Justice, the Smooth Coat Border Collie~in Georgia

Justice comes to us from Georgia. He was rescued after our wonderful Kathy Keith saw his Craiglist post to be re-homed.  Sadly, Justice’s original owner passed away from cancer and his family could no longer care for the dog.

Here’s Kathy’s description of Justice’s heartbreaking story:

“He has a sad story. His original owner was Kristi’s uncle, who died about a year ago from cancer. He lost his joy when his owner died and hasn’t been able to find it with Kristi and her family. Plus, apparently he has a high activity level that they can’t meet. He wants to herd her chickens and cats. Sounds like the usual reason people want to get rid of border collies. It was so sad when she was telling me the story; she said the sparkle went out of his eye and it hasn’t come back.”

We’re sure we can help put the “sparkle” back in Justice’s eye. It just takes a little love and understanding and the perfect forever home. This boy misses his dad and would love to have a man to pal around with — he’s a guy’s guy, after all! — but an active family would suit him as well.

Justice has been described as a potential agility dog. We’ll find out more about him when Kathy arrives and fills us in with more details. That’s right — Kathy Keith is bringing this wonderful boy to the reunion on Saturday! Please stop in and say “hi”!

Update: Just sharing; this Justice boy is awesome!! He is working well with my cats, and is just a joy to be around. Plus, he is totally onboard with Andi Brown’s diet…..he is going to make an awesome pet for the perfect family! ~ Kathy

Justice update:  this dog is going to be one sweetheart for a single dog family.  He might do okay in a two dog family, but for sure not a 3 dog family.  He is very comfortable with kids, and while he is very active as far as hiking and playing in the yard, he is mostly a couch potato.  He wants to cuddle up and be spoiled

You can visit Justice’s Facebook photo album for more photos of this handsome boy. If you think you might be interested in adopting Justice, please read about our adoption process and e-mail thedogliberator@gmail.com.

02/07/12 Foster Update:

WooHoo!!  Justice is a big boy now!!  The dogs rode with me to the store today and on a whim (and because the weather has been so great the past few days) I decided to drive down to the lake.  It was so nice when we got there that we decided it was too nice not to get out.  Out went all the dogs, including Justice, off leash!!  He had a great time playing in the water and smelling all the lake smells.  He didn’t swim today, but I’ll bet it won’t be long before he will!!  Sadly, I didn’t have my camera, but there will be another time for a picture…..  ~Kathy

10/4/12 Foster Update:  We learned that Justice had heartworm, but after several months of treatment, he has recovered and is available for adoption!  Woo Hoo!

04/23/13 Foster Update:  Justice was tested, and he is Heartworm NEGATIVE!  Woo Hoo indeed!