We are currently looking for homes for some very special dogs.
These dogs do have issues that will need people who are experienced collie owners.
If you think you may be able to help please contact us, protectingprelovedbordercollies@yahoo.com
Tinker - 11 months
Tinker is a housetrained hugely affectionate boy and will enthusiastically love bomb you and hug you with his paws! He likes to be with his humans, so eager to please, to be a ‘good boy’, enjoys physical contact, handling and brushing.
As you’d expect at 11 months old, he’s a curious bouncy youngster, loves his toys, will jump up, and needs his energy appropriately channelling by learning his manners, and reinforcing a solid routine and boundaries. He’s such a lovable, friendly lad, and happy to meet strangers and friends alike.
He has reasonable recall, which will need reinforcing. He does pull on the lead, but is responding well to input which needs to continue.
Tinker is guardy with his food, which is being very well managed, by feeding him alone; he’s trained to sit and wait for his food to be placed on the floor, and his release cue to go to eat his food is ‘Good boy’. This routine works really well and will need to be continued.
Tinker has slept inside a home previously, and is currently in a home where his routine is to sleep in an outside kennel adjacent to another dog.
Tinker shows the collie trait of being sensitive to noises and can be worried by the sound of large vehicles, and tractors in the fields. He is also uncomfortable with other sounds, like sweeping with a brush and the vacuum cleaner.
He’s a good traveller, and sits on the rear seat fastened in to the seat belt with his harness.
He can be left for up to 4 hours if kennelled. If unattended in the home, you’ll need to gradually work up the time he’s left, with him being so young. He’s not crate trained.
Tinker has resource guarding issues with his toys or any object he’s coveting (full detailed info is available to any applicants), particularly when other dogs are around him, this will need sympathetic and careful handling, to stop it escalating to a nip/bite. Presently it’s managed by not allowing Tinker his toys until he’s alone, and being mindful of his body language.
What Tinker needs, above all else, is love and stability. This little lad has had to cope with relentless change in his very short life, through no fault of his own.
He really needs his next home to be his forever home. With a committed, patient owner who’ll invest in him, champion him …. to give Tinker the solid consistent routine he craves, to show him he’s safe, allow him to shine, to be that ‘good boy’ he desperately wants to be, to build his resilience and to bond with his human/s.
Tinker is seeking a quiet but active adult only home (calm, sensible dog-savvy older teenagers/adult children will be considered), where he can be the only dog and get the undivided attention and training he deserves. Opportunities to mix with other dogs occasionally to run and play would be a bonus but not a necessity.
Like many collies, Tinker would benefit from being trained ‘an off switch’, to prevent him getting over-stimulated, which will, in turn, help him to be calm and self-regulate.
Could you be Tinker’s special human? He’ll reward you by being your devoted and loyal companion.
Buddy - 14 months
Feast your eyes on this gorgeous lad, he’s not just handsome, but is also bright, a quick learner, eager to please you, and really loves to be told he’s a good boy.
Buddy has a really lovely temperament - even at the vet’s, where he was friendly with all of the staff.
He makes a lovely companion inside a restaurant or cafe and will stay calm and relaxed while you enjoy your food and drinks.
Buddy is a very affectionate boy, loves cuddles and hugs with his humans and enjoys being handled, groomed and brushed.
He is crate trained, and will readily jump into the hatch of your car for trips out, as he associates this with good things - going for a walk.
Buddy is initially a puller on the lead, through excitement, but once settled into his walk, this largely remedies itself, but may need a little additional training.
Buddy is fine walking around traffic and remains calm and untroubled by it.
He is currently living with six cats - he pays no attention to them. He’s very happily co-habiting with another border collie, who he absolutely loves. He will walk through a herd of cows (on lead) without reacting and will occasionally lie down and watch the sheep but shows no desire to chase them.
Buddy has some recall, but this does need strengthening.
Like all adolescents Buddy is energetic and needs clear boundaries; he is immensely trainable and keen to please. Whilst by no means essential, Buddy would be a good candidate for agility, and has had some exposure to trotting poles and weaves, which he did well at.
