The Basset Rescue Network of Great Britain

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Holly joined us in August for her foster assessment where she has proved to be a lovely lady.

She celebrated her 13th birthday with us, with cake of course!

Holly has previously lived with other dogs, children and cats. Currently she is in foster with cats and a rabbit with no other dogs. There had been an issue between Holly and a smaller dog with her original family where she had snapped at this one particular dog. There seemed to be no apparent trigger for this, and although there was no bite the harmony in the home had changed.

Holly originally lived with another basset, however when he passed away Holly became sad and missed having doggy company so she stayed with extended family where the smaller dog was.

Holly is excited to meet other dogs when out and about and will try to play in typical basset fashion, so maybe the smaller dog wasn't able to play in the way Holly wanted which caused the snap?

We would consider a home with children for Holly, she has been around children of all ages throughout her life.

We would also consider a home with cats and small furies.

We are torn as to whether Holly would like a resident dog , if there is one we believe they should be equal in size and of similar age so Holly is on equal footing. Holly will also push her way to the front if another dog is having a fuss, she likes the attention and fussing all to herself. At her age we believe that she should have all of the attention so we will be considering dog free homes over ones with resident dogs, but resident dogs will be considered as long as the applicant is aware of the previous issues with dogs and potential issues going forward.

If there is no resident dog, Holly will need her humans around for most of the time. She can be left for short periods, and will initially bark but this soon settles. In her original home it was reported she could be left up to 4 hours, but this will need to be worked up to.  She's only been left for around 2 hours in foster.

Holly has been a day grazer in foster when it comes to her food, she will have a nibble every now and then so her food has been left down for her. Obviously this won't work if there are other resident dogs; previously Holly has been fed separately to the other dogs in her previous home, she doesn't like to share her food or space when eating.

Do not be put off by Holly's age, on her arrival she had her health check and was given a clean bill of health. Although she wasn't a fan of the vet and just laid on the floor grumbling at him. We believe some happy, positive visits to the vet will help as her previous family reported no issues with vet visits, but she certainly didn't like her foster vet!

Holly is active, and loves her walks as you will see from the videos, so don't think she's an old girl who will just want to sleep all the time! 

Here's what her foster family have to say:-

Holly came to stay on the 4th August 2024.

She's a lovely tricoloured girl and very spotty.  She has recently turned 13, but don't be fooled by this girl, she acts like a 5 year old!

Initially very scared when she first came, but has since blossomed. She loves the cats will happily sleep with them and eat their food!

Holly loves her food will take all day to eat it. She likes to see what the cats or you have but in general she's finished her own "all day meal" by 6pm.

She is fully housetrained and will let you know when she needs to go out.

Is very unsure and scared at the vets but given reassurance she's fine.

She likes to go out walking and the weather doesn't bother her. She has shown no problems with fireworks and thunder storms. 

Holly walks fab on the lead or harness but when walking she bounces like a kangaroo.

Holly likes to go bed with you and sleeps on your bed, she doesn't move all night and will get up with you.

Holly can bark when left alone but only for 5 minutes. We leave the radio on and give her a treat.The welcome when you have come home is second to none.

Holly has been the only dog whilst here, so maybe she would still benefit from this as long as she has humans with her all the time, she gives the most fantastic cuddles. She will follow you everywhere.

Holly is a little wary of large dogs when out, but is okay will small ones when meeting outside.

So if anyone has a Holly shaped hole in their lives give this girl a chance you won't be disappointed 

Holly's needs

- Can live with cats and small furies

- Can live with children over the age of 5

- Needs a family who will be around most of the time

- Needs a family who will continue with Holly's walks and activities which she loves

- Needs a family who understand being left will need working up to

- Someone who will be around most of the time in the initial few weeks whilst Holly settles in

- We believe Holly's perfect family would be active, retired or works part time who will give her all the love and cuddles, walks and adventures in her golden years

- Applications with resident dogs will be considered but we believe Holly would be happier as an only dog with her new humans all  to herself

Holly's Applications will end at 8pm Saturday 2nd November 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:

Holly 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 Holly'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.

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

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

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