- Name: Henry
- Age: 3 years
- Sex: Male
- Location: Lancashire
5th October 2025
Lovely lad Henry is looking for his forever home.
Please read his blog fully, as he does have specific requirements. We look forward to hearing from you if you are the right fit for him.
Henry eats hydrolysed food called peptide+ and does well on this. He has breakfast and dinner and loves his food so much his tail will happily wag whilst eating.
Henry appears to suffer with itchy, yeasty ears and this food has assisted in this area. He has had some flare ups with itchy ears which have been monitored and treated by the vet. He has had ear swabs taken and these come back negative for anything nasty, just management and diet. Henry has been fully signed off by the vet
Chicken and Beef have been removed from his diet to help with his ears. It should also be n noted that Salmon and Venison can give him an upset tummy.
If rehomed with a resident dog Henry MUST be kept separate at food preparation time and eating time. He will show aggression if another dog is near him at these times. Any long lasting treats have to be given in separate rooms as well as he will resource guard these from other dogs.
High value, long lasting treats such as bones, antlers etc Henry will also resource guard these from humans, he just loves them too much.
At night time Henry generally starts on his foster parents bed, then move off onto his bed. He’ll sleep anywhere during the day from the floor to the sofa, and he does love a blanket. Henry is not crate trained.
Henry tolerates being helped into the car and will jump out of this, he can get up and down from the sofa himself and is sensible going up and down stairs. His foster parents have tried to train Henry to use steps up and down but he’s not entertaining that idea at all.
When left with the resident hound he will go and sit with her whilst left. If he’s on his own sometimes he will bark the whole time left and other times will just settle down and watch out of the window. Any time Henry is left will have to be slowly built on whilst he grows confidence in his new home. He has been left for 6 hours (due to his foster parents being stuck in traffic) and he was very happy to see them return. We don’t recommend Henry being left for any longer than 4 hours.
Henry is fully house trained, has the full run of the downstairs of the house and has not had any accidents whilst in foster.
Whilst out walking Henry has some strong behaviours which have been assessed by a behaviourist whilst in foster. His foster parents have been working really hard with Henry and this is a work in progress and will need continued, consistent, positive reinforcement to progress Henry.
Henry has been neutered whilst in foster, and this has helped with his behaviours on walks.
Henry is very strong on lead, he is learning how to check in with you and this is improving from zero engagement with his human on a walk.
When coming across another dog on walks he will bark and be determined to go over to them, sometimes this is in a friendly manner, othertimes not so much. If he sees the same dog a second time on a walk he will ignore it. He gets very over stimulated on walks where it is busy with other dogs, before this happens walks are cut short as it can take Henry time to decompress from a very busy walk.
In true Basset style, Henry has zero recall!
Henry has no interest in people when outside the house.
Henry was neutered whilst in foster, so his hormone levels are changing and this is showing on his behaviour on walks, together with consistent training which his foster parents will go through with the right family for Henry.
In the home Henry is happy to go with the flow. He’s not interested in playing with the resident hound, but is patient when she tries her best to get him zooming. He is definitely more human orientated than dog.
Henry will try to chase cats when out and about so a home with no small furies is a must for Henry.
Henry has always been more than happy to go into the vets, is happy to have his ears cleaned at home, and gets really excited when he sees you in a pair of jeans because he thinks that means walk time!
Henry will come with all of his wishlist items and extra food and treats, his ear cleaner and other bits.
Oh, Henry sleeps like the dead, sometimes with his eyes open, sometimes on his back. In the home, without treats and toys he is the most laid back basset you will ever meet.
He loves doing scent work and we believe he would love the opportunity of man trailing.
We do not believe Henry should be rehomed with children as he is excitable, will bark, and because of his resource guarding. He is also prone to destroying toys.
Henry’s perfect home would be with someone who is home pretty much all of the time, in a quieter area where he can enjoy his walks without meeting lots of other dogs, someone who can progress his training and be his world.
If Henry is to be rehomed with another dog, they will need to be laid back, be willing to co-exist rather than buddy up. Separate space for Henry at feeding, treat time will be a must.
We will consider applications with resident dogs, but we do believe Henry will thrive with one on one with his humans both inside and outside the house.
Henry’s training notes will be shared with his new family and of course we will be in contact to assist in any way we can.
Henry’s needs
- No small furries including cats
- Children over the age of 15
- Someone who is home a lot of the time to help Henry settle in
- Someone who understands resource guarding and is willing to continue working with Henry with positive reinforcement training
- Not to be left for more than 4 hours at a time
- Can live with other resident dogs who are willing to give Henry his space and not want to be his bestest long lost friend
- Someone who understands reactivity when out and about and who will continue working with Henry using methods already in place and only positive reinforcement training.
