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Posts: 3,540I'm often on a UK forum for dales ponies (which is Blossom's breed). Anyway, one of the girls there is very much into obedience trials and agility trials and this came up
before i forget, there is a collie at a vets someone was tellin me bout at obedience on tuesday who is a sheep dog, but sadly his owner died he is castrated, 6 yr old, lovely agffectionate dog apparantly who wont do well in kennels so they are trying to rehome him by word of mouth.
Being a collie, I asked Nic:
That's so sad when they lose their owners, but dogs can adapt amazingly to a new life, and he's still relatively young. Do you have any idea if he's a working dog or a companion??
And her response was:
I know They don't know much about his back ground as its hard to tell now they can't ask the owner. But they think he was a working dog, working with sheep, but also prob a companion as well as his nature is very nice, but again, i am just going by what this lady said, i don't know the dog myself, but she is a very knowledgable lady when it comes to dogs, so i would trust her 100%!
I don't normally get involved with the rehoming of dogs as so many others do such a better job than me, but something about this chap really tugged at my heartstrings. 
Being a former dog groomer, I know how lovely the collies can be as a companion, but it may be that this chap is also a working dog as well. If there are an UK Teddy Talkers who feel like they can give this fellow a good home, can you please pm or email me and I'll get you in contact with Nic. The vet is based in Oxford if that helps. :hug:
Posts: 1,836I'd love to see a pic of the dog....most times "collie" isn't what we americans would consider a "Lassie Come Home" dog. My English Shepherd, Brinkley, is a descendant of the working collies in Scotland and England. Fantastic dogs, loyal to the core and only wanting to please.
I really hope he finds a home soon, they don't do well in kennels at all, poor luv. They need people to please.
:hug:
~Chrissi
Posts: 3,540Good point, Chrissi, as 'collie' nowadays referrs moreso to the black and white working border collies far more than the Lassie, rough collie versions. 
I don't know if I can get a photo, but I'll ask for a better pinpoint on the breed 
Okay, tried to get a bit more info, but the lady at the vets with the info is gone, so probably no more info til tomorrow. It does sound like this chap is a true working sheepdog, no matter what version of collie he is.....so a good chance he'll need to be placed in a 'working' position no matter what
You know, nowadays, its harder to find people that utilize their dogs. In a way, that's a bit of a shame, as there's a great joy and contentment working with an animal to get a job done.
Posts: 3,540It is a border collie!
So it IS a border collie (the black and white type), and he's a working lad as far as we know. If anyone's around the Oxford area (UK) and thinks they can give this boy a home, or know someone who might be interested, please let me know. :hug:
