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Rio the Australian Shepherd
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Breed: Australian Shepherd
Rio was the product of two Merles that accidentally bred. We thought that he might have some hearing problems because of it, but it turns out that he is perfectly healthy. We got Rio when he was nine weeks old. We were his fourth family in that short period of time. We thought that it was horrible that he had been passed around so much at such a young age. We already had three dogs but had the room and time for one more. He has such a great personality. He has never met a person or animal that he did not like. He also has no fear whatsoever, a trait that sometimes gets him into trouble. We are very happy to give him a home.
Comments (174)
Aug 19, 2008
under-dog
amazing colours!is it borwn or grey on his back? who nos
He has such a happy face! Look.. he's smiling in almost every picture :) Rio is so lucky to have wonderful parents with a big heart to bring him in... and his smiles just show how happy he is to be alive! Lots of hugs and bones to Rio :)
What a sweetheart,He sure is a happy boy. Enjoy your new baby. Loads of biscuits and belly rubs
How could anyone give up this beautiful pup? How sad he had so many homes but how great he is in a loving home now.good on his family.
What a sweetie-pie little guy! I'm so glad he's found loving arms at last, and I just know his new brothers and/or sisters will shower acceptance on him enough to more than make up for his early closed doors!
Looks like he's tryin' to dance for joy over his furever family in this shot. What a cute pupperboyo! Congrats.
Rio is OBVIOUSLY overjoyed to have a permanent home. I'm like you, how could some people do that to this little fellow? OMG he is precious! Two of my merles accidentally bred once. 3pups were perfect, one was deaf, but she was taken by some lovely people who absolutely adore her. They said she took over the "pack" of adult dogs already living with them. So what if there are some not perfect animals....there are certainly lots of not perfect people!! Rio is fabulous and I hope you have many year of joy with him. What a face!! Many hugs, belly rubs, kisses and biscuits to this little rascal! XXXX
You never have to be sad again Rio, you have a wonderful home now. Go spoil your family which is what Aussies do!! xx
Comment to under dog.....Rio is called a RED MERLE ....a mix of red/copper/white and maybe some brown.
Rio is so cute and I am bias as I have a Tri-color whom I adore as well as my other dog.
Enjoy and they love frisbee!!
What a good looking boy - such lovely colors and he seems to smile in these photos. Very handsome!
We were his fourth family in that short period of time. - folks with no patience? Or who know nothing about the breed? He's so cute!
Would you look at that face? I mean, what IS it about Aussies and those markings? And those beautiful eyes?
I'm so glad such a beautiful pup has finally found a loving and understanding home. Thanks for being a dog lover. May you have many happy years together.
A Sweet Find, We have 4 Aussies, the best thing that ever happened to us.
Rio... be proud you've found a great home.
New Parents, you've have a sweetie there.
Rio, I just don't understand humans, how could someone just not love you, sure your a little bit of a hand full sometimes, but, that is just your breed, you get board and have to find something to keep you busy. Your a lucky little boy to have the family you have, lots of cookies to you and big ol' belly rubs too.
Oh my gosh!!! He's sooooooo cute. You're my kind of people. I always say there's room for one more. We have 4 also. Nothing better in the world than coming home to all this love.
Rio is really a good looking fellow. I'm sure he's a handful but what a lovely face! Biscuits and bellyrubs from Pam in Toronto.
Oh what a sweet little baby - I don't know how he could have been passed around so much - how can anyone resist that face! I'm so glad he's got a good home now with people that appreciate him. Way to go!!
It looks like he's wearing white boots - what a hoot!! He is SOOOOO cute! He's so lucky to have you and it sounds like you're just as lucky to have him - ENJOY!
OMG!! That is the sweetest face ever!! I do not understand how 1 let alone 3 others could not be happy having this little cutie around. Thank you for making him such a happy guy!
he's so cute!!! i love aussie sheps and cattle dogs. he will give you alot of entertainment and love.
this guy knows that he has found his furever home! he looks so happy and grateful! such a pretty boy.
