If you can give Corinne a forever home, contact us at bonnwright@aol.com for an application. She is not good with children or smaller dogs. Corinne weighs about 12 lbs.

She will be available for a donation of $250 to our medical fund and an approved application. Contact bonnwright@aol.com for an application to adopt Emeline.

Wally seems to view children as simply more humans put on earth for the purpose of playing fetch with him. However, he's always moving at top speed so he must be carefully monitored around small children so he doesn't collide with them! He accidentally knocked my 49 lb. Border Collie off her feet when they were playing Frisbee, and she has refused to play Frisbee with him ever since.

He walks perfectly using a Gentle Leader; not using the Gentle Leader will still take work - he pulls a little. His recall while on a long lead is good.

Wally is an affectionate, spirited, intelligent dog who needs a human who understands the Border Collie drive and can offer him a lot of mental and physical exercise. He needs to understand what is expected of him, and he needs to know where he stands in the pack. A lot of our problems in the beginning disappeared when he was taught where he fit into our pack. That allowed him to relax his instinct to control every situation, and focus on learning the things that a puppy needs to learn.

Sally is most likely a Border Collie mix. Although she looks very much like a Border Collie, she is a little larger than most. She also possesses several traits common to the Great Pyrenees, including double rear dew claws. It's possible she has a little Great Pyrenees in her blood.

Sally came to us via Project Hope in southern IL. The people that brought her in said she had been dumped with another female, Sadie, in a very rural area.

Sally is very sweet and generally calm. She is spayed, current on vaccines and has recently been treated for heartworms.

Sadie is most likely a Border Collie mix. Although she looks very much like a Border Collie, she possesses several traits common to the Great Pyrenees, including double rear dew claws. Her ear set isn't quite BC-like either.

Sadie is an alert dog. She alerts us to anything that she sees! (Another GP trait!) Unfortunately, that can get a bit annoying. Usually though, once she gets used to something, she doesn't tend to bark as much. But, she ALWAYS lets us know that the critters are out and about after dark. She certainly doesn't like it when the coyotes howl!

Sadie is a generally calm dog. She is not dog aggressive and is actually a bit submissive, although she will protect a dog bone if another dog comes near. She doesn't seem to be food aggressive with people. She is not particularly sensitive to touch. She'll let you mess with her feet. She is very loving and likes attention, but isn't obnoxious about it. Her only bad habits so far are digging and barking. She barks more in the evenings than she seems to during the day.

Sadie is getting better at entering her crate at night, although she still needs a little help. She doesn't get excited when my 18 month old runs and screams. She just exhibited her version of first BC crouch on the 10th. I had not seen any herding tendencies until then. There happened to be a cat on the other side of the fence. She was watching it and ran toward it, but had no intentions of hurting it. I think she was just playing. She loves being outside, but is not too fond of the crate. She enters with lots of help, but doesn't resist too much once she's in.

The trainer that evaluated him said he had great bite inhibition and was a very forgiving dog. He can be handled everywhere without a problem, he did fantastic at his grooming appointment. She said she could certainly see him as a family dog even though he did not have children in his former home. She called him a smart dog, mellow and easily trained.

Dusty is not an in your face kissy dog, but he does give sweet kisses when you groom him or when he does come over for pets. He has not done any destructive chewing, loves the little wading pool to play in, and loves playing frisbee and ball. He has an amazing leap and he just springs up in the air at 45 pounds, he is very, very lean. I could easily see him doing agility, fly ball anything to challenge this boy and keep him active. He settles beautifully if no one is around to entertain him in the yard after he gets done cooling off in the pool. He is not a barker, although he will bark at strangers. He walks fairly well but will pull on the leash but corrects easy, traffic does not bother him or other dogs when out walking. He will make some lucky family a great companion and fun addition to their family.

Annabelle loves to run and play, although she doesn't understand how to play with toys or tennis balls at this point. She does love to get hugs and pats and likes to be as close to you as she can get. Annabelle prefers to be in the same room with you so she can be part of what's going on. She's great with other dogs and is learning how to play and what her place in the pack is. She rides wonderfully in a car and likes to watch traffic go by. She's quiet, but assertive and comes to her name.

Annabelle isn't housebroken at this point, but we are working on it, as smart and attentive as she is, it won't take any time at all. She loads into her crate with assistance and apparently doesn't know any commands at this point either...but we're working on it.

Annabelle is scheduled to be spayed and checked for heartworms next week.