Wednesday, August 04, 2010

There's one born every minute...

Sucker, that is. Pushover. Soft touch. That's me.
The usual long story short: got a call from the shire ranger. Dog in pound has long overstayed the allowed period, the boss says put him down. Ranger says he's a very sweet young dog and he hates to have to top him. Can we take him?
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His vital statistics:
  •  Story- stray, found hanging around in town. No owners forthcoming, not a pound regular.
  • Gender- Male- entire, but won’t be as soon as I can get it sorted
  • Breed- Border collie-kelpie cross, I think
  • Looks- Black with white chest, prick ears, lovely glossy long short coat, or short long coat, take your pick. Much cuter than in these photos (taken in a hurry). Has a scabby wound (?clobbered by something/someone) in the middle of his forehead.
  • Age- Somewhere between 6 and 12 months old- I think maybe 9-12-ish. Looks near full-grown, but very puppyish in behaviour (squats, submissive licking with other dogs)
  • With other dogs- Good, friendly but respectful, offering to play after a few minutes
  • With cats- Slightly interested, but not chasing or aggressive
  • Handling- Very easily handled, not sensitive or handshy
  • Manners- some- doesn’t jump up or climb on furniture, but doesn’t seem to know “sit” and pulls a bit on lead. Recalls easily to “puppy, puppy!”
We need another rescue like a hole in the head right now, but he is a really really cute little dog and I couldn’t let him get a bullet. So if you think you could offer him a nice home or know someone else who could, please let me know. He’ll come wormed and vaccinated and vet checked and castrated and very very happy to have a second chance.

Oh yeah, he needs a name- I’m thinking Perry… or Rossi… or Puck. Any suggestions?

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dang! Wish you weren't half a world away... He's a cutie!

Cappy
near Washington, DC