Dogs needing new homes

If you would like to offer one of these dogs a permanent home, please email to request a pre-homing questionnaire and a copy of our adoption guidelines to: cathy@oncelovedrescue.org.uk

Alternatively you may telephone: 07847 297058

Please note: All prospective homes will be required to have a pre-adoption home check and post home checks. All dogs available for re-homing are neutered/speyed, fully vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and de-flead. We do not rehome dogs to homes with children under the age of 8 years.

Kelsey…

Kelsey is a beautiful Lurcher cross Labrador cross Staffie, 8 month old pup. Kelsey is a gorgeous honey colour with the sweetest, kindest eyes you could ever see. He really loves other dogs and just wants to be every dog’s friend. He adores people, but as he has had some trauma in his past, he can still be wary of new people coming into the house. He will bark at new people, but it’s just a fear thing and he would never actually be nasty. New people just frighten him. He can also be a bit nervous still when out on walks in busy places, but this is only to be expected given what he has been through. He is gaining his confidence every day though. He is also excellent with children (over the age of 8. We don’t rehome any dogs to families with children under 8 years) and he could happily live with cats.

Kelsey had a very heavy worm burden when he first arrived, and he was very thin, he still needs to put on some weight, as the worms took their toll on his little frame, but he has been fully treated for it, and is recovering nicely, but he still needs to gain some physical strength. We feel that he is not strong enough to be neutered at the moment…Our usual policy is to neuter all dogs before they are rehomed, but in this case, it’s not right for Kelsey and as a one off will be amended. We therefore insist that he is neutered after rehoming, when he is strong enough physically. We will amend our adoption agreement to reflect this, but we will be arranging the neutering ourselves so that we can ensure it is carried out. The adopter will need to sign this agreeement. Kelsey adores being cuddled and playing with his toys. He is now also housetrained.

We would prefer a home in the south west area for Kelsey, but we will consider other areas if it is the right home for him. He does suffer from car sickness, although this has improved a great deal. He is now ‘drooly’ in the car, rather than actually being sick. He is also much better in the car with someone who he trusts sat next to him or with doggie company in the car.

The ideal home for Kelsey would be with a family or an active couple who have one or more other dogs for him to play with. We would also want whoever offers him a home to continue his socialisation and take him to training classes.

He was a very despondent and depressed little man when he first arrived. He had been through things a pup should never have to go through. He is a very special boy and we are looking for a very special home for him to stay for the rest of his life.

Kelsey is being fostered in Sidmouth, East Devon EX10

Please contact Cathy at Once Loved Dog Rescue for an adoption application form.
Email cathy@oncelovedrescue.org.uk or telephone 07847 297058
Please note, all prospective homes will be required to have a pre homing check and post home checks. We do not rehome any dogs to homes with children under the age of eight years old.

Tai…

Tai is reserved

“I still don’t have a home of my own I may be brindle, and not stand out from the crowd, but I am the most loving and loyal girl you could ever meet! Please can you offer me a forever home?” Love Tai xxx
Poor Tai is being overlooked and still hasn’t found her forever home. She was abandoned at the pound over christmas. This lovely girl has so much love to give, please consider her.
Thank you

Tai is an absolute sweetheart. She is a 6-8 year old Staffie X female who came to us from a pound in the South East of England. She was at risk of being put to sleep as she had run out of time at the pound. Tai is very well mannered and well trained. She is fully housetrained, knows all her commands, she is very loving and affectionate and is very fond of cuddles and belly rubs! She loves to play with toys and although she is quiet and calm in the home, she doesn’t act her age when she plays. She is excellent in the car, great with children and great with cats and has lived with kittens. She is fine with other dogs, but she does show a slight tendency towards dominance in the way she plays with other dogs, but she has shown no aggression.

Tai is a wonderful and wise older lady who is looking for a loving permanent home. She will make someone a wonderful companion and friend.

