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My basic info
Breed
Collie
Color
White - with Tan, Yellow or Fawn
Age
Young
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
2543
My details
Good with kids
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
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Kenny just loves little kids. At his foster home he will sit next to the grandson’s jumper or stroller just to make sure he is okay and will happily let him crawl or pull on him. When the family’s granddaughter goes outside, Kenny insists on following to make sure she isn’t alone. He is one very dedicated “nanny collie.” He has not been around children over the age of eight, but it is likely that he would be just as dedicated to older children as he is to the little ones.
Although Kenny loves all children, he does not love all dogs. At his foster home, there are some dogs that he gets along well with, while there are others that he has a real grudge against. He will guard his food bowl and must be fed separately from those dogs that he does not like. He has been this way since he was just a pup, so unless he is adopted as an only dog, it will be important for him to meet and “approve” any other dogs at his forever home. He has not been exposed to cats, so that is an unknown factor.
Kenny is fully housetrained and knows several commands including “sit” and “off.” Like all young dogs he is excitable, but he knows that if he wants attention, he must first sit, before he gets his reward. When he greets new people, his excitement will sometimes get the better of him and he will jump up, but he is working to try to control himself. His foster home is in a rural area, and he loves to spend extended periods of time outside without a fence or leash. He is completely reliable about not wandering, though he is showing some herding behavior and might try to chase cars if he were in a busy area. He also loves to chase chippies and squirrels, so a fence would be necessary if he were adopted into an urban environment. There are horses at his foster home and he does try to herd them. He is a quiet boy, except when he is in a heated chipmunk chase.
Kenny is a happy, loving, playful, young collie who would love to find a forever home that included young children for him to mother. He would be perfectly happy as an only dog, but might accept a doggie companion if he was allowed to check him out first. So, if your family is looking for a child’s nanny that will devote himself to your little ones and will work for peanuts (okay kibble), Kenny is just the man.
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