Lexie

Lexie is definitely not Lassie!!

She is nine years old, but you would never guess it. Lexie is a happy, healthy, active girl who loves to play, cuddle and generally be the centre of attention.

Typically Collie, she likes to be near you wherever you are. She has very good manners, hasn't begged or snatched food. If she sees you coming toward her she moves out of the way. She will sit and shake on command. She is house trained. Inside the house she is an absolute smooch. She is happy to have a cuddle, be brushed, play fetch, and just generally rough and tumble with you.

However, Lexie is quite uncertain around children and other animals, and would be best suited to a household where she would have minimal exposure to any of these. Lexie is not cat friendly. She needs to be the only dog of the house and, while she does need a daily walk, she is content to stay home alone while her humans are at work. She will happily settle for the evening after a 20 minute walk, if that's all you can muster, but she would happily accompany you for a much longer trek if given the opportunity.

Lexie is a dog that will always need to be walked on lead as she can get very defensive if she sees another dog. Her foster carers are working on distracting her with food off to the side of the path when another dog walks by and she is responding very well to this. She will need a new owner who can commit to continuing to work with her on this. Lexie is a smart little cookie and picks up new training quickly.

Lexie's perfect world would be a big yard where she is the only pet, can be spoilt and pampered, and is owned by someone who just wants the company of a smooch.

If you are interested in giving Lexie a home complete the questionnaire at the link below and email it to viccollierescue@gmail.com.
http://www.victoriancollierescue.com/available-for-adoption.asp