Meg | Collie (Border) | Shoreham (Sussex) - 1

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Meg

I'm looking for my forever home. Could you be my perfect match?

Breed

Collie (Border)

Reference ID

3601055

Age

Sex

Location

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Are you right for Meg?

Meet Meg, a gentle eight-year-old Border Collie with a heart full of love. She’s looking for a peaceful home where life moves at a steady pace. Best suited to a rural setting or a small residential area with low traffic, Meg would love a home with a secure garden where she can spend long, lazy afternoons sunbathing in the grass. An adult-only home with minimal visitors would be ideal, and she would benefit from patient adopters who are willing to follow a training plan to help her feel more comfortable around visitors, ideally keeping these to a minimum or ensuring they are familiar faces. A home set up with a porch or baby gate to manage the front door would really help her feel safe, and while she can manage short stretches near busier roads, easy access to quieter walking routes would suit her best. Meg can live happily with calm cats and enjoys the company of steady dog friends out on walks, making her a lovely addition to the right calm and thoughtful home.

Is Meg right for you?

Once Meg knows you, her sweet personality really shines. She is an affectionate girl who forms strong bonds, happily seeking out fuss and gently pawing for more attention when you stop. Meg finds joy in life’s simple pleasures, whether that’s pottering around the garden with you, lying in the sunshine or chasing waves at the beach. She loves to play, especially enjoying games of fetch and tug, and she’s wonderfully polite about swapping toys for treats. Meg will benefit from daily enrichment to keep her mind occupied and distract her from the TV, as she can become fixated on it. With her love of companionship and gentle nature, Meg would make a devoted and rewarding companion for someone ready to offer her the calm, consistent home she deserves. Please note: If you already have an open adoption application and are interested in knowing if Meg is a match, please let us know you are interested in her by emailing us on shoreham.rehoming@dogstrust.org.uk.

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How our rehoming process works

Create an account and fill out our application form

In our form you can tell us all about your home, your lifestyle and the kind of dogs you’re interested in. You won’t be applying for a specific dog, but you can add favourites to give us an idea of the dogs you like. We’ll use this information to find a great match for …

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Choose a rehoming centre

We’ll also ask you to select a rehoming centre. The team at this centre will look after your application and assess you against all suitable dogs in their care. This doesn’t have to be your nearest centre, but you will need to travel there within a few days once we’ve found …

We’ll review your application

We’ll review your application against the dogs in our care at your chosen centre. If we think we have the right dog for you, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. If we don’t hear back from you, we will close your application for now, and you can reapply when you’re …

We’ll keep your application open for three months and keep looking for a match

If we don’t have a dog for you right now, we’ll keep your application open for three months and keep you in mind for any new dogs that arrive. If within this time you see another dog you are interested in, you won't need to apply again but you can amend your application by …

When we find a match, we’ll invite you to meet them

If we’ve found a dog who seems right for you, we’ll invite you to come and meet them at the rehoming centre.

Some of the dogs in our care will need to meet potential owners several times to get to know one another. This lets us see you’re compatible and gives you …

If we’ve found a dog who seems right for you, we’ll invite you to come and meet them at the rehoming centre.

Some of the dogs in our care will need to meet potential owners several times to get to know one another. This lets us see you’re compatible and gives you the chance to build a bond before making a commitment to give them a new home. By taking some time at the beginning to make sure everyone’s comfortable, an adoption is more likely to be successful.

We may also arrange a home visit with you, to see how your house will be set up and check that the garden (if you have one) is secure. This may not be necessary, though, especially if you’ve adopted from us before. Where you already have dogs, we may accept a reference from your vet as an alternative.

If we haven’t found the right match, we’ll continue the search together

If we haven’t found the right dog for you within three months, we’ll let you know your application is closed. We’ll invite you to apply again so we have up-to-date information about you, and we’ll keep looking.

We’ll support you to embark on a new life with your dog

When we’ve matched you with a dog, we’ll help you welcome them to your home. After adoption we’ll keep in touch to see how you and the dog are doing. If you need any advice or support, we’re just a phone call away.

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Key information

Location

Dogs Trust Shoreham (Sussex)
Brighton Road
Shoreham by Sea
West Sussex
BN43 5LT
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Opening hours

We’re open for general browsing on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 12–4pm. Wednesday and Friday mornings are by pre-arranged appointment only.