularly the area of Catahoula. In 1979, the breed was designated the state dog of Louisiana. The Catahoula was named after a Parish in Northeastern Louisiana and after the mottled spots on its coat. At one time this breed was used to round up feral pigs and cattle -- livestock that had escaped, and was living in woods and swamps. It involved team effort that is highly coordinated and organized, fast paced, dangerous, and a marvel to watch. The ideal dog team usually numbers three, and they must work together. Otherwise, the one pig can kill all three in a matter of minutes. Each dog has to be aware of what the pig and the other two dogs are doing and react accordingly. Hunters sometimes used the Catahoula to trail and tree raccoons, but this dominant breed is more at home acting the thug with obstinate boars. This dog is used particularly on the difficult task of driving and rounding hogs and unruly cattle.
The Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog is independent, protective, and territorial. Loving with their family and all people they know well and reserved with strangers (this would include strange children). They need to make up to a person, not a person make up to them. Of course there are temperaments on both sides of this, but this is for the average dog. They mature right around 2 and it is as if a light goes on and they say to themselves "I am an adult now and I need to act grown up." This breed's reservation with strangers should not be noticed in a pup, but will show as the dog matures. Although affectionate with his master, the Catahoula is not recommended for the casual pet owner who is uninterested in allowing the dog to function in his intended capacity. For the right owner, this is a protective yet dominating canine. Signs of timidly on a leash should not be taken as cowardness, but the intolerance for strangers. This breed needs a dominant owner who shows strong leadership. They have of life expectancy of 12-13 years.