Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Meet Kali! This beautiful, petite border collie is absolutely lovely. She is a wonderful companion: affectionate but not needy, good on the leash, and relatively quiet. She is as smart and trainable as you’d expect for a border collie and very toy focused. Kali is a natural when it comes to off-leash skills and has an excellent recall.
Kali does a great job meeting new people—whether they are visitors to the home or people met out on a walk. When our volunteer met Kali in a park, she was immediately friendly though a little (politely) hesitant. After a few minutes, Kali was practically in her new friend’s lap, soaking up the attention.
This wonderful girl is looking for an active person/family ready to take her for walks/hikes and play fetch with her. She might love to participate in a dog sport like agility but is not the kind of border collie who absolutely has to have a sport or job. A fenced yard or another means of getting off-leash exercise would be helpful though. Kali doesn’t necessarily need an exceptionally experienced adopter if she goes to a home as an only dog. However, if she goes to a home with a resident dog(s), her adopter would need to be skilled at supervising dog-dog social interactions.
Kali currently lives with two other dogs—a young pit bull who is twice her size and a senior feist who is significantly smaller. Kali has always gotten along well with both dogs in most situations. However, when she is overly excited (e.g., mom coming home), Kali has charged and either nipped or muzzle punched the smaller dog. Although minor, each of two incidents has resulted in broken skin and a trip to the vet. Kali’s relationship with the pit bull is much better; however, she does incorporate some herdy nips in her play with the pit bull. Though the pittie is quite tolerant, not every dog would be. So a home with another young dog, Kali’s size or larger, could work if it’s a dog who is a good match for Kali’s temperament, including her play style. In addition, Kali will warn other dogs as they approach her food dish, but this consists of only a little snarly face. Simply feeding dogs separately should be all that's needed.
We don’t have any info on whether Kali might be able to live with cats. She currently lives with two birds—a cockatiel and a parakeet—and has an interesting relationship with the cockatiel: they seem to play, with the cockatiel inside the cage and Kali of course on the outside. Meanwhile, Kali ignores the parakeet. Kali does sometimes try to chase small animals seen outside, but she is easily redirected. As a pup, Kali lived on a horse farm and attempted to herd the horses in an overly nippy way. So we do not recommend doing herding with Kali—as a sport or as a job.
Kali is about 3 years old and weighs around 30 lbs. She is spayed, up to date on vaccinations, and has no known health issues. She is house trained and does not need to be crated. (She will go into a crate but would prefer not to.) Kali looks and acts like a purebred border collie, but without a DNA test, we can't be certain.
Kali’s owner loves her very much and is committed to finding her the best possible home. She is unable to keep Kali because of the dynamic between Kali and the resident small senior dog. We (FFOCAS) are helping her loving mom find Kali’s forever home safely.
Interested? Please email us (ffocas4pets@gmail.com) or reach out via adoptapet. We’ll ask you to fill out a rehoming application to keep this process as safe as possible for all involved—especially Kali!