What a cutie! In this picture, it looks like he's learning a new dance step. :) Sure glad to hear he's found a good home. Lucky little guy AND lucky you.
Rio is beautiful and looks like a sweetie too! One thing I wondered - he looks as if he has photosensitivity, or a little problem with his eyes. Just wondered if that needed to be checked because we want him to be happy and comfortable in his great new home.
I don't understand how someone could give him up! God bless you for taking him. He is so cute!!
How can anyone, nevermind 3 families, give this baby doll away. He is the essence of cute. I am so glad he is able to settle down with you guys though, a family who really wants him and will give him so much love. He is so handsome and just adorable. Making me laugh out loud here. God Bless you all.
What a cutie. I just wanted everyone to know that you should not feed your pet grapes. A friend of mine lost one of her dogs due to kidney failure. Her
vet told the kidney failure could have been caused by her dog eating grapes.
What a precious little man you have there. His coloring is magnificent! I wish you many years of blessed health and lovins for you and yours.
Four families?!? Appalling!! How could anyone not want to keep Rio? What a little sweetie, and what fab markings -- many, many scritches to him (and his siblings)!
It looks like you have made this pretty boy very happy! Don't worry he'll do the same for you for many years to come!
OMG Aussies are SOOOO CUUUUTE! I think their coloring is so gorgeous and I especially like Rio's. I'm sure Rio is a very intelligent handful. Good luck and enjoy him for many years to come. :-)
Rio, I am so glad you found your forever home. I know your new puppy parents will take good care of you! What a sweetheart you are, many biscuits to you dear fellow!
What a beautiful, happy boy! Who could turn away such a happy face? People are nuts. Thank you for giving him a forever home, and I wish you many years of joy together! Kisses and cookies from Cara...
Beautiful colors, handsome little fella you have here!! I love his cute little spotted nose!! He looks just so kissable!
Rio is so beautiful and seems to have made himself completely at home with you, his forever family. That's certainly no accident! May you have many happy years to love each other.
He looks like he's practicing his dance steps!
I'm so glad you took him in, and fie on those people who passed him along as if he were a magazine they were done reading.
Addorable thank you for taking him in and giving him so much love.....I hope u all have many happy happy happy happy years 2gether
what a great story with a happy ending. How on earth he got passed around so much who knows but he ended up in the right house. He is adorable.
Thank you for bringing this wonderful guy to your loving home. Our Bentley would approve of him as a puppy-son in your family!
So sweet.Awesome picture..He is very lucky to have u guys looking after him.Hope he is so much fun to be with.Loads of hugs and kiss frm me.
cheers RIO.Have a GR8 life...............
I am soooooo Glad he found a home and a family that really loves him..no matter what//lots of love from your friend YOYO
Just look at that happy face!! I know why he didn't stay with those other people. He was not in the right place. The universe knew he was supposed to be your boy and he knows it too. Many years of love with your precious boy. Have a wonderful life Rio, you are where
you should be.
Yes, Rio!
You are a gorgeous boy and we all know it!
His lovely nature is visible in his eyes.
what a nice puppy, much happiness and best of luck with him!
Little sweetie! Aussies are SUCH cute puppies. He looks so soft and cuddly. It's a relief that he's finally got a home for good. He sounds like he has such a sweet personality. Wishing you both happiness xx
What a pretty baby-I love his color.And just think,he's yours,all yours to enjoy for many happy years to come!
Thanks for giving Rio a good home; you will never regret it. I have shared my home with many dogs throughout my life and I believe me, Aussies are the best dog friend a human could have. He will give you lots of love and great loyalty.
People like you make the world a better place in which to live. Thanks again for opening your home, and your heart, to such an amazing dog.
Nenita
oooooooooooooooooh, he's soooooooo cute!!!!!!!! I LOVE his eyes, they are too beautiful :oD Your dog is DARLING!
I think Rio is sooo cute and cuddley looking. It is a shame he was passed around as a puppy but I think he finally found people who will really love him. Lots of belly rubs and biscuits for Rio.
