Meet lovely Freddy who is a mix between a Basset Hound and Trail Hound. Freddy has a soft, short coat and adorable Bassett hound ears. Poor Freddy has had a very bad life so far and can’t find the right owners that know how to live with this breed. He has had a few foster homes in Spain and in UK and he gets worried now at the thought of moving on again and this sometimes presents as lead reaction to other dogs. He sometimes feels threatened and he struggles with change and by certain situations, but once he trusts he trusts completely.
So we are looking for people experienced with large breeds and reactivity – also people who have owned these breeds in the past. We think the type of home that would suit him best will be with no kids, a friendly female resident dog, a rural/semi rural home with a large garden, a comfy sofa.
*** We are willing to respond to offers of a trial period to see how all things settle down and he is happy.
Best Points :
Very affectionate and friendly with other female dogs
Foster Report :
Nice boy but he needs to find people with either no other dogs or a female to give him much needed confidence
New situations make him anxious. He needs time to settle and a resident female dog for company.
Dog Details :
Breed : Bassett Hound x Trail Hound Mix
Age : 9 years
Gender: Male
Height: Medium
Weight: 32 kg
Living with dogs : calm female only
Living with cats : Not tested
Living with children : No children under the age of 15 yrs
NEEDS to live with another dog yes – female
Health: Freddy has a birth deformity to his left wrist and now has health issues. He
needs medication and special diet which we will cover for life.
Neutered: Yes
current location
In a foster home in Suffolk
TRIAL PERIOD
Adoption Fee : £180 – to be paid direct to the Spanish rescue to cover new, excessive, extra EU travel costs, via UK bank account
NOTE – Homecheck : All our adoptions are subject to successful homechecks. There is now a deposit for all homechecks of £25 which is deducted from the adoption fee.
If the homecheck fails the £25 will be reimbursed. If people withdraw after the homecheck this is non refundable.
FURTHER NOTE
ALL HOMECHECKS ARE NOW CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY
PROOF OF ID AND LANDLORD PERMISSION IS REQUIRED
Categories
Can Live with cats
Can live with other dogs- female
Can live with children over 15 years
Needs to live with another dog – yes
Adopting A DogWatch UK Rescue Dog
Before being adopted, dogs will have been vaccinated, wormed and treated for fleas.
If old enough they will have been neutered, if too young the new owners will need to ensure this is done.
All dogs are microchipped
All new owners can apply for 4 weeks Pet Insurance FREE, to apply please ask us for the pamphlet, our charity reference number is 1400005179.
All new owners will need to change their new dogs microchip information to their contact details. This costs £17. If you would like us to arrange this for you, at a reduced rate of £7.20, we will ask you to do a bank transfer to allow us to register the change.
For Rescue Dogs coming from overseas
This adoption fee is a contribution towards the costs of rescuing the dog including
– microchip, pet passport, vaccines, tests for South European diseases, neutering (IF OLD ENOUGH), parasite treatment and transport to the UK.
We can not home dogs from overseas to people who work full time or long hours, unless some sort of doggy day care is offered. They need someone at home a lot of the day, they are not used to being alone for long periods. A dog walker for an hour out of the day is not enough.
Leaving dogs a long time on their own means they are highly likely to develop separation anxiety which is distressing for them and everyone in their new home.
How to adopt a DogWatch UK Rescue Dog
For full details see our Adoption page
To apply to adopt please fill in our adoption application
