Buddy and Meg

• Name: Buddy and Meg 

• Age: 6 and 5 years old 

• Sex: Male and Female

• Location: Cambridgeshire

 19th July 2024 

Big congratulations to Super Sized and Toy Sized, AKA Buddy and Meg who happily went off to their forever home yesterday. 

They arrived with their foster family in March, Buddy being the most confident and Meg relying on him for comfort.  Over time Meg became a lot more confident and the highlight of her foster was willingly going to her foster dad for a fuss and asking to get up on the sofa with her foster mum for a cuddle.  They both needed time to adjust and settle during assessment, which is exactly what they received along with a lot of love and trust building.  

Their new family understand their needs, and took a lot of time to win Meg over, with Buddy nearby as her support and we are so pleased to say all hearts were won over, and they went off to start their new lives.  

We've had videos already showing them exploring the garden, they do love to be outside these two. 

Congratulations both.  Massive well done and thank you to their foster family, we know you will miss them terribly. 

Thank you to their transporters who helped all those months ago, their supporters and donators.  

Have wonderful lives Buddy and Meg, we look forward to catching up with you soon. 

Meg and Buddy 

Buddy and Meg are a bonded pair who must be rehomed as a pair.  

BUDDY  

Is around 6 years old and is a tank of a lad. Very big, very solid but is lovely and gentle and very loving towards his sibling Meg and they are often found snuggled up in the morning after settling down for a peaceful night.  

Buddy initially pulled like a train on lead, but now he’s happy to amble along on an extender lead and halti which he’s happy to have put on. He’s happy to meet other dogs when out and about and shows no issues with this.  

He’s very confident meeting people and at the vets, although can be wary of men on initial meeting, sudden loud noises also make him nervous.   

Buddy on arrival was weeing in the house, but since he has been neutered this has stopped and he will ask at the door to go out. 

He loves the neighbour’s 10 year old child, although has not lived with children.  

Although he will bark at cats, rabbits and horses he shows no interest in chasing any.  

Buddy does lack basic commands such as sit, leave but this is improving over time, although his recall from the garden is good. As such we wouldn’t recommend walking off lead in the initial months until a bond has been formed. 

Buddy does have a limp on his front leg which has been checked by the vet who is not concerned, but to be given YouMove as a precaution.  

Buddy does have one white outer eye and one pink, so he can look a bit boss eyed at you sometimes!  

Buddy has his own bed, collar, harness, lead, bowl and toys, although he shows no interest in toys, and will have some of his own food as well.  

MEG 

Is 6 years old and is a tiny little button.  

Meg relies heavily on Buddy for confidence and is very, very shy around new people. It’s taken her months to get the courage to put herself up on the sofa for cuddles with her foster mum, and even now will only go to her foster dad if she is sat down.  

She walks well on lead and doesn’t react to cats, rabbits or horses.  

She will entertain the neighbours child, although because of her lack of confidence any children around her will need to understand to go at Meg’s time and pace.  

Meg has had a complete vet check and has no known issues and was compliant at the vets who knew to go slowly with her.  

Meg is clean in the house and will look to go out, although does need some convincing when it’s time to come back in! If there are strangers in the room she’s entering she’d rather stay where she is.  

When Buddy went to be neutered Meg was very unsettled without him, she really does rely on him for confidence. 

Meg will also come with her own collar, lead, harness, bed, bowl and food.  

Here’s what their foster mum has to say about them:- 

Meg and Buddy arrived with me mid March. They have taken time to slowly settle in, making friends with my resident basset and Lab straight away but both Meg and Buddy were very uncertain about coming into the house and both were particularly wary of my husband – Meg more so than Buddy. As the days passed both hounds became a little more confident about coming into the house, both preferring to be outside whatever the weather. Meg is still quite timid and very unsure of coming into the kitchen from the garden if my husband is in the kitchen but is gaining confidence, she will now approach him for a fuss as long as he is sitting down. 

Meg and Buddy absolutely love playing in the garden and enjoy going out for walks, both walking well on the lead and happy to meet other dogs. They travel well in the car and both are front paws up on the bumper waiting to be butt boosted in as soon as the boot is opened, they are rather eager to jump out on arrival.  

Neither hound shows food aggression, I do feed them separate from my dogs as my basset could start a scrap if he has finished and the others haven't!! Meg and Buddy are fed once a day in the evening just before bed time. I am currently having to coax Meg back into the kitchen at bed time using ham, she is genuinely wary of coming back in for bedtime but I also wonder if she is playing along a little for some nice ham. 

Meg and Buddy are vey much a bonded pair and rely on each other, Meg relying on Buddy alot more than Buddy on Meg. It took a while but Meg loves to creep up onto the sofa for snuggles, she is the ultimate cuddle bunny. Buddy on the other hand can be described as tissue shredding, sock stealing, drool flinging, trip hazard of a Dufus. Whilst Buddy does not appear to want to get on the sofa for a cuddle he will happily put his front feet In your lap and obscure your view of the TV!! 

Both have been left together and with the other resident hounds for up to 4 hours with no issues with the run of the sitting room and kitchen.  

They both love being outside playing either together or with the other resident hounds  

Both Meg and Buddy are clean in the house and have both have enjoyed a trip to the doggy Spa.