Lad is a 8y.o Collie who arrived with us along with Betty and Pip after a large group of dogs were removed from their owner. Lad is very shut down in kennels and is in dire need of a foster or forever home.

Unlike his 2 kennel mates Pip and Betty, he never ventures out of his bedroom and is always curled up in his bed in the corner. He is so confused and sad it's heartbreaking to see.

During a visit to the vet we discovered he does have a heart murmur but he's on no medication and other than that he is healthy.

Lad is comfortable with people going and sitting with him, but is too shy to look for attention. He doesn't walk on a lead and quite likes to be carried from a to b!!

We have no idea what has happened to him in his past but he is very obviously traumatised. He hasn't got an ounce of malice in him and is quite happy to be handled. He will need a quiet patient person to gain his trust and I'm sure then we will see a much happier Lad. He MUST be rehomed with a resident dog and he has not met cats. He will need a quiet home with no young children.

Can you offer Lad an understanding, comfortable home, have you got experience with nervous/timid dogs? If so you are exactly what Lad needs in his life right now