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DebbieD Posts: 3,540

I'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.   bear_wub   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:

chrissibrinkley Posts: 1,836

I'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.   bear_wub
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

DebbieD Posts: 3,540

Good point, Chrissi, as 'collie' nowadays referrs moreso to the black and white working border collies far more than the Lassie, rough collie versions.   bear_original

I don't know if I can get a photo, but I'll ask for a better pinpoint on the breed  bear_thumb

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  bear_thumb  bear_wub

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.  bear_wub

DebbieD Posts: 3,540

It 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:

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