It does? ha, i can not pull up petfinders in Canada for my computer, only the US one, how funny.
On Petfinders, you can sort through the dogs by age, size, breed, whatever.
You can sign up for email alerts, if the dog of your dreams comes within however many miles of your home.
Going for a dog "in rescue" (living with a foster family)
tends to take more time, months even, and much paperwork, etc, as they do get picky about who gets their dogs, want to make sure the dog does not end up back in a dog pound. Is no harm signing up for various border collie rescues in your area, so you'll have that done, in case you DO spot a dog you want to meet,
you'll have the paperwork part done. Many of these rescue orgs are barely staffed,
so it can take a long long time to get replies sometimes.
Dog pounds, or dog shelters, usually have only a one or two page form, and you get the dog that same day usually. But rescue orgs are not like that. at all. takes way longer.
Well, somewhere out there, if you want to add a border collie to your family, somewhere out there, is some homeless border collie in desperate need of a human like you. It feels great to save one from either death, or life in a cage. If you do, you will never ever regret it for a moment, and that dog will adore you.
of course, since you do have a dog, you'll want to make sure the 2 dogs get on well together, and make sure the new dog is the kind that gets on well with dogs in general etc. Since you do have a dog, you will want to be careful to not bring home a dog who is dog-aggressive. Petfinders usually marks such dogs with a "no dogs" next to that dog's picture.
Shy dogs can be a lot of work, so be careful about knowing what is involved if you find yourself going for a 'shy' dog. A shy dog is not the same thing as a dog who is initially a bit reserved with strangers, a shy dog ducks away from, or growls at, human hands trying to touch him.
Many ppl take home shy dogs, thinking it is so sweet, unaware of how much knowledge, work, and special care must be taken for such dogs.
You can also have a new dog "temperment tested" even at dog pounds, if you aren't sure if the dog is shy or dog-aggressive. Usually, either type of dog is pretty obvious, but, just to be sure. Sometimes, in a dog pound, dogs act oddly because of all the stress, it can be harder to sort out in a dog pound.
Dogs in rescue are usually well known to the foster family who can answer any questions you have. Once you take the dog in rescue, the fosters are then free to get another one out of the dog pound cages.
You can also have a dog in dog pound "temperament tested" at many dog pounds.
If that dog pound has no personnel who can do this, or don't have anyone they can call for you, then you can ask your trainer if they know how to do this,
or
some of the border collie rescue orgs will send a volunteer to help you be sure you are bringing home a balanced dog(not shy nor dog-aggressive), assisting so that there will be one less homeless border collie out there waiting and hoping someone will give him a chance.
There's lots of ppl who can help you "temp test" a dog,
if you are interested in this, or if you are unsure how to detect a shy dog or a dog-aggressive dog.
but
most dogs in dog pounds, or rescues, are perfectly awesome lil beings, there through no fault of their own,
lost and no one came for him,
dumped by somebody,
turned in cuz ppl couldn't afford to feed it anymore,
ppl move and leave their dog behind,
owner dies,
new boyfriend didn't like dog,
dog was found as a stray,
new wife is allergic,
many many ways for awesome dogs to end up in the dog pound..
the vast bulk of them perfectly lovely dogs just hoping someone gives them a chance.
HAPPY HUNTING!!
Border collies are often chosen to be put down, as they can be difficult to find homes for........ as many families find them "difficult" to keep as housepets, and this breed is not always thought to be great with very small kids (might knock the kids over as they run by, and may herd them)
Put in your zip code right here:
Petfinders lists both
(80%) and most humans can not tell the difference between a reputable breeder, and a lousy one.
BCs just can't take it, they go nutzzzzzzzz....
especially if they dont' get enough excercise............they've been bred TO FOCUS for centuries, and wow, when they focus, they reeeeeally focus!!
