Ruby – 3 year old female Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Hello, my name is Ruby, I’m a 3 year old female Staffordshire Bull Terrier. I came into the Mayhew after being rescued from a travellers’ site where I had been kept locked up all day. I am presently in a foster home and my foster mum says I am a true Staffie girl, which makes me very proud. Happy, cheerful and very friendly. I am a real busy bee and just love to be out and about or bustling around the house looking for things to play with. I wasn’t housetrained at first but I am now clean and will paw at the floor when I need to go out. I’m very friendly with people and love being stroked and cuddled.

I also love to play games and I can happily amuse myself for a couple of hours with my favourite toys. I am relaxed in the house, although I can have the odd mad dash around. I am quite a smart girl, I have learnt a lot in a short period of time and I now all the basic commands, although sometimes a treat is required for encouragement! Oh, and I’m a very good girl in the car and I can be left alone for a couple of hours without any problem.

As I was never socialised properly with other dogs I can be very snappy with strange dogs. However in my foster home I have been walking in the park with the male Staffie next door and we get on really well. I love going for walks in the park but unfortunately I’ve had to be kept on lead because I have to have a knee operation to fix a torn cruciate ligament. Still, the vet says once I have fully recovered I will be able to run around again. After my operation, I will be restricted to lead walks until I have built up the muscles in my back leg, once I have fully recovered I will need one to two hours of off lead exercise daily where I will need to wear a muzzle and a long line while my new guardians continue to work on my socialisation around other dogs.

I am looking for a home ideally with people who have owned a Staffordshire Bull Terrier before and know the breed. I could live with teenagers but am a bit too boisterous for young children. I will also have to be the only dog in the house and I am not for cats. My new guardians will be taking on a fifteen-year commitment, which must not be taken lightly and will be expected to take me to training classes. I haven’t had the best start in life but if you are willing to put the work in with me and are looking for a loyal and loving companion, then I am the girl for you. Hope to see you soon, Ruby

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Interested in rehoming this dog?
Please telephone 020 8969 0178 for further details. The Mayhew Animal Home Trenmar Gardens London NW10 6BJ If you are interested in adopting an animal, our viewing times are: Tuesday to Saturday between 1pm - 3.30pm. No appointment is neccessary for these times but there will be a waiting period, particularly on Tuesdays and Fridays when we tend to have more visitors.

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