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Border Collie Rescue,
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Border Collie Rescue,
Australia
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Buddy --- (posted 24/10/2023) ---
Buddy - Looking for a Supportive Forever Home.
I am a young, Black & White male Border Collie with
devilish good looks and a cheeky grin. (DOB 08/09/2022)
I have a checkered past, having been rehomed a few times before 4
months of age, including experiencing trauma.
Since January 2023, I have been working with professionals to help
overcome some of my challenges.
I have recently been diagnosed with Anxiety* / Fear Reactivity,
Serotonin deficiency and Noradrenaline dysregulation. A specific
behavioural training plan and medication has been recommended so that
I can lead a more enjoyable and positive life.
(*Separation & General)
Now that I am aware of exactly what I require to feel happy, healthy,
safe and calm, I am ready to find the perfect forever home.
For more info on me, Buddy, please contact karen.fisher01@gmail.com
Boggo --- (posted 28/10/2023) ---
Boggo is a vibrant 3-year-old Border Collie with a heart full of
energy and love. Spirited and intelligent, Boggo has grown up
surrounded by the affection and companionship of his owner. However,
due to a recent and unforeseen relocation, we can no longer provide
him with the home he has always known. He is well-behaved boy, toilet
trained.
Boggo's keen instincts, playful nature, and eagerness to bond make him
an ideal companion for anyone seeking a loyal friend. But with a few
unique challenges. Beneath his lively spirit, he grapples with
anxiety, which occasionally manifests in behaviours such as chasing
cars or moving things like bicycle or running people, displaying
dominance towards smaller dogs, and marking frequently during walks.
He can walk well on leash and easily controlled with treats if above
situation comes in place.
Boggo thrives in a structured environment with clear boundaries, and
needs an experienced owner who can provide consistent guidance and
dedicated attention. With the right guidance and commitment, this
beautiful soul has the potential to overcome his challenges and
transform into a more balanced and happy companion.
Boggo is looking for that special someone who can see beyond his
quirks, offering him a loving home where he can feel secure and
understood. With his characteristic Collie enthusiasm, Boggo is ready
to embark on a new journey, and hopes to find a loving home where he
can continue to flourish.
For more info on Boggo please contact Mudit at mudit.mishra@yahoo.com
Charlie --- (posted 7/11/2023) ---
Charlie is a sweet 5-year-old long-haired border collie with a lot of
character. He's curious, affectionate, loves to learn and shows great
loyalty to the people he's closest to. He loves nothing more than
being by your side keeping an eye on everything but easily tolerates
being left alone. He loves a cuddle too.
Charlie has significant anxiety that is relatively well managed with a
combination of medication (sertraline, clonidine and gabapentin),
limiting his exposure to stressors and ongoing support from a
behaviouralist. Fewer things now cause him stress and he is able to
enjoy his environment more. He remains anxious around new people,
other dogs and children, which has prompted us to explore rehoming.
We're hoping to soon add children to our family and don't think it
would be fair to Charlie to put him in that environment.
Charlie would need a home without children or other dogs, and an owner
who was prepared to manage him and his anxiety carefully (e.g.
teaching him to tolerate visitors to the house). If management fails,
there is, unfortunately, a risk of harm; he has nipped my partner
twice and a relative's dog once.
Charlie loves getting out for a walk and is even happier if he happens
to get a pat from a stranger while we're out walking. He knows a wide
range of commands but can struggle to follow them in the presence of
stressors. Having said that, he loves the opportunity to do the right
thing and is eager to please.
If you think you could offer Charlie a good home, please contact Jess
on 0423 852 462 or jessicagibney@gmail.com
Loki and Noctis --- (posted 22/11/2023) ---
Noctis (TRI) and Loki (B&W) are both loving, loyal, balls of energy.
They are both good with cats, and children (they can get a bit
excited/jumpy). Noctis can be wary/cautious around others dogs, but
he has never been aggressive. (He can sound like a little demon when
they play though!).
They love the water and chasing light reflections/torch lights along
the floor.
They were crate trained when they were pups and have been living as
indoor/outdoor.
They were purchased directly from a certified breeder, both are
desexed, chipped, and up to date with their vaccinations, worms etc
They mostly very good and patient on leash.
They did have some obedience training when they were pups, but I
only really kept up with sit, and stay.
Noctis has Hip Dysplasia in his left hip which he is on pain meds
for. He is also afraid of thunderstorms.
They have never been around livestock but Noctis loves attempting to
round up other dogs at the dog park when they run, and Loki will
usually run after him.
They will only go to a great home with a loving family who can give
them the time and space they need to thrive.
