09/06/2026
🐾 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION – KAIA 🐾💜
Kaia is a 2-year-old Border Collie x Whippet looking for an active and experienced home that understands the needs of intelligent, working-bred dogs.
Affectionate, playful, and full of personality, Kaia loves human company and enjoys being involved in everyday life. She forms strong bonds with her people and is a sweet-natured girl who enjoys companionship, affection, and being included in whatever her family is doing. She is lovely with people, good with children, and has the potential to make an incredibly rewarding companion in the right home.
In the home, Kaia is relaxed, affectionate, and enjoys spending time with her people. She is not constantly on the go and has a good ability to settle when her needs have been met. Outdoors, she is inquisitive, adventurous, and enjoys exploring her environment. She absolutely loves a ball and enjoys interactive play with her handlers.
Kaia previously took part in beginner-level flyball and has some lovely foundations in place which could certainly be continued in the right home.
Despite her breeding, Kaia is not an extreme high-energy dog within the home. She settles well, enjoys relaxing with her people, and has a lovely off-switch. However, she is not a dog who would be happy without regular exercise, enrichment, and opportunities to engage with her environment. She would thrive in a home that enjoys walking, training, adventure, and including their dog in day-to-day activities.
She walks nicely on the lead, has established off-lead recall, and is crate trained. While any new owner should expect to spend time building a relationship and reliability in a new environment, Kaia already has many good foundations in place.
Kaia is up to date with vaccinations, microchipped, flea and worm treated, and will be spayed within the next couple of weeks following a recent season.
Kaia was surrendered into rescue after struggling to coexist appropriately with the resident dogs in her previous home, despite growing up with them. She can display controlling behaviours around other dogs when she feels insecure or when clear boundaries and leadership are lacking.
Since entering foster care, these behaviours have been well managed and Kaia has shown that she is capable of living successfully around other dogs when given appropriate structure, guidance, and management. She continues to learn how to make better choices around other dogs and benefits from an environment that sets her up for success.
For this reason, Kaia could live as an only dog or alongside compatible resident dog(s) in a home with an experienced owner who understands canine behaviour and is confident managing multi-dog dynamics. Any resident dogs would need to be carefully matched, and introductions would be carried out with her long-term success in mind.
While Kaia can socialise appropriately with some dogs, she can become nervous and reactive in close proximity to unfamiliar dogs, so continued guidance and support around dog interactions will be important.
Kaia cannot live with small animals.
Like many intelligent and active dogs, Kaia benefits from structure, routine, and clear expectations. In her previous home she developed habits such as stealing food items and helping herself to things she should not have access to. Since being in rescue and having consistent boundaries in place, these behaviours have become much more manageable. Her future home will need to continue setting her up for success through sensible management and training.
Kaia settles well with routine and crate structure but can struggle if left without appropriate preparation and management. Her ideal home will be one that understands the importance of building independence gradually and maintaining consistency.
Kaia is not suitable for a first-time dog owner.
Since entering rescue, Kaia has responded exceptionally well to training, structure, and clear expectations. She has made significant progress and has developed into a fantastic dog who genuinely enjoys being part of family life. Like any dog, she will need her future home to continue the training, boundaries, and guidance that have helped her succeed, but we know just how much potential she has.
Kaia is not looking for perfection; she is looking for commitment. She needs an owner with the time, patience, and understanding to continue helping her make good choices and be the very best version of herself. In return, she offers affection, loyalty, companionship, and a genuine desire to be part of her person’s life. ❤️
Home checks, proof of ID and address, and adoption fees will apply.
Please complete an adoption application to express your interest in Kaia. ⬇️
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