Needing Homes

Teddy will be five years old in December. He is a handsome and affectionate red and white working cocker spaniel.

Teddy has been in foster since August where he has been having an absolutely wonderful time. He loves long walks, and is quite partial to spending time at the pub with his foster dad. He is really finding his feet and showing his truly affectionate character.

He started off a little stubborn, but is an exceptionally intelligent boy who is very responsive to training and consistency. He is learning to enjoy getting into the car, and is slowly improving his recall.

Before coming into our care, Teddy had a traumatic time at a dog sitters home and not long after, he made his feelings known when a teenager ignored dog etiquette and Teddy snapped at them (for this reason we will not place Teddy in a home with children under 16 years). We have had a behaviourist work with Teddy and his foster family to address this. Teddy, is a wise boy who doesn't like to have his sleep disturbed, and he loves affection on his own terms. Once he knows you, you will have a friend forever with a wiggly bottom and swinging tail that rarely stops! He might even fall asleep across your lap and use his beautiful eyes to tease an extra treat from you!

Teddy has a skin sensitivity that currently requires daily medication. However, it is suspected that he doesn't need such a regular dose, so with vet guidance this is being reduced on a trial basis. The upside of this is that we discovered that Teddy is rather fond of the vet and will happily allow the most thorough of health checks!

Teddy is currently sharing his foster home with two other working breed dogs and once they decided a pecking order got on well. However, Teddy is also quite content as an only dog where he can have his family all to himself - we think he would actually prefer to be an only dog! And he isn't suitable to live with a cat.

Do you have the perfect home waiting for Teddy, where you can provide him time and space to decompress when he moves in? Where his training can be continued...and he can feel safe enough to be himself and show you the wonderful boy that we have all fallen in love with!?