Rex (his foster carer calls him T Rex!) is an energetic 10 year old Yorkshire Terrier boy who came into the Oldies Club rescue because he wasn’t coping with living in busy household with young children and a younger dog. Rex is in an Oldies Club foster home near Newark, Nottinghamshire, waiting for someone to offer him a permanent home. Rex can be left for a couple of hours, but you need to ensure he can’t get into mischief. Push chairs in, otherwise he’ll use them to get on the table!
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Rex is happy to meet dogs on walks but he sometimes has a grumble if they’re too big and bouncy. He would prefer to be an only dog, although he doesn’t mind dogs visiting. Rex will try to chase cats and needs a cat-free home. Rex has been okay with children he has met out and about, but due to experiences of young children in his previous home, he does flinch at a lot of things, like when you pick things up or drop anything near him. He would prefer a quiet but fun-loving home.
Investigating everything, at least twice, and then going back later just to be sure! He loves food, walkies, soft toys, treat ball, tummy rubs, cucumber!, and sun bathing. He likes to sit or lie where he can watch out of the front window, so he can tell people off when they go by. He would prefer to be the only pet, in a home without young kids. He likes to be with his humans so would like a home where he won’t be left for too long.
Rex is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and flea treated. He has a luxating patella in his right hind leg, but it isn’t too bad and hasn’t yet caused a problem, so the vet thinks it unlikely that it will. If he overdoes things on his walk he is sometimes a bit lame in the evening, but it wears off very quickly and doesn’t bother him at all.
He is on Yumove (joint supplement) just as a precaution. He has a very mild tracheal collapse, but this isn’t a problem provided a collar isn’t used and he is only walked with a harness. After lots of high speed running he does cough a little, hence the need to restrict this a bit, although he is quite sensible and usually slows down himself.
