- Name: Henry
- Age: 3 years
- Sex: Male
- Location: Lancashire
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