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Riley

Border Collie · Male · Puppy · 10 months

Riley travels well in the car so will make a great adventure companion once confident enough. He is high energy, and is looking for an active home that can offer him the mental and physical enrichment and stimulation he requires to thrive. Riley enjoys his walks and getting all his sniffs in, but is still quite noise sensitive so would prefer quieter areas to walk. Riley loves to play with tough toys, though, he can destroy anything too soft! He loves his food and this will be a great aid in his ongoing training. We can't wait to see this gorgeous lad in his forever home! Meet beautiful boy, Riley! Riley is a handsome 9-month old Collie X Spaniel who is looking for his forever home. Riley could live with another dog in the home, as long as they are calm and patient as he can find other dogs a bit worrying. Riley is looking for all children in the home to be sensible secondary school age and above as he is underconfident meeting new people and will need a hands-off approach when first meeting. Riley is a really sweet boy, who needs an understanding and patient family who are happy to build his confidence up slowly while he settles in. Once Riley is comfortable with you, he can jump up for fuss but can be worried by over-handling. Riley is a young, sensitive lad who is looking for a home that is willing to help support him with house-training, time left alone and walking on lead as he can pull quite a bit in typical spaniel style. Riley's ideal home would be quiet, calm and chilled whereby he can build his confidence in his own time. He would prefer not too much coming and going or regular visitors at first as he may find this overwhelming.

Size

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Age

Puppy · 10 months

Location

🇬🇧Cardiff

Shelter

Dogs Trust Cardiff

Living with Riley

✓Good with dogs
✕Good with cats
✓Good with kids

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About Riley

What life with Riley looks like

Riley is a puppy border collie dog waiting at Dogs Trust Cardiff in Cardiff.

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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Frequently asked

Adopting Riley, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Riley?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Dogs Trust Cardiff handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Riley on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Riley if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Dogs Trust Cardiff 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. 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 Riley 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 Riley 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 Dogs Trust Cardiff early rather than rehoming privately; they know Riley 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.