The status of JASPER was

last posted on 11/12/24 by

Burlington Adoption Center

Male Dog, Border Collie

Border Collie (Medium Coat)

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Meet the cutest little boy around: Jasper!He is currently in a foster home, and we've been told, `Jasper is a big, goofy, chill dog! He’s been relatively easy (we have a border collie and cattle dog so Jasper seems so chill). He likes laying on the floor and rarely choose to be on furniture. Sometimes he is hesitant about things - going thru doorways, getting in cars, going in create, but is usually easily coaxed with treats.Jasper for the most part is an easy going and relatively chill dog! He enjoys laying around, playing with his housemates (2 medium sized dogs), and especially like being outside whether just sitting and watching or chasing his dog buddies. There are 2 human adults in the house too :)We have a 3rd dog in the house - a cattle dog we are keeping separate. The cattle dog is pretty intense so just playing it safe for now. It does seem like they both want to play though. He is still learning to not nark at new people or dogs, but he's being trained on this front. Jasper has been really good with house training. We have a dog door to a fenced yard so he can come and go as he pleases. The first few days we did make sure he went outside every few hours. He’s not had an accident.I do think Jasper likes having dog buddy. When we are away, Jasper and 1 of our dogs stay loose in laundry room together. We tried crating him, but he broke out of it so we found the laundry room situation better fit for him. We’ve left him up to 8 hours. At night he like to sleep in the bed or the floor in the bedroom.He’s not a jumper and does a good job at keeping feet on the floor. Unless he is really excited - like greeting us after we’ve been gone for a few hours.He’s not tried to steal anything off counters. Though if you are eating in the couch he wants to get very close to your food. When he does this we tell him off and make him sit on the floor.He knows sit, down, and we are working on wait/stay and come. He has really good leash manners - he doesn’t really pull though sometimes he’ll walk in front of you and be a tripping hazard.`In a previous foster home, we were told:`Recommendations: This is a super sweet and cuddly dog that would do best in a foster home, particularly one with a yard. After spending time cuddling in bed and enjoying life in a home, we think it would be very stressful for him to be back at the shelter as opposed to a foster home. He desperately needs continued socialization with strangers and other dogs. As he has grown closer to his caregivers, he has grown more fearful of strangers causing him to bark/growl at them after initially presenting as friendly. This seems to be a territorial issue, occurring in areas closest to the home while getting better in areas further from the home, such as a local park. We recommend having him meet new people in a park during a structured encounter. He is starting to play with other dogs and would do well with further interactions under supervision. He is NOT an aggressive dog and will be very loving to others if given the usual puppy socialization opportunities. He has not bitten anyone and is very sweet with his caregivers.Current Training:- He is incredibly intelligent and very food motivated- He responds to “look” in a high-pitched voice on walks, we reward him with a treat and saying “yes” o This helps him to move on when he is refusing to continue walking o He sometimes responds to “come on” o He is usually very redirectable on walks with treats and saying “look”- He has been working on “sit”, “down”, “stay”, and “place” (to go to his dog bed) which he responds to with repetition and treats- He has been working on “quiet” for barking in the home- Will get in a crate if you say “crate” and either hold a treat over the top of the cage or lightly tap the top of the cage o Enjoying meals and special treats in the crate has helped him to become comfortable inside it to the point where he goes to his crate when he sees us preparing his bowl, he loves having toys with peanut butter in there o We were working on closing the crate door, saying “quiet”, and rewarding him with treats when he stops whining& sometimes he whines a lot while other times he is silent and will let you walk around the house, rewarding him with a treat every minute or so o He has not yet been left alone in a crate and should be trained further before being left home alone- He isn’t usually very mouthy but when he is, we’ve been saying “ouch” in an overexaggerated way to help him learn not to play bite- He takes kibble as treats for training but also enjoys cut up treats- He is almost completely potty trained and can sleep about 7 hours before needing to go outside (has had occasional accidents in the house during the day, usually after training)His favorite things:- He really likes chewing on his bones, searching for treats in his dog puzzle, licking peanut butter off a lick mat or out of a kong toy, and doing training for treats- He loves playing fetch in an enclosed yard/dog run, particularly with small squeaky toys which is a good way to get his energy out- He is beginning to love playing with other dogs although sometimes his fear overcomes him and makes him too anxious to play or may cause him to panic o He’d do well with more play time with a well-mannered dog that can match his energy- He LOVES belly rubs and will flip on his back often for you in order to get some o He also likes to cuddle in bed in the morning but be careful he doesn’t know how to fully control his limbs yet and might accidentally hit you! He usually apologizes with kisses after.- He generally likes being brushed, he has a little dandruff and some itching, so we’ve been using a soothing oatmeal shampoo for himHis dislikes:- Open staircases where you can see between the stairs, prefers an elevator or solid stairs- Strangers at the moment, particularly near his home turf, but we’re hoping this could improve quickly with a few structured, positive experiences in training- Baths are not his favorite; he will be dramatic and whine while trying to flee the tub but will not become aggressive (and usually gets the zoomies after)He was and is very loved by his previous caregivers and will do fantastic in a patient, loving home. We hope you can give him the love and care he deserves as well as an extra belly rub from us!