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Olive

Cocker Spaniel · Female · Adult · 5 years

Having never lived in a home before, Olive will need patient adopters to help her adjust to home life, including learning how to relax and settle. A secure garden would support her toilet training and give her space to explore. She loves getting out and about, discovering new surroundings and investigating anything that catches her eye! Olive is a five-year-old Cocker Spaniel who’s full of character! Whether she’s sniffing out something interesting or proudly parading around with a favourite toy, this girl likes to keep busy. She needs to be the only pet in the home, but she could make friends with other dogs out on walks. She’d suit someone with experience of working Cockers, or who is keen to learn more about their needs. Olive could live with secondary school-aged children who are used to lively dogs. She travels happily in the car and may be comfortable being left for a few hours. We don’t yet know how she would be around cats.

Size

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Age

Adult · 5 years

Location

🇬🇧Telford

Shelter

Dogs Trust Shrewsbury

Living with Olive

✕Good with dogs
✕Good with cats
✓Good with kids

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Bringing Olive home

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About Olive

What life with Olive looks like

Olive is an adult cocker spaniel dog waiting at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury in Telford.

An adult dog fits most household rhythms once the first couple of weeks of adjustment pass. Two reasonable walks a day plus play time is usually enough. Plan a "decompression fortnight" — quiet routine, no visitors, no off-leash adventures — to let them settle.

🇬🇧Adopting from United Kingdom

UK shelters work under the Pet Travel Scheme (post-Brexit, the EU pet passport is not valid; a UK Animal Health Certificate is required for travel into the EU). Most UK rescues focus on domestic placements but some work with EU partners.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Olive, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Olive?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Dogs Trust Shrewsbury handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Olive on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Olive if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Dogs Trust Shrewsbury will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. UK adopters: post-Brexit travel into the EU requires an Animal Health Certificate. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is Olive already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?: Most dogs on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if Olive isn't the right fit?: Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with Dogs Trust Shrewsbury early rather than rehoming privately; they know Olive and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?: TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (EN). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.