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💙🐶 RALPH – ALL HE ASKS IS UNDERSTANDING
Shih Tzu2 hours
Shih Tzu7 years1
£350
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💙🐶 RALPH – ALL HE ASKS IS UNDERSTANDING… AND HE WILL GIVE YOU HIS HEART 🐶💙
🇬🇧🐾 UK SURRENDER 🏠 URGENT FOSTER OR FOSTER TO ADOPT NEEDED 🏠
📍 Currently located: Manchester M23
🌟 RBU, post-adoption support & 4 weeks ******************Plan insurance provided upon adoption (on request) 🌟
🐶 Ralph, a small Shih Tzu boy, just over 7 years old, is back… again 💔 A tiny, sensitive dog who simply hasn’t been understood.
He is anxious. He is overwhelmed. He asks for space… and when that is not listened to — he panics. Yes, he can snap. But he is a small, frightened dog, not a danger. He reacts because he feels unsafe, not because he wants to harm. It is not his fault. His first life made him this way… and now he keeps paying the price.
All he is asking for is time, patience and someone who will listen to him. If you give him that… he gives back so much more than you expect. A sweet, cuddly, devoted little boy, once he feels safe.
🐾 From foster
He needs an experienced foster carer who can offer a calm, quiet, one-to-one home, ideal with no other pets or children. But wirh slow introduction can live happily wih older kids and calm female dogs. (Currently at Foster with child and a dog, took some time to settle, but after a week absolutely no issues)
Once he feels safe, he is incredibly loving and affectionate and enjoys cuddles, but when in a new home he is extremely anxious and easily triggered by strangers, knocks at the door and especially men.
When overwhelmed, he can become reactive very quickly and has snapped out of fear. When worked up, he may try to bite and can redirect this onto people or animals.
Because his triggers are not always obvious, he needs someone experienced with anxious dogs who understands the risks and can manage him safely with patience, space and consistent routines while he settles.
💔 Background / Rescue Story
Ralph was starving in his first home. Bought as a puppy… but never truly wanted.He was rescued and slowly learned what love is. He started to trust, to soften, to live.
Then he was rehomed… and once again let down. Promises of support disappeared when things became difficult. And Ralph… lost everything again.
✨ Highlights ✨
• SIZE: Small (approx. 6 kg)
• NEUTERED: Yes
• CHARACTER: Sensitive • Loyal • Loving • Anxious
• DOGS: Not suitable currently
• CATS: Not suitable
• CHILDREN: Adult-only home
🐕 More About Ralph
Ralph is incredibly loving when he feels safe. He bonds deeply and gives his whole heart.
He wants closeness, but on his terms. When pushed or rushed, he becomes overwhelmed. When respected, he relaxes and shows his true nature.
This is a dog who needs to be understood, not pressured.
🏡 Ideal Home
Ralph needs a calm, quiet home with an experienced person who understands anxious dogs. He needs a one-to-one environment without other pets or children, where he can decompress and feel safe.
He needs someone confident, patient, emotionally steady and willing to give him time without expectations.
💞 Ralph is a tiny dog who learned the world is not safe… and is still waiting for someone to show him that it can be.
🩺 Health Information
Ralph is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. He arrived underweight but has recovered well.
💔 Please… don’t let him be moved again. He doesn’t need another place. He needs the right one. 💙
💌 If you can offer foster or foster-to-adopt home, please fill out a form:
🔗 Foster-to-Adopt/Adoption Form : https://forms.gle/vHdDRdjFzXngqzUC9
🔗 Foster Form: https://forms.gle/yE66hpgwdU9bnQsAA
📩 If you've filled out a form before, simply comment/send message us on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/447932590993
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Litter details
LocationManchester, Greater Manchester
Pets in litter1 male
BreedShih Tzu
Ready to LeaveAvailable now
Age7 years
Health & Docs
KC registered by collectionHealth Checked by a vetWorm and flea treatedVaccinations up to dateMicrochipped by collection date
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