Available
Elio
Border Collie · Male · Young · 3 years
Size
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Age
Young · 3 years
Location
🇫🇷France
Shelter
4 Pattes Oloron
Listed 6 months ago
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Bringing Elio home
What you'll need for Elio in week one.
Hand-picked · prices indicative
- 01Required by most shelters
Trixie Transport Box
Sturdy plastic carrier — what most shelters require for pickup.
View on Amazon→€35–45 - 02Editor's pick
Folding Wire Crate
First-week safe space. Shelter dogs settle faster with a crate.
View on Amazon→€50–80 - 03Legal · EU
Car Seatbelt Tether
Legally required in most EU countries for transporting dogs.
View on Amazon→€8–12 - 04
Adaptil Calming Spray
Dog-specific pheromone diffuser. Worth it for the trip home.
View on Amazon→€18–25 - 05
Orthopaedic Dog Bed
Worth the upgrade — rescues often have joint issues from kennels.
View on Amazon→€30–60 - 06Safer than a collar
Padded Y-Front Harness
Escape-proof for spooky rescues. Safer than a collar in week one.
View on Amazon→€20–35
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About Elio
What life with Elio looks like
Elio is a young adult border collie dog waiting at 4 Pattes Oloron in France.
A young 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 France
French refuges follow the SPA framework: adopters sign a cession contract, and shelters often cover sterilization, vaccinations, microchip identification, and a passport. Confirm with the shelter what is included. Many refuges work with rescue transport partners for cross-border placements.
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Frequently asked
Adopting Elio, answered.
- How do I contact the shelter about Elio?
- Use the "View on shelter website" button on this page, which takes you to the shelter's own page. 4 Pattes Oloron handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Elio on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
- Can I adopt Elio if I live in another country?
- Often, but it depends on the shelter and the countries involved. Some rescues place animals abroad and some only adopt out locally, so ask 4 Pattes Oloron whether they will for Elio, what they require (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 Elio already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?
- TailHarbor has no vaccination, microchip or sterilization details for Elio. The adoption fee, and what it covers, is set by 4 Pattes Oloron, so confirm with them what is included (vaccinations, microchip, sterilization, paperwork) and ask about specific vaccines, recent bloodwork or chronic conditions.
- What happens if Elio isn't the right fit?
- Many rescues take an animal back if an adoption doesn't work, but policies differ, so ask 4 Pattes Oloron about its return policy before you adopt. If things aren't working, talk it through with them early rather than rehoming privately; they know Elio 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.
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