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My basic info
Breed
Border Collie/Labrador Retriever
Color
Black - with White
Age
5 years 10 months old, Puppy
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
32 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID
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My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Daphne is a 5-month-old, spayed, female, mixed breed, weighing 32 lbs. (as of 11/26). She has a silky, short, black coat with a white front-right paw, and some white on her toes, chin, throat and chest.
Daphne arrived on transport the evening of Sunday, November 18. She is currently being fostered in a home with two human adults, one teenager, and our dogs.
Upon arriving in our care, Daphne came across as your typical, happy-go-lucky puppy. She seems to love all of her toys which include stuffed animals, Nylabones, Chilly Bones, ropes, squeaky balls (large and small) but what struck me as interesting was how quickly she caught onto playing fetch. She’s been in our care for just over a week now and, clearly, fetch is one of her favorite games to play. It’s so adorable to see her cute, little face with a really intense expression on it as she waits for the ball to be thrown for her. Oh, and if I take too long to throw the ball (usually because I’m trying to take a photo of her) she will bark at me as if to tell me to ‘get with the program and throw the ball!’
Daphne has also adapted very quickly to new things like, wearing a collar and a harness (only sometimes to get her used to a harness), walking on a leash and sleeping in her crate. She is completely comfortable in her crate and goes in there, on her own, to nap but she prefers to receive a cookie as a reward for going in her crate when she knows I want her to go in. She also walks very nicely on a leash and politely waits for me to hook her leash onto her collar (although, sometimes she wiggles with excitement). She hasn’t gone for long leash walks, but she gets hooked up to a leash every time I bring her outside to go potty. In fact, it was with her leash that Daphne demonstrated what an intelligent, little girl she is… A couple evenings ago, as I was watching TV, she walked over to the crate that her leash was laying on top of, pulled the leash down off the crate and brought it over to me. Of course, I had to shower her with praise for this new thing that I can take no credit for teaching her. She now occasionally brings me the leash, but I’ve noticed it’s not always when she has to go potty – I think sometimes she just wants to go outside or likes the reaction she gets from me when she does it.
Daphne is also doing very well with her house-training, too. Yes - there have been a few, occasional accidents but that’s usually been because someone wasn’t paying attention.
Finally, as smart and athletic as Daphne is, she is equally just as lovable and cuddly. When I’m watching TV in the evening, she is very content with laying down next to me while chewing on her bone or drifting off to sleep, leaning against my leg. She never lets too much time pass in between giving me kisses and her tail always starts wagging as soon as we make eye contact. Needless to say, if you have issues with being showered with love and attention, then this sweet little girl is not going to be the right match for you.
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