He can be left for up to 4 hours.
Buddy is great walking with other dogs. He’ll lie down if a dog is approaching, and just get up and continue his walk after they pass by.
Buddy is seeking an active semi rural or a quiet, preferably adult only home. We will consider sensible, older teenage/adult dog-savvy children, as he has historically shown the common collie trait of nipping, and is worried, around young children in close proximity. Buddy needs his humans to prioritise his need for enrichment and mental stimulation to be met, in addition to physical exercise.
Buddy can live with other dogs of both genders (with careful introductions) and cats.
Buddy is a beautiful soul, who will make a wonderful addition to the right home. Please email in to express your interest in Buddy.
Shep - 7 years
Shep has a lovely temperament and has shown himself to be an affectionate genuinely nice boy.
Good with people and dogs, Shep was originally from a sheep dog trials home. He is ISDS registered and was bred from top trials dogs, with the intention of being trained to participate in sheepdog trials. How much, or how little of this training actually took place is unknown.
Shep is well mannered on lead, has good recall with his foster carer, and no guarding issues. He would make a loyal companion for someone who has the time and patience to understand and respond to his needs.
He can be left for a good 4 hours. He ignores livestock onlead (how he would respond off-lead is unknown) and he’s untested with horses, cats and small furries.
Shep has lived happily both inside a house, and in an outdoor kennel. (He’s currently kennelled).
He’s ideally seeking a rural home (the right semi-rural home may also be considered for him)
Lacey - 7 years
Meet the lovely Lacey.
Lacey is a lovely girl who does have some issues that are being worked on in her foster home and will need someone who is willing to continue her training. She can be nervous when walking from the house but is ok if she is taken out in the car and then walked. She likes to know her people are with her and is nervous of loud noises. Lacey is good with other dogs and loves children and playing with her toys. Ideally Lacey would be best in a quiet area as she is sensitive to loud vehicles and noises. If you feel that you can offer Lacey the time and support she needs please email us.
JESS - 5 YEARS
Jess is an affectionate girl and will readily jump on your knee for cuddles. She’s a worrier, and can get anxious and barky around strangers and other dogs.
She’ll allow you to wash and brush her, and rolls on her back to show you her tummy when the brush comes out!
Jess is an athletic girl and will need a minimum of 6 foot fencing, with a perimeter clear of any items that could be used as vaulting potential.
She is well mannered on her lead, but has never walked off the property, as she lives in the house conservatory, on a farm, with 25 acres of mixed woodland and grass.
Jess has had no experience of traffic, other than farm machinery, and little experience of travel. Her recall is reasonable but does require strengthening. Jess loves to play with her ball, and will happily retrieve it for you.
She shows no evidence of prey drive or guarding issues with food and toys. She’s never mixed with children.
She can be left for 2 hours initially and then gradually build it up.
Jess is not good with other dogs, and isn’t good with people she doesn’t know. She has a history of nipping, so this will need to be proactively managed.
Jess is seeking an adult only calm rural home without too many comings and goings. She is currently living with another dog but can be bossy with him so ideally would be better as an only dog.
If you feel you can offer Jess the right home please email us at protectingprelovedbordercollies@yahoo.com
SHADOW
3 years
This handsome boy has a lovely temperament, he’s friendly, loving, curious, playful, and is very receptive to training. He loves nothing more than playing with his ball and frisby, spending time with his people, demonstrates good recall and will lay down and sit if you ask him to.
Shadow is likely to be fine with similar sized dogs with careful introductions, preferably a female, but not with small dogs or furries. He can be a bit guardy with food, so needs to be fed alone. He’ll bark when someone arrives, and will get agitated when vehicles are being moved around in the yard - he is currently kennelled outside, but has previously lived in a house.
He’s had little experience of travelling. Shadow can get over-stimulated by movement and has shown his anxiety in his previous home if there’s a lot of comings and goings by barking.
Shadow is looking for a calm rural or semi-rural home, that’s not too busy, with understanding adults, who can gently guide his transition back into a home environment with consistency, love and patience. He needs someone who has the time and motivation to reinforce his basic training, and to ensure he gets plenty of enrichment activity to nurture his mind.
