Post by Girlytrude on Mar 15, 2014 22:52:52 GMT
Please read Bella's details carefully before deciding whether to submit an application. Applications which do not meet the criteria will not be contacted.
Bella came to the rescue due to family ill health and a realisation that they were no longer able to offer her an active life and consistent care. She is a lively and enthusiastic girl showing some normal terrier traits so an active home is a must and some terrier experience would be an advantage.
Bella is now 9 months of age, and a Lakeland x Jack Russell Terrier. She is being fostered in Norwich, Norfolk alongside another little terrier and is playful and friendly. She will put another dog in its place if it oversteps the mark, but has shown no aggression. She is equally accepting of other dogs outside the home, although cn be a little over enthusiastic in her greeting so still has some learning to do in terms of polite doggy manners with unfamiliar dogs.
Bella is usually walked 3 times a day, with a longer walk morning and evening and a shorter one in the middle of the day. She loves her walks, and bad weather is not a deterrent. On seeing her lead brought out ready she becomes very excited and will bounce around at the front door ready to go, and this excitement carries through int the walk where she will pull on lead. Stopping constantly does eventually lead to her pulling less, but does not stop it completely and she will need further lead work in a new home. She is interested and distracted by all new scents and experiences and wants to explore everything, and this lack of real focus means that her recall is very poor and will also need further work before she could be trusted off lead. She rarely toilets on lead, preferring to do this off lead, at home in the garden.
Being true to her terrier nature Bella was very keen on a pet rabbit she met, and although she has not had any close quarter experience with cats or other small furries we feel she would be best homed without them.
Bella is very excitable about all new experiences, including meeting new people, and she is very bouncy and will jump up for fuss and attention. Her fosterer has found it difficult to gain Bella's focus when she is in this excitable state, so further training on 'all paws on the floor' for fuss, and greeting people calmly would be sensible. For this reason, whilst Bella has met and behaved well around children of varying ages, we will only home where children are aged 7+ and have previous experience of lively dogs and sensible behaviour around dogs.
If playing with another dog, Bella is happy to share toys. However if she is playing solo, and the other foster dog interrupts and attempts to take her toy she will growl at him to make it clear it's hers; the same with her food. She does not snap or show aggression however. She will allow a human to remove food or toys without issue.
In many ways Bella is still very puppy-like, and although house-trained will usually wake early for a wee even if a late night toileting trip is in place, and bark to let her people know (so a home with early risers would be best!). She is also not yet out of the puppy chewing when left home alone, so is crate-trained to avoid this. She is in need of some focused training in some areas and would benefit from training classes where the training was very structured and she was also socialising with other dogs and learning polite doggy manners. She is such a delightful and happy little girl that anyone wanting a little dog to really put some work into will be rewarded with an incredibly bright and clever terrier mind. She may also be suited to agility or similar high energy activities.
Although a little excitable, Bella travels well in the car with no sign of distress, is not a problem to groom and can be left for 2-3 hours.
Bella's Foster Mum has this to add:
"Bella is a really confident pup who knows what she likes and what she doesn't. She can be very domineering towards our other foster dog and is clearly the bossy one in their friendship. She can be extremely stubborn (when she doesn't want to come in from the garden or when told to get off sofa/bed). Bella is very comfortable in her own company when we are in the house with her. She will quite often take herself off to a bed or lay on the floor away from us. When left in the house for a couple of hours she becomes destructive. For this reasons she is crate trained when we go out and this poses no issues apart from her barking briefly when we leave the house. We do leave the tv on for her and Oscar to have company. She is a lovely dog who is happy to be the only dog or be with another. Although she enjoys attention, she doesn't require constant human interaction."
Bella is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, flea and worm treated.
Summary
An active home, ideally with terrier experience
A commitment to ongoing training
Could be homed with another playful and friendly dog, ideally one older than her with good doggy manners from whom she could learn
No cats, rabbits or other small furries
Children aged 7+ with previous experience of active, lively small dogs
A home with someone around much of the day with time to offer walks and further Bella's training and focus
Can be left for 2-3 hours maximum (crated)
If you are interested in adopting Bella please complete our online adoption form here:
www.littledogrescue.co.uk/PreAdoption.html
and someone will give you a call as soon as possible.
