Rana
Well-Known Member
Hi all
Some of you may have been following the AAD rehoming of Dippy the border collie.
He came to me last Saturday, and he is fab! Very quiet, calm, just likes to sit/lie next to you, or play with a ball.
Sadly he didn't get on with the existing residents (namely Poppy and 2 stroppy cats), so we made the tough decision to take him back to Cayla We took him back on Saturday
It was a horrible decision to make, I so wanted to give him a good home I was in pieces when I emailed Cayla to tell her. In fact, I'd almost decided to give her the other animals as well, and take up knitting
Poppy really does rule the roost - she spent 2 days trying to intimidate him (which he was cool about - he just ignored her), then 3 days sulking and being very depressed. By Friday night she was trying to take chunks out of him, even when he was minding his own business. She just wouldn't interact, not even out on a walk. Very strange as she normally loves to play and walk with other dogs.
And the cats just refused to come out from under the bed - they're used to dogs, but I think he was just too big for them to cope with. It wasn't really fair on them, I was hoping they'd take to him in the same way they did Poppy - a day or 2 of stropping and puff balling, then back to normal. But they just weren't coping at all well.
I feel terrible - like I've let him down, and Cayla, and that was the last thing I wanted to do But ultimately, I had to put the others first, and I think it will work out better for Dippy in the long run - he will find a better home with a bigger house and a nicer garden.
So if anyone's thinking about rehoming a collie, he is brilliant, excellent recall, polite and clean in the house, has some training (sit/down/in yer bed etc) and will fetch a ball for hours on end
Some of you may have been following the AAD rehoming of Dippy the border collie.
He came to me last Saturday, and he is fab! Very quiet, calm, just likes to sit/lie next to you, or play with a ball.
Sadly he didn't get on with the existing residents (namely Poppy and 2 stroppy cats), so we made the tough decision to take him back to Cayla We took him back on Saturday
It was a horrible decision to make, I so wanted to give him a good home I was in pieces when I emailed Cayla to tell her. In fact, I'd almost decided to give her the other animals as well, and take up knitting
Poppy really does rule the roost - she spent 2 days trying to intimidate him (which he was cool about - he just ignored her), then 3 days sulking and being very depressed. By Friday night she was trying to take chunks out of him, even when he was minding his own business. She just wouldn't interact, not even out on a walk. Very strange as she normally loves to play and walk with other dogs.
And the cats just refused to come out from under the bed - they're used to dogs, but I think he was just too big for them to cope with. It wasn't really fair on them, I was hoping they'd take to him in the same way they did Poppy - a day or 2 of stropping and puff balling, then back to normal. But they just weren't coping at all well.
I feel terrible - like I've let him down, and Cayla, and that was the last thing I wanted to do But ultimately, I had to put the others first, and I think it will work out better for Dippy in the long run - he will find a better home with a bigger house and a nicer garden.
So if anyone's thinking about rehoming a collie, he is brilliant, excellent recall, polite and clean in the house, has some training (sit/down/in yer bed etc) and will fetch a ball for hours on end