Friday, May 14, 2010

Border Collies Needing Homes!

SOUTHERN ONTARIO BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
LIST OF AVAILABLE DOGS as of May 6, 2010 - visit our Facebook page for pictures
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=44117872886&v=app_2373072738#!/group.php?gid=44117872886
Please note that it is a requirement that adopters have a securely
fenced yard and that the dogs live in the home with their people.
Adoption fee is $300. includes spay/neuter, vet check and shots as needed.

GUINNESS – 2.5 yr old n/male smooth (short)-coat Border Collie.
Guinness is a sweet lovable goof.  He is housebroken, crate-trained,
and well behaved, but needs some ongoing work on his enthusiastic
greetings.  He knows that a good greet is a sit, but needs reminding!
Guinness needs a home with people who will keep him busy. Has been
started on sheep and was showing aptitude for it.  May knock over
small children….

KESWICK  - Guinness’s brother.  Slightly smaller than Guinness.  All
the same attributes.  Has had some very beginner Flyball/Agility
training (recalls over jumps, ball retrieve), would make someone a fun
Agility and Flyball Dog.

KUMA – 6 yr old n/male smooth-coat Border Collie.  Affectionate and
very well-behaved, he loves Frisbee and can jump like nothing you’ve
ever seen to get the disc.  Needs an active home.  Afraid of Thunder
and gun-fire – hunters in the bush behind my place have spooked him.

WOLFIE – Shaggy 55lb senior mixed-breed dog estimated about 10 years
old, that someone heartlessly abandoned.  Wolfie is a sweetie, who
loves long walks and quiet companionship.  Housebroken, neutered,
current on his shots, recently groomed and very handsome!

BUDDY – 9 month old tri-colour male Border Collie/Heeler mix.  Buddy’s
past is murky, but he is probably the unwanted product of Mennonite
farmers.  He has a very happy and sweet nature, and loves other dogs
but is timid around people as though he expects to be punished. He
will submissively pee and is a flight risk, so definitely needs a
securely fenced yard and to be on leash when off property until he
builds solid trust in his adopters.  He is said to love kids, but also
loves to chew up stuffed toys, so should be crated when not supervised
to protect the furniture.  He needs an active home with someone who
has the time to keep him company and appropriately stimulated.  He is
a bright and responsive boy, and could be a fun Agility Dog prospect.

HOLLY – 5 yr old s/female Border Collie.  Holly is truly a sad story.
A pretty, petite dog, she has obviously been used for breeding. She
developed diabetes that went untreated, probably for quite a while.
As a result she developed rapid-onset cataracts.  She was then
heartlessly abandoned in the middle of winter, weighing only 23 lbs,
her body wasted by the diabetes.  She came into Rescue on Boxing Day,
and has been improving steadily since then now that she is on insulin.
 Holly needs a home with people who have knowledge of Diabetes and are
comfortable with the routines and schedules of insulin shots.  She is
currently on Insulin Isophane, administered with a Novolin pen, 4
units twice daily.  The monthly cost of the insulin is quite low and
easily obtained.  Holly adores people and at some point in her life
someone took the time to train her very well and she is very
responsive.  But she does not like to be around other dogs.  She is
not vicious but quite unfriendly and anxious, and needs a home without
other pets.
For more information visit our website at www.bcrescue.info
or call Luan at 905 473-6116

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