Yesterday a farmer brought in a very thin and nervous collie which he said "was not up to standard!!) I grieve for the fate of so many farm dogs which are discarded, without exception all that I have dealt with since I have lived in Wales, have been of excellent temperament and have made wonderful family pets. When I ran the Liverpool shelter I was always a little wary of collies, many seemed to have temperament problems but certainly I have experienced exactly the opposite in this area.
Mik is so very thin I need to see if he gains weight in the next ten days, there is always the concern there is an underlying problem , however the Vet could not find anything wrong on his visit this morning so it is just a matter of waiting to see how he improves. He will be fostered out until a home is found. I dont know what we would do without our foster homes, so many more dogs would be put down.
We had to call out the Vet as Jimmy the ex racehorse hads a large lump on his rear, He thinks it is the result of a kick and should go down by tomorrow! If not I will call the vet back out.I am surprised as all the horses seem to be getting on remarkably well.Looks like someone has bullied him so he may have to be moved to another field and join a different group.