Please contact Cathy at Once Loved Dog Rescue for an adoption application form.
Email cathy@oncelovedrescue.org.uk or telephone 07847 297058
Please note, all prospective homes will be required to have a pre homing check and post home checks. We do not rehome any dogs to homes with children under the age of eight years old.

Barney…

Barney has been rehomed

Barney is a beautiful 2 year old labrador cross. He was originally at a kennels from a puppy. He was then returned at about 8 months. For the next year Barney was in kennels with minimal interaction with people. One of our foster carers knew of Barney and decided to take it upon herself to try and help him

“We felt extremely sorry for Barney as he seemed like he would make somebody a wonderful pet. We decided to foster Barney for a while in the hope we could find him a permanent loving home. After three weeks of advertising Barney a lovely couple decided to adopt him. They had a 14 year old lurcher and were looking for a younger dog who they could go on lots of walks with. They fell in love with Barney and realized how loving he was. After 3 weeks they were out on a walk and Barney jumped up and grabbed the owners arm. He continued to do this on various occasions but it is only over exuberance in play and it is not aggressive.

Unfortunately the couple decided they needed to return Barney to us so we would be able to find him a more suitable home where he can have the training he so desperately needs.

Barney would make someone a fantastic pet. Every night he happily sits on the sofa and loves cuddles he is also very intelligent. He is house trained, gets on very well with cats and kittens, vaccinated and neutered and he is a healthy 2 and a half year old dog who desperately needs a committed trainer and owner to help him progress. He would ideally like a home with another dog as he loves doggie company and loves to play. We are hoping that an adopter will come forward so Barney doesn’t have to go back to a kennel environment where he would deteriorate.”

Eenie weenie Edie…

Edie has been rehomed

edie1 Eenie weenie Edie is looking for someone to love her forever. Are you the person Edie is looking for?

Message from Edie…

Hello, my name is Edie, affectionately known as Eenie Weenie Edie, because although I am a staffie, I am a tiny one. It’s been said that I look like an Ewok or Yoda, and I suppose I do really. I also have another nickname, Ena Sharples, but I don’t think I look much like her do I? I don’t know what happened but one day, I found myself in a cage in a strange place with no special someone to cuddle up to. It was very noisy and I felt very alone there.

I stayed there for what seemed like forever, until one sunny day, a lovely girl called edie2 Becky picked me up and took me out of the cage. Becky was so kind to me, she took me to her house and that was the happiest day ever! I met all of her dogs and her cats, and she even had a sofa that she let me cuddle up on. I am still staying with Becky, but she has a lot of other doggies to help, so I need to find a person of my very own to look after me. I am very well behaved and I know my P’s and Q’s. I know that the toilet is very definitely outside! I am very kind and I am happy to fit into any home (as long as it has a sofa and someone who likes to cuddle) I get on very well with my doggie friends and cat friends and I get on with children too. (over the age of 8, those are the rules of the rescue, so I’m told) I have been speyed and vaccinated. I am not a young girl now, I think I’m about 8 years old, but please don’t be put off by my age, I am so very loving and giving, and all I want is to belong somewhere with someone who loves me. Please could you get in touch with Cathy, the rescue lady, if you think I can come and stay with you.

Thank you
Love from Edie xxx

Edie is being fostered in the Somerset area, TA7

Hey there Georgie girl…

Georgie has been rehomed

Georgie is a female staffordshire bull terrier, probably about 9-10 months old, and has been in kennels for a long time. She is speyed and vaccinated, and currently living in a foster home in Someret TA7.

Georgie is a very intelligent girl, and picks up commands very easily. She has a very sweet nature and is always willing to please. She’s very beautiful and elegant, with quite long paws. Georgie is fantastic with other dogs and cats, and would be suitable for a home with older children only because all dogs have boisterous moments, and when she does we wouldn’t want her to knock a child over (please note we do not rehome any dogs to families with children under 8). Georgie is a wonderful girl who will be a brilliant addition to any family. She travels well and is fully housetrained.

Once Loved Dog Rescue