9/11/24 – Darling little Pee Wee has now gone to her forever home
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Pee-Wee is a very pretty 12-year-old female Toy Poodle who came into rescue after the death of her owner. Pee-Wee is in an Oldies Club foster home in Rhyl, north Wales.
Summary of Pee-Wee: Pee-Wee loves to be with her person. As well as enjoying cuddles, Pee-Wee absolutely loves to be outside, having a really good walk and an energetic zoom around off-lead. She therefore needs an active owner who will take her out and about having lots of fun – her life isn’t all about luxuriating on fluffy pink cushions! Pee-Wee wants to be your only pet so that she can have all of the love and attention to herself, and she’ll probably want to sleep in the same room as you at night.
Settled quickly: Pee-Wee took about a week to settle in at her foster home and she’s proving to be a lovely little girl to have around. She’s clean in the home: Pee-Wee is her name, not her hobby!
Can be left for short periods: She has been fine when left for up to 4 hours with the resident dogs. However, she would be happiest as an only dog, and wouldn’t want to be left completely on her own for too long, so she needs a home with someone who is at home most of the time.
Needs to be an only dog: Pee-Wee has been OK with the resident dogs but she is very jealous. She is gradually learning to share but she is a very cuddly girl who wants to be with you all the time and she will snap if other dogs approach. The fosterer’s dogs don’t retaliate at all, but it could be an issue. She will therefore be happiest as an only dog, and we all want Pee-Wee to be happy! She’s fine with dogs she meets outside.
Unknown with cats: Pee-Wee hasn’t been tested with cats but she doesn’t seem interested in them. Presumably she might be jealous of a cat in the home in the same way as she is with dogs though.
Older, visiting children only: Pee-Wee is very delicate and fragile and wouldn’t do well with small children. Her foster carer picks her up by putting a hand under her chest, as if you pick her up by putting your hand under her legs it hurts her. Pee-Wee would be happiest in an adult home, but visiting children aged 10+ would be fine if they were gentle and used to dogs.
Enjoys a good walk: Pee-Wee needs to go out for a good run each day. She loves to be let off the lead on the playing fields where she can do zoomies. She is good on the lead and has good recall. Her new owner will need to be fit and mobile so that Pee-Wee can continue to enjoy having plenty of walks, zoomies and fun outdoors. Pee-Wee needs two 30-minute walks per day and she has easily managed an hour walking in the woods with no problems at all. Although she is a lap dog when at home, she certainly doesn’t want to stay indoors all of the time and she relishes time spent outdoors.
Now likes the car: At first Pee-Wee wasn’t great in the car and she would cry a lot. The fosterer bought a booster seat and a harness for her and since being put into that she now loves it!
Pee-Wee’s favourite pastimes: Being close to you: she’ll follow you everywhere, even to the loo. She enjoys food and walks but isn’t interested in toys.
Pee-Wee’s dislikes: Loud noises. The fosterer takes her dogs to an indoor pet park for them to socialise. The park has sessions for different breeds and types of dog. When Pee-Wee attended a session, she was overwhelmed: it was too noisy, and she didn’t like dogs that were bouncy, but she was OK if they were calm. She doesn’t like noises such as fireworks and when scared she runs to her fosterer.
Pee-Wee’s ideal home: She would love to live with someone who can spend most of their time with her but who will take her out for the exercise she needs and the running off-lead that she loves. She thoroughly enjoys being outdoors having fun. When at home she is a lap dog, and likes to be close.
Sleeping arrangements: Pee-Wee has her own bed that she arrived with and she sleeps downstairs in that. Her fosterer isn’t able to get upstairs and so sleeps downstairs too, so we don’t know if Pee-Wee would want to be upstairs in the bedroom if her person was sleeping upstairs. It’s fair to assume that she would.
Health notes: We don’t know whether Pee-Wee is neutered. If it turns out that she isn’t, her adopters will need to have her spayed at the appropriate time (between seasons) and Oldies Club will cover the cost of the spay. She is vaccinated and microchipped. Pee-Wee has just had a dental and had 5 teeth removed. The remaining teeth are in good condition but there is a hole in the corner of the left side of her mouth, possibly where there was once an abscess. It is completely healed but she tends to dribble out of it. The fosterer wipes Pee-Wee’s mouth after meals to keep it clean. A regular wipe also keeps her ears clean. Similarly with her eyes, she has a daily wipe to remove any crustiness and keep them clean. When she first arrived, Pee-Wee had a bald tail. The fur has now grown back and the fosterer attributes this to Pee-Wee now being fed on raw food.
More from her foster carer: Pee-Wee is loving, cuddly, adorable and affectionate. She loves to lick you, including your face!
If you would like to offer Pee-Wee 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
She can be rehomed anywhere on the UK mainland – the closer to her foster home the better – subject to a satisfactory home visit. Note that you will be required to travel to the foster home to collect her.
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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.