Lexi is a gorgeous 11-year-old Border Collie girl who came into rescue due to her owners’ newborn’s health conditions. Lexi is in an Oldies Club foster home in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, waiting for someone to offer her a wonderful permanent home.
Summary: Please form an orderly queue for Lexi Good Girl! This stunningly beautiful girl is surely any collie-lover’s dream. She is a very gentle and loving dog who gets on well with everyone – except cats! She’d love a home with active people who will spend plenty of time with her.
A good girl in foster: Lexi settled in within a week and has been a dream foster dog. She is clean in the home, and she doesn’t jump on furniture unless invited to.
Can be left for a few hours: Lexi loves to have your companionship but is she is fine to be left alone for 2 or 3 hours – she waits patiently by the door. She wouldn’t want to live in home where she would be left all day.
Good with dogs: Lexi gets on well with other dogs in the home and when out on walks. She has lived with another female dog previously, and was fine, but their owner said the two dogs seemed to get on each other’s nerves sometimes. If Lexi was to share her home with another dog, a calm and quiet older male dog might be a good fit.
Not used to cats: We are looking for a cat-free home for Lexi as she doesn’t seem to like them.
Good with children: Lexi used to live with children and was good with them, but she doesn’t like rough play. She should be fine to live with older, kind and sensible children though.
Sleeping arrangements: Lexi sleeps in her foster carer’s bedroom, on the floor in her own bed. She sleeps through, usually until around 6:00am when she wants to go out to the garden. She then goes back to bed for an hour or so.
A pleasure to walk: Lexi is very well-behaved on walks. She walks well on the lead and is not worried by traffic. She has good recall and loves a walk in the woods or the park. She’s currently walking for a mile or two in the morning and then having a couple of shorter walks later in the day.
Good in the car: Yes, she is!
Lexi’s favourite pastimes: She plays with a ball and she likes seeking; also snuffle mats and sleeping.
Lexi’s dislikes: She doesn’t like loud bangs.
Lexi’s ideal home: She would love to live with active people who will take her to fun places to have good daily walks, but also spend plenty of quality time with her at home. Active retired people would be perfect for her. Her new home must have its own garden so that Lexi can be let out for her early morning toilet break, and also enjoy relaxing during the day.
Health notes: Lexi is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. She has been flea and worm treated. At her vet check she was said to be in very good health for a dog of her age. She is sometimes a little stiff on her rear end, but this seems to have improved with her current exercise routine. She is about 18″ tall and weighs 20kg.
Lexi’s foster carers told us: Lexi is gentle, well-behaved and loving. She is very loyal and will make a wonderful companion and a brilliant friend for her new owner(s).
If you would like to offer Lexi a permanent home, please read our Adoption Procedures for information about the adoption process. You can then contact the Oldies Club rehoming team as follows:
Email: rehome@oldies.org.uk for an application form.
Or phone 0844 586 8656, leaving a message including your email address, and we’ll email an application form.
Lexi can be rehomed anywhere on the UK mainland – the closer to her foster home the better – subject to a satisfactory home visit. Note that you will be required to travel to the foster home to collect her.
If you would love to offer a home to an oldie but your circumstances aren’t suitable, perhaps you would be kind enough to sponsor one of the special oldies we are caring for that, due to health problems, are unlikely to be offered a permanent home.