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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 he 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. 

Buddy and Meg's needs -

- they are to be homed together and remain together we will not consider splitting this very bonded pair

- they are happy just being together but will also settle into life with a playful resident hound

- someone who will be home most of the time in the early days to help them settle in

- someone who will help Meg with her stranger danger anxiety with positive reinforcement and experiences

- someone who will continue working with Buddy's walking on lead

- someone who understands they won't be the snuggle monsters initially but they will be together

- someone who is home most of the day - they can be left for up to 4 hours

- could possibly live with a dog savvy cat although they haven't since being in our care

- any children will need to be over 10 years old and needs to understand that everything has to be done at Meg's pace, neither of them are hounds to be fawned all over and cuddled

Buddy and Meg's's Applications close at 8pm on Saturday 29th June 2024

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:

Buddy and Meg are 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 their foster home to meet them and their foster family.

You will also have a telephone call with a member of the team, plus Buddy and Meg'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 their needs, demands and requirements.

Both come with 5 weeks free insurance via our rehoming partner, Agria.

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

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