Hi, i’m howard!

ABOUT :

  • Type Of Animal: Dog

  • Breed: Border Collie mix

  • Age: 2 years

  • Gender: Male

  • Up To Date On Vaccinations: Yes

  • Spayed/Neutered: Yes

  • Is your dog house trained: House Trained, and/or Potty Pad Trained

  • Energy level/ daily exercise needs: Very High (3+ hours of vigorous exercise) –dog has strong working instincts (ex: herding, scent tracking, malinois).

  • Experience with and how well do they interact with children:  Howard loves children. He doesn't currently live with any, but he has regular contact with kids between the ages of 4 and 12. The kids enjoy his friendly personality and his ability to catch balls in the air.

  • Experience with and how well do they interact with cats: Howard has no experience with cats.

  • Experience and how well do they interact with dogs: Howard lives with another, more elderly medium sized dog, whom he adores. He enjoys the dogs he sees on his walks and it seems he would do fine it he found himself in the company of more dogs.

  • Things need to work on: He is a little mouthy but has never bitten anyone. He 'tastes" and licks hands if you let him. He pulls when he walks.

  • Favorite activities: He loves to play ball. He can catch tennis balls (and lots of other things) in mid air. He also fetches and plays frizbee. He loves his walks. He also loves to snuggle with his (89 year old) owner in front of the TV in the evenings.

  • Favorite treats and/or toys: He loves his rawhides, and biscuits.

  • Unique personality traits: He is enthusiastic and funny. He wants to be part of the action. He inserts himself into any activity with people- he enjoyed being under the table while 11 of us- 6 children and 5 adults- were all dying eggs around a table at Easter time.
    The vet referred to him as "opinionated" when she was clipping his nails- he had a lot to "say" about it, and she confirmed to us that he was not in any way being hurt, but he just preferred not to have his feet touched.

    He is extremely smart and knows many words. The trainers he worked with told us that he would be a great candidate for agility training.

  • Ideal home: Our dream home for him is a family farm where there is a lot of action of all kinds, and a lot of space to run around freely. Howard would do well in a busy home with children who could play with him, possibly other dogs and animals, on a property where he was allowed to run.

  • Best way to contact: Email, lynnbiddick@earthlink.net