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Prancer

Female · Puppy · 8 months

If you are looking for a pretty Saluki lurcher to join your family, take over your couch and snooze in the sunshine, this lovely girl could be for you. Having been left as a stray, she has spent time in the stray pound and will need a calm, gentle and understanding family to encourage her into home life. Prancer is approx. 8 months old and cannot wait to be invited into her forever home. Prancer would prefer a garden of her own to relax and play in; (She does the best zoomies) - this would also be handy for encouraging her to access toilet breaks and continue her house training. She’d like someone to be at home most of the day as she settles in. She enjoys a good scratch and will happily lean into you for more, she does jump up to snuggle you close, she is extremely affectionate. Prancer is a friendly girl who just loves to say hello to all the humans. She is good with other dogs and pending a successful meet at the centre could live with a neutered dog. She has been a real treat on the lead, walking nicely and the prettiest prance and floaty trot! She did perk up when a pheasant took off, so prey drive is there like most sighthounds. So far Prancer has liked all treats offered and would be happy to indulge in enrichment food games, although the frozen Kong did confuse her!

Size

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Age

Puppy · 8 months

Location

🇬🇧Cumbria

Shelter

Dogs Trust Cumbria

Living with Prancer

✓Spayed
✓Good with dogs
✓Good with cats
✓Good with kids

Cared for by Dogs Trust Cumbria · Cumbria

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About Prancer

What life with Prancer looks like

Prancer is a puppy dog waiting at Dogs Trust Cumbria in Cumbria.

Puppies need routine, gentle socialization, and roughly two short outings a day for the first year. The first six months are the formative window — house-training, leash work, and quiet exposure to traffic, other dogs, and unfamiliar people happen now or not at all. Expect early-morning wake-ups and a few months of chewing.

🇬🇧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 Prancer, answered.

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