Porter - fluffy & adorable special needs boy!

Details

Breed

Australian Shepherd

Size

Medium

Color

White / cream

Age

--

Coat

Long

Gender

Male

Location

Boston, MA

Spayed / Neutered

No

This dog is currently out of state but will be transported to New England shortly with no additional travel costs. The long distance adoption process includes talking to the foster they are living with in the south. Roughly 90% of our dogs are successfully long distance adopted and 10% adopted locally.

**Please read Porter's entire profile, which includes a link to the adoption application at the end. Thank you!**

This boy is proof that you don't need sight to be someone's sunshine! This boy has tiny paws, big courage, and endless cuddles!

Meet Porter - an 8 week old, Australian Shepherd mix, who weighs 6.5 pounds (as of 6/11/25). This sweet boy is blind due to double merle genetic defect. His hearing is still intact and he is overall a healthy & happy boy!

Porter is very well socialized and warms up quickly to strangers. Given his disability, he is still learning to follow his nose and learning to trust his internal GPS - but he's still a pup! His foster thinks he might be able to see some shadows but his vision is limited. He's currently living in a home with 5 other pups of all sizes and he does great with them. He'd love to find a home with a resident pup to show him the ropes. He's also living with cats and is totally fine with them. He will need a patient family who can help him with his disability and continue his training. He's such a good boy and is ready to find his forever family

Medical Disclaimer: He will need to be neutered when he is around 6-8 months old. GDRNE will cover the neuter at AAH when he is ready.

All dogs are up to date on vaccinations and spayed/neutered at the time of adoption. All dogs require professional training to become the best family member they can be.

To adopt or learn more about Porter, you must fill out an adoption application. To find the application, copy and paste this URL into your browser: WWW.GDRNE.COM/ADOPTION-APPLICATION [Adoption Fee: $575] **

PLEASE READ: If a dog is listed, then s/he is currently available for adoption. Their information is correct to the best of our abilities and the information we have been given as of the day of posting. From time to time we receive new information/photos of a dog and we do recreate their listing, which means their old listing link will no longer be valid. If you are considering a dog but don't apply right away please make sure to search for the dog by name if the link you have no longer works.

Please note, GDRNE does not guarantee the breed of any dog or puppy unless stated that we have run DNA. All breeds listed are educated estimates. Note that if the dog is listed as an "Out of town pet" there are NOT additional transport fees - it is included in our adoption fee Our dogs are rescued from various situations. It is most likely that both their parents were strays and even if not, mixes of some sort and that their grandparents were mixes as well. The dog may have some genetic material of an American Staffordshire Terrier (pit bull). The dogs are usually mixes of many breeds, making them a breed all their own - a True and adorable American MUTT. If you are interested in this dog, you must submit an application. Great Dog is not a shelter so there is no building you can visit. Our dogs live in private foster homes until adopted. To learn more about our *shelterless* rescue, adoption fees, and procedures, review the list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website at WWW.GDRNE.COM.