We adopted Perdie from All Breed Canine Rescue in 2006 when she was about six months old. She was so scared. She cowered from me and my children. She wouldn't even chase a ball.
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| Perdie wouldn't have anything to do with a ball in 2006. |
I still remember the conversation with her foster 'mom' over the phone, she said to me "how soon can you get here?" Perdie was in rescue with 14 other adult dogs and this young border collie, confused as to why her family had given up on her, was terrified.
Brown Puppy:
The day we picked her up, we placed her safely in a dog crate in the back of our SUV. We drove for about 10 minutes before the sounds and smells from the back forced us to pull over. She was not crying but releasing bodily fluid from both ends....ugh. I have learned that this is normal for some rescued dogs. They are just so scared.
Well, what to do with this beautiful puppy that was brown and smelly? We were on a muddy country road! We pulled over and cleaned her as best we could then plugged our noses and tried to reassure the little pup that all would be ok as we drove to the nearest pet store. We found a Petsmart a half hour away and walked right in. We explained that she was a rescue and desperately needed a bath(like they couldn't tell she needed a bath...she was brown). They took her in with open arms. One hour later we picked her up. There she was screaming in a crate waiting for pick up. This little angle had been through so much. We couldn't wait to take her to her forever home.
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| She's a 'model'. Perdie today. |
Famous border collie?
She has come a long way. Perdie has two levels of obedience training and one level agility with McCanns. Adopting a border collie requires a lot of time and effort. They are working dogs and unfortunately bred frequently by inexperienced breeders on the side of a country road. They are beautiful puppies...but a border collie is a working dog.
And I don't mean this kind of work: Perdie is model with Hot Paws Talent .
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| "sit" ok now what can I do for you? |
Why was this beautiful border collie in Rescue?
A family had purchased Perdie, possibly from an inexperienced breeder and kept her in a crate while they went to work every day. Too tired at the end of the day, they didn't have time for her.(Any experienced border collie breeder would not sell their puppies to those not familiar with the breed. Again I stress she is a working dog!) She became too much for her family to 'handle'. Did they research the breed? not likely.
I can say at least they recognized their error and did not continue to confine a border collie and all her 'working' boundless energy to a crate for the rest of her life. I am grateful for that. Many are not so lucky.
Border collies are very, very smart dogs but that comes with a few challenges. (next post...the working border collie)
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| Beautiful Border Collie! |
"Rescue a Dog and They Rescue You Right Back" Sharron Purdy, MPR
Perdie is named after this wonderful woman that has dedicated her life to saving dogs. Her rescue group is Moosonee Puppy Rescue. Please visit her site. She has done so much for dogs. A truly remarkable person.
