Billy
Male 8 years
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Hello everyone my name is Billy. I am coded "Yellow". I am 8 years old and I have been neutered.
I was in a home for 6 years but then my dad became ill with Dementia. He would shout and scream which scared me as I didn't understand why he had changed. Then one day, when he was putting me in the car a male stranger walked down the neighbouring path and I jumped out and nipped him on the leg. Following this my life completely changed as my mum was scared that this could happen again and my dad could no longer care for me properly whilst she was at work. The neighbour reported the incident to the police and my mum and dad were told they had to keep me on a muzzle and a lead which my dad didn't fully understand and so didn't do.
My mum had no choice but to return me to the The Border Collie Trust, I tried to be as brave as I could but the truth is I am heartbroken and missing a family to love me. After being here nearly a year this June nobody will even give me a chance because of what I did and the effect it's had on me trusting people. I am now worried by men as I don't know what they might do but given a chance and time I know I could learn to trust again. I am well behaved within the home and I am good in the car. I love all the staff here and they give me lots of walks and affection. I have even made friends with some work experience students and was fine going to the vets for my booster vaccination. All I need is a little space and understanding to help me with my fears and a home without children, cats or other dogs.
Please someone give me a second chance and make my life complete again.
Just before I go you will need to come and visit me a few times and on the first meeting please don't try to touch me as I get very scared as I think you might hurt me. I have met a male stranger and because he didn't try to interact with me the first few meetings and allowed me to move at my own space I have decided I can trust him and he has now become my friend.
HOMING FEE £150
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Echo (RESERVED)
Male 4 years
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Hello everyone my name is Echo I don't really know how old I am as one vet suggested I may be 5 another thought 3/4yr so I'm going with the 2nd estimate.
I can't really remember much about my past but that's not a bad thing as when I was rescued I had a broken tail. I was taken to see a vet who said he would amputate it. I obviously had no idea what he meant until I woke up and realised what bits were missing, I will be more cautious next time I hear the words vet.
I spent a couple of months in a rescue in Ireland before coming here in January and although it's comfortable and all the humans seem to enjoy my company what I would really like is a home of my own in a quiet location with a garden to play in, I often dream about this but sadly my dreams never come true.
Different people have been to visit me but because I'm shy and don't approach straight away they say I'm not the dog for them. This always makes me sad as given a little time I know I can make friends I'm just worried that someone may hurt me again.
I prefer walking in quiet areas where there isn't too much traffic, people or other dogs as I do get scared by everything, except cats I like chasing them.
Please if anyone out there would be willing to give me a chance I know my confidence will come back I just need time and reassurance and someone to love me.
HOMING FEE £350
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Roxy
Female 2 years
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Roxy is coded "blue" she is a 2 year old neutered tri coloured short coated collie. She originally came into our care from another rescue after being found as a stray. She then spent 3 days in a home with another dog but sadly they didn't get along.
Roxy did struggle living alongside another dog which had an impact on her overall behaviour and although fine with the female owner she did snap at the man when he reached out to handle her.
Roxy can be worried being handled so requires time and patience to learn to trust people. She would benefit from a calm home without children or other pets. Once she trusts someone she is very affectionate . Although she wouldn't live with other dogs she is good meeting others out on a walk.
HOMING FEE £250
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Ollie (RESERVED)
Male 1 years
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Hello everyone my name is Ollie I will be 2yrs old in August and would love to celebrate my birthday with a new family. I realise I'm not a collie but all the staff here love me and they are obviously all collie people so I'm just hoping someone out there will give me a chance too.
My first owner didn't know anything about dogs and when I used to jump up and Puppy Mouth or resource guard my things they didn't know what to do so put a collar on me which kept giving me a shock, I didn't understand what was happening and it just made me worse as I got scared. It was following this I found myself in a rescue centre as my family didn't want me anymore which made me very sad as I loved them all very much but I just didn't know how I was meant to behave.
I have spent the odd day in a home environment but have never been given the time to adapt or learn what I'm meant to do so just get sent back to rescue.
I am clean in the home but I do get over stimulated very quickly and will run around, humans say I do "zoomies" whatever that is ? I do still jump and nip and mouth but with the right training I know I can learn to control this as the staff here say I have improved so much. I love to play with other dogs and toys and I travel very well in the car.
Yours hopefully
Ollie
HOMING FEE £350
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Oscar
Male 1 years
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Oscar is coded "blue" he is a 1 year old entire black and white short coated collie. He was originally rescued from a high kill pound before being transferred into our care. He did spend 7 weeks in a home environment but did snap/bite at his carer on three occasions when put in situations that worried him. We haven't seen any of this behaviour whilst he has been in our care.
Oscar is a shy boy and will need space and time to adjust to a new life and requires an owner than can help build his trust so he can gain confidence.
He has come from a rural location and isn't used to being in busy built up areas so walks will need to be built up overtime so he doesn't get too overwhelmed by everything. Oscar is good around other dogs, is house trained, knows basic commands and likes to play ball. He is worried about getting into a vehicle and other small spaces. Chases cats.