I just love Aussies, Rio is so cute. I just love is color & his eyes are so pretty. What a beautiful boy, thank goodness he has finally found a home! Lots of kisses & belly rubs to you Rio!!
If you had this baby with you for 10 minutes how could you let him go? Look how totally darling he is? Some people are just plain stupid. I'm glad you found space for him in your home. You are good people and Rio is a lucky pup, and I know you are lucky people to have him! Cookies for everybody!!
Rio is so sweet. We just adopted Babyruth Hogan (added her to the Dailypuppy just yesterday) She is 2+ years old and we love her so much. Have fun with this baby - he is amazing.
Wow!! What a cutie and also a very pretty dog. His markings are remarkable. He also has very nice fur!
"What a silly little goose", I thought to myself looking at Rio's beautiful smiles. It is a shame that some of the best dogs have to go through so many hands and homes before they found the right one, but i am happy Rio found yours, and you sound to have a big heart! You have enough experience with gogs to know he found the way to you for some special reason, and he will pay you back with his lifetime commitment of heart full of love! God Bless people like you!
Rio is special. He is adorable. We have an blue merle aussie about the same age and he too, is fearless. We call him our little bulldozer! It looks like Rio is home now so have a great time with hime...he is a special puppy!
Why in the world would ANY one pass on this gorgeous creature? Thank you for having the time, room and love to devote to him. I know you won't ever be sorry. He certainly is handsome, and I think he must love the camera too. xoxo
How could anyone part with this sweet baby? Anyway, I'm glad Rio is now with a family that loves and appreciates him. He is a beautiful dog!
What a beautiful puppy! How could people just give up on such a magnificent angel?!! God bless him, your other three dogs and you! Thank you for giving a loving home to this sweetie pie. May you all have many years of excellent health, tons of fun and abundant joy. A million biscuits & tummy rubs to Rio and his canine pals! XOXOXO
what an adorable puppy!!! i love aussies. May you have many years of fun with your adorable lieelt puppy>!
Your Rio makes me smile. I am saving his pictures on my computer so I can look at his cuteness whenever I need a lift. I'm so glad you found such a treasure that others overlooked.
I think the Big Smile in this picture says "Thanks Mom and Dad, I am ONE LUCKY and HAPPY PUPPY. LIFE IS GOOD. THANKS FOR GIVING ME A FOREVER HOME." Big hugs and kisses from Elizabeth and Dane Miss Katie =O) NY-USA
Rio looks like he's found his happy home - many years of happiness with this absolutely lovely pup!
I looked up cuteness in the dictionary and found this definition! He's just one happy little guy now that he's really home....... Many, many years of love and happiness and love together.
Well I sure can't figure why anyone would give up such a cutie pie. He is just adorable. Thank you for not passing him along again. I sure hope he found his forever home and I'm sure will give you many fun filled years. Lots of belly rubs and biscuits for this little guy.
Hi there Rio,
What a beautiful puppy you are - what a sweet face and beautiful markings. I bet you are great fun to play with. Big hug to you and you stay just as sweet as you are today!!
OMG!! I cannot believe my eyes! Rio is gorgeous!!! You are both so lucky to have found each other. God Bless.
You are sweet,cute,adorable and everything nice. I hope ya'll have a long and happy life together!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wht An Adorable Puppy !
You 2 will have a happy Life ahead of you :)
&& What A Cute Name (Y)
xx
awww what a cutie hes so adorable and he looks so playful and cuddly - hope you have lots of fun together and make many happy memories =D
Passed around with the same emotional investment as one might give a grenade with pin missing...and he's still loving, trusting and full of smiles.
If anyone needed a lesson in why dogs are so remarkable and easy to love, here's the book !
You are absolutely beautiful Rio!!
Those families who didn't keep you lost a beauty!!
Belly rubs and biscuits forever!!
