Name: Holly
Age: 2 years
Sex: Female
Breed: Bull breed mix
Ref number: 135
Personality:
Our wonderful ‘Princess’ Holly has been spending some time being assessed in a foster home and is now ready to find her forever family. She has been a fantastic companion in the home, she is funny, super clever and loves training, she’s very affectionate and loves to snooze on your lap. Holly has surprised us all with how well she has settled, she sleeps through the night walks well on the lead, is an absolute joy to train and picks up new skills really quickly. She loves other dogs and has made lots of walking buddies here at the centre. She loves her toys and will keep herself amused with self play and enjoys a good game of tug.
Behaviour:
Like many dogs, Holly has a high prey drive and is particularly interested in small fury animals so will need a handler who is committed to channeling these instincts in a positive way. She is learning to control her impulses amazingly well around food and other resources and we hope this can be transferred into helping with her prey drive but will need someone strong enough to hold onto her should she attempt to catch a squirrel. Holly is a little worried about the dark and going out in stormy weather, likely due to spending a long time in kennels but with support and understanding she is already making progress.
Housing:
Holly will need a fully enclosed garden with a minimum of 6 ft fencing to ensure she cannot escape to chase the wildlife. At the moment she sleeps downstairs in her foster home from 10pm to 7.45am. She cannot be rehomed to the PO12 area.
Children/pets:
Holly should be the only animal in the home but would love to make doggy friends on walks. She can be a bit clumsy so could live with secondary school age children.
Vet history:
Holly has allergies and is on a hypoallergenic diet along with trialing a new medication which is working beautifully. She has had her patella surgically repaired back in January but has recovered really well and is back to normal activity. Full details regarding Holly’s medical history will be provided to any potential adopter.
She is fully vaccinated, mircochipped and up to date with flea and worming treatment and she will be spayed.
Additional information:
All rented and leasehold properties will require written consent from the property owner or agent. This needs to be in place before completing an application form. If your application is successful, staff will request a copy.
We reserve the right to remove a reserve at any stage of the adoption process if we believe it is in the best interest of the dog.
Adopters should consider that previous medical conditions will now not be covered by insurance. Adopters are responsible for the on-going medical costs once the animal has been adopted.
Due to the high number of applications we receive daily, regrettably we will only be able to contact the successful applicant.
Please note you have to be 18+ to apply for an animal.
