Diesel

Courtesy Post - Please Respond to Contact Email at end of Post <br/><br/>DIESEL came to us when his family unit of two leggers experienced a less than amicable split and nobody was in a position to take Diesel. We don't mention this because it's any of your business, or ours, but rather because Diesel came to us with a significant lick granuloma on his wrist that manifested when the people in his previous home started being ... not amicable. He is a sensitive soul and the stress of his environment caused him to start mutilating himself a little bit. Once he moved into foster care, we had the vet treat his leg and the granuloma has now started to go away because his current home is a lot less stressful for him. He also found the transition to a new home a little much for the first couple of weeks, so we are recommending that his new home take a few trips out to meet him and get to know him before taking him home permanently, as we think he'll adjust a little bit better that way. He is very comfortable in his new digs, and his temporary people like him a lot. Like a LOT a lot. Like probably we're gonna grill you under a hot spotlight, deny you water and hook you up to a lie detector a lot. You've been warned.<br/><br/>Diesel's temporary people like him very much and this fella returns the favour. In particular he is very bonded to his foster mom and even when there are other people in the house he prefers her company, and laments - sometimes loudly - when she leaves him behind. He likely would be best with someone who works from home, and doesn't have to leave him alone a lot, at least not without working up to it. And especially not if you live in a home that is attached to other homes, who would then be forced to listen to the 17 part operetta he sings when he is lonely, because lots of neighbours don't like dog operas.<br/><br/>One of the very cool things about Diesel that we don't see real often in rescue is that he is stone cold AWESOME with kids. His foster home has more grandkids than you can shake a stick at (I mean why would you shake a stick at grandkids, I know, but you couldn't anyway because there are so many) from really little ones to ones that are bigger than really little (so I don't know anything about kids other than they are smaller than I am, sue me) - and Diesel is awesome with all of them. They can take food right out of his mouth, though we don't encourage this of course. (Also try it with me, I dare you.) He really likes kids and has no problem with their shenanigans. Weirdly, he also refuses to move for the vacuum cleaner, which I think in border collie terms makes him some kind of super hero or deity or something.<br/><br/>Because we so rarely get child-safe dogs in rescue, we are leaning toward giving preference to a border collie savvy home with child/ren in it. But that home should also be eager to do Some Things with Diesel because his big ole head houses a big ole brain and he would like to put it to work. Diesel is a machine of a dog, in super physical condition with legs FOR MILES that he uses to run like the frickin' wind. He also has a love affair with water and will swim forever, so we foresee him being your new dock diving, Sprinter, agility partner. I mean he likes hikes and such and of course Ball Is Life, but he has the potential for so much more and our preferred home for him is one that wants to give him that opportunity.<br/><br/>We weren't sure if Diesel was dog social or not because his previous home just said he was "so excited" to see other dogs, and his foster home has no other dogs ... and on walks around the hood Diesel demonstrates some reactivity to other dogs he espies. So I brought some of my dogs over to see what he would do (I have a bunch, I can spare a couple) and what he did was a fat load of NOTHING. He is super dog neutral off leash and after a polite greeting he largely ignored his new "friends." You will see a photo of him sitting with The World's Dumbest Border Collie (she's mine, I am allowed to call her that) whom he had just met, and who poked him repeatedly with her nose and slapped him in the face in an attempt to get him to play, and you can see his completely relaxed countenance in the photo. He shared his ball with the other male collie I brought with me, he shared treats happily with both of them and was all around nonplussed by the experience. So he would have absolutely no problem sharing his home with another dog that is as kind as he is (or a dumb one, apparently). He still needs some work learning to ignore other dogs while on leash, but his foster home is seeing a lot of success in this area in a short period of time.<br/>In his previous home Diesel did recreational herding at a facility in Coquitlam and would probably like to keep doing it. We haven't seen him work stock in person so we really don't know how talented he is, but from all reports he really likes to work, so there's another hobby you two can take up.<br/><br/>Diesel is not a petite collie, he was an intact male until we got our hands on him (insert maniacal "mwa ha ha" here) so he has that big head and powerful chest/shoulders. We neutered him because we like you all but we don't trust any of you, and we don't want Diesel babies in rescue a year from now. His coat is somewhere between smooth and rough, just enough to make him look heftier than he really is. He is 100% housebroken and doesn't even like to piddle in his own yard and prefers to save it for walks, so he needs someone who isn't going to leave him cross legged in the yard, but rather someone who will take him out regularly. So the only really weird thing about him is that he won't drink out of anything except the toilet or the goldfish pond outside, so this is something that needs a creative solution (or a very clean toilet). He is very affectionate and likes to smooch his people, which would be adorable except for the toilet thing.<br/>He's a great guard dog in that he will alert you to visitors, but a lousy guard dog in that as soon as you say "hello" to the visitor he is friends with them for life. He does like to jump up on people but his foster home prefers he does not so he is learning this rule. He also likes to get on furniture, but is learning which furniture is dog-friendly in his foster home. He is an all around awesome dog, and he'll only go to an all around awesome home.<br/><br/>Diesel is located in South Surrey, BC, Canada and we do not ship our dogs sight unseen and prefer a local home so we can transition him kindly to his new forever humans. He is neutered, he is vaccinated for all the things, and his adoption fee reflects that cost, and the cost of fixing up his leg. If you are the all around awesome home that he's looking for, please EMAIL US at bcrescue@shaw.ca.

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DIESEL came to us when his family unit of two leggers experienced a less than amicable split and nobody was in a position to take Diesel. We don't mention this because it's any of your business, or ours, but rather because Diesel came to us with a significant lick granuloma on his wrist that manifested when the people in his previous home started being ... not amicable. He is a sensitive soul and the stress of his environment caused him to start mutilating himself a little bit. Once he moved into foster care, we had the vet treat his leg and the granuloma has now started to go away because his current home is a lot less stressful for him. He also found the transition to a new home a little much for the first couple of weeks, so we are recommending that his new home take a few trips out to meet him and get to know him before taking him home permanently, as we think he'll adjust a little bit better that way. He is very comfortable in his new digs, a

Courtesy Post - Please Respond to Contact Email at end of Post

DIESEL came to us when his family unit of two leggers experienced a less than amicable split and nobody was in a position to take Diesel. We don't mention this because it's any of your business, or ours, but rather because Diesel came to us with a significant lick granuloma on his wrist that manifested when the people in his previous home started being ... not amicable. He is a sensitive soul and the stress of his environment caused him to start mutilating himself a little bit. Once he moved into foster care, we had the vet treat his leg and the granuloma has now started to go away because his current home is a lot less stressful for him. He also found the transition to a new home a little much for the first couple of weeks, so we are recommending that his new home take a few trips out to meet him and get to know him before taking him home permanently, as we think he'll adjust a little bit better that way. He is very comfortable in his new digs, and his temporary people like him a lot. Like a LOT a lot. Like probably we're gonna grill you under a hot spotlight, deny you water and hook you up to a lie detector a lot. You've been warned.

Diesel's temporary people like him very much and this fella returns the favour. In particular he is very bonded to his foster mom and even when there are other people in the house he prefers her