'Polar opposite' dog duo helping each other after adoption

After moving out, Alana was desperate to welcome a four legged friend into her home and found one in the shape of Wilson, the Border Collie.

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Having been a stray before being taken in by the shelter and then Alana, Wilson proved quite a handful with his boundless energy and curious nature.

But after another trip to the shelter, he soon found a friend for life in black Labrador Pepper.

Alanna said the two had been balancing each other out for a couple of years now.

"She's really good for him," she told the Southern Highland News.

"We got Wilson first and we actually found that he was getting too much, digging under fences and holes all through the backyard. We wanted to get another one to keep him company and she's actually really calmed him down.

"Wilson loves to play, he's a typical Border Collie. He will play ball with you all day, he'll play fetch. He chases magpies, he's a typical 100 per cent Border Collie. He's a little bit quirky and has a very funny personality. He will sit and stare at you from a distance, he's a funny one.

"Whereas Pepper is the opposite. Pepper will sit on your lap all day, she'll come and lay on bed with you, she'll be at your feet constantly wanting cuddles and has to have a paw on you at all times."

Despite being at opposite ends of the personality spectrum, Alana said all the dogs wanted was a loving home and urged people to go down the adoption route.

"They are polar opposites but both just as loving and just as gorgeous, they're perfect for each other," she said.

"It can be hard to push people down that route but these dogs deserve a home as much as any other dog.

"Rescue animals can sometimes have an unfair reputation but having my two dogs now they are the most gorgeous in the world and until you get that experience and you get to know one you might not be able to see that perspective.

"The shelter was incredibly thorough and supportive when it came to the right home for each dog. They made sure we were the perfect match."

While loving every minute she has with her adopted family, Alana said there was one occasion the love was a bit too much.

"Pepper, knowing she loves cuddles so much, once jumped up on the bed to say good morning to me and we knocked heads and I fell out of bed.

"I ended up getting knocked out that morning so that was a bit funny, way too much love!"

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