Bella came to the rescue due to family ill health and a realisation that they were no longer able to offer her an active life and consistent care. She is a lively and enthusiastic girl showing some normal terrier traits so an active home is a must and some terrier experience would be an advantage.
Bella is now 9 months of age, and a Lakeland x Jack Russell Terrier. She is being fostered in Norwich, Norfolk alongside another little terrier and is playful and friendly. She will put another dog in its place if it oversteps the mark, but has shown no aggression. She is equally accepting of other dogs outside the home, although cn be a little over enthusiastic in her greeting so still has some learning to do in terms of polite doggy manners with unfamiliar dogs.
Bella is usually walked 3 times a day, with a longer walk morning and evening and a shorter one in the middle of the day. She loves her walks, and bad weather is not a deterrent. On seeing her lead brought out ready she becomes very excited and will bounce around at the front door ready to go, and this excitement carries through int the walk where she will pull on lead. Stopping constantly does eventually lead to her pulling less, but does not stop it completely and she will need further lead work in a new home. She is interested and distracted by all new scents and experiences and wants to explore everything, and this lack of real focus means that her recall is very poor and will also need further work before she could be trusted off lead. She rarely toilets on lead, preferring to do this off lead, at home in the garden.
Being true to her terrier nature Bella was very keen on a pet rabbit she met, and although she has not had any close quarter experience with cats or other small furries we feel she would be best homed without them.
Bella is very excitable about all new experiences, including meeting new people, and she is very bouncy and will jump up for fuss and attention. Her fosterer has found it difficult to gain Bella's focus when she is in this excitable state, so further training on 'all paws on the floor' for fuss, and greeting people calmly would be sensible. For this reason, whilst Bella has met and behaved well around children of varying ages, we will only home where children are aged 7+ and have previous experience of lively dogs and sensible behaviour around dogs.
If playing with another dog, Bella is happy to share toys. However if she is playing solo, and the other foster dog interrupts and attempts to take her toy she will growl at him to make it clear it's hers; the same with her food. She does not snap or show aggression however. She will allow a human to remove food or toys without issue.
In many ways Bella is still very puppy-like, and although house-trained will usually wake early for a wee even if a late night toileting trip is in place, and bark to let her people know (so a home with early risers would be best!). She is also not yet out of the puppy chewing when left home alone, so is crate-trained to avoid this. She is in need of some focused training in some areas and would benefit from training classes where the training was very structured and she was also socialising with other dogs and learning polite doggy manners. She is such a delightful and happy little girl that anyone wanting a little dog to really put some work into will be rewarded with an incredibly bright and clever terrier mind. She may also be suited to agility or similar high energy activities.
Although a little excitable, Bella travels well in the car with no sign of distress, is not a problem to groom and can be left for 2-3 hours.
Bella's Foster Mum has this to add:
"Bella is a really confident pup who knows what she likes and what she doesn't. She can be very domineering towards our other foster dog and is clearly the bossy one in their friendship. She can be extremely stubborn (when she doesn't want to come in from the garden or when told to get off sofa/bed). Bella is very comfortable in her own company when we are in the house with her. She will quite often take herself off to a bed or lay on the floor away from us. When left in the house for a couple of hours she becomes destructive. For this reasons she is crate trained when we go out and this poses no issues apart from her barking briefly when we leave the house. We do leave the tv on for her and Oscar to have company. She is a lovely dog who is happy to be the only dog or be with another. Although she enjoys attention, she doesn't require constant human interaction."
Bella is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, flea and worm treated.
Summary
An active home, ideally with terrier experience
A commitment to ongoing training
Could be homed with another playful and friendly dog, ideally one older than her with good doggy manners from whom she could learn
No cats, rabbits or other small furries
Children aged 7+ with previous experience of active, lively small dogs
A home with someone around much of the day with time to offer walks and further Bella's training and focus
Can be left for 2-3 hours maximum (crated)
If you are interested in adopting Bella please complete our online adoption form here:
www.littledogrescue.co.uk/PreAdoption.html
and someone will give you a call as soon as possible.
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