CORAL

Female, 6 months, 23 lbs

This sweet little sea soul is an absolute darling of a girl. At 23 pounds and 6 months, CORAL is out to steal your heart. The veterinarian expects she will weigh 30-32 pounds when she is full-grown. Her smooth, soft white coat is highlighted with black spotted markings just emerging throughout her long body and cute ears. CORAL also has a darling signature mark over her left eye that we just love. In a couple of her photos, her ears hadn’t decided what they were going to do, but now they are tipped over all the time!

CORAL is growing in curiosity and confidence daily. She sometimes takes a minute or two to check out someone new and make friends, and she appreciates when someone new lets her come to them instead of the other way around. She is a little bit shy, but not fearful. The staff at both vet clinics she’s visited could not get enough of her. She took her shots and microchip injection like a champ. Her favorite part was the treats she got for being such a good girl. She prefers meeting people one at a time, rather than in groups, but even her confidence in group settings is getting better; for instance, we have game night at her foster home every Friday. The first night she met the group, Coral was rather shy, but by the next Friday night she did much better. We had her out the whole evening. She had fun playing with our friends, who gave her lots of attention. The rest of the evening she just parked herself next to one of us waiting patiently to be petted and treated. She takes her treats very gently. She also has visited her foster mom’s workplace: a university English department. After a day or two, Coral was going into other faculty members’ offices on her own, making herself at home in the Dean’s office suite with all the staff, and greeting students in the hallways. We are very proud of her!

CORAL enjoys bones and chew toys, couch time, and playtime with the big dogs. They have really helped accelerate her progress. She’ll follow the dogs outside without dawdling about and comes running with a short whistle. Mental stimulation and physical activities should continue her fast track to stardom. Because she takes her cues so well from her foster siblings, we want to place her in a home with a well-balanced, playful dog, from whom she could continue to learn and grow to be the best gal she can be. While she doesn’t need as much stimulation, exercise, and playtime as a “real” border collie, she is happiest when she gets to play off leash with another dog or with her people. With her dog friends, she has grown to love chasing and being chased! She walks leashed to a harness without pulling, so she might also enjoy joining leash walks; she is still learning the concept of staying on one side. She knows the sit command. Coral accompanied her foster brother to his canine scent work lesson, where she had a first lesson herself. She thoroughly enjoyed the lesson and might enjoy continuing to learn this fun dog sport.

Coral is crate-trained and sleeps quietly all night long. In fact, this puppy is quiet as a mouse all the time. When she comes in from playing with her foster brothers and sisters, who are 3-4 times her size, she gets a drink, then heads right to her crate for a rest. She is doing well with her house-training, understanding to “go potty” right away when she’s taken outside. She can still have an occasional accident, if she is not taken out regularly. CORAL is very smart, mostly treat but also praise motivated, so continuing her training should be a blast. She mastered the doggy door almost immediately. Coral travels quietly in her crate with no signs of car sickness or stress.

CORAL is micro-chipped, spayed, heartworm negative and on preventative, and up-to-date on vaccinations. If you have an approved application and wish to inquire, send an email to: adoptions@norcalbcrescue.org. If you have an approved Adoption Application and wish to inquire, send an email to: Adoptions@norcalbcrescue.org.

CORAL is being fostered north of Sacramento County, CA.