I drove two hrs today with my two DDs to see a 1 yr old dog suitable for children AND cats. A rarity I understand.
This dog is a mongrel, 12 months old, mega excited, friendly and playful. He’s a small terrier size. Showed no signed of aggression or food possessiveness- just was wagging, excited and happy to chase a ball.
Due to data protection (obvs) - the home weren’t able to give many details other than that he was -
- VERY friendly with other dogs
- lived with 3 cats
- lived with small children and fine with them
- very excitable
- can play too enthusiastically with other dogs and needs to learn some manners.
Reading between the lines and gleaning snippets of info, this lovely dog hasn’t been exposed to the nicest of dogs.
The good news is, he LOVES treats and seems easily distracted.
The concern I have is observing him near a calm friendly dog. Tail erect and wagging furiously, barking and lunging and the dog.
He’s utterly adorable in every other aspect.
This is one of the bigger UK charities. Not saying which but I’m sure you can guess which ones they are. From what I’ve gleaned - their criteria are pretty strict.
Hubby is mega careful etc. Am I ok to reassure him. I KNOW there are NO guarantees where dogs are concerned. Just want to gauge opinions on the assessments done by these large UK charities.
TIA