A FEMALE Border Collie Cross is looking for a new home.

Sophie is aged between 2 to 5 years old and is looking for experienced owners.

She loves playing games like food hide and seek and playing with toys, being a dog who is lots of fun.

She is really intelligent and loves long walks. Daily training is needed for her, as well as mental and physical stimulation.

Sophie must live in an adult only home where she will be the only pet and where her owners will have knowledge of rescue dogs. Ideally, she would prefer a rural home but this is not essential.

She would need an owner who is at home most of the time to begin with and needs to be visited at the Basildon Dogs Trust centre. To visit Sophie, call 0300 303 0292.

The Echo would like to remind all readers that dog's are for life, and not just for Christmas.