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SCARLETT
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Meet Scarlett, also known as "Little Red". Scarlet is an adorable small-to-medium-sized red and white 12-month-old Border Collie mix. Her coat is a gorgeous red with hints of blond in it and her fur is very lush. She has stunning green eyes – which are quite rare. We are not sure what she is mixed with, but she looks very BC.
Little Red has turned into quite the hoot – she is very agile and likes to climb up to the top of my Coleman pop-up camper (which is closed) in my back driveway and look at the world. When you're in the front driveway, you can see her flush with the top of the gate and she just looks around very regal-like – no barking at all. She even brings her favorite stuffed teddy bear up there sometimes and wrestles with him. She's quite the clown – she likes to submerse her face into a water bucket – all the way up to her ears – for a few seconds and then run around like a crazy fool afterwards. She also likes to lay in the kiddie pool sometimes, but is not constantly going in and getting all wet.
Scarlett is not hyper at all and is a medium-energy dog. Sometimes, she'll grab onto her tail and spins circles for a minute or two – with very Oksana Baiul-like form! Every once in a while, she'll partake in some shadow stomping – although I've never seen this, but my roommate has. She is now learning to play ball.
Little Red's house manners have come a long way, as this is a dog that we believe was not socialized at all, but most likely just left in the back yard. She used to be quite fearful of people, but has come so far in her foster home. She loves to play with the other dogs and is adorable with them – not a fighter at all, but a very omega dog. She rarely barks, but might voice her desire to be with you if the back screen door is shut. Scarlett walks quite well on a leash and rides in the car perfectly. She also kennels up very well. She is not destructive, which I find surprising based on her age and curiosity. The only thing she does is chew on a newspaper and shred paper once in a while. Sometimes new people make her nervous, but once she bonds, she's quite the girl. She adores men and is very loving, curious and sweet. Scarlett is also lovely to take a nap with.
Due to the way she can stay so silently focused I think there's a lot of intelligence in this girl's head - I think she really has the ability to learn. This will continue to take time, though, because of her past. She will need an adopter who will be patient with her and will remain cognizant of the fact that she was treated poorly in the past. I don't have any cats, but I think she would be fine with them, as she is fine with my cockatoo.
Scarlett is being fostered in the South Bay area. |
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