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My basic info
Breed
Border Collie
Color
Black - with White
Age
Senior
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Female
Pet ID
–
My details
Not good with kids
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
May 16, 2016
I have a guest staying with me for a couple of months this summer, and last night was her first night here. I wondered how she was going to like having happy barking dogs waking her at 4:30 in the morning. Looks like she can handle it just fine.
Birdie doesn’t really bark (like Jax and Tai). Instead, she lets out one joyful howl in the mornings and is otherwise a pretty quiet dog.
Best news is that she is definitely house trained. There have been no accidents in the house for the past month. I have been keeping her crated during the day when I am not home, and let her outside immediately when I arrive. She’s been getting happy praise and a small scattering of treats for doing her business outside. Once she understood that the treats came only when she had finished outside, the problem was solved. She would waddle over to me, her tail singing happily, a big grin on her doggie face, and expect her treat. So cute.
This morning I forgot to tell my house guest to put Birdie in her crate before she left for work. When I got home this evening, Birdie greeted me at the door. “Uh oh …” I let the three dogs outside and walked through the house cautiously. Good girl purdy Birdie! No surprises on the floor. She’s been home all day, loose, and no mistakes. I am so pleased with her.
She has lost a dozen pounds now and is moving faster. With that weight gone, she is also more playful. Birdie loves to toss my shoes around — which means I have to pick them up and put them away or I will have to wear a slobbery shoe that has been lightly gnawed on at the heel.
Birdie walks very nicely on a leash, is interested in passing dogs and pulls toward them a little. But she doesn’t bark and she is easily directed away from them. She sits down and lets children pet her. She likes to walk up to strangers to be petted. She still eats poop if you aren’t watching. She doesn’t get into the other dogs’ food but will lick the dishes clean after they walk away. She loves her crate and will hang out in there with the door hanging open.
Birdie probably needs to lose another 10 pounds, but she is rid of the heartworms and is ready for a home of her own. I am looking for someone, or a family, that will love her to pieces, talk to her, pet her and remind her what a special, pretty girl she is. She needs someone who will take her for short walks every day at a leisurely pace, since she is 9 years old and has a touch of arthritis in her wrists. Walking is good for her.
Birdie is a sweet, easy dog to have in the house. She has discovered that being inside with her humans is far more interesting and comfortable than living outside by herself.
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