Skye | Collie (Border) Cross | Dundee - 1

Skye

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Breed

Collie (Border) Cross

Reference ID

3627787

Age

2 - 5 years

Sex

Female

Location

Dundee

Living off site

Yes

May live with

Dogs and Primary & Secondary school age children.

Size

Medium

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Are you right for Skye?

Skye is a lovely 2-year-7-month-old Border Collie cross who’s full of charm, confidence and that classic collie brightness. She’s been friendly and relaxed in foster care, happily greeting everyone she meets and she’s just as comfortable out and about too, taking attention from strangers in her stride. Skye is well suited to living with older primary school-aged children who can enjoy her fun, affectionate nature. One of her most endearing habits is bringing her ball over and dropping it right at your feet to politely-but-persistently request a game. Skye enjoys her walks best when they come with plenty of sniffing opportunities, as she does like to stop and investigate the world. In the garden she’s in her element: ball games, pottering about, and then a well-earned sunbathe. At home, she’s also able to switch off nicely; if no one is playing, she’ll happily lie down and relax. She’s clean in the house, toilets happily in the garden, and she travels brilliantly too. Skye is still learning a few small confidence pieces. She can be a little wary of being approached head-on for fuss and may shift back, but she’s fine with handling when people come in gently and side-on. She’s also a bit sensitive around busy, noisy traffic and may pull away from the road if something startles her, so she’d benefit from a home that’s happy to build her confidence with calm, positive exposure. Skye can share her home with a calm, friendly dog following sensible introductions, and she’ll need a fully enclosed garden where she can play… and, just as importantly, stretch out and enjoy her favourite pastime: sunbathing. Skye will thrive with people who want an engaged, affectionate companion: someone who’ll play, potter, walk and then enjoy those calm moments together once she’s had her fill of ball time. AWE licence number 13090 by West Lothian Council.

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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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