Adoption information
About Billie
Meet Billie - Our Special Needs Girl. She is a Tri Color Smooth Collie. Experienced owner required.
If you have experience, patience & love to give then Billie could be a wonderful companion, but it will take time as her training is still in the early stages. This darling girl came to CRRA from an over-populated breeding facility where she has spent her entire life. Initially it was not known whether she could adapt to the outside world & after a shaky start, she has continually amazed us as she has taken on every new experience with enthusiasm & has come to learn that life can actually be good.
For a girl with minimum exposure to humans, she is loving, affectionate, smoochy & once she trusts & feels safe, she bonds. She would do best in a home with an older calm dog that can show her the way. She does love to play & zoom with the young dogs, but another high energy dog will keep her over stimulated all the time. This is her challenge, to learn to regulate her excitement. Coz if over excited, she turns her ears off, meaning when calm recall is good, when excited recall is non-existent. Therefore, off lead exercise in unsecure places is definitely not an option. She maybe a wee little thing but she is very strong on lead, although she is getting better all the time. She really enjoys outings and going for walks. Has been away on a couple holidays with her Foster Carers.
She is highly intelligent & is a very quick learner but still has lots of training ahead of her. Once you earn her trust & build a bond, she will love you forever. Routine, routine, routine is vital for this sweet girl along with a strong, firm but loving leader that can show her the way. A secure yard & no other pets except for dogs, she likes to chase cats, small animals and birds. A detailed description of her needs will be provided on application. She is on daily medication, which was a high dose on her arrival, but we have, over time decreased it regularly, as she has adjusted to each new experience. She may need to stay on this permanently or she may not, time will tell. Healthwise she is in excellent condition. She does require a secure yard.
Please do not apply if you work full time
Medical notes
Mild anxiety in new situations.
MDR1 tested- Negative
Adoption details
CRRA follow a strict "Eight Steps to Adoption" process
(FORM 002) EIGHT STEPS TO ADOPTION
This document sets out the adoption process administered by Colliewobbles Rescue and Rehoming Australia Incorporated (CRRA), including enquiry registration, applicant screening, candidate assessment, trial-period conditions, ownership status, welfare checks, adoption paperwork and microchip transfer.
Step 1
1.1 - The applicant must register an expression of interest.
1.2 - CRRA must record all applications.
Step 2
2.1 - Within 48 hours of the enquiry, the CRRA Welfare Manager must conduct telephone interviews and assess potential applicants.
Step 3
3.1 - CRRA must issue Application Form Part 1 and Application Form Part 2 to suitable applicants.
Step 4
4.1 - CRRA must review Application Form Part 1 and Application Form Part 2 and select potential candidates for adoption.
Step 5
5.1 - CRRA must coordinate an initial meeting with the potential candidate. The dog must not be present at this meeting.
5.2 - CRRA must conduct a property and home inspection.
5.3 The inspection must include consideration of gates, fencing, water features, injury or health risks, plants, other animals, adjoining properties, roads and overall property suitability.
Step 6
6.1 - CRRA must coordinate a second meeting with the potential candidate.
6.2 - CRRA must coordinate a meet-and-greet with the dog present in a neutral location.
6.3 - CRRA must assess the introduction of any other pets.
6.4 - CRRA must assess the dog’s introduction to the potential new home environment.
Step 7
7.1 - CRRA must select the potential new owner from the candidate list.
7.2 - The potential new owner must be notified, and a three-day cooling-off period will commence.
7.3 - The potential new owner must enter into a one-month trial period agreement with CRRA.
7.4 - The potential new owner must pay the adoption fee in full as a security bond
7.5 - Payment of the security bond does not imply, and must not be taken to confer, ownership of the dog.
7.6 - CRRA Director Philip Cassap is, and will remain, the legal owner of the dog until CRRA completes the legal transfer of the microchip.
7.7 The potential new owner must agree to random welfare checks during the one-month trial period.
Step 8
8.1 - CRRA must inspect the wellbeing of the dog at the end of the one-month trial period.
8.2- If the potential new owner elects to proceed with the adoption, CRRA is satisfied that the dog’s needs and wellbeing are being met, CRRA must complete the adoption paperwork for signing and transfer the microchip.
8.3 - If, during or at the end of the one-month trial period, the potential new owner elects not to proceed with the adoption, the potential new owner must immediately release or deliver the dog back to CRRA. A CRRA veterinarian must complete a health check of the dog. If the dog is in good health, CRRA must return the security bond within 24 hours of the veterinary health check.