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Penny

German Shepherd · Female · Young · 1 year

This gorgeous girl is looking for an active family who can provide her with all the mental and physical stimulation she needs. Penny is a happy, affectionate girl who is great with children and has previously lived with children aged 3 years and upwards. She enjoys playing with other dogs off lead and is house trained, crate trained and used to being left for 2–3 hours. Penny will need some help with her loose-lead walking and recall. She can also become excitable and bark when meeting other dogs on lead, so this is something her new family will need to work on with her. Penny is looking for a home without cats as she will chase them. She can also find car journeys quite stressful and doesn’t travel particularly well, often drooling heavily, so she will need patience and further training to help her become more comfortable travelling. If you can offer this happy, loving girl an active home filled with fun, adventures and plenty of affection, please apply online. Penny can’t wait to meet you! ❤️

Size

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Age

Young · 1 year

Location

🇬🇧Chard

Shelter

Ferne Animal Sanctuary

Living with Penny

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About Penny

What life with Penny looks like

Penny is a young adult german shepherd dog waiting at Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Chard.

A young 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 Penny, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Penny?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Ferne Animal Sanctuary handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Penny on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Penny if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Ferne Animal Sanctuary 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 Penny 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 Penny 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 Ferne Animal Sanctuary early rather than rehoming privately; they know Penny 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.