Dino – 18 month old male Lurcher

These pictures don’t really do Dino justice as they were taken the day he landed from the pound. He has gained so much weight and condition since these were taken and he looks so beautiful now. Dino is one of the firm favourites at the kennels. He is a really soppy loving hound and gets on well with all the other dogs and adores the walkers and children.

Out and about on the kennels walks he is quite excitable when he first comes out of his kennels and walks and barks for the first couple of minutes because he wants to be at the front of the pack but soon settles down and is very attentive to commands. When dogs on the walk lunge at their gates and bark at the kennels dogs Dino does not join in with the ones who react.

Dino is just a young lad and will need a home either with companion dogs or with someone around all of the time in the beginning to settle him as an only dog. Dino has now had four cat tests with the kennels cats and takes no notice of them, the most he has done is sniff their bum which earned him an attempted smack across the nose. This made him back up instantly. That said, if in a home environment the cats run he may attempt to chase so someone needs to be willing to put the work in to settling him down and getting Dino and the cats comfortable with each other.

Dino keeps his kennel relatively clean so although there may be a little housetraining work to begin with we think he will pick it up quickly and may surprise us by how clean he is when he first goes into a home. He settles well in his kennel and loves his toys and we all just enjoy spending time with this boy.

Dino will probably need some basic socialisation out and about and training classes may be a good idea to consider.

Dino is vaccinated, kennel cough vaccinated, treated for parasites, microchipped and neutered.

If you are interested in offering Dino a home please in the first instance fill in the pre adoption questionnaire below

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Phebe – 5 year old female Saluki cross Whippet

Phebe came to us recently from another rescue. They had had problems with Phebe in two foster homes and as they were more generic, felt that Phebe needed to be with sighthound aware people. Phebe is only small around 23inches and is we think saluki cross whippet. Now she has moved into foster with two quiet male sighthounds she has settled well and gives the grumpy one a wide birth so is sensible enough to know who to avoid and who to spend time with.

Phebe is a very timid girl so needs a lovely quiet home with patience and tlc to allow her to warm to you in her own time. We therefore stipulate no children pre-teen because although she gets on with the 5 year old grandchild who visits in the foster home now, she was worried by a 6 year old in the other rescues foster home and nipped his bum when he was running around her.

Phebe has obviously at sometime known a very rough hand and is a little collar shy. If you lunge to grab her to move her she will nip so it’s best to gently call her to you and she comes happily.

Out on walks Phebe is a good girl and does not dance around or lunge when she sees other dogs. We do walk her in a muzzle simply because again the other foster homes said that if dogs ran into her face she had a tendency to try to nip in fear. This however is not something we have seen.

Phebe is spotlessly clean and good to be left. Her ideal home is with either with an older male lurcher or greyhound who are happy to snooze their days away and will not try to push her into play, or as an only dog with a quiet couple who will have plenty of time to settle her in to begin with. She loves nothing more than to spend her evenings cuddled up to you on the sofa.

Phebe travels well and settles easily in the car.

Although Phebe is so quiet and gentle the only time she will get ridiculously over excited is when visitors come. She loves to meet new people and will try to jump up them LITERALLY! If you ask her to sit though she will and will just then offer them her paw. In the beginning it may be best to place her safely in another room to allow them to come in and settle and then let her in to say hello to them.

Phebe is vaccinated, kennel cough vaccinated, treated for parasites microchipped and spayed.

For more information or to offer our sweet little girl the quiet loving home she so desperately craves in the first instance please fill out the pre adoption questionnaire below…

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Willow – 18 month old Saluki Cross

Willow arrived with us recently from a stray pound environment and is now in foster with two other dogs and 4 cats and is doing well. If Willow is to be rehomed with cats he will need to be with dog savvy cats who will stand their ground. He is fine with them when they are milling around or in the same room but still likes to attempt to have a chase if one of the cats run. It’s very early days though and his foster home is keeping on top of this and he gets better each day. A firm NO or LEAVE IT does though stop him in his tracks. There is no malice in his chasing just play but it would not be fair on cats who may be worried by this behaviour.

