Albie

Mixed Breed · Male · Young · 2 years

23.7.25 sadly things haven't worked out for Albie in his new home so we are URGENTLY looking for a very special home for him. He needs a child-free home where his adopter has the time and commitment to work on his training, building some routine in initially, to help him settle in his new home. He needs a patient, positive and firm approach to help him to thrive . He is now in Oxfordshire. Please email us if you think you could help him 28.5.25 - Albie had some lovely home offers and he is now RESERVED . Thanks to all who offered him a home. May 2025 Handsome Albie is looking for an experienced new home . Albie is 2 years and 9 months old. He’s a lovely affectionate boy but he has some behaviours that his owners find hard to manage. They have worked with a few trainers over a few years, and recently consulted a behaviourist, hoping they could make progress. They have now made the heartbreaking decision to rehome him. (They contacted his breeder, who would not help). Albie is an energetic young dog and loves long walks, swimming and playing with other dogs. He regularly walks with a dog walker and is great with the other dogs he meets. He loves playing with balls and, once engaged, loves learning new things. He loves toys, but he will often destroy soft toys. He did well in entry level gundog classes when he was younger and his owners regularly use his food in scent work as a way of engaging and stimulating him. He loves all types of training. Albie has very good recall but he will range quite far, so should not be off lead unless in known, safe places. He has started to jump up at people when out on walks. He isn’t aggressive but this behaviour needs to be avoided, again by keeping him on a long line if he is likely to come across people. Albie finds it difficult to adapt to new places and to settle, sometimes even at home e.g. when his owners are eating an evening meal, especially if pots and pans are still out. Out of frustration he will bark and chew up his bedding, or scratch at the doors. Eventually, when ignored for long enough, he will settle. His owners don’t take him to pubs or cafés because the same things happen. He will also bark if left out in the garden without interaction. His owners are now working on strategies to help him settle on a boundary/place, like rewarding him for calm settles, and using long chews/frozen chewies to help him relax, and they are seeing some progress in this area. If he could manage his frustrations better and be more independent at times, this would help him in lots of ways. Albie is very affectionate and loves sitting on the sofa with his owners. However, he has growled and snapped when they have tried to move him off the sofa last thing at night. They have strategies to avoid taking his collar because he does not like that. He also takes things he shouldn’t have and he doesn’t always like giving them up. His owners have exchanged treats as a way of managing this. Both these behaviours probably relate to him not being keen to give something up that he finds valuable. Again, there are management strategies that can help in the short term, whilst he hopefully learns new ways to behave. Albie sleeps in his crate in the kitchen, and it is used for training settles, but it’s never been closed. As long as he is confined to a safe space (e.g. kitchen in his house, with clear surfaces), he is fine being left for up to 5 hours (checked on dog cam). Albie has never lived with or been around many children. He has started barking at the sounds of children in the neighbourhood. It’s unlikely we would rehome him with young children because his environment needs to be managed carefully to help him to improve. He is overexcited by a new cat in the area, so he’d probably suit a cat-free home better. He has not come across livestock, so we don’t know how he would respond. He is great with other dogs and he may benefit from living with an older, steady dog who could help him learn to settle and relax. He has stayed at local kennels and they’ve reported back on how much he loves the other dogs. Albie does not like going to the vet or having his collar pulled/touched unexpectedly. This would need a proactive training approach to help him to improve in this aspect, including use of a muzzle, as a precaution, for vet visits. Albie travels well in the car, especially if crated or in a restricted area. Albie is a healthy boy. He is currently fed AVA Adult Kibble, but he may benefit from a change in diet to settle his stomach further (and good gut health supports good behaviour). His owners have helpfully shared the full report from the most recent behaviourist consultation and there is some excellent advice for managing his behaviours, and making progress. This will be shared with his adopters. The advice is practical and doable if he is in a home where there is the time and space to work on it consistently. Medication has also been considered as something that may help him in the shorter term. Albie’s owners feel a more rural home might help him, by giving him a quieter environment with more space to chill. He may also benefit from doing some active work – like cani cross, scent work or gundog work (though over-exercise can make it harder for him to settle). If you feel you have the experience and time to commit to working with lovely Albie, then please email us on (even if we already have your form). He is currently in the Sheffied area. He will be rehomed with 5 weeks free Agria insurance and under our rescue contract. © GSP Rescue UK 2016–2026 GSP Rescue UK is a working name of German Shorthaired Pointer Trust, a Registered Charity in England & Wales No. 1172457

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