Lizzie

Female · Young · 1 year

Lizzie has really been through it in her short life. She was found dumped in a box on a scorching summer’s day and shortly after managed to fracture her leg. Imposed crate rest has meant she hasn’t been exposed to things she should have at that vital age, and she is frustrated from lack of socialisation and the ability to explore. She has bags of potential and is still so young, and we’d love to find her a patient and confident owner who isn’t afraid of putting in some training with Lizzie. She has already made great progress with her handlers and support will always be available from the team at the centre. Lizzie gets overwhelmed easily and she barks or grabs clothing as an outlet for this. Ideally, she would live in a quiet home that has few visitors initially, away from main roads and too much stimulation. Lizzie loves running around now she’s all healed and enjoys playing with toys. Toys will be vital to her training as this gives her a more appropriate thing to use her mouth on! She struggles to contain herself around other dogs, she has friendly intentions but just doesn’t know what to do with herself when she meets them. She’s absolutely not in a position to live with another dog right now but we are working on introducing her to dogs that don’t react back to her so that we can start to build her social skills. Due to her training needs, Lizzie will need a quiet home with minimal visitors and in a quiet area. Her new family will also have to make several visits to Lizzie at the centre so help the transition in to home life be as smooth as possible. Lizzie has had a hard time and needs a family dedicated to her training. A pet and child free home is essential, but she can live with anyone older teens. She will need help with house training and not to be left alone for any length of time. Following a fractured leg as a pup, Lizzie needs some minor daily pain relief.

Listed 2 months ago