HOMING FEE £300
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Coco
Male 2 years
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Coco is coded "yellow" he is a 2 year old neutered black and white short coated collie cross. He came into our care as his owner was struggling to walk him due to her own health issues.
He is a confident friendly boy and has lived with young children. He is house trained, responds well to basic commands, is ok in a car and has been ok when left alone for odd hours. He is good in close contact with other dogs but does sometimes bark at those he see's in the distance.
HOMING FEE £370
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Nina
Female 2 years
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Nina is coded "yellow" she is a 2 year old black and white short coated collie cross. She was originally found tied up on an allotment and after a short period of time at a council pound was transferred into our care.
Nina is a very nervous girl and will do her best to avoid strangers. She will require an owner that can give her all the time and space she needs to gain confidence also someone that won't keep trying to interact with her until she is ready. She has been clean in kennels and has been ok meeting other dogs although does get a little worried if they are boisterous around her, chases cats. She travelled well on the journey to us but was crated.
HOMING FEE £350
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Shep
Male 3 years
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Shep is coded "Yellow". He is a 3 year old, neutered, tri coloured short coated collie. He was originally bred to work but was then found straying and never reclaimed by his owner due to his/her declining health. He was then in a home for 4 months with another dog but on one occasion slipped his harness when out walking and got into an altercation with another dog. Whilst in our care he has been introduced to several other dogs and has interacted well with them all.
Shep is a confident friendly boy and has been good with visitors to the home including children, he is housetrained, is good when left alone for several hours, travels well and knows basic commands. He does chase cats and can clear 6/8ft.
HOMING FEE £350
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Fia
Female
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Fia is coded "Yellow" she is a 9 month old entire black and white short coated collie cross. She was transferred to our care from a rescue in Ireland, history unknown.
She is confident and friendly and has met several people whilst in our care including an 8yr old child and has been friendly towards them all. She interacts well with other dogs and has been ok around our centre cats.
HOMING FEE £300
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Ralph
Male 3 years
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Ralph is coded "Blue" he will be 3 years old in July he is a tri coloured medium coated collie cross. He was found straying and although chipped was never claimed.
Ralph is a nervous dog and will require an understanding/experienced owner that in the early days can give him the time and space he requires to gain trust in people as if worried he could snap but once he has built a relationship with someone he is a gentle friendly boy. Because of this he may require a few visits. He would be better suited to a quiet household without children.
He travelled well on a long journey to our care but was crated. On arrival he was nervous around staff and the following day was very stressed and did have a small seizure but this may have all been stress related as he has been fine since and the previous kennels said he had been fine whilst in their care.
Ralph has settle well with us and will now approach staff members and wag his tail and initiate contact.
He wouldn't live with a cat.
HOMING FEE £280
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Bodie
Male 1 years
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Bodie is coded "Blue" he is a 1 year old entire black and white short coated collie. He originally came in to our care as his owner no longer had time for him due to work commitments. He then spent 4 months in another home but did bark at visitors when they entered the house and on one occasion when a male visitor who was standing up suddenly laughed Bodie mouthed his arm, the man grabbed his collar and in doing so Bodie bit his hand causing two puncture wounds.
Bodie is a shy boy and needs someone that understands him and is willing to introduce him to new experiences/environments gradually. Although he has lived with a 5yr old child in his original home we wouldn't house him with children under 12 yrs old.
He is housetrained, crate trained, is good when left alone, travels well and knows basic commands. He is fine around calm dogs but will guard toys/bones from them so may be better as an only dog. Chases cats.
HOMING FEE £300
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Skyler
Male 3 years
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Skyler is coded "Yellow". He is 3 year old entire black and white long coated collie. He came into our care from another rescue so we don't have any history on him as he was found as a stray.
He is a friendly boy but can get a little worried meeting new people and being over handled especially by men so would be better suited to a home without young children. He has been ok meeting other dogs but is a little over the top so may be too much for some. He has come from a rural location so isn't used to built up areas so will only require short walks in quiet areas until he gets used to new environments.
He has met one of our centre cats and wanted to chase it so will not live with.
HOMING FEE £340
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Pippin
Male 1 years
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Pippin is coded "Yellow" He is a 1 year old entire tri coloured medium coated Border Collie. He came into our care from another rescue. He was an unwanted pet and lived with an autistic adult and his parents.
Pippin is a friendly, bouncy boy but is sensitive to noise so requires a quiet home without young children. He is a little unsure when meeting other dogs so would benefit from positive interaction with calm sensible dogs He does chase traffic, cyclists and cats so would benefit from more rural walks.
HOMING FEE £360
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Bella
Female 7 years
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Bella is coded "Yellow" She is a 7 year old neutered, tri short coated border collie.
She originally came into our care in 2020 via another rescue after being found as a stray. She was then in a home for 4 years but due to a marital split is now back in our care.
Bella is worried meeting new people but if given a little time soon makes friends. She has met children of various ages but will sometimes herd and nip if they are running around. She can also do this in the home when people walk up the stairs.