Shadow could live with sensible dog-savvy children of around 12 years and above (as he can get excited and jump up). He has been well behaved, enjoying time with visiting grandchildren, and lived with cats previously. He has been walked on a collar and lead and also a harness sometimes in his previous home, where he reportedly only pulled on lead if he saw children or cats.
Shadow was crated for a while and found it very distressing, so he’s definitely not suitable for crating. Could you be the one for Shadow? He’s a super lad who really deserves the chance of his own home, and in time would repay you in spades with his love, companionship and loyalty.
Currently in Foster in Ammanford Wales.
Meet and greets encouraged.
Elsa - 10 years
Elsa would make someone a wonderful companion dog, happy to just potter about, meandering along at slow pace and sniffing. She also sometimes enjoys a short game of tuggy, tummy rubs and cuddles. Not interested in energetic games with balls or frisbees.
Elsa needs someone to continue supporting her with reducing her weight.
She happily sleeps in her two beds, one downstairs, and the other on the landing - often switching between the two.
Elsa is ok with children outside of the home, but has never lived with them. She is good with strangers and keen to meet them both inside and outside the home. She will, if not controlled, show the collie trait of nipping at their ankles as they leave, but this can be managed.
Elsa’s recall is good, and she responds to ‘stay close’ when on the lead, but in a new home these commands will need reinforcing. She’ll let you know she needs to toilet by sitting close and staring at you. She’ll allow you to handle her, enjoys a brush but not keen on having her rear end groomed.
Untested with livestock, Elsa will intensely eye cats/small furries, but only chase if they run. Elsa is currently cohabiting with a cat, so may be able to live with a cat with careful introductions.
She can be left for up to 4 hours, and is also fine with fireworks and loud noises.
Not good with other dogs when meeting on-lead. Elsa will initially sniff, then reactively snaps at them. She’s a little guardy around her food, and will let you know with a growl - easily managed by feeding her and stepping well away and leaving her to eat alone.
Elsa dislikes crates, so this would not be a suitable method of transporting her or using in the house. She needs understanding and patience with car journeys, as she tends to find them over-stimulating and will initially be barky and unsettled.
Elsa is seeking a quiet and calm understanding adult home who will accept her quirks in exchange for her companionship and loyalty. She needs to be the only dog so she can have all the cuddles.
SETH - 2 years
Seth, has a lovely temperament , happily interacts with his sibling, Bear, but we wouldn’t place him in a home with another male. He could live with a spayed female, with careful introductions.
Seth is good with people, very energetic as you’d expect from a curious adolescent, affectionate and immensely trainable.
Not suitable to live with cats or small furries and would need to be cautious around livestock until you understand and ‘have the measure’ of him.
Seth is strong on the lead, so this will need some work, he has no guarding issues and has good recall (this will need reinforcing in a new home), and he is fine being left for up to 4 hours.
Seth has had no experience of travel or traffic to date.
He will need time and understanding support from his new carer to transition into a home environment - he currently lives kennelled outdoors.
Seth is seeking a rural or semi-rural home where he could live with sensible dog-savvy children over 10.
In foster in Wales and meet and greet welcome.
BEAR - 2 years
Bear has a lovely temperament, happily interacts with his sibling, Seth, but we wouldn’t place him in a home with another male. He could live with a spayed female with careful introductions.
Bear is good with people, very energetic as you’d expect from a curious adolescent, affectionate and immensely trainable.
Not suitable to live with cats or small furries and would need to be cautious around livestock until you understand and ‘have the measure’ of him.
Bear is well mannered on his lead, has no guarding issues, and has good recall (this will need reinforcing in a new home), and he is fine being left for up to 4 hours.
Bear has had no experience of travel or traffic to date. He will need time and understanding support from his new carer to transition into a home environment - he currently lives kennelled outdoors.
Bear is looking for a rural or semi-rural home, where he could live with sensible dog-savvy children over 10.
In foster in Wales and meet and greet welcome.
