About Ellie

I have had my dog Ellie since May of 2020. She was born in December of 2018. I do not know anything about her history before I got her. I got her from a farm in Iowa. I potty trained her, crate trained her, taught her how to use the stairs, taught her commands, such as come, sit, down, shake, and she has an amazing recall for her name. She is 100% Border Collie (I have her papers) and is not spayed. She is up to date with all vaccinations. She is full grown and 35lbs, I think she was the runt of the litter! Ultimately, I am making the decision to rehome her because I do not think that she gets the amount of attention and care that she deserves. She is my best friend and I have had her for many years now, but I got a new job recently and I am away from home for more than 10 hours a day most days and she is left alone that entire time, and I don't want her to live a life like that. I believe that she also has anxiety issues and has had the same anxiety issues ever since I got her, and probably needs to be seen by a vet about them, but I do not have the resources to help her. She is such an amazing and wonderful and sweet dog to me and the people close to her, but with strangers and most males, she will get extremely anxious and protective, and she will attempt to run up and nip at them. She has never actually bit anyone, but she will run up and nip someone that she doesn't know if I am not sitting there next to her. She does not hardly ever bark, and doesn't like being outside very much. I started to try to keep her outside during the day so that she wasn't cooped up inside, but she will relentlessly scratch at the door for hours to get back inside. She needs to be in a home with someone experienced with dogs with anxiety and probably with no children because of the nipping issue. I believe that she could have a male owner because she really loves my boyfriend, but it just took extra time to get her warmed up to him. She is the most loyal dog I have ever seen in my life, and I will take her out to the river or state parks, and she does not need to be on a leash and she will stay within 20 feet of me. She is not good on a leash however, and she has not had much training on a leash and will pull unless you are going on a run. She gets along with dogs when I take her to the dog park, but would much rather sit next to me then play with the dogs. She has always been the sweetest dog to me and a very small selection of people. She is not destructive at all. She will 'steal' stuffed animals or socks etc. and put them in her bed, but does not chew them up, like she is 'collecting' things. She gets along well with other dogs as long as she has her own space, she will be very protective of her 'corner' or bed. She has a designated corner in my living room and basement for her to hang out in because she is way more comfortable having her own space whichever room I am in.

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