A COMPLETED APPLICATION IS REQUIRED BEFORE ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT ADOPTING FROM OUR ORGANIZATION. AND READ ABOUT THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS. GOOD PHONE INTERVIEW, SECURELY FENCED YARD, FABULOUS REFERENCE FROM YOUR VETERINARIAN AND A HOME VISIT. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT BUT WE SCREEN VERY CAREFULLY FOR THE SAKE OF THE DOGS. THEY DESERVE IT!
We've got the Spirit! Let's hear it! Spirit is a magnificent 5-year-old male, mahogany and white rough coated Collie. (He will be neutered at the very first opportunity that opens up.) He is charming and silly and great fun. He adores men, women, children, other dogs and kitties, too. This pup has never met a stranger although he will let loose with a big alert bark if someone unknown is nearby. That is to protect his humans from any possible dog food thieves in the vicinity.
Spirit is healthy and happy. His blood work is great and he is UTD on vaccines although he will need boosters because he had not had vaccines since puppyhood. He is heartworm negative and will come with 3 doses of Interceptor, which is the safest HW preventative for the herding breeds. He is microchipped and ready to rock and roll. Grooming and bathing was quite a chore and took about 4 1/2 hours from start to finish but he looks awesome now. And he prances proudly as if he knows how handsome he looks.
There MUST be children in Spirit's future. We don't believe that he would be his happiest self without kiddos. A 7-year-old girl dropped by yesterday with her mom and Spirit turned himself inside out to get her attention. And the little girl felt the same way about him. It is pure joy to see a Collie and a kiddo. It takes me back to the days of Lassie and begging my parents for a Collie. It did not work. And I did not have my first dog, a Collie that was beaten and dumped by the side of the road, until many years later. But I have made up for that!
