Adopt Skye

Border Collie · Female · Adult · 4 years

Beautiful lady Skye is looking for a very special someone to offer her the best home. Within the house Skye is a very playful loving dog, but does not like new people coming into the house. She will bark and will not approach them. With people she trusts, she likes to be close to you and will even follow you to the toilet. Although not an overly affectionate dog she does like company. Skye can react to the microwave door, oven door, tumble dryer door and TV (football game being on for example) by spinning around and getting worked up. If someone takes Skye on when out she will react towards them barking with occasional lunge and then will step back. Pulling her into heel position helps counteract this. When someone walks towards her, its best to act before Skye has a chance to react (by moving Skye to the other side of the body and with her being told to sit and wait). Skye is anxious of loud noises (for example, fireworks, household drills, etc), She can get a fear of larger objects if shes not sure what they are (for example a large shopping bag sitting on the table if she hasnt seen you put this down). She likes to suss things out and feel comfortable in her surroundings. She has a good recall when in an open area with no distractions. Skye loves playing find the toy #(if you hide a toy and say wheres cookie for example) she knows her toys by name. She loves playing in the snow and doesnt mind walks in the rain. Generally loves the freedom of running while out for walks, especially chasing after her ball. Skye knows a number of commands (sit, down, paw, spin, wait, rollover and more) and enjoys responding to these commands before throwing a toy. When putting Skyes food out, shell be told to leave and then take once its put down, shell also do this when playing with a toy. She loves having a job to do, from being told to look out for a family member coming into the house to being asked to go and find a certain toy from her toy box. Engaging her brain is a must for her. Skye loves going out for car journeys and looking out the window. Skye would benefit with an owner with collie experience but also reactive and nervous dogs. She will need someone with a lot of time and patience to bring out her full potential. She would also benefit from a fairly rural home and a quiet household. If you feel you could offer Skye the loving home she deserves please contact the office directly on or click on “Request to adopt Skye now”.

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