Eli Waiting for Me to Throw the Ball Already
Eli here is a border collie at the Oregon Humane Society who’s just under a year old — and very much an active dog. He gets walked twice a day every day, I take him out for an hour of walking, training, and fetch twice a week, and he runs with another volunteer on Thursdays. We are nowhere near wearing Eli out.
Luckily, he’s also super smart. He came to the shelter knowing basic commands, so I’m keeping his skills up while he waits for his new home and teaching him some new stuff, like drop it. He loves fetch, but he drops the ball long before he brings it back, so we’ve got something to work on. He’s also hyper-aware of his surroundings, being a herding dog and all, which can make him seem skittish. I’m going to try some confidence-building games with him, like tug, and see if that helps.
I think Eli is cute and fun, and I can’t understand why a young border collie hasn’t been snapped up yet. Any suggestions from the peanut gallery on how to make Eli the most adoptable dog ever? What have you looked for in a dog when you’ve visited a shelter?
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