The Basset Rescue Network of Great Britain

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Becky is a 12 Year old Basset Fauve de Bretagne.

Her last weigh in at the vet was 14.3KG. The vet was pleased with her health.

Becky joined us after her mum passed away, and since she has been in our care she has slowly been coming out of her grief and showing signs of being more confident.

Although she is currently living with two other hounds, she is not interested in forming a bond with them, she is more a human contact girl, and that seems to be when she is at her happiest.

Originally when she arrived, she would take herself off to the sofa or a bed and curl up on her own and sleep. She didn't want to interact with either hound or human. Her grief was really strong. Now she will follow her foster mum around and settle near by or have a snuggle with her. She is getting more confident with foster dad and will have a little bum wiggle for a fuss.

Becky will settle down well for the night and sleeps all night without a peep.

She is house trained and will let you know when she needs to go out.

Becky will be due her vaccinations after her adoption. We haven't completed these as they are not due yet, but BRNGB will of course settle the vet bill for this with her new family.

Ideally Becky would be an only dog in the home, she's not interested in playing with other dogs or forming a bond with them. What she needs is her own family that will let her settle and come to them for a fuss when she is ready. She loves one on one time with humans.

She can live with children, although we think a busy young family home would be too much for her. She can also live with small furies.

Here's what her foster mum has to say:-

She is the most perfect house guest who loves everyone she meets and happily lives with my two old dogs and four chickens, she has not got an angry bone in her body.

What Becky would love is to replace her mum she lost and absolutely adored.

She would happily live with a man as well and even be pleased to see them sometimes but her mum is everything.

Becky is good on the lead with no pulling and happily sniffles around saying hello to anyone that stops, hound or human, you can take this dog anywhere and know she would be no problem at all.

She doesn't mind being left for short periods but is very happy to see you return.

She's a quiet dog who loves nothing more than to curl up and sleep, but at the same time is inquisitive and is happy to mooch around the garden for ages.

Becky is an older dog and showing some signs of this, her hearing is not good and she is showing some signs of dementia but this is only mild. The signs we have seen are Becky will sometimes "zone out" and will star at one particular spot for a time, normally a wall.

Becky loves her food, but unlike any basset we've had is not food driven and regularly has to be reminded it's breakfast or dinner time. Becky is fed raw food, and this is the only thing she has shown any real interest in.

Becky is one of the sweetest dogs we've had and everyone we meet in the street loves her.

All she needs is a home that she can love back. 

Becky needs:-

- A family of her own who will let her settle in at her pace

- Someone who is around most of the time in the early stages to help Becky settle

- Someone who will be around most of the time for Becky– Becky has been left for only a couple of hours

- Someone who will spend time to form the bond that Becky so desperately needs, but isn't sure how to form

- Someone who understands that Becky is still grieving and will need time and patience to settle into her new home

- Becky can live with children, but a quieter, slower paced home would be preferable

- Someone who will take Becky on adventures, she may want a slower life but she loves being outside meeting other dogs and humans

- Becky can live with small furies

- If there is a resident dog in the home, they need to be calm and not be wanting to play and bother Becky

- Don't get us wrong, Becky is fun, funny, cute, active, she just needs her human

- Becky's applications close at 8pm Wednesday 14th October 2014 

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:

Becky is subject to an adoption fees and a successful home check. If your home check is successful, your family including dogs will need to be able to travel to her foster home to meet her and her foster family.

You will also have a telephone call with a member of the team, plus Becky's foster family, so that all of their history can be shared with you in person, and that we can be assured that you can fill all of her needs, demands and requirements.

Becky comes with 5 weeks free insurance via our rehoming partner, Agria.

Becky, as with all of our hounds will have full rescue back up for life.

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