23/11/2022 After receiving lots of lovely home offers, Butch/Buddy has gone to his new home and is looking forward to a lovely life.
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This delectable boy is Butch. Well, Butch is his Sunday name, but his foster carer calls him Buddy as it seems to fit his personality much more. He’s a 9 or 10 year old mixed-breed boy (his owner said German Shepherd x Pomeranian) who weighs 12kg and is 37cm to the shoulder. Butch came into the Oldies Club rescue because his owner was moving and Butch had nowhere to go. He’s now in a foster home in Epsom, Surrey, waiting for someone to offer him a permanent home.
Settled nicely in foster care: Best buddy Butch didn’t take long to settle and he seemed quite happy after the first week in foster care.
Loves to have company but can be left when necessary: Butch can be left alone for a few hours but he is overjoyed and extremely excited to see you when you return. He wouldn’t be happy to be left all day as he much prefers having people around him. He can survive being left for a few hours but he is very sociable and desperate to be with people.
Potential with small dogs: He is nervous of other dogs, particularly larger dogs. He would dearly like to make friends but has never quite managed it! It is possible that he could learn to live with another, probably smaller, dog once he’s got over the initial excitement and nervousness, but this hasn’t been tested. Other dogs have visited the house and he’s been very skittish but he is never aggressive.
Good with cats: He’s fine with cats and not very interested in them. Cats generally realise that they are the ones in charge when he is around.
Calm, older childen only: Butch is happy to greet and be stroked by children in the street. He doesn’t jump up at them and is very tolerant. He’s not a very playful dog though, not interested in chasing a ball or chewing a toy; he just wants to be stroked by his human, so younger children may not find him much fun. He finds a bit of playful rough and tumble simply confusing and a bit worrying. He does enjoy a bit of chasing around in the garden though. Calm, sensible children aged over 10 should be OK.
A lovely companion on walks: Butch is excellent on the lead and he doesn’t pull at all. His recall is good, though there is no need for recall really as he would much prefer to be by your side and not wander far away. His foster carer has mostly walked him on an extendable lead. He sniffs around and investigates a bit, but isn’t much of an explorer, and he carefully avoids mud and puddles! He loves his walks and would like to go out as many times a day as his owner could tolerate, but will put up with two walks per day, plus a quick trot up and down the road before bedtime just to make sure he has had a wee. He’s currently walking about a mile or so in the morning and a bit less in the afternoon. Walks of about 2 miles length are probably his ideal.
OK in the car: He is good in the car. On short journeys he paces around in excitement and is quite vocal, but on longer journeys he settles down and sleeps.
Butch’s favourite pastimes: Being stroked: he would accept that all day. He also enjoys walks and the occasional chase.
Things he doesn’t like or is frightened of: Large dogs.
His ideal home: Butch would suit an active older person wanting a dog to take for regular walks. He very much bonds to his owner and would love nothing more than snuggling with you after a good walk. He also loves it when there are several people in the house as he can then go from person to person being stroked!
Health notes: Butch is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and has been wormed and flea treated. He has no current health issues; he just has some patches of missing hair where his collar and harness have rubbed.
More from Butch’s foster carer: He is loyal, friendly, a little anxious and desperate to be with you – he will notice your every move. People stop us in the street to ask about him, what breed he is etc., as he is a handsome dog; they often think he is a puppy as he looks like a very small German Shepherd with a puppylike face.
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If you would like to offer Butch a permanent home, please read our Adoption Procedures for information about the adoption process. You can then contact an Oldies Club Rehoming Co-ordinator as follows:
Email: rehome@oldies.org.uk
Telephone: 0844 586 8656
Butch can be rehomed anywhere on the UK mainland – the closer to his foster home the better – subject to a satisfactory home visit. Note that you will be required to travel to the foster home to collect him.
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If you would love to offer a home to an oldie but your circumstances aren’t suitable, perhaps you would be kind enough to sponsor one of the special oldies we are caring for that, due to health problems, are unlikely to be offered a permanent home.
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