The lovely Harley is still waiting for his forever home. He is approximately 6/7 years old. He can be a little unsure at the first meeting but just needs time to get to know people.
Harley has lived with a female dog. He shows no problem behaviour although his previous carer said he can be reactive to dogs. We feel this could have been because he was put in situations he couldn’t cope with.
Harley is located in Sleaford, South Lincolnshire.
If you're interested in offering Harley his forever home then please contact us via the Aption Query Form:
Rodney is a glamorous long haired male German Shepherd. He is 3 years old and came into our care after a bite incident. His caregivers were distraught at having to part with him but did so for his own and everyone else’s safety. Because of this Rodney is a permanent resident.
He has been with us for over a year now. He doesn’t like to be touched so even everyday things like grooming and putting a lead on create a difficult situation. We try to respect what Rodney tells us and have arranged his living arrangements so we can get him into a secure field from his kennel without having to put a lead on him. He is a happy boy and enjoys life (not as much as he enjoys his food though😂).
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This gorgeous boy is Baloo. He is 7 months old with an all black long coat. Sadly he had found himself in welfare as his carer's landlord would not allow dogs. He has lived with children and our first impression is that he is a total sweetheart.
He does not appear bothered by other dogs and has been great with all the humans he has met. Poor Baloo had half an ear missing which happened when he was put in boarding kennels. Baloo is still undergoing his mandatory assessment but we feel he could live with children and would be fine living with a female dog.
Baloo is not neutered due to his age but will be homed with a contract prohibiting breeding. His vaccinations are all up to date and he is microchipped. Baloo is located in Mildenhall Suffolk.
If you're interested in offering Baloo his forever home then please contact us via the Aption Query Form:
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Ernie is a handsome 2 year old, black and tan, male German Shepherd. He came to us after a disagreement with his previous owner. Even after this occurred, Ernie remained very loving with everyone else around him. We assessed him closely after he joined us and we found him to be a happy, fun-loving, and loving boy. He enjoys playing ball games and will bring you his ball all day long if allowed to.
We have seen no signs of any aggression with people he knows or strangers. He greets everyone like a long-lost friend. He can react to other dogs but we feel this is more out of excitement. However, we did try to re-home Ernie and discovered that he couldn't cope at all so he returned to us. We have now made the decision not to re-home him.
Ernie is kept under our permanent care, please consider sponsoring our resident dogs to help pay for their lifelong upkeep.
Bruce is a 2 year old black and tan, long coated entire male. At 7 months he started reacting to things when taken out on walks. We believe that he was going through his second fear period.
Unfortunately, his owners sent him away to board and train with a disreputable (for want a better description) trainer. During his stay with the training school, they introduced him to a prong collar, spray bottle and rattle can (obviously this trainer had no idea of the science of how dogs learn). On the face of it, the training worked, but in reality, such techniques will at best mask the original issue, and are also likely to create new ones.
How prong collars are still legal in this day and age is unconscionable.
Bruce returned home, and he wasn't so reactive on walks. and his owners naively thought that the training had worked. In reality, the fear had sunk deeper and taken on new forms. He'd learned that seeing humans resulted in pain from the prong collar.
When visitors came to the house he was terrified of humans but didn't have the prong collar on. And so he tried to protect himself and bit. Poor Bruce now has two police records.
Arriving at Welfare we recognised a terrified and shut-down boy. His eyes told such a story - one that would reduce you to tears. Once we'd taken him in, the police contacted us. If he hadn't been surrendered to us they would have issued a destruction order.
Within weeks of being here, and by only working at a pace he could cope with we worked with him on problem-solving. Bruce transformed as he gained confidence and proficiency. Suddenly he looked like he had the weight of the world lifted from his shoulders.
Even with this we still have to be careful, and make sure not to put him in situations he can't cope with. He is so loving, and just five minutes in his company would leave you wondering how on earth he found himself in that predicament. Sadly the answer is all too simple - because people do not always listen to the advice given, or given bad advice and don't check. There will be no third chance for Bruce with the police, so we made the decision to keep him safe in our care.
Bruce is one of thirty or so dogs in our permanent care. He's not one of the dogs with a printed sponsor pack (yet!), but if you'd like to help us provide for his lifelong needs then you can still sponsor him by choosing 'Other', and then entering his name in the text box provided.
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