Post by Girlytrude on May 11, 2013 23:51:47 GMT
Please read Rocky's details carefully before deciding whether you are the right home for him.
Rocky has been with Bridget, his foster Mum for a little while now and we felt it might be helpful to update his information.
Rocky is a 1 year old Jack Russell of the ‘dinky’ variety! He really is a tiny chap, weighing under 3 kg (the average JRT weighs 6-8kg), and only 10” total height. However, Rocky has a huge personality inside that tiny frame, which any prospective home needs to be aware of, and understand that he is a work in progress. Someone with previous terrier experience would be ideal.
Having arrived in foster care from a private home, where a recent house move had truly unsettled him and led to persistent barking problems, Bridget has worked with Rocky in a consistent and calm manner, using treats and distraction to good effect. However, any move to a new environment (as was discovered with a recent homing attempt) will unsettle Rocky, and he MUST be given the time and commitment needed to settle in, and find his feet again. Advice and support will be given both before and through this time period.
Rocky is VERY boisterous with other dogs in the home initially, and this may be seen as harassment. But once he has settled in, he is playful and very friendly. On walks, Rocky is very vocal towards other dogs he sees, but greets them with a waggy tail, eager to be friends. We would prefer to home Rocky with at least one other small, friendly, playful dog, to give Rocky the opportunity to burn off energy between walks.
In typical terrier fashion, Rocky would not be suitable for a home with cats, birds or small furries.
Rocky loves people and is an incredibly friendly chap, and we would happily consider a home with children old enough to behave sensibly and not over-stimulate him.
Food and treats are taken gently with no food aggression issues, and Rocky loves playing with his toys.
He travels quietly in a car, can be left for up to 3 hours at home (he is crate-trained), has good recall and can be groomed easily.
He does need some extra work on lead-walking, being very excitable at first and quite vocal, but this has improved in foster care and would improve further with some training.
Rocky can be excited at meeting new people, and the barking kicks in again, but this has also improved and further training would be beneficial.
Rocky’s foster Mum has this to add:
“Rocky is an excitable dog who needs to be given time and further training - he is vocal and gets bored easily.
When he first comes to stay he will be very vocal as he is very nervous and will take a week or so to calm down. When he first came to live with me he barked at everything in my household and in the garden, now he spends a lot of time in the garden and ignores neighbours voices , other dogs etc. He may bark at the sparrows if they come into the garden but has improved so much. He just needs time and patience.
He will sometimes bark at the telly or a movement outside and needs patience and further training. I have been treat training him and he has come on in leaps and bounds.
In the time we have had him he has bonded with my 12 year old daughter and loves one to one attention with her. He has also changed so much from the nervous vocal boy who came to me and we all love him very much.”
In Summary:
A home with other playful small dogs
No cats, small furries or birds
Children over 10 yrs with an understanding of behaviour around a terrier
Previous terrier experience, or a willingness to be pro-active with positive training methods
A home where he will not be left for more than 4 hours maximum
No couch potatoes!
If you are interested in adopting Rocky please complete our online adoption form here:
www.littledogrescue.co.uk/PreAdoption.html
and someone will give you a call as soon as possible.
Rocky has been with Bridget, his foster Mum for a little while now and we felt it might be helpful to update his information.
Rocky is a 1 year old Jack Russell of the ‘dinky’ variety! He really is a tiny chap, weighing under 3 kg (the average JRT weighs 6-8kg), and only 10” total height. However, Rocky has a huge personality inside that tiny frame, which any prospective home needs to be aware of, and understand that he is a work in progress. Someone with previous terrier experience would be ideal.
Having arrived in foster care from a private home, where a recent house move had truly unsettled him and led to persistent barking problems, Bridget has worked with Rocky in a consistent and calm manner, using treats and distraction to good effect. However, any move to a new environment (as was discovered with a recent homing attempt) will unsettle Rocky, and he MUST be given the time and commitment needed to settle in, and find his feet again. Advice and support will be given both before and through this time period.
Rocky is VERY boisterous with other dogs in the home initially, and this may be seen as harassment. But once he has settled in, he is playful and very friendly. On walks, Rocky is very vocal towards other dogs he sees, but greets them with a waggy tail, eager to be friends. We would prefer to home Rocky with at least one other small, friendly, playful dog, to give Rocky the opportunity to burn off energy between walks.
In typical terrier fashion, Rocky would not be suitable for a home with cats, birds or small furries.
Rocky loves people and is an incredibly friendly chap, and we would happily consider a home with children old enough to behave sensibly and not over-stimulate him.
Food and treats are taken gently with no food aggression issues, and Rocky loves playing with his toys.
He travels quietly in a car, can be left for up to 3 hours at home (he is crate-trained), has good recall and can be groomed easily.
He does need some extra work on lead-walking, being very excitable at first and quite vocal, but this has improved in foster care and would improve further with some training.
Rocky can be excited at meeting new people, and the barking kicks in again, but this has also improved and further training would be beneficial.
Rocky’s foster Mum has this to add:
“Rocky is an excitable dog who needs to be given time and further training - he is vocal and gets bored easily.
When he first comes to stay he will be very vocal as he is very nervous and will take a week or so to calm down. When he first came to live with me he barked at everything in my household and in the garden, now he spends a lot of time in the garden and ignores neighbours voices , other dogs etc. He may bark at the sparrows if they come into the garden but has improved so much. He just needs time and patience.
He will sometimes bark at the telly or a movement outside and needs patience and further training. I have been treat training him and he has come on in leaps and bounds.
In the time we have had him he has bonded with my 12 year old daughter and loves one to one attention with her. He has also changed so much from the nervous vocal boy who came to me and we all love him very much.”
In Summary:
A home with other playful small dogs
No cats, small furries or birds
Children over 10 yrs with an understanding of behaviour around a terrier
Previous terrier experience, or a willingness to be pro-active with positive training methods
A home where he will not be left for more than 4 hours maximum
No couch potatoes!
If you are interested in adopting Rocky please complete our online adoption form here:
www.littledogrescue.co.uk/PreAdoption.html
and someone will give you a call as soon as possible.
