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

5th October 2025

Lovely lad Henry is looking for his forever home.

Please read his blog fully, as he does have specific requirements.  We look forward to hearing from you if you are the right fit for him.

Henry just needs consistent love and care with on going training (every day is a training day right?).

Henry can live with another dog, but not a playful, energetic dog

Henry loves human contact with his family

Henry doesn’t like every dog he meets outside, and can be vocal about his dislike

Henry has a high prey drive

Henry doesn’t like little people

Henry eats hydrolysed food called peptide+ and does well on this.  He has breakfast and dinner and loves his food so much his tail will happily wag whilst eating.

Henry appears to suffer with itchy, yeasty ears and this food has assisted in this area.  He has had some flare ups with itchy ears which have been monitored and treated by the vet. He has had ear swabs taken and these come back negative for anything nasty, just management and diet. Henry has been fully signed off by the vet

Chicken and Beef have been removed from his diet to help with his ears.  It should also be noted that Salmon and Venison can give him an upset tummy.

If rehomed with a resident dog Henry MUST be kept separate at food preparation time and eating time.  He will guard his food if another dog is near him at these times.  Any long lasting treats have to be given in separate rooms as well as he will guard these from other dogs.

High value, long lasting treats such as bones, antlers etc Henry will also guard these from humans, he just loves them too much.

At night time Henry generally starts on his foster parents bed, then move off onto his bed.  He’ll sleep anywhere during the day from the floor to the sofa, and he does love a blanket.  Henry is not crate trained.

Henry tolerates being helped into the car and will jump out of this, he can get up and down from the sofa himself and is sensible going up and down stairs.  His foster parents have tried to train Henry to use steps up and down but he’s not entertaining that idea at all. 

When left with the resident hound he will go and sit with her whilst left.  If he’s on his own sometimes he will bark the whole time left and other times will just settle down and watch out of the window. Any time Henry is left will have to be slowly built on whilst he grows confidence in his new home. He has been left for 6 hours (due to his foster parents being stuck in traffic) and he was very happy to see them return.  We don’t recommend Henry being left for any longer than 4 hours.

Henry is fully house trained, has the full run of the downstairs of the house and has not had any accidents whilst in foster.

Whilst out walking Henry does not want to meet and play with every dog. He will be vocal about his dislike of dogs. A behaviourist has been to see Henry and to give tips to his foster parents to help Henry overcome this. This will all be passed onto his new family.  His foster parents have been working really hard with Henry and he has improved no end. Henry will require continued, consistent, positive reinforcement to continue improving.

Henry is very strong on lead, he is learning how to check in with you and this is improving from zero engagement with his human on a walk. This has improved so very very much with consistent commands and trust being built.

When coming across another dog on walks he will bark and be determined to go over to them, sometimes this is in a friendly manner, othertimes not so much.   If he sees the same dog a second time on a walk he will ignore it.  He gets very over stimulated on walks where it is busy with other dogs, before this happens walks are cut short. This doesn’t bother Henry at all, he’s happy with a couple of short walks a day rather than one big hike.

In true Basset style, Henry has zero recall!

Henry has no interest in people when outside the house. 

In the home Henry is happy to go with the flow.  He’s not interested in playing with the resident hound, but is patient when she tries her best to get him zooming. He is definitely more human orientated than dog.

Henry will try to chase cats when out and about so a home with no small furies is a must for Henry.

Henry has always been more than happy to go into the vets, is happy to have his ears cleaned at home, and gets really excited when he sees you in a pair of jeans because he thinks that means walk time!

Henry will come with all of his wishlist items and extra food and treats, his ear cleaner and other bits. 

Oh, Henry sleeps like the dead, sometimes with his eyes open, sometimes on his back. In the home, without treats and toys he is the most laid back basset you will ever meet.

He loves doing scent work and we believe he would love the opportunity of man trailing.

We do not believe Henry should be rehomed with children as he is excitable, will bark, and because of his resource guarding. He is also prone to destroying toys.

Henry’s perfect home would be with someone who is home pretty much all of the time, in a quieter area where he can enjoy his walks without meeting lots of other dogs, someone who can progress his training and be his world.

If Henry is to be rehomed with another dog, they will need to be laid back, be willing to co-exist rather than buddy up.  A calmer older dog would be the perfect dog friend for Henry. Not a young playful dog. Separate space for Henry at feeding, treat time will be a must.

Henry’s training notes will be shared with his new family and of course we will be in contact as with all our hound Henry has full rescue back up for life.

Henry’s needs

• No small furries including cats
• Children over the age of 15 
• Someone who is home a lot of the time to help Henry settle in
• Someone who understands resource guarding and is willing to continue working with Henry with positive reinforcement training
• Not to be left for more than 4 hours at a time
• Can live with other resident dogs who are willing to give Henry his space and not want to be his bestest long lost friend
• Someone who understands reactivity when out and about and who will continue working with Henry using methods already in place and only positive reinforcement training.
• An only dog where the humans are around 95% of the time to be his world.
• Someone who will continue with Henry’s dietary needs
• Henry’s adoption fee will be £300

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:

• Henry is subject to an adoption fee of £300.00 and a successful home check. If your home check is successful, your family including all dogs will need to be able to travel to their foster home to meet Henry and his foster family.
• You will also have a telephone call with a member of the team, plus Henry’s foster family, so that all of his history can be shared with you in person, and that we can be assured that you can fill all of his needs, demands and requirements.
• Henry comes with 5 weeks free insurance via our rehoming partner, Agria.
• Henry, as with all of our hounds will have full rescue back up for life.

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