We named him Freckles, got him all his shots, he's negative for heartworm, current on his heartworm preventative, and we've had him neutered.  I would say he is just now about a year old.

As he has matured, he has decided that he needs to be top dog, but we have an older dog who thinks Freckles is wrong.  Freckles is better off in a home where he would not have to share his people or his backyard with another dog.  Freckles is possessive about food, we can take it away from him, but he wants all the food (his bowl and our other dog's bowl, too).

We were told that he was a Border Collie, but he looks more like an Australian Shepherd to me.  He is very quick and would make a good agility dog.  He loves to swim.  He has never met a person he didn't like.  Boarder Collies and Australian Shepherds are said to need a job to be really happy.  I believe this to be true about Freckles.  I considered training him to be a hearing or service dog, but he'd need to live in the house with people for that.  And while that is where he'd really rather live, he can't, because I'm allergic to dogs. 

Freckles lives outside at our house, so I can't be positive, but I think he is house broken.  The reason I think this is because he refused "go to the bathroom" in his cage at the shelter for the month he was there. 

Freckles has dug under our fence, and learned how to unlatch both gates unless they are pad locked (very smart dog). 

We want to find him a good home, and we'd be more than willing to take him back and try to find him another home if you decided he isn't the dog for you.  He simply can't live with us permanently without making our older dog miserable. 

Please, if you think you'd like to see if he fits well into your household, email me at: 

Thank you,
Engela Edwards