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KATIE is smallest of the pups, a fawn-like, sable, smooth-coated girl. Picture this: First, Katie is simply walking down the hall, then she breaks into a full run to chase the ball down the hall, and then she runs back to play tug and get a hug. Katie has such a joyous, big-hearted personality. She is one of the most active of the pups. She does everything with such enthusiasm, and she wants to share that enthusiasm with everyone around her. Katie wants to share her excitement with the world, and she wants to learn all that she can. She is food and toy-motivated. She loves everyone she meets—people, dogs, and other animals—and she loves to give kisses, only not obsessively, and to cuddle. At mealtime, Katie’s foster mom feeds her first because Katie eats slowly, as if she’s savoring every bite.
WALTER is a mostly black smooth-coated boy. He is the funniest pup in the litter; it’s like he has a true sense of humor. Walter loves to charge ahead, trying things without hesitation, especially the tunnel. He is quick to figure things out; for example, he was the first puppy to figure out get up on his foster mom’s bed for a cuddle. He knows what he wants, and he goes for it. Walter loves toys, squeakies, and tugs, but his favorite is a smashed water bottle. He is the first to start a game when people come to visit. Walter also likes to play with his littermates and mom, but people are his go-to choice. Always.
AGGIE is a gorgeous, black and white rough-coated girl with distinctive markings. She is serious, checking things out before she moves ahead. She likes to understand things before undertaking them. This shouldn’t be confused with timidity. Aggie is not easily rattled by things, but she seems to want to do the right thing the first time. Even as Aggie is a bit serious and even dignified—she crosses her front paws whenever she lays down in a very ladylike way, she can be totally silly at times. She will be a pup likely to get the zoomies because she knows she can get an audience for her antics. She reads a situation and decides how to make it work. She is also one of the most energetic and keen of the puppies. She loves all toys and playing with her littermates. That said, Aggie is also fond of snuggling and giving kisses. She has met all the other animals around her foster home, and she is curious about all of them, and she especially likes to watch the sheep, alpacas, and geese on the other side of the fence.
Mama Bess & The Labor Union Pups (page 2 of 2) • 3 males + 1 female remaining • 8 weeks old
Available for adoption as of Oct 28
Mama Bess delivered six puppies on Labor Day, so we named them after famous figures in the Labor movement in this country. And true to their breed and to their names, they are busy, “hard-working” - yet playful pups. They are 8-weeks old on October 28th, & are ready for their first real jobs outside the home: being the best dogs they can be with their new forever families.
The puppies eat their meals in their individual crates, and they sleep together in their puppy pen. They are all learning to go potty on the papers in the potty area of their pen. They have not begun actual housebreaking — pottying outside — but they are beginning to understand the concept of going in a designated area.
The puppies are current on vaccinations, as well as heartworm and flea/tick prevention and microchipped. As a condition of puppy adoption, they will need to be altered by their new owner when they reach approximately 6 months (specific time to be determined by your vet). In addition to the adoption fee, puppy adoption requires a $75 spay/neuter deposit. Upon our receiving the spay/neuter certificate from you, the deposit is refunded.
If you have an approved Northern California Border Collie Rescue & Adoptions Application and wish to enquire about MAMA BESS AND HER LABOR UNION PUPS please email us at Adoptions@norcalbcrescue.org. If you have an approved adoption application with Border Collie Rescue of Northern California let us know and we will request it be forwarded to us for consideration. The pups are being fostered in Live Oak in Sutter County, California.
