Adopt Goose a Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut - with White Border Collie / Mixed dog | Orange, Red, White Male Border Collie Adoption in Prosper TX | 7272283239 | 7272283239

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Adopt Goose a Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut - with White Border Collie / Mixed dog

Location:

Prosper, TX

Description:

"BCRR's TURN N BURN" Call Name: GOOSE is, just like his name, an all action boy. He is a 45lb, 2 year old healthy, neutered male. He loves to go and do just about anything with you and bonds easily with new handlers. Although he is energentic, he does have an off switch and his basic needs can be met with a couple acitvities a day. He enjoys playing with other dogs, going on walks, playing ball or frisbee and is obsessed with swimming. He is good with cats, other dogs of various sizes, chickens, and kids! He is house trained, rides well in the car and crates very nicely. He enjoys his crate, but would prefer to sleep on the bed with you overnight! He is not a Velcro dog, but likes to snuggle and be close, especially at night. Goose knows sit, down, stay, say hi, and "be sad." He is a generally very happy boy and is adaptable to new home environments. Goose already has a Junior Dock Diving title, he shows alot of promise as a disc dog, and has started agility foundations (just need to finish up training his weaves!). He will need to continue working through arousal issues at competitions to be successful. Now the "work in progress" part: Goose needs a firm handler to teach him boundaries and enforce rules. He has a desire to learn and is easy to train, but is still working through some behavior issues. He tests out the rules in new environments and without consistent and clear boundaries he will run all over his owner (counter surfing, getting into trash, lunging/pulling on the leash, high pitched excited barking, fence running/fighting, jumping on others, etc). He has made MAJOR gains in his behavior in a short time. Most of his issues stem from over arousal and lack of activity. Keeping him busy and continuing drills that require him to use self-control will definitely help these issues. His new owner must be committed to behavioral training. Inconsistency will set his progress back. Goose's owner passed away this spring, but he has been in the care of her friends for several months while she was ill. She was my dear friend and a BCRR volunteer. He is a beautiful dog with many good qualities, but will need a home that's a good fit for him. I look forward to talking to anyone that might be interested. His ideal home has a playmate or very active owner, large FENCED yard (recall is a work in progress), and most importantly an owner that's committed to continuing his training. He'd love it if his owner worked from home part of the time - he hangs out with me in my office really nicely. He loves children, but due to his jumping, older kids might be best.

Breed:

Border Collie

Category:

Dogs

Color:

Orange

Sex:

Male

Posted:

May 17 on Adopt-a-Pet.com