Four Paws Animal Rescue
Find your new companion => Dogs looking for homes => Foster Dogs Looking for Homes => Topic started by: DizzyDogs on June 01, 2015, 16:53:24 PM
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LEO
Breed – Labrador
Sex - Male
Age – 9 10 in August
Dog Friendly - Yes
Cat Friendly - Not tested
People Friendly - Yes
Child Friendly - Yes
House Trained - Yes
Neutered - Yes
Travel - Travels fine
Food - Dried Food
Fostered - Bridgend
Vaxed – Yes
Flea Treated - Yes
worm treated - Yes
Micro chipped - Yes
Leo was quite sad when he first came into our care, his beloved owner past away so he has come into Four Paws. He is a gorgeous boy has been trained, loves to play with toys. Drools over his food but eats nicely and even had the pups following him around and he did not even tell them off. Such a good boy. Even though he is nearly 10 he has lots of energy.
His right eye has been removed as he had Glaucoma, it hasn't affected him as we don't think he could see much, if anything, with that eye anyway. See updates below.
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I had a lovely bath my coat is very shinny now(before eye op)
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Applications are welcome during the assessment period. Approved applications will be home checked.
Details of our adoption procedures and adoption application form are http://www.fourpawsanimalrescue.org.uk/adoption_procedures.html
Update 25|6|2015
Leo's been with us a few days now and he's settled brilliantly. He's had so many changes in his life over the past few months but it's amazing how adaptable he is.
What can I say about Leo, he's such a good boy and whoever gives him his forever home is going to be so lucky. He's loyal, playful, well behaved, good with other dogs (will ignore if they're grumpy with him). He's having two good walks a day and between times he settles down for a good snooze. He loves playing with his toys in the garden, his favourite at the moment is a big snake which he flings around. His recall is pretty much perfect, when he's off lead he tends to run in a big circles around me just exploring but he's never out of sight. If he's somewhere new he will go a little way ahead and then come back to check in with us. He's 100% housetrained, no accidents at all since he's been here.
At the moment he pulls on lead and is best walked on a harness. I think he does it because he's a little anxious when being lead walked, perhaps it wasn't something he wasn't used to in his previous home, and any loud or sudden noises worry him. He much prefers to go in the car to where he can go off lead and is much more relaxed that way.
He loves balls and will mostly carry a tennis ball when he's out for a walk. The other day he was carrying Maisie's ball as well as his own :D
Having his eye removed doesn't seem to have bothered him at all, he never bumps into anything and now the fur is growing back you almost don't notice it when you meet him as you're too busy loving his smiling face and constantly wagging tail.
He's not a noisy dog, he does a little seal bark when he's excited or wants something (like his breakfast if I'm not doing it quickly enough!) but he doesn't bark at people or other dogs. He doesn't like pigeons and will bark to scare them out the garden.
Surely someone has a Labrador sized space on their sofa :)
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Aw bless him :( his life has turned upside down :-\
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Awww poor thing :( xx
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Oh I'm in love, just look at that grey muzzle angel.gif angel.gif
Good luck with your op Leo, look forward to some lovely chicken when you get back home to Auntie Julie.
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Aw, poor lad, hope all goes well with his op xx
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Hope Leo's OP goes well tomorrow, he's safe within the Four Paws family now. Best wishes to you Leo xxx
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He's so gorgeous,!! Xx
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:-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* My 1st thought was how Leo reminds me of Ben who was fostered by Em & Matt then went to live with the lovely Don, I've tried to find a piccie of Ben with Don but can't find it :(, Leo looks a real gentleman & I may have mentioned (just a few times ;)) how much I luvs the oldies :-* :-* :-* :-*
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I wouldnt label myself as a lab person....but he is gorrrrgeous :-* :luv:
I love that salt n pepper beard!
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aww Leo - what a gorgeous boy!!
