Meet Echo. A mixed breed puppy 11mths old as of Jan.2026. She is a bit small right now, currently weighing about 16 kg (35lbs) and has the most beautiful markings. She will probably only grow to approx 18 – 22kg (40 or 50lbs).
She is a bit shy and cautious at first, but once she gets to know you (and of course any treats you want to give her), she really comes out of her shell. Very food motivated. Working on keeping her calm at breakfast and dinner, she tends to run around like she has the zoomies and jump and down like a jumping bean. Training her to not jump when preparing meals and to sit and wait for bowl to be placed down before she can eat.
She has been crate-trained and has no problem going into it at night or when you need to run errands and can’t take her with you. Her house training is coming along great. There were a few accidents, but we are overcoming that and maybe will train her to use a bell as she just goes to the door and waits…and if you aren’t paying attention and she waits too long for you to notice…..well, then accidents happen.
She loves her all of her toys, especially the squeaky ones. Had a great laugh as she tried to horde them all and put them all on the couch so she could cuddle and chew on them at her leisure. Echo loves attention and loves to cuddle with her people. She wants to be with them as much as she possibly can. She is not yet a fan of car rides, but it’s coming along. Once she is in, she lies down and is quite content to not see the world go whizzing by.
Echo loves snow, and to be able to run and play in it, especially if you make a track and she can zoom around it. Not a huge fan of walks in the snow and cold but will play in it off-leash no problem.
We can see she has the potential to get along with dogs as she gets along great with the resident dog, but she is extremely cautious, at the moment, of meeting any unknown dogs on leash out on walks.
Echo would love a quiet home with a fenced yard and people with patience and willing to continue her training.
Echo is available for adoption through Grand River All Breed Rescue. The adoption donation is $499 per dog All of our dogs are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated as part of their adoption. If you’d like to adopt, please fill out an application. You can also reach us by email at GrandRiverRescue@hotmail.com.