Four Paws Animal Rescue
Find your new companion => Dogs looking for homes => Foster Dogs Looking for Homes => Topic started by: jellitot on October 14, 2015, 18:11:10 PM
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Dexter
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Breed – Pug Cross Chihuahua - Male
Age – 5yrs DOB 28/05/2010
Dog Friendly – Yes appears to be.
Cat Friendly – Yes, has lived with multiple cats.
People Friendly – Yes though is nervous.
Child Friendly – Has lived with children previously, rehoming with children aged 5+ in line with adoption conditions.
House Trained - Yes
Neutered - Yes
Travel – Settles himself in the footwell.
Food – Was Picky to start off…now will try anything!
Fostered - Caerphilly Area
The minimum adoption donation for Dexter is £150.
Dexter is currently undergoing a 14 day assessment and will be ready for rehoming from 25th October, applications are welcome now.
Little Dexter has come into Four Paws care due to no fault of his own. He arrived with me on Sunday, quite nervy but very inquisitive! He spent much of Sunday evening cwtched up between me and Dean on the sofa. (Much to Annas disgust!) He is a very trusting young man and was soon giving us little kisses. He slept silently down in the kitchen with Anna all night, curled up to his big elephant toy.
Monday he went to the vet to restart his vaccinations, I thought I would mention his somewhat incessant itching. He has quite a severe flea allergy on his back end, so his skin was quite sore. To go with the flea allergy…we discovered he was in fact carrying a few friends…Gross! So he is now deflead, has his claws cut and has had a steroid injection to help with his sore skin. We can get his vaxes restarted again on Friday :)
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Don’t be fooled by this little kids cute appearance…he adores his walkies! If he thinks he hasn’t gone long enough he wont get back in the car!! He is pulling on the lead initially, but does settle and is great if he is on an extendable, he can investigate more then! As soon as you get his harness out he is at your feet ready to go! He does the most perfect sit, and is now more than tempted by the array of treats I have to offer.
It was my birthday yesterday, and he coped very well with all the balloons decorating my house LOL the Kempies came up to see us in the evening and we had a party food and some fun with the helium! Dexter coped with this very well, he was guardian of the food on the table…just had to keep checking it was all there for us ;) He was given some sneaky sausagey bits by auntie Julie…and they were best buds from that moment on!
This little lad did have an accident on the first day when he first got here, but has been very good since, and *Touch wood* has been holding himself and going outside! He is eager to greet us in the morning, and will come straight up to snog whoever is still in bed…so he can have snuggles of course!
I’m not entirely convinced he would like to share all the limelight with another pooch, no nastiness there at all…but he is used to being the only pooch. He is getting along well with anna, no retaliation at her grumps! Dexter likes to keep close to you, though he is fine to be left and has been without incident for up to 4hours.
He is a gorgeous boy, with a personality to match….I’m certain he wont be stopping with me any longer than he needs to!
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Please put in an application in the first instance if you are interested in Dexter. Approved applications will be home checked.
Details of our adoption procedures/requirements, adoption application form and Privacy Policy are here http://forum.fourpawsanimalrescue.org.uk/index.php/board,21.0.html
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More piccies…
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Oh go on twisted me arm…heres some more ;)
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He is a cutie love the garland around his neck definitely his colour gorgeous :) :) :)
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We met little Dexter last night and what a gorgeous little man he is!! He takes everything in his stride, is a bit cheeky when it comes to food, he tried all ways to get to the food on the table!! He was my friend once he discovered I had treats in my pocket and that he would have a little bit of my beefburger and sausages when no one was looking!! I don't think it will be long before he's stretched out on a forever sofa!!
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:-* :-* :-* :-* I'm in lurv :-* :-* :-* :-*, Dexter you've got the most booootiful, cheeky face & with that one teefs poking out just gives you even more character ;)........................... it has absolutely nothing to do with dem ickle legs ::), I hope all your "joy riders" have gone & that you'll feel more comfy now :-*
Belated Happy Birthday Eli, sounds like it was a good one. xxxxxxxx
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He reminds me of that beautiful animal from "Never Ending Story".....don't know it's name!
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He reminds me of that beautiful animal from "Never Ending Story".....don't know it's name!
Falkor! 8)
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Right Dexter...from now on I shall think of you as Falkor! ;D
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:) That's a brill name & I don't think we have many Falkor's on our system ;) :-*
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This guy has melted my heart with his tooth sticking out!
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....and why isn't I allowed Chocolate!? Ima good boy! ::)
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I love the pout :luv:
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This little fella is so full of character....what a munchkin you are Dexter aka Falkor!
