12/2/23 – Teddy has gone to his new home!
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Teddy is a gorgeous almost-15 year old Bichon Frise who came into the Oldies Club rescue due to the ill-health of his owner. He is in a foster home in Garstang, Lancashire, waiting for a home where he can be your closest friend.
Simply wants to be your companion: Lovely Teddy is used to being with his human all of the time, so this is the type of home he needs. He wouldn’t suit a home where he cannot be your constant companion. He doesn’t understand being left on his own and so will bark if he is.
Enjoys living with dogs: Teddy is great with other dogs. He is currently living with three other dogs and he really enjoys their company.
Good with cats: His foster carer tells us that Teddy is great with her 19 year old cat.
Needs an adult home: Teddy is used to the quiet life with an older person. Also he is quite greedy and food obsessed, so he coudn’t be trusted around food with youngsters and would probably try to steal food from them.
Enjoys regular walks: Teddy is great on the lead and loves going for walks. He doesn’t go off the lead so we aren’t sure of his recall, but he never wanders too far away from you. He is currently having two or three walks each day, depending on the weather, for 30 to 40 minutes.
Whines in the car: Teddy travels restrained in the back of the car, but he does object to this, by whining, as he simply wants to be with you!
Teddy’s favourite pastimes: Eating! He loves going for walks but he doesn’t play with toys. He’s also happy to settle down on the settee for cuddles and attention. He particularly likes to snooze on top of the back of the settee.
Teddy’s ideal home: He needs a home where someone will be with him 24/7. He needs a patient owner as he barks with excitement, a lot, whenever food is being prepared. He gets upset if separated from you and will scratch to get out if you’re in another room. He is an extremely loving dog and likes nothing better than having cuddles, and he will want to sleep on the bed with you, so only apply if you are happy with that. He also loves to snuggle up with the resident dogs at his foster home.
Health notes: Teddy is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped and he has been wormed and flea treated. He takes Samylin liver supplement and also needs to be fed a liver-compatible food. He has prior damage to his trachea so must only be walked on a harness. He chokes sometimes when eating food so is best with a ‘slow bowl’.
More from Teddy’s foster carer: “He is loving, cuddly, needy and noisy. Teddy simply want to be loved and be with you all of the time. Whenever we have visitors, he immediately sits next to them with his head on their lap. He just loves cuddles.”
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If you would like to offer Teddy a permanent home, please read our Adoption Procedures for information about the adoption process. You can then contact an Oldies Club Rehoming Coordinator as follows:
Email: rehome@oldies.org.uk
Telephone: 0844 586 8656
Teddy 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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