Riverbend Dog Rescue
DemoHazel
Loyal heeler, ready for adventures
Would Hazel suit your life?
Take the 2-minute quiz and we'll explain exactly how you'd fit together.
Adoption fee $400 · includes desexing, microchip, C5 vaccination, worming, heartworm and a vet check.
About Hazel
Hazel was found wandering after the floods and nobody came for her. She's a classic heeler: devoted to her person, suspicious of the postie, and happiest with a job to do. Slow introductions win her over completely.
The home she's hoping for
A confident owner who enjoys hiking or camping and will keep her busy. Older kids are fine; other dogs only after a careful meet-and-greet.
“Needs a slow introduction to new people. Brilliant recall.”
A day with Hazel
Bush walk with her foster mum
Patrols the yard
Nose work games
Sleeps at the foot of the bed
At a glance
Rated by Riverbend Dog Rescue and her foster carer
- Energy
- Active
- Owner experience
- Confident owner needed
- Home
- Yard preferred
- Time alone
- Up to 4 hours
- Children
- Kids over 5
- Other dogs
- Selective with dogs
- Cats
- No cats
- House training
- House-trained
- Coat
- Sheds
Health & paperwork
What's already been done before adoption
- Desexed
- Vaccinated
- Wormed
- Heartworm prevention
- MicrochippedNo. 956000010000109
Rehoming organisation ID: R-DEMO-2480. Rescue listings must show this under state dog-supply laws.
What Hazel will cost
An honest yearly estimate for a 18kg adult, so there are no surprises.
$164
a month
$10,575
over 5 years, all in
- FoodQuality dry food plus extras for a 18kg dog$920
- Routine vet careAnnual health check and booster vaccinations$290
- Parasite preventionFlea, tick, worming and heartworm$320
- Council registrationTypical desexed-dog fee; varies by council$65
- GroomingShampoo, brushes and the odd nail trim$90
- Toys, treats and beddingReplacing chewed things is part of the fun$280
Optional extras: pet insurance about $600/yr; first-year setup (bed, lead, bowls, crate) about $350. Estimates use typical 2026 Australian prices and vary by vet, council and brand.
How adopting Hazel works
- 1Send an enquiry
- 2Application form
- 3Meet-and-greet
- 4Property check
- 5One-week trial
- 6Adoption finalised
Lismore, NSW
Northern Rivers rescue taking in pound dogs, flood-displaced pets and the occasional working dog who failed at working. Happy to adopt across the border into South East Queensland.