For more info on this pair please contact Morgan at
morganmaryart@gmail.com
Tommy --- (posted 4/12/2023) ---
Tommy is 9 month old desexed male Border Collie Coolie cross and
currently lives with my daughter and I in a single fronted house with
small back yard inner city Melbourne Prahran.
Tommy's daddy was my fathers Border Collie, Luke. March this year
Tommy was one of 6 puppies. Tommy has been abused by my neighbours
children whereby they were throwing small rocks and pots at him.
From this incident the RSPCA and Animal Management have provided a
formal warning to my neighbour. As a consequence of the neighbour's
behaviour Tommy is nervous of children and as a fear response
barks aggressively at them. School holidays are starting in a few
weeks and my neighbours children are very loud and throw balls around
in the back yard which is tormenting Tommy. The Veterinarian Animal
Behaviourist is concerned this constant taunting reduces Tommy's
chance to rehabilitate and trust children. I have spent time with the
RSPCA behaviouralists and they believe he is young enough to be
desensitised to the negative experience and retrained. Tommy is always
at my side as I work from home and whilst he is very high energy he
loves sleeping next to me, the beach, lazy walks smelling everything,
chasing balls, playing with other dogs and is great with cats. The
vets and anyone who meets him describe him as very handsome and a
really sweet natured dog.
Tommy needs a loving, positive home with people that are experienced,
patient and skilled with Border Collies energy to help Tommy recover
from his trauma. Tommy deserves a home where he can be given the
opportunity to be re-educated to trust children again with the love
and attention he has in our home.
For more info on Tommy please contact Ann Margaret
at laidlaw0@optusnet.com.au
Rosie and Rex
Rosie and Rex are 9 year old long haired black and white Border
Collies. They are both obedient, well-behaved dogs and can obey basic
commands such as sit, shake hands roll over and fetch. Rosie is the
more affectionate of the two who loves the water, running on the beach
and cuddles where Rex is the more dominant of the two and loves
playing fetch, bush walks and chewing his comfort toys. Both Rosie and
Rex have never shown any aggressive behaviour towards adults or other
dogs and have also been brought up in a house with cats, however they
can be quite territorial of their food and toys. Unfortunately they
have been showing some worrying behaviour towards our 2 year old
daughter, and recently Rex has snapped at her when she went too close
to his bowl, leading us to make the heart braking decision to re-home
them. We feel Rex and Rosie would be great addition to a loving home
with no young children. We would prefer Rosie and Rex to stay together
as they have lived together their entire lives and feel they would be
happier together. Both dogs are desexed and microchipped. If you would
like any more info on Rosie and Rex please email us
at shareebrown6@live.com.au. We live in Bunbury, WA
Cocoa --- (posted 31/12/2023) ---
We have had to come to the unfortunate decision that our beloved
border collie Cocoa will need to be rehomed. Cocoa is a 11 year old
pure bred chocolate border collie who loves the beach, playing with
balls, and going for walks or runs. Unfortunately she has exhibited
some troubling behaviours for her whole life which we have been unable
to change. Her temperament is not good and she does not like any
ongoing affection from other dogs. She enjoys her time alone and is
rather aggressive towards other people and in discussing with family
in the interest of our family she needs to be rehomed. Would suit a
person without kids and a large property with plenty of room to roam.
She is generally an outside dog and since birth has not liked being
inside. No health issues.
For more info on cocoa please contact chris at cekelly21@gmail.com
Pepper --- (posted 29/2/2024) ---
Pepper is an almost completely black girl with a smooth coat and
gorgeous ears. She grew up on a 7 acre property, but due to family
changes is now in need of a new home. It doesn't need to be an
acreage, but it does need to be in a household with time to spend with
her, and lots of love to give her. She needs to be an inside dog at
least some of the time. Her
interactions with people is important to her. Pepper is housetrained
and knows a lot of commands. She loves to play, loves balls (is very
hard on them tho) and loves to be with you. She has a few dislikes but
nothing unmanageable. She has grown up with children and seems to be
OK with them, including ones she doesn't know well. She is probably
not good with cats or pocket pets. Pepper is used to doggy day care
and loves playing with other dogs. Pepper is in good health, and
desexed and vaccinated and chipped. If you are looking to include an
active and loving girl in your household, she might be just what you
are looking for. For more info please contact Chanel at
chanelmullen@yahoo.com.au
Tegwen --- (posted 1/4/2024) ---
Tegwen is a 4 year old BlueMerle Border Collie (desexed) and
house-trained (indoor dog). Lovely and sweet nature, happy to go on
adventures or chill at the pub /cafes with you. He once sat calmly at
the pub for 4 hours! Easy going and gets along with most dogs. He does
not like overly excited dogs. Otherwise, he's good off-leash and has a
good recall when out for walks. He knows a few tricks (sit, stay,
shake, roll and 'come around' where he runs between your legs and sit
in between).
