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ALEX

Border Collie · Male · Adult · 6 years

Carattere: Inizialmente diffidente — Per Alex cerchiamo delle persone che siano disposte a seguire un percorso di conoscenza in canile con l’educatrice e i volontari che si stanno occupando di lui e di cui lui si fida. Da valutare inserimento con altri cani.Il contesto ideale per lui è tranquillo, non cittadino, senza eccessive fonti di stress e disagio per lui. Escludiamo invece la possibilità di affido con bambini piccoli.

Size
Medium
Age
Adult · 6 years
Location
🇮🇹Italy
Shelter
Protezione Animali Legnano
Living with ALEX
  • ✓Good with dogs
  • ✓Good with kids
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Listed 1 month ago

Bringing ALEX home

What you'll need for ALEX in week one.

Hand-picked · prices indicative

  1. 01
    Required by most shelters

    Trixie Transport Box

    Sturdy plastic carrier — what most shelters require for pickup.

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    €35–45
  2. 02
    Editor's pick

    Folding Wire Crate

    First-week safe space. Shelter dogs settle faster with a crate.

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    €50–80
  3. 03
    Legal · EU

    Car Seatbelt Tether

    Legally required in most EU countries for transporting dogs.

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    €8–12
  4. 04

    Adaptil Calming Spray

    Dog-specific pheromone diffuser. Worth it for the trip home.

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    €18–25
  5. 05

    Orthopaedic Dog Bed

    Worth the upgrade — rescues often have joint issues from kennels.

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    €30–60
  6. 06
    Safer than a collar

    Padded Y-Front Harness

    Escape-proof for spooky rescues. Safer than a collar in week one.

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    €20–35

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About ALEX

What life with ALEX looks like

ALEX is a medium-sized adult border collie dog waiting at Protezione Animali Legnano in Italy.

An adult dog fits most household rhythms once the first couple of weeks of adjustment pass. Two reasonable walks a day plus play time is usually enough. Plan a "decompression fortnight" — quiet routine, no visitors, no off-leash adventures — to let them settle.

🇮🇹Adopting from Italy

Italian canili require adopters to sign a stewardship contract (affido) and may retain the right to verify the animal's wellbeing post-adoption. Animals are chipped and sterilized before leaving (Legge 281/91). Public canili rifugio typically waive adoption fees.

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Frequently asked

Adopting ALEX, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about ALEX?
Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Protezione Animali Legnano handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw ALEX on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt ALEX if I live in another country?
Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Protezione Animali Legnano will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. Plan for an extra €100–€350 in transport costs depending on distance.
Is ALEX already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?
Most dogs on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if ALEX isn't the right fit?
Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with Protezione Animali Legnano early rather than rehoming privately; they know ALEX and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?
TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (IT). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.
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