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Knoxville, TN - Sweet Mixed Border Collie for Adoption
We have a very sweet female mixed Border Collie about 4 years old who
needs a good home. We rescued Lucy at about 6 months old as a stray and have kept her since, but she jumps over the 42 inch fence at our new home, so we cannot keep her due to leash laws. Lucy is black & white, about 40-50 lbs, neutered and house-broken. She needs a place to run or a fenced yard, but she likes to sleep inside or stay inside in cold/wet weather. She might adapt to a doghouse. Lucy is good with children, does not bark much at all and she is affectionate. Will send pictures of Lucy upon request. We have tried many ways over the last two months to find a good home, but time is running out and this is our last hope. Unfortunately she will go to the local humane shelter if not adopted. You can contact me directly at or by calling Steve or Michele Croslin at 865-539-0858 in Knoxville. We will gladly deliver within a 2 hour radius of Knoxville. We request a $25 rescue fee to ensure we are working with a legitimate person and not an abuser. Steve |
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Knoxville Steve said in rec.pets.dogs.rescue:
We rescued Lucy at about 6 months old as a stray and have kept her since, but she jumps over the 42 inch fence at our new home, so we cannot keep her due to leash laws. That sucks. Have you tried training your dog? Have you tried keeping your dog inside while you're away? What is your definition of "rescue"? -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Matt,
Are you interested. Yes, we have tried training and electric fence and no she cannot stay inside when we are away because left alone she sometimes gets destructive. "Rescue" means we saved her from sure death at the pound just before she was going to be picked up. If you are interested, please say so. If you are just asking questions, I'm not interested. Thanks, Steve |
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Matt- Are you interested in our dog or just asking questions? Yes, we
have tried training, and an electric fence. No, she cannot be left inside alone, since she will sometimes get destructive. "Rescue" means we saved her from sure death at the local pound right before she was to be picked up as a stray. We have done ALL we can do, and now the table is set. If you are interested in adopting her, please let me hear from you. If you are just asking questions, I am not interested in answering. Thanks, Steve |
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On 24 Apr 2005 10:01:45 -0700, "Knoxville Steve"
spewed forth : I picked up a dog on the highway a few weeks ago. In the short time I've had him I've trained him out of: chewing, inappropriate toileting, leash-tugging, digging, fence-climbing and jumping on his new humans. No electricity involved. Sounds to me as if you've got a bored dog that needs retraining and redirection. How do your children behave? |
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Knoxville Steve said in rec.pets.dogs.rescue:
If you are just asking questions, I'm not interested. That's OK, though questions are normally a good thing. I'm glad that you explained - your original post was kind of off putting. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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On 24 Apr 2005 10:06:07 -0700, "Knoxville Steve"
wrote: Matt- Are you interested in our dog or just asking questions? Yes, we have tried training, and an electric fence. No, she cannot be left inside alone, since she will sometimes get destructive. "Rescue" means we saved her from sure death at the local pound right before she was to be picked up as a stray. We have done ALL we can do, and now the table is set. Sorry, but no, you haven't. There are ways to train dogs not to be destructive, and to manage them during the training period. Ever heard of a crate? Now the dog you "rescued" is an adolescent, and depending on where you take her, she may end up being put down anyway. If you are interested in adopting her, please let me hear from you. If you are just asking questions, I am not interested in answering. I've got news for you. You're posting to a rescue newsgroup. This particular group is read, and posted to, primarily by people involved in rescue and people looking to place dogs in rescue, not by people interested in adopting a dog. If you're trying to get someone to take your dog, people will ask questions. Mustang Sally |
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Some of the more helpful responses I have received seeking to find a
home for a sweet dog: "Sounds to me as if you've got a bored dog that needs retraining and redirection. How do your children behave?" Response: Please go away. My children are better adjusted than you are, just based on reading two sentences from you. "Sorry, but no, you haven't. There are ways to train dogs not to be destructive, and to manage them during the training period." Response: I have tried everything to control this dog from jumping the fence. Sorry but you are not so smart- there are dogs who cannot be taught to stay inside a short fence like mine no matter what. Lucy needs a high fence (probably 5 feet) and/or an indoor environment. "...depending on where you take her, she may end up being put down anyway." Response: Uh, based on the "help" I have received here so far, Lucy probably WILL end up in dog heaven. I have done ALL I can do for her and she had four good years on this earth thanks to me. At least she had that long. There appears to be no one on this board who has any interest at all in adopting a dog. When I posted a message here a few days ago looking for a home for our dog, I had high hopes, but this newgroup seems intent only on criticism and "here's how you can train her, you dummy". If you can offer only criticism, please keep your opinions to yourself. I am discouraged by all the "spam" and may not even check here again. What a shame. |
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Thanks so much for this VERY helpful (and most courteous) reply from
Mustang Sally to my posting of a sweet dog who needs adoption: "I"'ve got news for you." she says in her most self-righteous voice. "You're posting to a rescue newsgroup. This particular group is read, and posted to, primarily by people involved in rescue and people looking to place dogs in rescue, not by people interested in adopting a dog." Response: Sally, I've got news for you. Here is this newsgroup's Description: [Information about breed rescue, placing and adopting.] (From the home page). Please note the last word in the newsgroup description: adopting. Sorry you missed that, since that is exactly what I was trying to do. |
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Thanks so much for this VERY helpful (and most courteous) reply from
Mustang Sally to my posting of a sweet dog who needs adoption: "I"'ve got news for you." she says in her most self-righteous voice. "You're posting to a rescue newsgroup. This particular group is read, and posted to, primarily by people involved in rescue and people looking to place dogs in rescue, not by people interested in adopting a dog." Response: Sally, I've got news for you. Here is this newsgroup's Description: [Information about breed rescue, placing and adopting.] (From the home page). Please note the last word in the newsgroup description: adopting. Sorry you missed that, since that is exactly what I was trying to do. Well we get people like you all the time. You've had this dog for 3.5 years and now you are trying to dump it. Somehow it's our fault and the dog gets offed because someone doesn't take it. Sorry Steve, it's all your fault. Have you tried a hot wire? No one wants a 4 year old dog. They want pups. Rather than have the dog humanely destroyed, you probably are dumping her at some shelter that gasses or sells to research. Tell your kids that. "Daddy is sending your doggie to the gas chamber." I love it when people say that the dog is smarter than them and they can't deal with it. People have been offering suggestions to help you keep your dog. Obviously your mind is made up. |
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