Sheila is a mixed Australian Shepherd who is "probably about seven," said her owner Sue (last name withheld) who "got her from a rescue place in Snoqualmie."

Sheila is a slang term in Australia for 'girl.'

Sheila had a history there Sue said. "They had to trap her to get her out of the woods. She had, had puppies but she was very very afraid." Sheila is still extremely timid and wary of people.

Sue found Sheila online in a quest to find a companion for her other Australian Shepard Seamus. "He needed a buddy," she said.

"She's come a long way," said Sue, "she used to just pee all over herself when people would come near her. She's very timid but once she knows you she can't get enough of you."

Sheila is a good hiking dog Sue said though there's something about the way Sheila looks that she has to address. "I have to put a bandana on her because people think she's a wolf. When she sees people, sometimes on the trail if she's not sure about them she'll go down and walk through the woods and kind of look at them and they think she's a wolf, especially foreigners."

Sheila is good around the house, going through her dog door and keeps the raccoons out of the yard.

Sheila can do a few of the basic tricks but in her obedience class she "hid under the chair," Sue said.

True to her bloodline, Sheila has the herding instinct and for Sue's 2 cats it's not uncommon to have Sheila herd them around the house. "It's pretty funny but the cats don't always think it's funny," Sue said laughing.

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