Ryza is a professionally trained, adventure-ready Herding Mix with a resilient history and a strong foundation of obedience and communication skills. She loves hiking, camping, jogging, bike rides, wildlife watching, stuffed animals, flirt-pole games, and relaxing peacefully at home. She is food-motivated, cooperative for grooming, and eager to learn with her handler.

Ideal Home

Ryza needs an experienced, confident handler who understands reactive behaviors and can provide structure, consistency, boundaries, and advocacy. Her ideal placement is a quiet, stable, adult-only, single-dog home with a yard and an active lifestyle. A calm, compatible dog her size or larger may be considered.

Ryza has a history of leash reactivity toward dogs and resource-guarding tendencies around other dogs and high-value items such as bones, toys, and treats on the ground. She can show beautiful neutrality when handled appropriately, but she is not a beginner dog.

Ongoing Health

Ryza survived distemper after being rescued from the streets of Mexico. She has significant dental abnormalities that may be associated with her illness as a puppy, and her teeth are being raised for professional evaluation. She is fully vaccinated and microchipped.

Training & Support

Ryza knows sit, down, recall, heel, place/bed, directional spins, backing up, marker words, release commands, and threshold manners for doors, crates, and vehicles. Her training includes structured leash walking, e-collar conditioning, and beginning off-leash work. She is crate-trained and has received extensive professional training with A Purtee Pack.

She is continuing to develop reliable outdoor house-training habits after previously using pee pads. Two complimentary one-hour private training lessons are included to support her transition.

Application Details

• Local adopters only.
• Previous dog-handling experience and confidence managing reactive behaviors are required.
• Applicants must continue her established training and use A Purtee Pack or an approved professional for future training and boarding.
• The adopter must purchase an appropriate e-collar and learn how to use it.
• Thorough screening, including a home visit and contract, is required.
• Regular post-adoption updates are required.

Applications begin by contacting the provider through Wags.