Agatha Border Collie Mix Nashville, TN

Agatha aka Aggie is a drop dead gorgeous border collie girl with some Great Pyrenees back in her ancestry a few generations ago. Aggie is an amazing dog who is eager to please, friendly and very cuddly and sweet. Aggie at 6 years old is just over 50 pounds and in the prime of her life. Unfortunately for Aggie, she is slowly going deaf and her owner could not handle her appropriately and safely. Aggie cannot hear people coming up behind her and it makes her very nervous. She also does not know how to handle the balance issues that come with losing your hearing and she hates it when people suddenly drop and get in her face as this causes her balance to go off kilter. Aggie's deafness is likely congenital and there is no way to know how deaf she will become. She can hear some things now and it may be that on occasion, she pretends not to hear things she can hear. Aggie is a wonderful companion. She is good with other dogs once she gets to know them and she is fine with cats. She would do best in a home without either small children or elderly people and she needs someone who gets the idea of a dog going deaf that won't freak when she doesn't hear something or whips around in surprise. She is remarkably well-trained and just an outstanding sweetheart of a dog for the right person. She will require a securely fenced yard for her own safety as she cannot always hear cars.

If you are interested in adopting this dog, please apply online, at http://www.bigfluffydogs.com/online-app.php.

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All known information about an individual dog is provided in it's listing. We do our best to provide accurate information, but adopters must understand that each home is different and the dog may behave differently in a new home. Dogs are creatures of their environment and you help make the dog what it will be.

Homes considering adopting a puppy must be prepared for:
1.) Flexible schedules for potty training. Puppies can only "hold it" for one hour per month of age (ex. a 4 month old puppy can only go 4 hours without a potty break).
2.) Crate training until the puppy is at least one year old, to prevent chewing on inappropriate things when you can't supervise.
3.) Socialization: The more positive and varying experiences as a puppy the better, both in and out of your home.
4.) Puppy behavior and life stages are equivalent to a human toddler. It takes at least a full year to have a calmer, well adjusted dog. Patience is required and when your dog's behavior is a positive experience for you and those around you, your patience will be rewarded tenfold, for years to come.
Please do not consider adopting a puppy if you have not thoroughly thought through the pros and cons of having one. So many people end up returning them after 3-5 months because they didn't realize the amount of work involved in raising a puppy.
Patience, appropriate toys, socialization, and obedience training are all musts. All are time consuming, and can be expensive.

All Dogs Require:Supervision with children and obedience training.
Adopters that want to have good dogs must be prepared to put the time and effort into training a dog. Any dog requires work and effort, but a well trained, well socialized dog is more than worth the effort put in to get them there.