Loki

Loki is a super bright, gorgeous and affectionate 3 year old black and white collie who
bonded very quickly with our family. He is so tuned he knows just when he is allowed up to
hug or curl up on the couch beside you. He loves belly rubs and scratches under his chin
and on his chest. He can almost talk! When we come home from work he has a lovely
growl that sounds just like ‘Helllloooo’.
Loki loves to play and still at times gets the zoomies if he wants to play. He loves tug on a
rope, tracking games, foraging, and walks and is not afraid of water. With promise of a treat
he is super fast to ‘sit’, ‘lie down’, ‘roll over’, ‘come’, ‘touch’, ‘through’, ‘find me’ , ‘wait’ , ‘stay’
and ‘cross (the road)’. Once exercised Loki is then very happy to chillout for large parts of
the day.
Loki’s breakfast is at 7am and dinner is at 5pm. We usually hold some food back during the
day to work on training. We use Red Mills Engage Salmon for a good diet as he had a
sensitive tummy when he came to us. Now though he also is mad for little pieces of carrot
or cheese, or rabbit or fish dog treats.
Loki is generally well behaved off lead and makes good choices skirting around other dogs
at the beach. He prefers human company though. He enjoys walking on a longish lead
where it is quiet and familiar.
While Loki is excellent within our family of 5 (3 adults and 2 teenagers), we got him when he
was nearly 2 and he seemed to have had a rough time before then. He was skinny in the
beginning, he healed and gained weight. At the start he worried and drew back if anyone
went to pet him from the right or touch his collar, he still hesitates in doorways, seemingly
worried he will be locked in or out. If we plump the cushions he seems to think we’re being
aggressive and he will try to stop us.
Our house is a busy one with lots of visitors during the week, there can be lots of noise and
routine changes all the time. While Loki is pretty good with strangers we meet out walking,
in our house Loki can be anxious around visitors, especially anxious visitors! He is scared of
the vet too, and in these kinds of situations he may try to control the situation by snapping.
To live his best life Loki needs a quiet home of 1 or 2 adults who are calm, confident and
responsive to the ongoing rehabilitation needs of this bright, sensitive and very gorgeous
collie. He is a wonderful companion for the right owners

Loki does have a history of bieng reactive to certain triggers within the home, and does have a history of snapping/snarling/lunging when such triggers present. so an experienced home is a must

to apply for Loki, please fill out our Adoption Questionnaire – West Cork Animals