Yara is a small crossbreed aged around two to three years old. Yara fostered Norwich Norfolk.
For months Yara was wandering the streets of Hunedoara in Romania alone – hungry, scared and running away from people. We don’t know what she went through before, or why she’s so afraid of people.
She’s now in a UK foster home and growing in confidence very gradually. She will still cower from human touch and tremble when strangers are present but she can continue to develop confidence in her forever home.
She will need an adopter experienced with scared dogs who will not put time limits on her getting to know and love them. She walks beautifully on a lead as long as she has another dog to walk with.
Yara loves cats and will essentially need another confident dog within the household full time. She will shadow the other dog and learn from their behaviour with humans so the other dog must be tolerant of having a new mini me!
Yara will need an adult family in a calm and quiet household. She’s at ease with dogs of all shapes and sizes but multiple humans in the same place are still very scary for her.
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 in 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.