Fievel
Age: 9 years
Weight: 96 lbs
Breed: Collie
Adoption Contribution: Available for Sponsorship
Description:
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Fievel is well adjusted but he is blind. We would like his forever home to have people in it who have had experience with dogs who were blind or who are willing to be mentored and/or trained and willing to maintain consistency in his indoor and outdoor environments.
Fievel is a large, handsome collie who does not let his disability stop him. He is smart, determined and resilient. He maps the inside of a home quickly. At first he avoided stairs, but during a storm demonstrated he could manage at least a 5 step stairway (he has not had the opportunity to attempt staircases with more steps). Fievel is gentle, loves to cuddle and at the moment prefers the indoors over the outdoors but that could change once he is familiar with his yard. He needs a yard with a physical fence (not invisible) for safety. He is definitely a velcro dog and is a mellow fellow who loves his naps. He appears to be sensitive to only storms but those are the only loud noises he has experienced while in his foster family.
He is housebroken, was a little nervous in the car but ear rubs helped him to calm down and is trustworthy when the family is gone; there is no need for a crate. So far he has ignored cats and chickens and does well with the other dogs in the household but prefers to spend time with people. He did not initiate interaction with the pet savvy children he was introduced to but did not avoid them either. He knows his name and comes when he is called. His foster family is starting to teach him touch commands which are typically used with dogs who are blind along with voice commands. Fievel is a happy guy, motivated and determined to live life to the fullest and will return every bit of love you give him.
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