She is house trained, is used to being left for a few hours and knows basic commands. She doesn't like getting in a vehicle but travels well once in one.
She can be worried by various noises inside and outside the home so will require a calm and quiet home without any young children and a owner who will be able to walk her in less busy areas.
She tends to ignore other dogs but can snap if they are too much, chases cats.
HOMING FEE £200
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Ernie
Male 4 years
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Ernie is coded "blue he is a 4 year old neutered black and white short coated collie cross. He originally came into our care as his owner enjoyed socialising with other dog walkers and Ernie would be very vocal and his owner struggled with this. He was then in another home for over 2 years but he snapped at the children on a few occasions when being hugged or pestered and on one occassion did leave a puncture wound.
Ernie is a friendly boy and happily greets everyone he meets but due to the above incidents we wouldn't house him with children under 16yrs old. He is housetrained, is good when left alone for a few hours, responds well to basic commands and travels well. He does sometimes bark at other dogs when out walking and doesn't really know how to behave in close contact as he does become worried. Chases cats.
HOMING FEE £280
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Tess
Female 9 years
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Tess is coded "yellow" she is a 9yr old neutered red tri collie cross lab. She came into our care due to the ill health of her elderly owner.
She is a friendly girl but due to having had an unsettled few weeks she is currently a little unsure about everything and will need time to adjust to a new life.
Tess is used to a calm quiet home and would benefit from the same again. She is housetrained, responds well to commands, has been fine with visitors to the home including children within the family and is good with other dogs although not so keen on very small breeds.
She has met the centre cats and will chase.
She does lunge at traffic when out walking and will do the same in a vehicle so for travelling would be better in a covered crate. She isn't really used to being left alone so this will need to be built up over time and she can be possessive over her food bowl.
HOMING FEE £180
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Buddy
Male 2 years
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Buddy is coded "blue" he is a 2 year old neutered sable and white collie cross. He came into our care from another rescue, we are told his owner was no longer able to care for him which resulted in Buddy being badly malnourished.
He is a friendly boy and happily greets everyone, he is housetrained, is good being left alone for odd hours and is ok around other dogs.
Buddy does resource guard food and toys and on one occassion when he was licking the cutlery in the dishwasher his owner went to shut the door and Buddy snapped at her hand causing a single puncture wound.
HOMING FEE £330
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Shep (RESERVED)
Male 3 years
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Shep is coded "yellow" he is a 3 year old entire black and white short coated collie. He came into our care from a rescue in Ireland after being found as a stray.
He is a friendly boy but is a little shy being handled so would be better suited with children over 10yrs old. Whist in our care he has been fine meeting other dogs out on a walk.
HOMING FEE £350
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Bastian
Male 3 years
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Bastian is coded "blue" he is 3 year old neutered tri coloured short coated collie. He was a much loved family pet but sadly one of the children he lived with suffered a life threatening asthma attack and animals were found to be a trigger so sadly the family had to bring him into our care.
He was in another home for two days but on 2 occasions when he had just woke up and the female owner spoke to him Bastian jumped up and snapped at her hand/arm making contact. He also snapped at the male owner making contact and leaving a puncture wound when he tried to encourage him to drop a chicken wrapper he had taken from the bin. His original owner said they hadn't experienced anything like this with him but he had recently started food guarding when in the kitchen.
Bastian happily greets everyone he meets and has been fine towards all the staff whilst in kennels but obviously in a home environment may resource guard and require time to adjust when waking up.
He is house trained and crate trained, is good when left alone for a few hours, travels well, knows basic commands, tends to ignore other dogs when out walking but can sometimes snap when meeting them up close. He has lived with cats but the home he was in for 2 days although good with the cat indoors he did chase her outdoors.
Bastian has lived with young children and been fine with them but due to the above incident we wouldn't house with anyone under the age of 17yr.
HOMING FEE £280
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Toby
Male 7 years
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Toby is coded "yellow" he will be 8 years old in November he is a neutered black and white short coated collie. He came into our care from his own home as his owners husband is terminally ill and she can no longer care for Toby.
He is a friendly boy can be a little shy being handled so would be better suited with children over 10yrs old. Whist in our care he has been ok meeting calmer dogs but can snap at more boisterous dogs so may be best as only dog. When walked off site he did lunge at two passing vehicles.
Toby is house trained, is good being left alone for odd hours, travels well, responds to basic commands and likes to play ball.
HOMING FEE £340
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Rosie
Female 8 years
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Rosie is coded "yellow" she will be 9yrs old in November she is an entire blue merle medium coated collie. She came into our care from her own home due to a change in circumstances.
Rosie's owner recently moved in with her daughter and two grandchildren but when asked to do something by the daughter such get off the furniture Rosie would grumble at her which is why she came into our care.
Rosie has been used to a quiet home and would benefit from the same again, she can be a little shy when first meeting strangers but soon makes friends.
She is housetrained, is good when left alone for a few hours, is used to travelling, loves to play ball and is ok with other dogs but can be a little shy around those that are boisterous.
HOMING FEE £200
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