Good Home Needed

Originally Posted by embee

Some folks I do work for have a little border collie bitch, about 3yrs old now, and as bright as a button. They are definitely not suitable for urban environments with no space to run.
I was there today, they have about 1.5acres of paddock and she runs round and round the perimeter for hours, mainly chasing crows. Virtually impossible to wear them out. She doesn't do "fetch", throw a ball and she'll run to within 6' of it and lie down and look at you.
I built a fully insulated Canadian spec kennel for her when they got her and she lives in it all year round, absolutely loves it even when it's -5C.
Unfortunately today she found some fresh fox poo which for some reason she feels compelled to roll in, absolutely stinks.
Great little dog though, if I had the space and time and energy and........

Lol yea my mums border collie used to walk itself (we lived surrounded by fields before someone shouts @ me) and he used to love rolling in cow or fox ****. Forunately my border collie was on a lead unless he escaped in which case the same thing happened. lol

Any word on this Claire? Really hope a decent home is found for the hound.

Not as yet hun, I gave her the website that was recommended and she`s going to try registering him on there. The situation is worse as she has stopped her son walking him because she thinks Smudge is too excitable which means he is now getting even less exercise. Due to the lack of exercise he`s now even more excitable and "nipped" her daughters ankle so she has now shut the dog in the front room and won`t let him near the kids. I tried to explain that the "nipping" is what Pork Chop mentions earlier in the thread and is collie instinct and is solely due to him not being exercised etc. but she`s being a total drama queen and won`t listen.

The RSPCA won`t take him as they`re full to capacity as are all the dog rescue centres in the area.

Will have to hope that she does as I`ve asked and puts him on the website rather than putting him to sleep I`m so angry at her for the way she is treating the poor dog. None of this is his fault and if she`d researched her subject in the first place she wouldn`t be in this dilemna and the dog would have gone to another home who would hopefully prove to be a better family

Ooops, your post is cut off! What an awful situation, fingers crossed

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Ooops, your post is cut off! What an awful situation, fingers crossed

lol, I was so annoyed as I was typing that I pressed Submit Reply by mistake

Originally Posted by Speedy Claire

lol, I was so annoyed as I was typing that I pressed Submit Reply by mistake

Lol i just realised my reply may have been misunderstood, it's really not that awful a situation that your post was cut off

Is it worth having a look into working farms in the area in case they're willing to take on young, fit collies for work?

Edit: it's been a while since I read the thread

No farms in this area hun and none of the farms near Mike want him. He is probs a bit too old now for a farmer to train as a sheep dog

Originally Posted by Speedy Claire

No farms in this area hun and none of the farms near Mike want him. He is probs a bit too old now for a farmer to train as a sheep dog

Maybe not if they wanted a challenge Bit harsh going from a pet to a working dog though I suppose, even thought it's what they're bred for!

Claire - The worst thing she can do is to isolate this dog!!! Email me matt at cayman dot co dot uk and I will give you the details of some specialist Collie rescue places.

Can I post this situation on the UK agility forum? I can't see this boy getting pts for something that's not his fault

Have mailed you Matt and I`m about to ring Cath right now and reinforce how bad this isolation business is for him. Many many thanks