7/6/24 – Little Tedy has toddled off to his lovely new home!
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Tedy (we’re saying “Teddy”) is a 13-year-old small standard Dachshund boy who is in an Oldies Club foster home near Cambridge, waiting for someone to offer him a permanent home.
Summary: Tedy originates from Romania, hence the unusual spelling of his name. His owner recently died and a family member brought Tedy over to England, intending to keep him, but unfortunately their dog wouldn’t accept Tedy. Tedy loves dogs though and is really enjoying the company of the Labrador in his foster home. He’s also good with cats and could live with older children who will understand and accept that Tedy’s toys are Tedy’s toys! He walks beautifully on the lead and has good recall. He’s also a good traveller. Tedy is just an all-round Good Boy!
Settled well in foster: Tedy settled at his foster home within a couple of days and took everything in his stride.
Enjoys company: We were told that Tedy isn’t used to being left on his own. He does enjoy having company, but he has been left with the resident Labrador at his foster home for 2-3 hours and was fine. It’s thought that he just settled down for a nap. Having said that, he wouldn’t be happy in a home with people who go out to work, and his ideal home would have someone home most of the time.
Very good with dogs: Tedy could definitely live with other friendly dogs. He has had no issues with the resident dog at his foster home.
Lived with cats: We were told that Tedy used to live with a cat. In foster he has met cats when out walking and has been fine. Tedy should therefore be able to live with dog-savvy cats in his new home.
Good with children: Tedy is fine with children and very good at finding somewhere quiet to settle if there is too much noise. He can be a little possessive with his own toys though. Any resident children would need to be older (aged 9+), quieter ones. Well-supervised visiting children of any age would be welcome though.
Excellent on walks: Tedy is brilliant on walks. He walks with a beautifully loose lead at all times. Off lead he has great recall when you either whistle or call his name. He goes for an off-lead walk every day (where there are no roads, just a footpath and fields for miles), and is out between 30 minutes and an hour, only strolling though so covers around 2 miles. He also goes out for an on-lead walk in the evening for about 20-30 minutes, just round the village. His foster carers are keen gardeners so Tedy is with them outside most of the day too, except for after lunch when hubby and the dogs have an afternoon nap!
Good in the car: Tedy goes out in the car every day to the location of his off-lead walk. He has also done journeys of up to an hour with no issues.
Tedy’s favourite pastimes: Cuddles, morning, noon and night; food, especially treats; and any squeaky toy, which he will play with for hours, either with you or by himself.
Dislikes: Rain: Tedy does not like walking in the rain.
Tedy’s ideal home: He would love a home with someone around all day. It could be different member of the family at different times of day, but he just loves to have company.
Sleeping arrangements: At the start of his time in foster Tedy slept in his bed, but he soon moved himself to his foster carers’ bed, under his own blanket.
Health notes: Tedy is microchipped. While in foster care he has been neutered, vaccinated, wormed and flea treated and also had a dental where he had to have 14 teeth extracted. He still has 24 teeth left so has no problems eating. The vet noticed a slight cataract in one eye but feels that no treatment will be required throughout his lifetime. He has one toe that points upwards which was probably broken a long time ago and it knitted back that way. He will always need that toe’s claw to be trimmed. Other than that he has no current health issues and is in excellent shape for his age. Happily, he has no back issues. At his last weigh-in he was 9kg.
More from Tedy’s foster carer: “Clever, cheeky, funny and entertaining. Tedy has been our first Oldies Club foster dog and he has been a delight. We want him to find a very special new home that is worthy of this wonderful dog.”
If you would like to offer Tedy 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
He 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.