Alfie is a German shepherd cross aged around four years old. Alfie fostered Norwich Norfolk.
Alfie and his siblings were found as puppies in a wood yard in Romania adjacent to a very busy highway. The three pups were rescued and taken to a safe shelter where they grew up safely.
Alfie’s two sisters, Alice and Alba, were adopted along the way but Alfie has spent four years waiting for his chance to come to the UK to find a home.
Alfie is a biggish chap who would suit an experienced shepherd owner. He is mixing well with dogs in his foster home but maybe best as an only dog or with just one steady female.
He has met the very robust safe rescue cat and ignored him. Alfie has little experience with children and we would be looking for a home with no children under the age of twelve.
Alfie loves his walks and walks nicely on a lead.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
When you adopt a Safe Rescue dog, you MUST use a slip lead. This will keep your dog safe: your new dog will be nervous and will not trust you, and you will not know which situations might upset your dog.
If your dog panics, then a slip lead is the only way to prevent your dog from escaping (many dogs can escape from a collar and/or harness). It will take AT LEAST 3-6 months for your dog to settle-in and for you to know your dog fully (longer for nervous dogs).
The slip lead must ALWAYS be used during this settling-in period. Even after your dog is settled, it is safest to use the slip lead in situations where your dog may become scared (e.g. visiting new places, around unfamiliar people, at the vet), and it situations where unexpected triggers might happen (e.g. around bonfire night).
Nervous dogs may always need to wear a slip-lead as a back-up safety measure.
The slip lead is a safety device and must NEVER be used as a training tool. Using the lead to apply pressure to the dog’s neck is damaging. If your dog pulls on the lead, then we can advise you on training methods that avoid harm.
Once your dog is settled, you may want to consider using a harness (together with the slip lead) if your dog is comfortable with being handled when it is fitted. Most harnesses are not escape-proof, but harnesses with a strap behind the ribcage (e.g. Ruffwear Webmaster or Perfect Fit Harnesses) are safer.
Retractable / extendable leads must never be used on our dogs.
Adopted dogs must be collected from the rescue and transported straight home in a crate.
Fences and gates must be 5foot minimum in height and secure.
If you are interested please message.