19 months old Joss-Keeping an ‘Ear out’ for a New Home

Meet Joss - 19 months old, neutered tri medium coated collie. As you can see he is a handsome boy! He came into our care due to him being too boisterous for his elderly owner, husband recently passed away. Joss is a friendly boy, he has been good being left on his own for odd hours, he is house trained and crate trained, travels well and knows basic commands. When out on a walk he will lunge at traffic,

Joss is good around other dogs but sometimes will grumble if on a lead. Although he has not lived with children he has met young children and been fine, he has also seen school children on a walk, could possibly live with children over the age of 8 years old.

All the dogs we rehome are here at our centre in Staffordshire.

It's important to accept the highly complicated nature of many collies whose behaviours are often driven in a way similar to autism and other neuro diverse conditions seen in humans. The time and patience required, especially in the early stages of adoption cannot be underestimated, please do be prepared, even if you've had one, two or ten collies before - you haven't had this one.

Please consider your own lifestyle and circumstances. Are you prepared for the challenges of a breed with those behaviours, that may or may not have been seen in a previous home or at our centre? Are you physically and mentally prepared for the frustrations that might arise in the first days and weeks? Collie ownership can be very special but as with many things in life can take a lot of hard work, please don't underestimate that and make sure you really are ready to adopt.

Then please complete the Online

Application To Adopt Form. This is the first step in the process https://www.emailmeform.com/builder /form/5e4l42c00df

The Application Forms are reviewed regularly by our Adoptions Team who will contact anyone they wish to discuss further with but please understand that we can't contact everyone who completes the form. That doesn't mean we don't want you to adopt but there can only be one new owner for each dog. Do keep an eye on the website, and if you see another dog, at any time, that you would be interested in adopting then simply email adoption@bordercollietrustgb.org.uk with your name, post code and the dogs name you are interested in. We will then consider you for that dog. Unfortunately we cannot make an appointment until The Adoptions Team contact you. n If you still have some questions do take a look at the FAQ section or feel free to contact us on 01889 577058 (Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm) or of course email us. Tel: 01889 577058 www.bordercollietrustgb.org.uk