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Name: Rachel
Sex: Female - not neutered Age: 4.5 months Type: Mixed breed Size: Medium Location: Waterlooville - PO8 Live with children: Over 5 years Live with dogs: Yes Live with cats: Yes - if confident with living with dogs Special Requirements: A family who are prepared to invest in puppy training, lead, toilet and socialisation. Must provide full details in application form. OUR ADOPTION FEE IS £550
This is Rachel who, along with her sister and brother, Monica and Joey, has arrived in the UK and is now enjoying life with one of our foster families.
Their mum Phoebe was thrown out onto the streets with her 3 pups to fend for themselves. When we heard about them left without shelter, food or water at risk from roads and poisoning's. We moved them to our fosterer to be kept safe and prepared for travel. She is fully vaccinated and microchipped, but is still too young to be neutered so adopters will be asked to commit to doing this as soon as he is old enough. Rachel has had the benefit of time in a home environment, but her new family will still need to be prepared for the work of introducing a pup to living in a family home - basic training, toileting, walking on and off lead, getting used to noises. Please only apply if you are 100% committed to the hard work a puppy can bring, broken sleep, toilet training, socialisation, boundaries. The first week is very important and with the right boundaries and guidance Rachel will easily adjust and make a lovely addition to any home, but adopters need to be fully prepared. Please only submit an application if you meet the criteria and are ready to proceed. Our foster home has provided the feedback below: Dog's Name: Rachel Where does Rachel sleep at night? Rachel has only been with us a short time. She sleeps in the dining room, in her bed alongside my dog. She sleeps through and there have been no accidents overnight. How is Rachel with current animals? Rachel is great with my dog. They go into each other’s space and play alongside each other. Rachel is not fully sure what to make of the cat. She sometimes ignores him, other times she will try to play with him or even chase him. My cat will either swipe out as a warning or just move away. It doesn’t put our cat off coming in and getting close to her. So often they fall asleep next to each other on the sofa. Is Rachel clean indoors? Not yet, Rachel will use the garden for her toileting but has had some accidents, as can be expected for a puppy. She needs reminding to go out and sometimes needs you to walk about in the garden until she goes. However, she has stayed clean overnight and when left alone during the day with my dog. So ongoing reminding with toilet training needs to continue. Can Rachel be left alone? Given the opportunity, Rachel would follow you everywhere as she does like to be near us, so we leave her regularly throughout the day when indoors too. Sometimes she does start whimpering but does settle. I have left Rachel regularly with my dog, building up the time. I give them both a treat in their beds and leave the house. She has been left up to 2 hours, with no problem and no toilet accidents in that time. Is Rachel out on walks? Yes, Rachel is happy to go out on her walks. I use a harness. I also put a slip lead on but this is just for security while I get to know what she is like when out and about. She was wary with cars and would stop but she doesn’t seem too bothered by them now. Rachel enjoys following my dog whilst on the training lead. We are practicing her recall when on this too. How does Rachel walk on the lead? Rachel is a pleasure to take out. She seems to enjoy her walks and likes to walk alongside my dog. She is still learning so can get a little underfoot at times, as she doesn’t always walk in a straight line. This is improving on each walk. She will stop to sniff things and sometimes pulls a bit. So ongoing lead work will need to continue. Has Rachel met with other dogs? Rachel has met a few dogs up close when out walking. She will give an initial bark but soon stops. However, she does bark at those she sees going for their walks. This is quite common of pups when they first start walking out in the big world. It is all very new and unusual for her. I’m sure with regular walks and boundaries, she’ll be great How is Rachel with humans? Rachel adores human company. She is affectionate, likes cuddles and loves to be played with. She had a great time with my friend who came to check and play with her today. She is a typical bouncy puppy and will jump up at times, as puppies do. While I don’t think it’s essential to have another dog in the house, it would be nice for her to have the company of another friendly, playful dog, one to learn from. I feel an active home with people who are willing to give her the time, the socialisation and training to fulfil her needs. Have you noticed that Rachel is afraid of any particular things? Rachel is fine with most household noises but does not like the hoover and will run out of the room. She was wary of the passing bus and will stopped until it passed by. She also doesn’t seem to like sudden loud noises and will back away slightly. Any other information? Rachel is a beautiful, affectionate girl. She is settling in and is learning quickly, so it would be lovely for her to be getting the love, attention and learning the ropes at her forever home. She understandably whimpered a lot when she first arrived and while she does still sometimes do this, it is getting less and less. She is learning to sit on command and we are doing a bit of recall on the training lead. We have loved having this gorgeous girl with us and will miss her very much. She really has so much love to give and will be an excellent addition to a family. What kind of home do you think would be suitable? Rachel already shows what a wonderful addition she will be and a wonderful companion. Due to her sweet, affectionate nature and personality, I think he would make a great family pet. I wouldn’t say she couldn’t live with a cat but her new family would have to be prepared that it may take a little time for them to get used to each other. She will sometimes chase and be overly playful. As all dogs do, she will need someone to give him boundaries and training that all puppies need. 17/05 |
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