Description
How big? Medium as adult (estimated)
How old? Puppy (DOB 07.03.2025)
Male or female? Female
Living with kids? I can live with children (5+)
Living with dogs? I can live with other dogs
Resident dog required? Preferred
Living with cats? I’ve not been tested with cats
Where can I live? I’d like a calm, semi-rural home with a garden
Where am I from? Cyprus, now in East London
About Wren
At the beginning of May, our Head of Adoptions, Eve, was alerted to a family of dogs living on a disused piece of farmland in the middle of nowhere. The dogs had been reported to have been terrified, but one by one she managed to lure the puppies to safety.
All of the puppies were frozen with fear when they were first rescued. Their interactions with humans had probably been extremely limited and it’s likely they’d never really been handled or up close to them before. It took a while before the pups would warm to anyone at the shelter and they watched their mum closely to figure out how they should behave. As of the 20th July, the Farm Family are now all in UK foster homes waiting to find their permanent families.
Wren has settled into her foster home really well so far and is the only one of the Farm Family to have gone into a foster home without another resident dog. Despite this, she’s being very brave and where she was initially hesitant and reserved, she’s now learning to trust and feeling far more comfortable. She’s a quiet, observant girl and she’s doing very well to adjust to the big wide world around her all by herself, after only knowing a life lived with other dogs prior to now.
Wren is getting more accustomed to walks now she’s had some time to settle in and she’s started meeting other people, children and adults. She’s happy for people to say hello and pet her calmly and gently, and she’s interested but submissive around unfamiliar dogs she meets. At home, she’s bonding well with her foster family and likes to hang out with them, but is also getting used to being a bit more independent. She’s started to take herself off into other rooms to nap and chew her toys, which is a great sign of her feeling more relaxed. She doesn’t quite cuddle yet but loves to play with you, and also loves belly scratches!
Wren can get quite excitable and loves to play, chew and dig! She naturally took to house training quite well and prefers to go outside but this is also still a work in progress. She loves her crate and is a great sleeper, snoozing right through until morning all by herself. Training has come at a slightly slower pace since she needed to get calm and comfortable in her foster home first, and as she doesn’t have a resident dog to look to for guidance, we expected this to take a little longer. She loves her food though, so we’re sure future training will go very well once she gets started.
Wren is looking for a home that are happy to take things at her pace and introduce her gradually to the world, and would be best suited to a semi-rural home away from any very busy areas. We think she could live with children if they recognise the need to be gentle and calm, and she would benefit from the company of another dog, but could cope on her own as she is doing now. She’s a gorgeous dog with a sweet, gentle and charming nature, and we would love to see her thrive in a forever home.