Gracie

*If interested, please contact ASAP even if you're on the fence as Gracie will be going back to Missouri Sat. 5/16/26*

Gracie is an affectionate, calm, low-energy (but does love a good walk), 4yr old, 70lb, Border Collie mix.

A few weeks ago, my husband's mother passed away unexpectedly, we hoped she would integrate well with our 5-year-old rescue pup, Rosie, but unfortunately Gracie has significant resource guarding behavior toward other dogs. We've already worked on training, and while she responds well with people, the guarding toward Rosie has not improved enough for our home situation. Additionally, the situation is a bit more dire as we had put Rosie in daycare one day so that we could spend some dedicated time with Gracie at home, but unfortunately, Rosie was attacked by another dog while in daycare and had to receive stitches. Now, we have to keep them completely separated which has been stressful for both pups and us.

Gracie is otherwise an incredibly sweet dog - potty trained, calm, well-behaved, very people-oriented, and easily redirectable. We truly believe she would thrive as the only dog in the home, or possibly in a larger home with experienced owners able to manage separation and training.

We wanted to help her as much as possible, but we don't realistically have the time, space, or resources to give her the environment she needs long-term. We also know very little about her history, as my husband had not been in contact with his mother since she adopted Gracie.

She is also very fearful/reactive/aggressive at the vet, so we have struggled to get a proper examination done on her. Based on one document we found about her history, she was given a rabies shot in 2024, but she is due for another one and likely all other vaccinations. We are working with her to do some muzzle training with a med combination to hopefully get her to a point where the vet can check her without needing to be fully sedated/anesthetized. Her reactivity seems to be a result of lack of socialization/proper training rather than trauma-based.

Aside from her resource guarding/reactivity at the vet, she is incredibly gentle and sweet around people. She is intelligent and adaptable. She sleeps thru the night and just lounges most of the day with her human. If we did not have another extremely anxious/fearful rescue pup, we would absolutely keep her as she is the ideal dog for a no-dog household.
**** Breed: Border Collie Mix **** Pet Link: https://www.nokillnetwork.org/adoption/pet_detail.php?petid=2197724&flag=1