So my foster dog is just about ready to start looking for his new home. Mac (a.k.a. Macaroni Man) is just about 1 year old (born 12.1.11 I believe) and a purebred border collie.
He is 10-12 pounds overweight and hasn't fully grown into himself yet. He has been limping due to a yet unknown shoulder injury/strain. We are awaiting results on a serious set of radiographs (20 different views) that were sent out to a specialist Tuesday. We do not believe anything is broken or that he has OCD (my personal opinion is that he is butt-high still in his growth stage combined with being significantly overweight is the cause of anything in his shoulder). I have had for almost 3 weeks (it will be 3 weeks on Black Friday) and his limp has peaked and is getting much less noticeable as he is losing weight and getting proper conditioning while slowly uping his activity level. Today I barely noticed a limp in his movement.
The vet said he will probably have arthritis in that shoulder when he is older. I feel he would not make a good flyball prospect or serious agility prospect as these activities put too much strain on the shoulders, but I'm sure he would love agility and be able to play in the preferred or elite classes with lower jump heights. I have not yet taken him swimming, but he was training to be a goose dog in his former life so I imagine he would be awesome as a dock dog.
However, Mac's greatest thrill in life is chasing and catching a frisbee! Mac LIVES for disc! He is a natural and is already tracking and jumping for the disc. He is very biddable (although he can be sticky-eyed and obsessive which might make freestyle training more challenging). He is a natural toss and catch rockstar! He learned to go around behind me to run out for the disc already.
Mac is wonderful with other dogs (although he does have a very in-your-face playstyle that some dogs may not appreciate. Mac is also wonderful with people, he has never met a stranger (although I do NOT know how he is with children). Mac has shown polite curiosity towards cats and small dogs, although he would probably chase if they ran.
Mac is available through Multiple Breed Rescue in Elyria, OH. you can contact them through their website. http://www.mbrohio.com/
Video of Macaroni's disc prowess:
Video of Mac playing at Daycare:
Video of Mac hanging out at Daycare:
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