RUGER
Meet Ruger! He is a 6yr old neutered border collie. His birthday is May 31st 2019. He is full bred with papers. He is large for a border collie, 80lbs. He's loving and fluffy. His favorite games are tug of war and chase. He does not like to jump, he likes to dig but only will do so if you direct him to. When we lived in PA, would let him destroy snowmen once they started to melt. I let him help dig my garden until I realized he then would try to dig the plants up after I planted them so I didn't let him help me anymore.
He is used to rough play by me and my 4yr old son. He's house trained, knows sit, stay(for short periods of time), paw, down, out (if you want him to leave a room), enough (to stop barking at a sound outside the door, although this is new and he's still stubborn on it), off (for getting off furniture), spin and rollover (will only do it if outside and he knows there's enough room). He stays in the yard as long as you have eyes on him otherwise needs a chain because he wanders. He's not destructive unless he feels overly anxious in a new place, he does well kept to a bedroom, free to roam while we were at work, or out. In a new place I'd recommend a crate until he's settled in.
We are looking to rehome him due to changes in work schedules, not having family near by to watch him, and cost of living renting with a pet (we used to live in a house and didn't anticipate this change). I would love for him to go to a good loving home.
He's scared of strangers but warms up quick to dog people. He has never bit anyone and if had the chance he would run up to a stranger and bark at them, so he's not dangerous, just needs exposure and work with strangers. He warms up much faster to women and people he meets outside his territory. He's scared of children unless he's used to them. We've had him before my son was born and he's done absolutely great with him no issues, my son is 4 now. He's not scared of my nephews as he knows them, however, since he doesn't see them all the time, gets over excited. He wants to herd them and gets overly excited and has nipped as to herd them (never done this with my son though).
He'll bark at and is scared of cats, but would probably warm up to one fine. He loves other dogs. He's not food aggressive, he's passive to other dogs. He would come with toys, a dog bed, a new bag of dog food, and some other dog items.
He likes to be brushed and although he gets nervous, he will let you clip his nails. He's good in a bath too. He's out of date on his shots, around a year, so would need a vet visit.
If you would like more information about Ruger you can email renniedanielle907@yahoo.com
