Adopter Holiday

Kvinde · Ung · 2 år

Holiday originally came to us from a breeder. She was adopted and found a lovely home, but sadly it wasn't the right match for her and the resident dog wouldn't accept her, so she came back into our care. Holiday has now moved to a foster home where she is settling well and learning all about home life. Holiday is a very scared girl who is overwhelmed and clearly hasn't had much socialisation before. She finds human interaction quite worrying at the moment and is very hand-shy, so she will need a patient and understanding home that can help her come out of her shell at her own pace. Holiday's initial instinct is to run away from you and she isn't keen on being picked up or handled. She finds this so frightening that if she feels pushed beyond her comfort zone, she may react by nipping out of fear. She did nip her previous adopter once when she became overwhelmed during handling. Holiday will still be looking for a calm and quiet, adult-only home with no visiting children. She will need adopters who have experience with scared ex-breeding dogs and who will allow her to settle slowly, with no pressure or expectations. She relies heavily on other dogs for comfort and reassurance and will need at least one other kind and confident resident dog in her new home to take her under their wing. Since returning to us, Holiday has begun to make some really encouraging progress. At the rescue we have been working with her on very gentle touch, always entirely on her terms and she has been doing well with this. She has recently moved to a foster home where she is settling in and is now happy to approach her fosterers to take a treat and will sniff their hands. She is very curious when the other dogs in the home are getting gentle fusses and the next step will be getting her used to a gentle fuss in her foster home. Minus her brief adoption, Holiday has never lived in a home before, but she seems to be enjoying life in her foster home, she likes to spend her evenings in the living room sitting on a rug or by the sofa and isn't phased by the TV. She has so far been clean in the house and loves to snuggle up with the other dogs in the kitchen overnight. She has been left home with other dogs for a few hours and coped very well. Holiday doesn't yet walk on a lead and will find this quite overwhelming, but she has visited a secure field with her fosterers and absolutely loves spending time there exploring and watching the other dogs play. She has even done a little sprint around it! Holiday is a very special girl who will need someone willing to go slowly and earn her trust, but for the right home, the rewards will be incredibly meaningful. There is always someone out there for every dog, and Holiday is patiently waiting for hers. This dog can be homed with a resident dog.

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