Before he has to have any kind of surgery have him tested for the MDR1 genetic fault. If he has it it means that a certain drug can't be used in anesthesia for pain recovery. It happens in a lot of herding dogs especially in Merle's . OH also, he is a cutie pie.
Rio is so cute...and thats sad that he has been passed around so much, very glad that you could give him a loving home :) he is going straight the the favorites...
God! Does it get any better than this? Look at this face!! What a smile. How can people treat such wonderful beings as if humans are the only creatures on this earth with any rights or feelings? I think dogs are the higher species. Bless you for taking him into your heart and sharing your life with him. Give him hugs and kisses from us.
Ye Gads! What a gorgeous boy!!! He's so lucky to have found his family at last!
His coloring is so beautiful. . .and we're usually fans of the blues. . .and he's so elegant! Thank you for sharing him with us!
Rio is absolutely adorable! I love his coloring! I'm so glad that you are giving him a loving home. Hugs & biscuits!
adorable! i can't choose the best picture; they are all so good! bellyrubs and kisses to your baby - and lots of biscuits!
Rio, you are simply magnificent and shame on those you passed you by. But look how happy you are in your new family. It was just meant to be for all of you!
Lots of hugs and kisses to this special boy!
He's truly beautiful !! :) I had an Australian Shepherd a long time ago, and loved him SO much !! You will love this young fellow even more, as the years go by........many hugs and kisses for him !!
you're lucky to have him. i could feel he's a warm fellow, looking at the smile he wears on his face.
how wonderful for you and rio that you adopted him - the other people didn't know a good thing when they had him - what a gorgeous little guy with lots of personality - i know he will make you happy and vice versa! lots of love and biscuits to this wonderful puppy!
*~~~~~THANK YOU~~~~~* for giving Rio a "Real Home"! He was meant to be w/u, just kept running into road construction! I'm so glad that he now has a HOME where he will be loved FOREVER. ~BIG HUG TO U~
I love his colors combo. I've only seen the Blue Merles...This lil' guy is AWESOME & his wonderful loving personality shows in each pic.
Blessings for many happy & healthy years!
~hugs n belly rubs~ deb
I am so glad Rio found his forever home finally...I can't believe people would pass him around so many times at such a tender age...Thank God you now have him, where he will be loved & well taken care of...
Oh, meo, mio, Rio...you are one handsome Aussie! I'm sorry I missed you on you special "Daily Puppy" day...I was getting ready for a hurricane! You and your family are lucky to have found each other! Enjoy!
HIS NAME IS RIO...Aaaaaah, I'm in love with this pup!!!! How could he have had so many homes at such a young age? He's just so precious. I can tell how sweet he is just by looking at that face. SO glad he found a loving home at last! I wish you all the best!
I'll take him!!!! God bless you for keeping this little doll! I hope he never remembers being passed around. Some people just deserve to be alone! Love and Hugs and Kisses on that sweet little nose! BIKKIES, BIKKIES, BIKKIES!!!!!
Rio is soooo cute..his coloring and markings are awesome. Enjoy many years of fun with him. 11++++++++ biscuits and zillions of kisses & belly rubs
RIO IS SOOOO CUTE!!!!!! many hugz and rubs for you rio!! some one visit my profile and plz check out my pug/french bulldog pup!
How could anyone give up such an adorable puppy?? He is so cute, and his personality shines through.
Rio, you are adorable! I hate that he had so many homes in his short life but it looks like he's found a keeper! Have a long and happy life together. 1000+ biscuits for you cutie!
There are some puppies that caputure your heart and you are one, Rio. You have finally found your loving home. Happiness to everyone. What a face!
I could cuddle this puppy 24/7/365 and counting!!! He's INCREDIBLY CUTE!! And for all the naughtiness listed, he actually looks like a very polite and calm puppy! :D Hehe - such a bear! Many kisses and love to this adorable one!
very beautiful dog. I had one looked almost like Rio, his name was Chief. He passed away 7 years ago. This photo reminds me of him when we first got him. Your dog will grow to be so beautiful. Enjoy him.
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