1/26/24, A GREAT ADOPTION DAY FOR REED & JAKE!

REED & JAKE are both lively, fun, good-natured 11 year old Border Collies and now they have a life together! Former Glen Highland adopters came from Pennsylvania to meet these two boys and add them to live with their GH Senior girl, Pepper. She previously lived as a trio and so have these two so ’the three amigos’ are going to do great together…the more, the merrier!

They will have 3 1/2 acres for lots of exploring which Reed & Jake just love and they’ll be with their new guardians 24/7 since both are retired and just cherish their Border Collies - they’ve adopted SIX from Glen Highland over the years!

We are so grateful for their open hearts to take in two Seniors and give them the years ahead of living as adored family members. And, they also took on two heartworm positive dogs, agreeing that the ‘gentler’ slow-kill approach to the disease would be wise..

“Let them enjoy their lives now and not wait a year to be free to play ball or explore,” they said.
HAVE A BLAST REED & JAKE!!!!!

REED'S HISTORY

11 year old REED waited awhile to get healthier and surely, happier. This is one of the funniest, most joyful Border Collies around now. While Reed came into rescue with some quirks and worries, he is definitely going out sure that life is great!

He makes us laugh every day with his antics of talking, barking, charging out the door…so much spunk in one body!

Reed is a good guy who landed in an Alabama shelter as a stray. His care was obviously lacking since his coat was a strange red color and he was pretty hairless from a bad flea infestation. He also worried that he was going to be hit which popped up soon as the broom came out or we reached over his head. He ‘hit the deck’ waiting for a wallop. It’s safe to assume life was not so good for Reed before.

He also came to us with an OCD habit of circling trees non-stop, often what happens when a dog is confined to a pen or restricted in a small space. Since they cannot herd with a normal wide arc, they make a very tight circle and incessantly go round and round and round. Stuck in the shelter for a month, that small space didn’t make this habit any better.

It’s taken 6 months but now Reed goes straight and arcs out wide! He loves chasing squirrels and running with his pals…those trees no longer hold much interest and soon as he starts to circle tightly, a simple ‘Reed’ pulls him away for attention!

Reed knows some basic commands like sit, lie down, and shake and he will ‘talk’…just talk to him and he ‘woo-woos’ right back, having a full conversation. He is a car chaser when in the car so must be crated though he does love ‘catching’ the cars from right to left in the back…not much fun for the driver!

We kept Reed unavailable for adoption for six months in order to bring him to the best health prior to having the heartworm treatment he needed. He was far too weak on arrival. He went through the first injection just fine but on the second, he struggled with horrible thrashing and twitching and suffering that appeared he was dying. The pain he was enduring was staggering to watch. Due for the third injection, the vet expressed concern about an allergic reaction to the morphine or sedative. We decided to NOT complete the protocol.

The good news for Reed is that he is alive and back to his normal joyful self. And, two injections are considered successful for 95% of the heartworms. So, Reed will now finish treatment on the slow-kill method with Advantage Multi. The Advantage-Multi is a topical solution put between their shoulder blades. It is a preventative for BOTH heartworm and flea and tick needs.

Our decision to use the slow-kill method stems from the SENIOR AGE ONLY. We ARE in favor of the injection treatment for younger dogs who can handle it. ** If interested in understanding more, feel free to contact Lillie.

A huge thank you to fellow rescuer, Cathy Kinzie who helped us find transport assistance when Reed landed in Roanoke late at night. Kudos to Julie Dean-Adams and Aiyana Persinger for driving the final hours to get him to Glen Highland.