The Basset Rescue Network of Great Britain

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Scout’s 5th Birthday is on the 12th June, she joined the BRNGB family on the 17th June 2023 and has been looking for her forever home ever since.

Initially in foster, Scout started showing signs of resource guarding with food, because of this Scout was moved to another foster family who could work with her within her pack of hounds. As she became more settled into life she has stopped food guarding and will eat with the other dogs around. She does eat fast and if someone leaves their bowl un-attended she will go for a bonus dinner!

Scout loves toys and will happily play and share these with the other dogs; when treats are about she is first in line for hers and if she sees a chance to snaffle someone else’s then she’s straight in there, not aggressively but she just loves a bonus! 

She is currently in foster with another 8 dogs, and plays well with them. When on a pack walk she will pull as she wants to get at every sniff before the rest. On a one to one walk she is a dream and will go for miles.

She can appear to be reactive to other dogs when out walking, but this is Scout wanting to play, she’s not aggressive but someone who doesn’t know her may perceive it to be that way.

Scout will start her day around 8am when it’s breakfast time. Afterwards a little snooze and then its time for her morning walk. Due to the size of the foster pack they walk in 3 groups and Scout joins them on each walk, mainly because she doesn’t like missing out! 

After supervising the walks, Scout settles down for the day until it’s dinner time. She’ll snuggle up on the sofa or beds with the other hounds, or a human if they are vacant. The odd play session will be accepted during this time and then it’s dinner time!

After a rest from dinner, Scout then has a solo walk on an extender lead so she can have a good sniff and run about. 

Don’t be put off by the routine, Scout will settle into your own routine, this is what works with her and a pack of dogs. Her walks are incredibly important though, not just for the physical exercise but for the mental stimulation as well.

When Scout first arrived she would take herself off for her own adventures, escaping through fences which no one has ever escaped from or even knew it was possible! She has a tracker now and she hasn’t felt the need to go off on her own for some time. Anyone considering Scout will need to be aware that their garden needs to be 150% Scout proof!

At bedtime, Scout can be a little mischievous, she likes having the last bedtime cuddle so once her foster family have retired, she’ll open the lounge door where she sleeps with the other dogs. When her foster family go back down she’ll be on her bed looking totally innocent, once she’s played that game she settles down and sleeps for the night.  

Scout can be left with the family dogs for a short time happily, although she had separation anxiety when she first arrived with us, so this will need careful management. Once she knows you will be coming home she will settle back into being left, but this may need time and work, which we are more than happy to assist you with. 

Scout does not like fireworks and took herself off to hide from them last year   

Scout is very active and loves an adventure, she’s not a 10 minute round the block kinda girl. If you are looking for a walking buddy, or even a running buddy Scout could be perfect for you. Don’t think though that you’re not suitable, if she gets 2 good walks a day she’ll be happy to snuggle up and sleep for the rest of the day!

Scout loves the beach, so much so she tried swimming to Ireland when she managed to escape her harness, straight in the sea and off she was going! Yes her recall needs work! 

The long legs of course make counter surfing and easy task, so you will need to remember to put everything away, or Scout will help herself with no thought as to whether it’s your dinner or not!

Scout is a wonderful girl, a lovely nature who loves attention and fuss. 

Scout is a wonderful girl, a lovely nature who loves attention and fuss.

She will happily walk through town centres, train stations, go to the pub and cafe, she travels well in the boot of the car rather than the back seat where she can get a little worried.

Scout will need a confident, friendly resident dog to play with, snuggle with and give her the confidence to settle into her new life. 

Scout’s needs:-

• An active family who are willing to put in the excercise and training Scout needs
• Any children need to be dog savvy and older than 6 years old
• Patience and time to spend with Scout in the crucial first few weeks as she adapts to her forever home.
• A resident, confident, playful dog
• A family where someone is home most of the time so Scout’s seperation anxiety doesn’t return
• A family who understand hounds and their needs
• No small furries, cats, chickens etc, we are not sure on Scout’s prey drive and wouldn’t want any accidents

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:

All our hounds are subject to an adoption fee and a successful home check. If your home check is successful, your family including dogs will need to be able to travel to the hounds foster home to meet him/her and the foster family.

You will also have a telephone call with a member of the team, plus the foster family, so that all of the hounds 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.

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

All of our hounds will have full rescue back up for life.

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