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Sweep

Golden Retriever · Male · Young · 3 years

Sweep is a very sweet boy who is looking for an active home with a garden for him to run around in. He has lots of bouncy energy so any children in the house will need to be comfortable with this behaviour. Despite his energy he is able to settle really nicely at home. He is working really hard on his loose lead walking here at the centre but will most likely need a home that is happy to keep up with this. He needs some work on his dog social skills and can be vocal upon seeing dogs out and about so will need understand owners who are happy to help him work on this out and about. Meet Sweep our beautiful lab cross husky. This sweet boy is 3 years old and is happy to share his home with younger secondary school aged children. He plays nicely and is friendly meeting people out and about. He is looking for someone who can build his leaving hours up slowly. He can be restless in the car and is looking for a medium level exercise household to take him out on all those nice sniffy walks.

Size

Medium

Age

Young · 3 years

Location

🇬🇧Cardiff

Shelter

Dogs Trust Cardiff

Living with Sweep

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

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About Sweep

What life with Sweep looks like

Sweep is a medium-sized young adult golden retriever dog waiting at Dogs Trust Cardiff in Cardiff.

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 Sweep, answered.

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