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Hello, my name is Zoey. I am a very beautiful, happy and athletic young adult female Border Collie who loves to play with other dogs my size. I haven't met any small dogs, but I love an active playmate who will wrestle and run with me!  As with most Border Collies, I have a lot of energy and I admit that if I don’t get enough exercise, I will find alternative ways to keep busy. For example, I have gone so far as to jump on the counter to watch foster dad leave or simply counter surf, so he now puts me in that crate thing even if he leaves for a minute. WHY you ask??? Because apparently, jumping on the counters for any reason is frowned upon in this establishment!!

Anyway, my favorite things include attention, tennis balls, treats, sniffing everything and staying active!! As a matter of fact, I was thinking that agility or flyball may be good ways to use up some energy, that is of course, providing I have the attention span to do them (tee hee!). Dad and I go for a couple 45-minute walks a day which helps mellow me out a bit so I may actually spend some time just laying around. I know the “kennel/crate,” “go potty,” and “wait” commands and I am leash and potty trained. As for that crate that I mentioned earlier…well, if I’m in there and dad is nearby, I’m fine but if I’m left alone, I will yell at him constantly until he takes me out. I have not met any kids and I have a high prey drive so cats are not a good fit for me, but I do get along with other dogs and would love a canine buddy and a yard with a tall 6' fence where we can play at my new furever home. They tell me it has to be 6' because I am athlete and can clear those short 4' ones! If you don't have a fenced in yard, but enjoy going for long walks or runs, we could make that work, too, but a fenced in yard helps me get energy out on my own.  If you want to be my partner to do that, it sure would be fun.  If I had to draw up my ideal home, it would be an active person who lives on some land or has a large yard.  We could do chores together, or start some fly ball training, or train for a marathon - the opportunities are endless! If you fit the bill and are slightly our of Underdog's radius, please apply and let's chat!

All I need in my life now is a furever home with an active and patient person who will love me unconditionally and will NOT give up on me! Are you ready to welcome a wonderfully active companion into your life? I promise I am worth it!! Love, Zoey.   

If you have other questions about me you can email Underdog Rescue at <inquiries@underdogrescuemn.com>

ADOPTION EVENTS:     

Adoption events are updated at the top of each dogs animals' as their foster home signs up. Check back for updates on which events they will be attending. If an event is not listed within their bio above, the animal is not planning to attend.  Please understand that all of our pets are in volunteer foster homes and sometimes "life" happens and the foster family cannot make it to their scheduled adoption event. If you are traveling from a far distance to meet a specific animal, please understand we cannot guarantee event attendance. We recommend filling out an application and we will set up a private appointment. Private appointments are only scheduled after an application is submitted and approved.

ADOPTION PROCEDURE:

FOSTER CARE:

All of our animals are fostered in individual homes or doggie daycare facilities. While they are in our care, they are part of our families and given lots of love. We work on training, crate-training and socialization prior to adoption, but each bio is written by the foster as they see them, in their home. Each animal's behavior is evaluated and we have a sense of its temperament and personality, but it cannot be guaranteed. We look for adopters who will give each animal the wonderful life and permanent home that he or she deserves in time and with patience.  If you have an interest and ability to be a foster home, please visit our website  www.underdogrescuemn.com/foster-applications  and fill out a foster application.

NUTRITION:

Nutrition is vital to the rehabilitation and life-long health of our pets.  All of our foster animals are fed a premium diet such as NutriSource, Canidae, Orijen, Nature's Variety, Fromm, Pure Vita, Stella and Chewy's, Primal, or balanced raw diet.  All adopters are required to continue providing premium diets for the life of the animal.

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