Skip to content
TailHarbor
← Back to results
Available

Sully

English Bulldog · Male · Young · 3 years

Sully is our fun 3-year-old bulldog who loves adventures and happily jumps into the car ready to go. He is very food-motivated, which will help with training, though he can be over-enthusiastic and would benefit from learning gentle manners and using slow feeders. He loves playing with tennis balls and enjoys a good game of fetch, making him perfect for a playful home! Although kennel life was overwhelming at first, he is starting to show his affectionate and playful side, and with patience and consistency, he has great potential to become a rewarding companion. Sully is a lively, energetic boy looking for a patient and loving home to call his own. He could live with confident children of secondary ages and above. Sully can feel overwhelmed around other dogs, so he is looking for a home where he is the only dog, benefitting from a family that's willing to work on this with him outside the home. Sully would be best suited to to a cat free home, keeping any small furries completely separate from him. As he has been worried by formal handling, Sully would love for his forever family to be happy to work on this gradually with him. He would like for any time alone to be increased gradually as he settles and feels secure.

Size
Small
Age
Young · 3 years
Location
🇬🇧Manchester
Shelter
Dogs Trust Manchester
Living with Sully
  • Good with dogs
  • Good with cats
  • Good with kids
Cared for by Dogs Trust Manchester · ManchesterLearn about English Bulldog

Listed Today

Bringing Sully home

What you'll need for Sully in week one.

Hand-picked · prices indicative

  1. 01
    Required by most shelters

    Trixie Transport Box

    Sturdy plastic carrier — what most shelters require for pickup.

    View on Amazon
    €35–45
  2. 02
    Editor's pick

    Folding Wire Crate

    First-week safe space. Shelter dogs settle faster with a crate.

    View on Amazon
    €50–80
  3. 03
    Legal · EU

    Car Seatbelt Tether

    Legally required in most EU countries for transporting dogs.

    View on Amazon
    €8–12
  4. 04

    Adaptil Calming Spray

    Dog-specific pheromone diffuser. Worth it for the trip home.

    View on Amazon
    €18–25
  5. 05

    Orthopaedic Dog Bed

    Worth the upgrade — rescues often have joint issues from kennels.

    View on Amazon
    €30–60
  6. 06
    Safer than a collar

    Padded Y-Front Harness

    Escape-proof for spooky rescues. Safer than a collar in week one.

    View on Amazon
    €20–35

§ Affiliate links · TailHarbor earns a small commission, no extra cost to you.

About Sully

What life with Sully looks like

Sully is a small young adult english bulldog dog waiting at Dogs Trust Manchester in Manchester.

An 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.

Manchester, United Kingdom browse more dogs in United Kingdom.

Frequently asked

Adopting Sully, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Sully?
Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Dogs Trust Manchester handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Sully on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Sully if I live in another country?
Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Dogs Trust Manchester 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. Plan for an extra €100–€350 in transport costs depending on distance.
Is Sully 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 Sully 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 Manchester early rather than rehoming privately; they know Sully 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.
You might also like

More English Bulldog pets

Oskar, braun-schwarz gestromt mit weißen Abzeichen male senior English Bulldog for adoption at Hamburger Tierschutzverein, Hamburg

Oskar

English Bulldog · large

8 yearsMale
Paula, female senior English Bulldog for adoption at Name, Bad Karlshafen

Paula

English Bulldog · large

9 yearsFemale
Balu, male young English Bulldog for adoption at Name, Bad Karlshafen

Balu

English Bulldog · large

2 yearsMale

More from Dogs Trust Manchester

Eddie, male 3yo Mastiff for adoption at Dogs Trust Manchester, Manchester

Eddie

Mastiff · large

3 yearsMale
Clover, female young Labrador Retriever for adoption at Dogs Trust Manchester, Manchester

Clover

Labrador Retriever · small

2 yearsFemale
Doug, male 6yo Shar Pei for adoption at Dogs Trust Manchester, Manchester

Doug

Shar Pei

6 yearsMale
Similar animals

More English Bulldogs looking for a home

Diesel, male senior English Bulldog for adoption at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe, Ilfracombe

Diesel

English Bulldog · small

10 yearsMale
Daisy, female 3yo English Bulldog for adoption at RSPCA Brighton & The Heart of Sussex

Daisy

English Bulldog · large

3 yearsFemale
Tilly, female young English Bulldog for adoption at Animal Care Lancaster Morecambe

Tilly

English Bulldog · small

2 yearsFemale
Olive, female 6yo English Bulldog for adoption at Animal Care Lancaster Morecambe

Olive

English Bulldog

6 yearsFemale
Luna, female 3yo English Bulldog for adoption at Animal Care Lancaster Morecambe

Luna

English Bulldog · small

3 yearsFemale
Elsie, female 4yo English Bulldog for adoption at Animal Care Lancaster Morecambe

Elsie

English Bulldog

4 yearsFemale

Spotted something wrong? Suggest a change →