Winston – 8-10 year old male German Short-Haired Pointer
Winston is a really lovely older German Short-Haired Pointer lad aged around 8 years old (although our vet has said he could be up to 10 years old). He was found as a stray in Birmingham in February this year, and spent a month in the Birmingham Dogs Home. They didn’t manage to find a home for him after a month, so contacted us to see if we could help.
We took him out of the kennels in early March as a very thin and stressed lad. Due to his colouring, it is hard to see just how thin he was (and this is after we had him for 3 weeks). Anyway, we fostered him and gradually discovered what a really nice lad he is.
He is vaccinated, micro-chipped and neutered. He is house trained and very friendly with people and dogs both in and out of the home. He is reasonably well trained, and walks quite well on a lead and has pretty good recall (helped if you show him you have a ball). Travels beautifully in the car.
As with all German Short-haired Pointers, he is very loving and likes nothing better than cuddling up to his humans. He is physically very fit, happily going for a 1 or 2 hour off lead walk and galloping around, and then coming home and trying to get you to play ball with him (which he adores).
As with many German Short-haired Pointers, he does not like being left, whilst he doesn’t bark or cry, he does search for food etc. and is the cleverest dog I’ve ever met – getting into cupboards, drawers, bread bins and even opening zipped bags to search for something to eat, as well as sometimes checking out the bins. That is improving, and I think will continue to do so with time and confidence on his part.
Also, he is sometimes a bit reactive if startled / scared. I suspect that whilst he is physically extremely fit, his eye-sight and hearing may be a bit under par, and he is also a bit head-shy, so may have been hit in the past. So Winston is looking for an experienced quiet home, maybe with just one or two resident adults who will not need to leave him much (and when they do are willing to ensure that all food is secure from this inventive lad!). He can live with other dogs, or would be happy as a single dog too.
He would chase cats, so cannot be homed with them. He does like his exercise, so needs a person who can take him for decent daily off-lead walks. As with all German Short-haired Pointers, he is very loving and likes nothing better than cuddling up to his humans. He is a lovely easy boy, who needs a new home where he can reward you 10 times over with his love. I hadn’t taken any pictures of this lovely chap for a while, but did so this morning, he may be older, but he’s certainly perfectly fit and active!
Winston can be re-homed anywhere in the country, although any potential adopter will be required to visit him at his foster home in North East Lincolnshire.
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