Hello!  This is Gnoma, I recently adopted her, but my cat is absolutely not going to take her presence, so I need to find her a new home.  In this situation, it really is the cat, and not the dog who is the problem. 

If you are interested in being Gnoma’s forever companion, reach out to me, her current human tawny@cityraptor.com

 Gnoma is very sweet, and I know she’ll make an excellent companion in the right home.

If you have anyone who might be a fit for her, let me know, and we can start a conversation. 

 Basics:

·       Shelter says she is a border collie mix – emphasis on mix

·       She is about 40 pounds, and they estimate her age around 6.  Her teeth look pretty good.  She has something going on with her ears.  The shelter said they treated it, but it seems to be recurring.  I’ll get her into my vet and get it looked at

·       She got her first round of vaxx @ the shelter, and I’ll schedule her second round so she will be up to date

Pros:

•     She is very sweet with people.  I haven’t seen her with kids, and obviously she’d need to meet kids to see if it’s a good fit, but I am optimistic

•     She is a great sleeper (sleeps all night no problem, and naps regularly during the day)

•     She’s good at self-play

•     She’s calm, and generally naps or sits near you at home

·       She’s very quiet

·       She is a bit of a snuggler, but not clingy (she sleeps next to me at night, and will hop up on the couch for a few minutes of snuggles, but generally goes to her chair to hang out)

·       She wasn’t terribly activated by the fireworks on New Year’s Eve.  She was a little anxious, and was somewhat more intent on being near people, but not super worked up

·       She is a great office dog:  she greets people politely, and mostly just hangs out and naps (she’s a great fit in the Coworking space)

·       She hasn’t had any housetraining accidents.  I’ve left her closed in the bedroom for a up to a few hours, and she handled that well.  (she really likes to be with her people, so long persistent confinement is not going to be a good fit for her)

·       She doesn’t jump up on people much (although occasionally if she is amped up), and she is getting good at *off* *leave it* and *sit* (she is pretty responsive in the house, but completely ignores you outside or on a walk)

·       She doesn’t really respond to her name yet, so renaming her would not be a problem

Cons:

•       She clearly doesn’t have any real training background, and no leash training.  We’ve been working over the holidays, and she is getting good at sit (verbal and hand signal), her leash walking is getting (slowly) better, and we’re starting to work on stay.  She has zero recall skills at this point.  We’re starting some “follow” training in the house, and she’s getting better at that.  She seems to be trainable / but definitely not trained. 

•       She 100% needs socialization training with dogs.  She is over activated, and impolite.  Basically she just decides to play, and doesn’t ask if they want to, or listen if they say no. 

·       She isn’t a full-on escape artist, but she is opportunistic, and totally unresponsive off leash, so if she gets out – she just runs around and ignores you (and seems to have zero car awareness).    

·       She gets a little mouthy if she gets amped up and is playing inside.  She isn’t snappy, and she is responding well to the “no chewing on people” directive, but it’s something that needs to be reinforced.  I have a fenced yard – so when she gets amped up, I can send her outside, and she’ll race around like a lunatic for 5 minutes, and then come in calm. 

·       She likes to chew.  She will leave things alone when you tell her to, and redirects pretty easily to her toys, but she can be sneaky about trying to claim shoes or pillows that aren’t hers