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Leo is recovering from his operation, angel.gif a couple of not nice days but over the worse now. He had his first proper walk to day and he went off lead. I was a bit unsure as I did not know how he would cope with out the eye. He was fantastic :D he quickly learnt to look back from his left side to see were I was. He ran and jumped then nose down smelling all those lovely doggie smells as Labradors do. He is no couch potato he loves his walks you would not know he was nearly 10. We even went into the woods and he did not bump into a tree as I thought he might. He was just full of excitement, he is one special boy :luv:
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:) :) :) :) It's amazing how they cope, I remember Penny's Ruby didn't let loosing one eye & then the other stop her enjoying life to the full, my Ruby didn't cope at all well with going blind with cataracts but once they were ready to remove she was back to her normal happy self :)
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Well done Leo :luv:
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If anyone would love a slobby kiss from Leo he will be at P@H Tyglas Cardiff tomorrow
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:-* :-* :-* Me pleeease Leo :-* :-* :-*
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:-* :-* :-* :-* Well, what a gentle man Leo is, he coped soooooooo well with everything today & was more than happy to have all the fuss made of him angel.gif :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Gorgeous Leo taking the day in his stride
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Handsome boy x
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We had a lovely day yesterday went for a walk and a picnic. All the dogs had a great time.
Leo being very polite and let my old Ellie have the stick Leo is in the front what a gentlman
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Yay I love it here (bit wobbly I am afraid) Click to play
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Can not keep me out of the water it is hot Auntie Julie like stinky dogs well I think she does
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Julie, has Leo met any cats do you know?
Lovely pics, he's having a great time :)
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He has never lived with cats
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:) :) :) :)Couldn't you find a smaller tree Ellie ;), well done Leo for being the perfect gent, it sounds like you all had a fab day :-* :-*
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Oh Leo you look just like our Jess ! She is a lot greyer and is 15 so am sure you've got lots of good times ahead !
Good luck gorgeous boy
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Leo had a lovely time at Dog Trust Show today he enjoyed meeting everyone, and helping us fund raise. Leo has gone on his holidays and is with Fran Dextersmum he is going to have so much fun playing with Dexter. What he would really like is a lovely home to call his own.
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Leo has landed :) He was an absolute star for the whole 2.5 hours we were in the car travelling back. He's met my three dogs with no issues. Both my girls were quite rude to him but he just walks away, he's a very well mannered boy.
You would seriously never know this boy is 9 years old, he runs around and plays with toys like a youngster.
As his foster mum said, he would love a home to call his own so he can finally be settled in his forever home.
We think he could live with or without other dogs, he's been an only dog up to now, but he does like to play with the resident dogs in his foster home and a dog of a similar age/nature to Leo would be perfect. He also likes his people to be around a fair amount of the time as he's really sociable.
He's fully house trained, has pretty much perfect recall and has basic training, he knows sit, paw, lay down and will do just about anything for a treat. He's quite strong on lead but manageable on a harness so that may need a little work in his new home.
Lots of pics and videos to follow as he settles into his holibobs in Oxfordshire angel.gif
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:) :) :) :) Good boy Leo, you have loads of fun while you're with Fran & her "gang" & looking forward to piccies & video. :-*
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Looks like Leo is having fun
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:) :) :) :) And quite confident too - well done Leo. :-*
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First post updated :)
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He it totally gorgeous and loves life. :) Glad he has settled so well so quickly. Perhaps it is because he loves people :-* and other dogs he is like a spring chicken and you would not know he was 9. He would so love a family to call his own and he deserves this as he has been through so much and so many changes in his life. The gentleman LEO :D
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:) :) :) :) I'm glad you're enjoying your hollibob with Aunty Fran & her doglets, you're such a good boy I think you'd "slot in" with any new lucky family :-*
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Lovely Leo with Maisie who I think secretly quite likes him :)
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:-* :-* Me finks it's lurv Fran :-* :-*
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Aww Leo and Maisie such a cutie couple
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Just chilling :-)
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And here he is having a little play angel.gif
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