Chappy, Truro

Can you adopt Chappy?

Name : Chappy

Breed : Border Collie

Age : Two

Sex : Male

Intact : Yes

Town/City : Truro

County : Cornwall

Information about Chappy

My name is Chappy, and I was two on the 9th of February.

I am loyal, loving, playful, and energetic.

I was a “lockdown puppy”, so early socialising was missed, and although I’ve been doing well, I am still very nervous of other dogs, and sometimes also people. particularly men.
However, once you show me that you are someone who wants to throw a toy/ball, I relax quickly.
When I’m out with my owner, if I see another dog, I will come straight back, and sit to have my lead put on, so that we can walk passed. Sometimes, I will get a bit scared and react.
My owner has kept me “intact” while we try to build my confidence…

…Hello.
I am heart broken to have to be forced to find a new home for my boy, Chappy, but unfortunately, like for many, since the lockdowns (which started only three weeks after I brought Chappy home!), Life has not gone to plan.
I had waited 22 years to be in a position to have another dog, but sadly, my home business has suffered, and I have been forced to go back into employment, while also trying to build my business. Leaving Chaps on his own for three days a week with only an hour’s visit by a dog sitter, and leaving me with nowhere near as much time spare to give Chaps what he needs when I am home, as I did have. I will also be needing to move to a smaller/cheaper home before long, which is going to be even more of a problem.

I’m not going to lie, Chappy is a handful.
He’s incredibly excitable when people come to the house, especially those he knows will play with him! Having said that, given the time and training, I know he would be less so.
He is a clown, and has a funny personality. Often cracking me up with his funny looks, and daft behaviour.
He loves Children, dearly (raised with my three, and now my partner’s three who are young) however, I would not advise for Chappy to go to a home with young Children, as he is far too excitable and gets wound up by certain sounds.

It would ease my heart and guilt, to see him go to someone who has the time, energy, experience, and space to give him what he needs.
He soaks up commands like a sponge, would do amazingly well at things like agility,
And will prove to be a very loyal companion to that special person.
I wholeheartedly believe he would be far less challenging in a quite home, with “less going on”, as Border Collies are very sensory.
When it is just the two of us, he very quiet, and chilled.

I cannot send him to a standard shelter, as not being a “straight forward”, family dog, he would absolutely be put down. There is no doubt about that. But time is running out for the both of us.