A few things to consider is that he does go to the toilet 3-4 times a
day at least (ok to be left at home if you go to work so long as water
is restricted). He is on Hills Science Diet Gastrointentinal Biome dog
food (normal kibble and raw diet tend to give him the runs). Tegwen
lives in a household with a Doberman and a ragdoll, however is best if
he is an only dog so that he can have all the attention (he gets
jealous).
For more info on Tegwen please contact Thomas at
ThomasJamesMiles@outlook.com
Strider --- (posted 1/4/2024) ---
Strider is a 6 mth old mixed colour female border collie with one blue
eye and one brown. She happily lives with an 8 yr old boy and a grumpy
old cat and has an excellent temperament. She enjoys playing with
other dogs, and she is friendly to humans.
Her training has progressed well but does need more. She has great
recall, can walk off lead and returns when called. Loves her walks/
runs and currently has 2-3 per day. She sits on command, shakes paws,
and lies down. She is house trained and sleeps through the night in
her own cage almost every night. She hasn't been leash trained yet.
We are in the unfortunate situation of needing help to rehome our her
though as sadly our living situation is incompatible as she is
reactive to motion, particularly cars, and we live in a high traffic
area, and we don't want to cause her more stress or anxiety. For more
info on Strider please contact James at jamescognetmusic@live.co.uk
Nala --- (posted 6/4/2024) ---
Nala is a gorgeous girl, her vaccinations up to date, she is desexed
and chipped. She is friendly towards other dogs.
She is trained to walk, stop, sit, lay down, spin, stay and come.
However, Nala has an extreme fear of storms and is currently on
medication. Behaviour modification under professional guidance is
really needed by someone who has lots of time (and preferably
experience) with a storm phobic BC. Here's some background from her
current carer....
Nala was our friend's dog that they were taking to the pound due to
relocation so we took her in.
We were wanting a family dog and Nala is a very sweet girl. She has
been easy to train and friendly towards other dogs. Birds on the other
hand are her nemesis and we have learnt to 'let it go' and continue on
our walk without pulling to chase them. We are currently working on
being settled for longer whilst at the cafe but there are so many dogs
there she just wants to play ... she also has no shame in putting
her paws on your lap to ask for your biscuit!
Nala does require supervision when the children go into
the backyard as she has the tendency to mouth them.
At the hint of thunder Nala runs uncontrollably at high speed around
the yard and barks consistently until the storm has passed....thunder
jacket and medication have helped minimally. Hence with multiple
complaints from our neighbours and the in-laws neighbours we are
looking for a forever home for Nala.
If you are experienced in dogs with anxiety and would like a sweet
well trained pup please contact me. For more info on Nala
please contact Lee at lambikins4@gmail.com
Jethro --- (posted 12/4/2024) ---
Jethro is a goofy, highly intelligent BC boy who has brought his
family years of love and joy. He is also an anxious boy (having been
for a time on medication to help with this) and he is not comfortable
around small children. He also does not like people to force attention
on him, and eye contact and direct approaches to pet him make him
unhappy. Jethro is wary of new dogs, and whilst he gets along very
well with a few dogs that he knows well, a home where he is the only
dog would probably be best. A home with experience with an anxious dog,
and the
preparedness to manage him in ways that minimise his stress is sought.
Jethro is smart, and knows quite a few commands, and loves learning.
Training is fun for him, as is chasing a ball, playing tug, or finding
a puddle to slop in. He is used to sleeping indoors, and spending most
of the day outside in a large yard, with chickens for company. For more
info on Jethro
please contact Cle at cgbreitinger@gmail.com
Lenny --- (posted 12/4/2024) ---
Lenny is an 8 year old Border Collie. He has been with us since he was
a pup and loves going to the beach and swimming and chasing his balls
around. He is medium haired all black, with little white feet. His
vaccinations are all up to date and he is desexed. In terms of his
behaviour he can sit, shake and roll over on command. He is also good
off-lead at the beach.
However, we have an active 16-month old daughter and he has shown some
worrying behaviour around her. He is territorial of his bed, food and
toys. We don't trust him around our daughter, as
realistically we can't always keep them away from each other and if
something happens then it's too late. He is also a guard dog, and will
growl at people coming to the house who he does not know.
He has been around older kids (10+) and have not had any problems
there.
Lenny is active, however he usually gets one walk a day and maybe some
off-lead time at the beach or dog park. He does pull on the lead, so I
unfortunately can't walk him with the pram which means he isn't
getting as much exercise as he needs.
Lenny has no health issues, is happy to be left at home while owners
work during the day and is an outside dog. For more info on Lenny
please contact jane at jimckinnon@live.com
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