- An only dog where the humans are around 95% of the time to be his world.
- Someone who will continue with Henry’s dietary needs
- Henry’s blog closes Sunday 12th October at 8pm
- Henry’s adoption fee will be £300
Taking on a rescue dog is not the easy option. You need to be prepared to help a confused and troubled hound find their place in your family. They have been through a massive upheaval and will need time to settle into a new way of life, so please consider this BEFORE you fill in an application.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
- Henry is subject to an adoption fee of £300.00 and a successful home check. If your home check is successful, your family including all dogs will need to be able to travel to their foster home to meet Henry and his foster family.
- You will also have a telephone call with a member of the team, plus Henry’s foster family, so that all of his history can be shared with you in person, and that we can be assured that you can fill all of his needs, demands and requirements.
- Henry comes with 5 weeks free insurance via our rehoming partner, Agria.
- Henry, as with all of our hounds will have full rescue back up for life.
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19th July 2025
We are pleased to say what an improvement we are seeing in Henry! This lovely snuggly boy is settling in well to his new foster home. His tail is near constantly wagging. He might possibly be the only Basset Hound you can leave an open packet of crisps around!
In the house Henry is a near perfect dog, he sits at his foster mums feet while she works and loves to snooze in the sun. He does still have a tendency to resource guard but this has greatly improved, he now will sit on his foster mum and play with his toys which is a great improvement.
Although Henry loves his walks he is still very challenging. Improvements are being made and thankfully he has stopped barking constantly on walks – much to the relief of the neighbours.
Sadly he is incredibly reactive to other dogs. His foster family have been working hard with a behaviourist, Kelly from Puppy School, to identify the reasons for his reactivity. Initially we believed the reactivity was due to fear but after an interesting meeting with a lovely cockerpoo we now are less clear. His foster family will continue to work on this.
Henry has some ongoing ear issues and has been at the vet a few times due to yeasty ears. He is now being trialed on a hyper allergenic food to see if this helps. Thankfully he enjoys his ears being cleaned and wags his tail the whole time! He is truly a wonderful dog.
As he is coming along in confidence we will look to have Henry neutered in the near future once his ear issues have cleared up
5th April 2025
Well Henry, what a complex little boy you are! We knew most of your foibles before you came into the family. What we didn’t know was your need of human contact was so high you cannot bear to be alone and will bark and get incredibly upset when left even at night time he has to have a human there.
Your fear of being in a vehicle has improved no end, you now know that going out in the car will end in a really good walk, where there will be few people and less things for you to worry and react to.
Henry is a total love bug and enjoys being cuddled, tummy tickled and being near a human. He’s also enjoying playing with the resident hound.
Henry is currently getting used to being walked with a halti head collar as he is incredibly strong on lead and his foster mum is working so very hard with him.
We knew that Henry was reactive to cats and can confirm without a doubt he is.
However Henry is a challenge that requires more people around so we are currently looking for a new foster home for Henry who will be able to have someone home with him pretty much all the time and basically tag team him.
He really is a wonderful boy and we are all working hard in the background for him.
23rd March 2025
Please welcome Henry into the BRNGB family. The 13th Hound to join us in 2025.
Please do not make any enquiries regarding Henry, he is under assessment and any enquiries will go unanswered.
Henry has just turned 3 years old and has some issues which we are going to be working on to iron out.
He’s incredibly strong on lead; he’s people and dog fear reactive; he’s not a fan of entire dogs. Noises and traffic also worry him when outside.
But he’s also a very loving, sweet, cuddly boy. We knew before Henry joined us that he would need a specific foster home. Henry was assessed before joining us so nothing we have learnt about him has come as a shock. In his previous home he was showing signs of resource guarding as well as his general anxieties.
It’s very early days for this young boy and we are certain once he’s had time to relax and get used to his new surroundings he will come on in leaps and bounds.
He does have a wish list, this includes a new harness and leads so he can be securely and safely walked. We’ve also asked for a lead sleeve to warn other dog walkers he needs his space. Of course he needs his own blankie and some treats to welcome him to the family. We’ve also added a calming collar which we hope will take the edge off his anxieties so we can work with him without that barrier. If you are able to donate to his list we would be grateful.
If you would like to donate to Henry’s care instead the link is also below.
Thank you to Henry’s transport team for getting him to foster safely.
Henry’s wish list can be found here – Please welcome Henry and his wish list – Basset Rescue Network of Great Britain