Lexi - 10 year old female Labrador Cross

April 22nd, 2008

Lexi (ref 64d) is a lovely and good-natured wavy-coated female 1- year old black Labrador cross. She arrived at Derby RSPCA Centre when her last owner, who owned a very large number of dogs, found herself no longer able to cope with so many animals. She is a friendly soul who loves being made a fuss of, but is just a little bit nervous at present when strangers try to say hello to her.

She is used to living with dogs rather than with people, so she is a wee bit wary of humans on first acquaintance, but at the same time she is very interested in people and obviously wants to investigate them. She simply needs to gain a little more confidence.

Lexi is just beginning to explore the idea of going for a walk, but needs to do it very slowly and quietly so that she doesn’t get alarmed. She currently finds heavy traffic and sudden sharp noises rather unsettling, but should adjust to them quickly enough as long as she gets plenty of walks.

Lexi would be suitable for a calm, gentle and loving household where she would be allowed plenty of time to adjust to life and where her new owners experience and understanding of dogs.

She will require plenty of exercise and to lose a certain amount of weight, so an active but non-rowdy home would be the place for Lexi. Any children living in the household would need to be aged 10+ and kind to animals. Lexi needs to live somewhere where no-one will grab at her and pull her about like a toy, because that kind of thing scares her.

She is used to living with dogs and seems to ignore cats, possibly because she has never met any before. She has had very little training, but is a pleasant and intelligent dog who should be reasonably swift to learn.

Could you offer timid but friendly Lexi the patient, loving, caring, dog-friendly home she needs to turn her into the happy and confident animal she’s meant to be?