Lilly

Hi. My name is Lilly. I was found in the forest near Tipton Summit in May, 2024. I was put there along with my 4 siblings when we were 7 months old. Fortunately, an observant Forest Service person came along to close gates accessing the area and saw us and reported it to New Hope for Eastern Oregon Animals. It took a week of searching but we were all successfully found. That was a very cold snowy time without food or shelter. Water I figured out by means of puddles of rain and snow melt. Road culverts became a source of security from predators and frequent cold wet rain and snow, and cold temperatures at night. Even if the culvert did have a light flow of water, we had to adjust to in sharing it. In that I, we never moved from the area initially spotted in and were deep in the forest miles from any human contact and access closed to vehicles I feel fortunate to be here and putting in my bid for a forever home.<br/>Since then, my life got better. I went into New Hope’s holding facility for 7 months. Heat, air conditioning, daily food and water, a bed to bunk on inside a secure dog building. And a big fenced dog yard to play in. I confess my trust in people was very limited obviously related to my first 7 months. I trusted women more. And I slowly trusted men who I got to know through daily contact. They were volunteers who cared for me and exercised me every day. I learned some commands such as Sit, Kennel, Come. Those were my first commands I learned. By late 2024 I was willing to harness up and go for a short walk in the big world outside my fenced dog pasture. That was exciting and scary. The new smells were very intriguing. The fast-moving vehicles and people on the street, scary.<br/>In December space opened in New Hope’s dog training program in the Powder River Correctional Institution across the street from our holding facility. In I went and was suddenly emersed with a dozen dog trainers working with me and 5 other dogs. 2 dogs being my siblings. All my trainers were men. Fortunately, they moved slow and were kind. They were with me from 7:30 am to 8:30 pm every day, less time they were on breaks and meals. Over the past 3 months my obedience commands have increased to 10. Pretty good huh! And I am good at leash walking, potty outdoors and crate trained.<br/>My written description goes like this: Female, German Shorthair/Border Collie mix. A striking beautiful dog. Now 17 months old. Healthy, active. Current on vaccinations, spayed and microchipped. 56 pounds. An especially sweet, affectionate, loving dog. Playful with other dogs. Good with people she knows and trusts. She is especially good with women and can warm up to them almost instantly. Men must earn her trust. Things she works on include barrier reactivity with strange men. This typically involves barking at them. She has no bite history or signs of aggression. We do not know about children but she absolutely enjoyed a male teenager volunteer age 16 who walked her. Cats unknown.<br/>Lilly’s perfect fit is a loving, kind, patient human, preferably female, but not necessarily, who has experience with sensitive dogs. A large well fenced yard to exercise in. Daily exercise and mental stimulation. And sharing the house with her person. She will not do well living outside and only seeing her person occasionally. And she will not do well under the threat of force or punishment. She is too ingrained in positive reward training. And as much as she shows an interest in birds, and sometimes points them, she should not be around guns being discharged. It would be too fearful an experience. Lilly had a female volunteer who she trusted greatly, bonded with and thought the world of. Unfortunately that person lives where dogs are not permitted. Lilly really enjoyed laying on and hanging out with this person. She was not the only female Lilly connected with while in our holding facility. And some men she really likes.<br/>Please think about bringing Lilly into your life as a forever partner.

Hi. My name is Lilly. I was found in the forest near Tipton Summit in May, 2024. I was put there along with my 4 siblings when we were 7 months old. Fortunately, an observant Forest Service person came along to close gates accessing the area and saw us and reported it to New Hope for Eastern Oregon Animals. It took a week of searching but we were all successfully found. That was a very cold snowy time without food or shelter. Water I figured out by means of puddles of rain and snow melt. Road culverts became a source of security from predators and frequent cold wet rain and snow, and cold temperatures at night. Even if the culvert did have a light flow of water, we had to adjust to in sharing it. In that I, we never moved from the area initially spotted in and were deep in the forest miles from any human contact and access closed to vehicles I feel fortunate to be here and putting in my bid for a forever home.
Since then, my life got better. I went into New Hope’s holding facility for 7 months. Heat, air conditioning, da

Hi. My name is Lilly. I was found in the forest near Tipton Summit in May, 2024. I was put there along with my 4 siblings when we were 7 months old. Fortunately, an observant Forest Service person came along to close gates accessing the area and saw us and reported it to New Hope for Eastern Oregon Animals. It took a week of searching but we were all successfully found. That was a very cold snowy time without food or shelter. Water I figured out by means of puddles of rain and snow melt. Road culverts became a source of security from predators and frequent cold wet rain and snow, and cold temperatures at night. Even if the culvert did have a light flow of water, we had to adjust to in sharing it. In that I, we never moved from the area initially spotted in and were deep in the forest miles from any human contact and access closed to vehicles I feel fortunate to be here and putting in my bid for a forever home.
Since then, my life got better. I went into New Hope’s holding facility for 7 months. Heat, air conditioning, daily food and water, a bed to bunk on inside a secure dog building. And a big fenced dog yard to play in. I confess my trust in people was very limited obviously related to my first 7 months. I trusted women more. And I slowly trusted men who I got to know through daily contact. They were volunteers who cared for me and exercised me every day. I learned some commands such as Sit, Kennel, Come. Thos