Merlin

Now Adopted

Breed

Shepadoodle F1

Gender

Male

Age

May 2021

Size

Large

Merlin is a lively energetic young boy, full of fun and a typical goofy doodle!

No Full Time Workers
Large and secured garden
No children under 12 years old
Active home

Merlin Loves

His ball!

Meet Merlin

Background

Merlin is looking for a foster due to his current owners poor health and the environment he is living around.

Where Merlin lives he is surrounded by females dogs in the neighbourhood that are not spayed, when they come into season it’s driving Merlin’s hormones crazy. Merlin is not neutered, a few years ago he was chemically casterated, this bought on unwanted behaviour which made poor Merlin worse.

This lovely boy is adored by his family but with so much going on they feel Merlin needs more than they can offer him.

Merlin is not getting the exercise he needs, due to his owners declining health issues.

Also Merlin is classed as a large breed, when he goes out on his walks he can get over stimulated/excited when he see’s other dogs and will not calm down. Merlin likes to wrestle with other dogs, likes rough play which is not always accepted by other dogs, he has never bitten or been aggressive to dogs or humans. This has resulted in Merlin’s owner walking him away from other dogs he doesn’t know.

Merlin does live with an older female doodle, whom is going to live with another family member, they cannot take Merlin as well.

Requirements

No full time workers please, we need person or persons at home most of the day to help settle Merlin into some sort of routine. Merlin’s fosters will need to be prepared to give some training going forward.

We are always happy to give support with a dog behaviourist at our expense. We feel this would benefit Merlin and help him manage his over excited nature.

We will only allow him to live in a home with NO other dogs. Can live with dog savvy older children aged 12 plus (no visiting babies or small children please) as he is a large boy, could knock little ones over. No cats.

Safe and secure garden, fences and walls at least 6 foot, and locks on any gates.

Once Merlin arrives into foster, please no showboating (this means let him settle in your environment with you for at least a week please).

No off lead walking unless in a pre-paid secure paddock.

Exercise

Sadly because of his owners declining health, Merlin isn’t getting the exercise he needs. This is the reason he is looking for a new home.

Merlin requires least two good walks per day please.

As stated he can go off lead if fosters are willing to hire a private paddock from time, otherwise he must be on a lead.

Merlin likes to do a lot of sniffing on his walks ,which is good for any dogs,but whilst doing this he sometimes pulls to get to the scent

Interaction with other dogs whilst out, as stated he gets very excited, wants to play rough which looks aggressive but it’s his way of playing.

He always will bark and lunge to try and get to other dogs whilst on his lead. He has been playing with a relatives 8 month old Border Collie nicely. This gets him all giddy and overstimulated.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Loves a ball and loves to play with a flirt pole

Dislikes: Not keen on the hoover, he used to be scared of it but less so now. He's also not keen on the blaster dyer to dry him after being washed.

Merlin has a soft wool coat with a slight curl, sheds minimally as all dogs shed some amount.

Brushed through daily with a slicker brush, which he does not mind.

Bath at home in between grooms if needed.

Attended a professional groomers every 8 weeks, his groomer only allows 1 to 1 grooming as this is best suited for Merlin’s needs.

Merlin’s behaviour started at a groomers where there were too many dogs roaming freely everywhere, Merlin could not cope with so many dogs.

In the home he is well mannered and when asked to follow a command he will co- operate.

Merlin loves people he really is a people dog, not a dog on dog type of dog.

He does live with older children and loves his owners children, with little kids he would be too much, as big and bouncy .

Merlin’s social skills -: things like traffic, new places, people, noise etc he is fine. Nothing really phases him apart from other dogs (explained in previous sentences above).

Merlin is toilet trained, but as we state with any dog, entering a new home, they may have accidents or mark in a new environment.

Merlin sleeps in his owners living room.

Never been destructive in his home, not even when he was going through his puppy stage.

Never been crate trained.

Travel -: Merlin sits in the boot and is happy looking out the window, he also loves the bus/train as he gets so much attention from people on the bus/train.

Merlin has not got water wings not a swimmer.

He knows quite a few tricks like roll over and play dead and lives for bum/belly/chin scratches.

This is been a truly heartbreaking decision for the whole family but sadly with restricted mobility issues which are getting worse, there is no other option for the family to deal with Merlin.

His owner is firm they are not rehoming him due to his reactions to other dogs, but due to declining health issues and they wanted to make this very clear as Merlin is a lovely dog.

They feel in the right hands, the right environment he will go onto be the dog he needs to be.

Lack of exercise will benefit him with some training to help him with other dogs will no doubt be a positive thing for Merlin’s future.

DoodleAid is here to support Merlin’s fosters; we will cover his food, vets invoices, behaviourists etc.

If his fosters need any assistance they will need to communicate weekly with us so we can be of support.

Type Shepadoodle F1 this means Merlin’s parents were and Old English Sheepdog crossed with a Standard Poodle

Colour Black & White

Not neutered (this will be something which will be considered in the future, once Merlin is settled and advice taken from his vets).

Height 27 inches approximately

Weight 30 kilos approximately

Microchipped which has been check

Booster vaccination due September 2025

Up to date with flea/tick and worming treatments

No known allergies.

Merlin has suffered with ear infections so please check ears weekly. Had his dew claw removed as he accidentally tore it.

Was chemically casterated but this has since worn off, it did not agree with his behaviour so never continued with another implant.

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