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This is not uncommon in Border Collies. Also, they remember anything that has frightened them and continue to "run" from it for years afterwards. Not a lot of people know that, and the BC continues to be seen as an ideal family dog, as, of course, a BC can be, if treated properly.

One of the problems with desensitizing a scared BC is actually getting it to go close enough to the feared object for it to see that the object is harmless, and forcing it merely reinforces the fear. Despite many attempts to turn him round, my Snorri is still scared of sheep - not a great advert for a sheepdog breed!

Round here, most rehomed BCs that are available as pets are, in fact, failed morking dogs with a sheep problem!

I'd LOVE to give this one a home, but, unfortunately, space precludes, and it would be a long, unkind journey for it, involving, as it does, a ferry trip where dogs have to be shut up

Snorri
(the Shonky Sheepdog)

Well they never called me back, so i presume they found a space elsewhere, nice of them to let me know after I stayed in yesterday evening just in case I had to rush off to collect. Never mind as long as the pup is ok.

I hope the pup is alright - they should have given you a phone though to let you know what was happening

It would have been appreciated but Wiccaweys said that it happens quite a lot that people just don't call back.

just to make your job easier for you then eh

Hope the little pup is ok x

Hope the puppy is safe and well