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Bessie

Border Collie · Female · Puppy · 6 months

🐾 Bessie, adorable Border Collie de 6 mois Bessie est une jeune Border Collie pleine de vie, aussi adorable que dynamique ! Encore toute jeune, elle a de belles découvertes à faire et une complicité à construire avec sa future famille. 🎓 Caractère et éducation Sympathique et pleine d’énergie, Bessie est une petite chienne qui ne demande qu’à apprendre. Avec de la patience, de la bienveillance et de la régularité, il faudra poursuivre son éducation pour l’aider à bien grandir. 🏡 Son futur foyer Bessie recherche une famille plutôt sportive, prête à partager de belles balades et à lui offrir de nombreuses occasions de profiter du grand air. Comme tout jeune Border Collie, elle aura besoin d’activités adaptées et d’un accompagnement attentif pour s’épanouir. 🐶 Ses ententes Bessie s’entend avec les chiens. Son entente avec les chats et les enfants reste à tester.

Size

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Age

Puppy · 6 months

Location

🇫🇷Saint-Étienne

Shelter

SPA Saint-Étienne Loire

Living with Bessie

✓Good with kids

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About Bessie

What life with Bessie looks like

Bessie is a puppy border collie dog waiting at SPA Saint-Étienne Loire in Saint-Étienne.

Puppies need routine, gentle socialization, and roughly two short outings a day for the first year. The first six months are the formative window — house-training, leash work, and quiet exposure to traffic, other dogs, and unfamiliar people happen now or not at all. Expect early-morning wake-ups and a few months of chewing.

🇫🇷Adopting from France

French refuges follow the SPA framework: adopters sign a cession contract that includes sterilization, vaccinations, microchip identification, and rabies passport. Many refuges work with rescue transport partners for cross-border placements.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Bessie, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Bessie?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. SPA Saint-Étienne Loire handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Bessie on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Bessie if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — SPA Saint-Étienne Loire 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. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is Bessie 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 Bessie 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 SPA Saint-Étienne Loire early rather than rehoming privately; they know Bessie 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 (FR). 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.