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Mabli

Border Collie · Female · Puppy

I need a calm and quiet home where I can settle in at my own pace. I need a doggy friend in my new home. I haven’t met cats so I’m unsure. I'd like a secure garden with 5ft+ fences. I am learning to walk on a lead and harness, but it's still very new for me. I have never lived in a home so I will need help to learn house training. I am underweight and so am being fed little and often to build me up. 14-11-26 Mabli is a worried girl who has come to us from a breeder to find her forever home. When she first arrived she was quite shut down, but she has started to settle in and although still very shy, she will now approach us although quickly loses her confidence again. You can tell that she's super smart and is watching and learning with every interection. Mabli clearly hasn't experienced much before and is very worried and unsure about handling at the moment so she will be looking for a calm and quiet home with adopters who have experience with nervous dogs as well as experience with the breed and who will allow her to settle in at her own pace. We would consider homing her with dog savvy, gentle teenagers aged 13+. Mabli relies on other dogs for comfort and reassurance, so will need another kind and confident resident dog in her new home who can take her under their wing and show her how wonderful life can be. Despite her worries Mabli is an incredibly gentle soul and is happy to sit quietly beside us, and she particularly enjoyed spending time with staff near the pond, simply sitting together and taking in all the surroundings. She has also shown some interest in chasing and playing with a ball with us too. We hope that, with time and patience, she will begin to feel safer and discover that human company can be a lovely thing. As Mabli has never lived in a home before, she will need to learn all about home life and new skills like house training. She has started to learn all about walking on a lead and harness, but will need more practice to gain confidence with this. Once she has settled in, we think she would love to go on lots of walks and adventures and would benefit from an active home with adopters who will keep her both mentally and physically stimulated. Mabli has arrived underweight and will need a nutritious diet to help her reach and maintain a healthy weight. She is currently having four meals a day with us, and we hope to see an improvement soon. This monitoring will need to continue in her new home. She has also arrived with a cut on her nose, which we will monitor to make sure it stays clean and heals nicely. Mabli is a gentle, sensitive girl who has clearly had a lot to take in. We know she will need time to find her confidence, but we hope that with a quiet home, a reassuring canine friend and lots of kindness, she will eventually discover the comfort and happiness of being truly loved. This dog can be homed with a resident dog.

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Location

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Shelter

Many Tears Animal Rescue

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Mabli is a puppy border collie dog waiting at Many Tears Animal Rescue in United Kingdom.

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 United Kingdom

UK shelters work under the Pet Travel Scheme (post-Brexit, the EU pet passport is not valid; a UK Animal Health Certificate is required for travel into the EU). Most UK rescues focus on domestic placements but some work with EU partners.

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How do I contact the shelter about Mabli?: Use the "View on shelter website" button on this page, which takes you to the shelter's own page. Many Tears Animal Rescue handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Mabli on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Mabli 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 Many Tears Animal Rescue whether they will for Mabli, what they require (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. UK adopters: post-Brexit travel into the EU requires an Animal Health Certificate. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is Mabli already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?: TailHarbor has no vaccination, microchip or sterilization details for Mabli. The adoption fee, and what it covers, is set by Many Tears Animal Rescue, so confirm with them what is included (vaccinations, microchip, sterilization, paperwork) and ask about specific vaccines, recent bloodwork or chronic conditions.
What happens if Mabli isn't the right fit?: Many rescues take an animal back if an adoption doesn't work, but policies differ, so ask Many Tears Animal Rescue about its return policy before you adopt. If things aren't working, talk it through with them early rather than rehoming privately; they know Mabli 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 (EN). 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.