Barney

Meet Barney

Requirements

No full-time workers (would suit persons at home with some free time to guide this puppy). He needs a calm and quiet environment (he needs time to learn to chill and settle). Experienced dog owners only need to apply (who are willing to work alongside us and any trainers that Barney may need in coming weeks).

Will consider Barney being fostered with a calm, older, neutered or spayed dog (with no behaviour issues). No cats – he is not cat tested (he probably would chase).

Children: we only rehome with dog-savvy children who are 13 and over (Barney gets very rough and tumble, still mouths, and we do not want him getting too overstimulated). No visiting babies or young children. If you are planning to adopt him and thinking of having children in the future, Barney would not cope well.

Garden needs to be safe and secure; gates must have locks. No toxic plants. If you have a deep pond, it must be covered.

No showboating Barney for at least a good week (this means only allow him to be with the people who live in your home, and allow him to get used to you and his new environment first).

Background

Bouncy beautiful Barney is looking for a foster home with a view to adopt in the future.

Owners have a change in employment circumstances in the near future, along with not managing a young boisterous young puppy. His owners are first time dog owners and are finding it difficult to navigate such a full on attention seeking fur ball.

Barney does need some training, he is still exploring everything and sometimes gets very over excited and mouths.

If he wants your full attention to play he gets quite aggravated if you call time on playtime. He is a real rough and tumble puppy, who just needs guidance, patience, time to know the kind boundaries set in place in his foster home.

Barney does not like to be restrained, do not hold him by his collar, it’s like pulling us by a necklace, we would also react.

His Female owner has stated he has a lovely hate relationship with the male (Husband) owner in the household in the evenings. This has resulted in more rough play than usual, as stated more so when over stimulated.

Barney used to be good out on his lead but had an experience that has set him backwards. His owners were walking him on a single track lane, a large delivery van came into too close proximity and Barney got spooked. Now Barney has become reactive to traffic and can be nervous and cautious around other dogs as he is not given a huge opportunity to be around both. Dogs he knows local to him he is much better with but high number of dogs makes him uncomfortable.

We will need to help him through this phase going forward, and will be happy to pay and supply an experienced Dog trainer/behaviourist to help with this going forward. (Fosters will need to be happy to support this too). Barney needs more time to be guided through socialisation and put some skills into place for him going forward (not too much at once).

Barney is not really a barker but will show his voice when he wants attention.

Barney has only been the only dog in his home, he has had a visiting dog from time to time. If we were to rehome him with another dog, introductions need to be on neutral ground and for as many meet and greets both dogs are comfortable with.

Exercise

Barney has two walks per day plus exercise in his owners garden.

He does go off lead only away from other distractions in a safe area. We do not allow our foster dogs off lead unless a pre-paid paddock is hired. DoodleAid recommends using a training lead if in a vast space and a shorter lead whilst in public and busy places.

Barney will need some training with his recall and loose lead training going forward.

Barney did attend basic puppy training classes for six weeks but has not continued with this, would be a great bonding experience in the future for him and his new owners.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Fetch with balls and other toys, recall training, several soft toys used at play and rest

Dislikes: Vans and large moving vehicles