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:) :) :) :) Oh yes the face says it all, mine have "That look" as well ;) :-*
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He looks very interested in it. He is so cute :) :)
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Update 20/10/2015
Well Mr Dexter has been with us just over a week now! He has slotted into our household very well. His housetraining is going okay, he has good days, and not so good! They are primarily good though! He is normally clean overnight, he is just learning how to communicate with us he needs to go out during the day.
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Little Dexter is very worried by new people, and meeting some dogs. It hasn’t ever been anything nasty, he just tries his best to get away from the situation. He can be grumbly and barky meeting new people, but only takes a small amount of coaxing to come around. He needs very gentle intros to other dogs, he is easily spooked. If they are too bouncy for him he feels his only choice is to run away. Hes met my friends dog who is a puggy jack russel cross who is very boingy in her greetings and both occasions he was very worried. I am hoping the more positive experiences he has with dogs the better. He is learning how to interact with anna well, and listens to her grumbles when she tells him not to do something!
He is quite an anxious dog, his favourite toy is his meerkat. If he is feeling particularly stressed he will grab his meerkat and suck him until he nods off (or gets distracted by a treat!) He is using this less and less as he settles. (He also uses his giant toy elephant for humping…but we wont talk about that!!)
I will categorically state that if anyone wants to adopt him wanting him as a lapdog…you will not get him! This kid absolutely lives for his walkies, his face lights up and his body wiggles uncontrollably at seeing me grab his harness! I generally only have to tell him to sit once to let me pop it on…Good Boy! We met our friend Gemma (who is a fab photographer) at barry island beach Saturday for some walkies. She has a spanielly cross and a Belgian shepherd, he did very well walking with them! He was a little uncertain on the sand, was much happier on the grass headland. He even went up to and sniffed some dogs that day, which was fantastic. We were walking for near enough 2 hours and he took it all in his stride. After around an hour he was happy enough to approach Gemma and accept treats n chin tickle from her.
We also met my mum for walkies on Sunday, a big pack walkie in Parc Penallta! He did very well with the dogs, and despite jaspers more full on greeting initially…he started to copy and follow Jasper by the end of the walk. He spent the day with the current Kempy pack today – whilst they are getting a new fireplace at their house. He has done very well, he was sharing the sofa with another 4 dogs and pottering around with them sharing food and toys. He got a little upset when Peggy decided to investigate upstairs, but he only ran up to investigate…which obviously ment the whole gang piled up!!
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Yesterday morning bought possibly the most hilarious moment in my fostering career….i decided to have myself a soak in the bath, I kept the door open so the pooches could come in if they wished (Anna likes to have a natter!) he kept popping up peering at me in the bath looking bewildered. Then went quiet so I presumed he went to bed. I closed my eyes to relax…a few seconds later that was shattered by a strange furry thing landing on my stomach! He had propelled himself into the bath with me, and only looked a little worried by it. I have never ever known a dog voluntarily choosing to get in the bath! Hysterical!
This little man is such a wonderful character. Dexter is sensitive, but both breeds in his mix are. I think he would do very well in a home as an only pet. He is learning how to interact with other dogs, but I truly think he would be happier on his own, with humans around for much of the time. He would like his humans to be understanding of his nervousness. It would be beneficial for him to continue further socialisation with new people and dogs, and getting him to associate these with huge positives. He really will be a fantastic little companion, he needs the smallest amount of ironing out, but with a face like that…I’m certain you are aware he is worth it!!
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Beautiful Piccies taken by Gemma on Saturday…
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:) :) :) :) Cracking piccies Eli, Dexter is really photogenic & a real lickle character just waiting to shine through :-*
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Dexter really is a cute little man. He does like his people, Eli and I went to do a home check and not even Dean's ham sandwich could distract him from his vigil at the door waiting for his Eli to come home. We got a lovely greeting when we got back!
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I love the profile photo with Anna in the background :luv:
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Dexter and his buddies!
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:) :) :) :) Aw Dexter you're a cheeky chappie, I'd love to know what that look Anna's giving you is all about ;) :-*
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I think she's telling him to behave and stop showing off :winktongue: :laugh: :laugh:
:) :) :) :) Aw Dexter you're a cheeky chappie, I'd love to know what that look Anna's giving you is all about ;) :-*
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Yes I think so as well but when you are short you have to gain as much height as possible to get the treat first. He is so cute
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I love the way Dexter gets to the front...we can see you cheeky boy ;D