Having lived in a compound with lots of other dogs, 11-month-old Chase is understandably overwhelmed with excitement when he see other dogs. He has never learnt restraint and goes crazy if he can’t get to them. Having only lived in a compound with other dogs, Chase is overwhelmed and very Read more…
Otis doesn’t feel safe around the unpredictable small grandchild. He had been found abandoned on a motorway. During the two and a half years they have had him, the couple has done a great job in building up his confidence. He is still a very ‘careful’ dog and easily upset Read more…
Betty is a mixed breed looking very like a larger Border Terrier, seven months old. She has only been in the country for six weeks. Before that she had will no doubt have been living with a number of other dogs after being picked up. It is possible that at Read more…
NO NO isn’t conveying to Buster what they do want of him No No is a sure route to making an already confused dog even more bewildered – and frustrated too. They picked up Beagle mix Buster from a rescue just a few days ago and though totally in love with Read more…
Tala is shy with people she doesn’t know. She is particularly scared of men.
A year ago she was rescued from an abusive situation. Where shy dogs are very often more frightened of men than of women, it may be that Tala has particular reason to be shy of men.
She now lives in a lovely family. It took her time to relax with the two men when she came to them from the RSPCA a year ago, but now she’s soft, funny and loving. (more…)
I couldn’t believe how calm and confident Sketch was when I arrived. She was interested without being pushy. It was only a couple of weeks ago that the ten-month-old Wirehaired Pointer had arrived with my clients. Previous to that she had been turned out onto the streets with her siblings Read more…
Lucy must have once before been loved. In the few days since German Shepherd mix Lucy moved in with the young couple she has been through several stages as she begins to settle into a very different new life. She is their first dog so it’s a big adjustment for them also. Read more…
The two Romanian Street dogs I have just visited are doing magnificently as are their new custodians, a couple with a large open home, marble floors and furniture! Everything is different and it’s not surprising that they are on high alert at times. At others they are amazingly chilled. It’s Read more…
This is Finley. Finley has quite obviously discovered, wherever he lived before and he has no history, that nipping makes people back off. The lady has had the six-year-old Jack Russell for one month now. Alone with her, Finley is the model dog. He is biddable and affectionate. He is Read more…
It’s hard to believe that dear little Rottie (perhaps Rottie mix) Dotty had been languishing in Wood Green Animal Shelter for four whole months. Not only is she beautiful to look at, she is amazingly calm for a dog who is probably less than eighteen months old. Dotty had been Read more…