Are you sure you wouldn’t rather call her Bobbie?
No, Stumpy is fine.
It’s going to be interesting to see what she teaches the Dobies and vice versa.
Thank goodness there are people like you in the world, to even out the garbage that dumped her.
Extra skritches for Miss Stumpy!
Aw that is marvelous! What a sweetie!
She’s a cutie. Good on you! You and Stumpy are winners.
Good on you for taking her in! May Stumpy give you years of friendship and loyalty.
Somehow, I find this even more contemptible than if she’s just been abandoned with nothing. Really, asshole? You think putting an open bag of food next to the dog you are leaving is going to make a difference? Like, this eases your conscience somehow? Some people don’t deserve to live.
sounds like what I was told was queensland heeler …
Because we do have a breed that is exactly that.
I had a lab/stumpy cross who was completely tail-less, yet her siblings had tails of varying lengths but no longer than app 6". I used to get lots of disapproving stares as people always assumed I’d had her tail docked, when in fact she was born that way.
There is no amount of beauty in a dog that can make up for a bad or annoying personality. A *good *dog is priceless. Thanks for taking her in, and I’m so glad she’s a good girl for you. 
In areas without no kill shelters, someone who can’t keep an animal may really believe they’re giving the dog a chance. They’re giving them what resources they can, and they’re leaving them in an area where someone might have some extra space for an animal. They’re sadly misinformed about the chances of a domestic animal in a semi-wild area, but they make their choices based on what they know.
A variety of this plays out at many schools, from what my mom told me. During her 30+ teaching career, we ended up with many animals that were turned loose on the playground. People think that a kid will fall in love and convince mom or dad to take home their new friend. Of course, my mom was the softie. 
I can’t tell you how many dogs have been dumped on our drive. It takes time and money and heart ache to deal with them. I have had good success in finding homes for many. I’m lucky in that.
she is a good-looking dog with a sweet face I’m glad you are giving her a home.
I have an Australian Cattle Mix - we are pretty sure Mom was purebred (Mom was found near a puppy farm breeder of Heelers - preggers), and have no idea about Dad - but I suspect that Dad’s might not be of pure bloodlines. He’s a pain in the ass, but we love him - and he has that same face and body shape. (Mine ended up with floppy ears - but some of his siblings have the pointed ears). So I think its a good guess as well. He may try and instinctively herd. Mine herds other dogs, children, tries to herd the cat (that isn’t successful). Of course, he has no idea what he’s doing - having never seen a cow or sheep in his life, much less having been trained to do more than sit, come and lie down (stay with varying levels of success) - but that doesn’t stop him from giving it a go.
That’s sweet. It reminds me of my high school piano teacher, who was pretty well known in the area and who was a soft touch for animals. She had about 7 cats and 3 dogs when I knew her, several of which had mysteriously appeared at the foot of her driveway.
I do take your point that people might be trying, in an ignorant way, to be kind, or at least to give the abandoned pet a fighting chance.
Stumpy is a lucky girl. I hope you’ll have a long, happy time with her 
Thirty years ago my mom and her best friend were driving home from work together when they saw a bag on the side of the road. And the bag was moving. They pulled over and made the bitter discovery that someone had thrown three kittens about four months old out of a moving car. Only one had survived the experience.
The survivor came home with Mom, and she was pretty skittish, which wasn’t surprising - in addition to being tossed out we discovered cigarette burns to a couple of the pads on her feet - she had no reason to trust people. She came around pretty quickly, though, and Cinnamon lived with us for twelve years before quietly passing in her sleep one night.
After her rough start, Cinnamon had a pretty happy life. I hope Stumpy’s story with you turns out much the same.
Stumpy’s doing very well. Pays absolutely no attention to the cats. Still mostly outside (in heat) but no accidents in the house, content just to lay beside my feet, which is where she is now. She doesn’t respect the other dogs’ feed bowls, and my dogs are all trained to sit and wait until the command is given to eat. But that’ll come.
StG
I’ve found that when dogs I originally didn’t like the look of turn out to have great personalities, I wind up being more attracted to their looks and their breed or mix. They become more beautiful to me on the outside as I get to know their inside.
How do the other dogs react to her not respecting their bowls?
Stumpy is adorable St G! So glad you found each other.
gigi - I push her off their bowls and put hers down separately. They won’t do anything while in their pre-meal sit. I should get out a crate and feed her in it.
PapSett - What animals do you have now? Still taking lessons/riding?
StG
Had to quit the lessons because my work hours changed and she doesn’t do lessons on the days I’m off. I’m OK with it tho.
I have 2 Papillons, Bunny and Cyrus, English Setter Sugar, a little Heinz 57 Suzybell-I have NO idea what she is, other than cute! and my elderly cat Ruby.