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We are heartbroken to be looking for a new home for our 8 month old puppy. Archie truly is the sweetest, most affectionate, and playful boy - he loves cuddles and being close to people. He has so much character, and with the right home he will make the most loyal and loving companion, giving endless joy and affection.
This has been an incredibly difficult decision because we absolutely adore him. We brought him home at 12 weeks old and it was instant love. However, with his welfare as our main priority, we know that rehoming him is the kindest and most responsible thing to do.
We will only consider a home that truly understands his needs (details below) and is committed to giving him the best possible quality of life. You’ll need to have experience with dogs and understand that this adolescent stage can be the trickiest(!). Above all, he needs a safe, loving, and stable environment from someone who will give him the time and consistency he deserves.
It’s preferable that he goes to a home where one or both pet parents work from home. Ideally with no other pets or children. If you do have another dog, it would need to be a male who is larger than Archie and calm in nature, to help keep him settled.
Our puppy has Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and occasionally experiences seizures. After the initial worry, many vet visits, investigations and care, we have a treatment plan in place. He is on daily medication which helps to keep them under control. He recently had blood tests (09/10/25), which our vet encourages to help monitor his progress and any side effects of his medication. The results were normal. Our vet is happy with him and his development in all other areas - he is growing at a rapid rate, which is the only pattern we have noticed from his seizures as they tend to happen around a growth spurt. She is confident this is something he is likely to grow out of once fully grown, around 12 months of age.
The medication itself is inexpensive (£17.77 for Levetiracetam and £18.75 for Epiphen), and we can arrange for the vet to transfer his ongoing prescriptions to the vet you will use to help keep his basic costs down.
He will need someone who is consistent with his feeding and medication routine, and who can offer patience, understanding, and stability.
We stress again that we will only rehome him once we are confident the match is right, so may ask prospective owners some questions and offer an initial visit before we are happy to let him go. We hope you understand.