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About Bella
Hello! My name is Bella, I’m twelve months old and I’m a kelpie x border collie. I have been desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and heartworm treated. I also have had a dislocating patella repaired so my dodgy leg is no longer an issue, but I have a tiny bit of arthritis because of it, so I take a supplement in my meals. I don’t need any other treatment and it does not slow me down at all, but sometimes when I wake up it’s a bit stiff and I can limp for a few steps. I love to race around and my energy levels are boundless.
I don’t want you all to feel sorry for me but I would like to let you know why you’ll need to be patient with me. When I was four months old I had a broken leg. I don’t know how to tell you how I got it, but my human didn’t get me treated properly. I was lucky that the lovely people at Animal Aid Gippsland took me away and fixed my broken leg and my patella. I had to live in a crate for months and I missed out on training and socialising. Some damage was done to my confidence and I’m nervous of people. I don’t want you to touch my legs and I’m scared you’ll hurt me – I want to love you, but it takes me a while to be sure if I can. It will take a while for me to be confident with you. Because I’ll get scared and run off, I can’t be off lead in public. I am toilet trained but I sometimes do a little wee when I get excited, scared or am feeling submissive. I should grow out of that as I grow in confidence & maturity.
I love dogs, especially a dog who will play with me. I can be too rough sometimes, and some dogs won’t like that but I usually won’t annoy them. I like toys but I’d rather run and play. I like to do a bit of digging so I’ll need some guidance – my training has begun with my foster family and I hope that you’ll want to continue to train me. My training helps me gain confidence in the world around me and in you, my handler, my family. I like cats and I’m really curious about them but they find me a little intense. I’m not aggressive with them but I think it might be fun to chase them if they run but foster mum won’t let me.
I can sit & drop when you ask me to and I know how to stay. I won’t recall to you until I really trust you but once I trust you I recall really well. When I know you better I’ll be really keen to come when you call. I walk well on lead most of the time but I can be a bit naughty trying to take my halter off sometimes. I won’t drag you down the street though. Sometimes I jump up when I get a bit overexcited but my foster family have been teaching me not to do that and mostly I get the idea. I don’t steal stuff but I am a killer of toys; I like them but I like to pluck them and deconstruct them.
I love to jump in the car and go for a trip with you, and I travel well. You’ll be able to crate me if needed as I have plenty of experience being crated. I would not be ok to hang around a campsite off lead, as I’ll be too nervous, but on lead would be fine if you help me get used to it. I would probably love activities like camping, hiking, running or biking if you teach me how.
Can you please be my family? Send an email to my foster mum at caninelifeline@hotmail.com and she will send you an application form.
Medical notes
Bella has had a dislocating patella repaired so her dodgy leg is no longer an issue, but she does have a tiny bit of arthritis because of it. She takes a supplement in her meals but doesn't need any other treatment.
Adoption details
1. Fall in love with one of our dogs.
2. Read their profile on our website. If you would like to apply to adopt this dog, please email us for an application form, please no text messages or phone calls at this stage.
3. Wait for us to contact you if you are shortlisted for adoption.
4. If you are shortlisted, a trainer may telephone you for additional information or simply to arrange for a meet and greet with our dog at a mutually agreeable time.
5. If you are the successful applicant and you wish to go ahead with the adoption process please decide what level of adoption you would like to proceed with.
Adoption Only – your adoption fee is $450. Your new dog comes desexed, vaccinated and microchipped, and with a collar.
Adoption with Assistance – your adoption fee is $550. Your new dog comes desexed, vaccinated and microchipped, with a collar and a training halter. A short introductory lesson with one of our trainers to help settle your dog in.
Adoption and Training – your adoption fee is $750. Your new dog comes desexed, vaccinated and microchipped and with a collar. Plus training equipment (lead & head halter) and two private lessons to help you understand the foundations of all obedience and general behaviour shaping techniques that your new dog has been learning whilst in foster care with one of our trainer/trainers.
6. Pay your adoption fee, sign our adoption papers and arrange handover of your new best friend. A two week trial period begins at this point and flows automatically into adoption if both parties are happy, or if the dog does not suit the adopting family s/he can be returned and the adoption fee refunded (minus admin fee). By mutual agreement with Canine Lifeline the trial period may be extended where you are uncertain if the dog is fitting into your lifestyle.
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