Description
Ivy fostered Norwich Norfolk
1️⃣ year old
🐈⬛ She gets on fine with the safe rescue cat
🐕 She will need another dog or dogs in her forever home
👨Adult home environment
Ivy is a small to medium sized crossbreed born May 2025.
Ivy was a scared little pup who spent her first months in the Botosani public shelter in Romania. She arrived into our care in the UK a few months ago as a terrified and untouchable dog. It’s taken a long time to get her to trust us but she is at last actively asking for fuss and, although still gaining in confidence at a gradual pace, she’s ready to finish her journey in her forever home.
Ivy is still anxious out on walks but gets a tiny bit braver after every trip out. Regular but controlled exposure to her fears is working and she is really beginning to enjoy life outside the safe boundaries of home. She will need another dog or dogs in her forever home and adopters committed to continue to build up her confidence. She gets on fine with the safe rescue cat and will need an adult home environment.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
When you adopt a Safe Rescue dog, you MUST use a slip lead. This will keep your dog safe: your new dog will be nervous and will not trust you, and you will not know which situations might upset your dog. If your dog panics, then a slip lead is the only way to prevent your dog from escaping (many dogs can escape from a collar and/or harness). It will take AT LEAST 3-6 months for your dog to settle-in and for you to know your dog fully (longer for nervous dogs). The slip lead must ALWAYS be used during this settling-in period. Even after your dog is settled, it is safest to use the slip lead in situations where your dog may become scared (e.g. visiting new places, around unfamiliar people, at the vet), and it situations where unexpected triggers might happen (e.g. around bonfire night). Nervous dogs may always need to wear a slip-lead as a back-up safety measure.
The slip lead is a safety device and must NEVER be used as a training tool. Using the lead to apply pressure to the dog’s neck is damaging. If your dog pulls on the lead, then we can advise you on training methods that avoid harm. Once your dog is settled, you may want to consider using a harness (together with the slip lead) if your dog is comfortable with being handled when it is fitted. Most harnesses are not escape-proof, but harnesses with a strap behind the ribcage (e.g. Ruffwear Webmaster or Perfect Fit Harnesses) are safer.
Retractable / extendable leads must never be used on our dogs.
Adopted dogs must be collected from the rescue and transported straight home in a crate.
Fences and gates must be 5foot minimum in height and secure.
If you are interested please message or send an online application form.
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