We've had Alfie since he was a puppy. Unfortunately because my partner's guide dog is retiring so he is now back on the waiting list, so we are having to make the very difficult decision to rehome Alfie as he is not a fan of other dogs, especially large young bouncy dogs which the new guide dog no doubt will be. Unfortunately having two young children and due to the way the guide dog process works, slow introductions would not be possible.

Alfie, a red merle collie, has done agility since he was young and absolutely loves it so I would love him to continue this if possible. He is still a Grade 1 (Large) but only due to the fact that with young children, I haven't had time for shows. He trains at Grade 3-5 and has won three competitions at non-KC shows. He loves learning new tricks and knows a few such as left and right turns, middle, roll over, paw, stay, wait, recall etc. Alfie lives with a three year old and a one year old whom he is great with as long as they give him his own space. His dog walker walks him with a group of other dogs and he is generally good with them. He is better with small female dogs, but I do feel he will be best in a single dog household or with a smaller calmer dog. He is brilliant off the lead and can be let off around other dogs and will not run off to them. If a dog runs up to him he will often growl but it has never gone further than this. He hasn’t lived with a cat but is good with friends and relatives cats. Alfie is house-trained, travels well and can be left alone for a few hours at a time. If Alfie has a ball he is non -stop in the house but take the toys away and he is very chilled and will happily rest after a walk or a play

Alfie must be rehomed to an active home with lots of rural walks or an activity-based home to continue his agility or another sport. Ideally with no other dogs but slow introductions maybe possible to especially if a smaller female. He does live with a Labrador at the moment, but she lived with us before Alfie did. Would love if the owner would like to stay in touch with me as this is a very difficult decision to make and he is a well loved member of our family.