Willow gets on well with the dogs in the foster home but is a little more pushy with the male, the whippet female though tells them both off and keeps this under wraps and he is listening. We therefore feel that Willow’s ideal home would be with a playful female companion who will not be afraid to tell him off if he gets too silly and help keep him in his place.

Willow is lovely with people and could be rehomed with dog savvy children 4 plus. Out on walks Willow walks beautifully. He does get a bit silly and lunges if he sees other dogs running off leash but this is understandable as he gets frustrated and wants to go and play. If passing dogs under control he has a look and takes no notice, he does pay a little more attention to smaller dogs so some socialisation work would be necessary. We would recommend that Willow is taken to socialisation classes.

Willow has been left for a couple of hours with the other dogs and has settled fine, he is left loose after an initial couple of times in a crate and has done no damage. He also has not had one accident since arriving in foster.

For more information or to offer Willow a home please take the time to fill out the pre adoption questionnaire below…

Willow is currently in foster in Warwickshire

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Thane – 4 year old male Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Thane came to us recently from a stray pound environment and his breeding is a bit of a conundrum we think. Although definitely lurcher his body does look almost scenthoundy in shape. Thane is a very sweet natured boy but will need a home with patience and time to put into his training as he can be a little stubborn at times. Out on the kennel walks he is so well behaved but will try to pull if you let him, however if you stop and make him wait he learns to settle down.

Thane has been brilliant with all the dogs at the kennels but will tell the other more bouncy youngsters off if they are in his face or behaving rudely. He has also been wonderful with all the children and adults at the kennels and has at some point had some basic training as he will sit and give paw (when he is in the right mood and being a softy!)

When Thane first met the kennel cats he showed very little interest but we will be re testing this and more details will be added if he has another successful cat test after we have spent more time with him again this weekend.

Thane would be best suited to a home with a middle aged female companion, he could probably learn to live on his own with time but would need someone around to work alongside us settling him to this. He is such a fusspot that it would be necessary to take a step back and not over do the attention to begin with.

We do feel that Thane has the capabilities to be a dog in a million and he is a firm favourite. He has ability oozing from every ounce of his body.

Thane is currently still in kennels in Staffordshire. He is vaccinated, kennel cough vaccinated, treated for parasites, microchipped and neutered.

For more information or to offer the wonderful Thane a home in the first instance please fill in the pre adoption questionnaire below…

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Luna – 15-18 month old female Staffordshire Bull Terrier

This girl DESPERATELY needs some tlc and training from someone with lots of time and patience to settle her down after landing with us from the stray pound. Luna is a poppet BUT totally over stimulated in the kennels and beside herself. Although she is doing well in the main, eating and gaining weight, there is just too much going on for her. Out on walks at the moment she is a nightmare for the walkers, although she walks relatively well she cries and yips with excitement all the way around and wants to get to the other dogs. She is not nasty with them but is so excited to be around them she tries to nip their bottoms.

Luna is a high energy girl who would benefit immensely from training classe. Half her problem is that as well as having an abundance of energy she is very intelligent and desperate to learn and kennels are stimulating her in the wrong way. We feel she would excel at obedience and clicker training and would love to progress to agility. If someone with experience were to put the time needed into this girl she would most definitely be top of the class in everything she did. I can see the potential in her and really hope that seeing this someone else will. We feel that Luna’s breeding is whippet with shepherd and collie in there meaning she is a nice small size and will make a fast dog.

Luna is a very loving girl and has been fabulous with all the people and children around her at the kennels. As she can be easily stimulated though we feel a home with dog-savvy children 10 plus would be best for her. Too much excitement from young children result in her bum-nipping them!!!

Luna is currently still in kennels in Staffordshire and is vaccinated, kennel cough vaccinated, treated for parasites, microchipped and neutered.

If you are interested in offering Luna a home please in the first instance complete the questionnaire below….

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With time and patience Luna will definitely reward any home with a wonderful little dog ten times over!