Dash

About Dash

Breed

Border Collie

Sex

Male

Age

Young

Size

Medium

Location

Calgary, WV

From BARCs Rescue

ash is looking for a very special human. Dash is a young neutered Border Collie, who's 19" tall at the shoulders and approximately 30 lbs. He loves his food, treats and toys and has a healthy appetite which is good because due to his high energy and activity level, he is always on the leaner/thin side. Sadly, Dash is very under-socialized with feral-like behaviours. Add that to the typical Border Collie mannerisms and you have a dog who is quite shy and can be shut down at times. Dash takes a long to open up to new people and new situations. Once Dash learns to trust his humans, he is very lovable and affectionate but still very untrusting and doesn’t fully relax. Once comfortable with you, he will snuggle under the covers or hang out chilling on the couch. Dash loves the company of others dogs; however, he will bond with the other dog to avoid humans so his new forever home will need to be diligent about often spending one-on-one time with Dash. Having a canine buddy around increases Dash’s confidence and helps with his separation anxiety, however, Dash has herding tendencies so his canine companion(s) need to be patient with this behaviour. Dash is looking for a home who is…

In the rescue's own words, as they published it.

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