Mavis – 8 year old female Bedlington Terrier Cross
Mavis is an 8 year old Bedlington Terrier. She came into our care in a terrible state last year from a stray pound. It was obvious that Mavis had been repeatedly bred from and we had a nightmare few months getting her out of phantom pregnancies and repeated milk production. On top of that she had a long standing ear infection that meant ear hair was matted inside. The scar tissue was horrendous and her ears looked like cauliflowers. She also stank to high heaven and had the most horrendous skin.
Mavis now is doing very well. She stays on a bland diet of complete food and is not allowed any tit bits otherwise it can cause her skin to flare up. She is very typical of the Bedlington breed. She can be quite sparky with other terrier types that bark or lunge at her and will bark and lunge back. She tends to get on better with larger breeds. She is quite vocal and will bark at horses and other passing animals – she does need to be told this is not acceptable. Mavis is not cat friendly. Mavis is currently living in a foster home with sighthounds and a medium sized terrier cross male.
Mavis would be best suited to a Bedlington or terrier experienced home preferably with an older quieter male companion. Out and about Mavis walks well on lead, happy to potter about. She can be good off lead at times but if she gets a scent of something she’ll take herself off to investigate. This isn’t at a great speed but it can be a bit of a trial to get her back on the lead at this point. She is very stubborn and headstrong! Even by Bedlington standards Mavis is tiny measuring just 14″ to the shoulder and weighing around 7kg.
Mavis travels well and is fully housetrained and fine to be left in the company of the other dogs, she will though bark though at passers by if she can get to the window.
Due to the problems with her skin Mavis has a strict diet that must be adhered to. When she does suffer with skin flare ups this is usually controlled with a short course of steroids. Mavis has been spayed, vaccinated, treated for parasites and microchipped.
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