Bernie

I'm looking for my forever home. Could you be my perfect match?

Breed

Beagle

Reference ID

3616604

Age

5 - 7 years

Sex

Male

Location

Canterbury

May live with

Dogs and Primary & Secondary school age children.

Size

Medium

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Are you right for Bernie?

Amazing lad Bernie is a 6 and a half year old who loves to explore the great outdoors and would love new adventure buddies. He adores long walks where he can put his nose to work following and sniffing out a good scent. He loves meeting new people and will gift his guests with his favourite toys to play with. After a long day of sniffing and exploring he will take a seat next to you for a fuss , he especially likes a neck scratch. This fun adventurer is on the hunt for his new home.

Is Bernie right for you?

Bernie is looking for a home with loving and active adopters who can take him on sniffy adventures and give him all of the love and care he deserves. He is a friendly bean who can live with primary school children who are confident with dogs, who can play with him nicely and will give him space to rest when he needs. Bernie could live with another dog that will engage in play, but will happily co-exist, this will be pending successful meetings at the centre, living with another dog is not a necessity, he would be happy with friendly and playful walking buddies. Bernie has some training under his belt, he knows his name and does a lovely “sit” and “stay”, he is a super smart boy and is happy to engage in training with the help of a tasty treat for encouragement. He would like a home with a private, secure garden for him to potter about and explore in, but this is not a necessity. Bernie settles nicely in the home, he could be left for up to 2-4 hours if kept busy with toys and enrichment, this would need to be built up slowly once he has had time to settle in. Bernie will need to meet his adopters a few times prior to going home so please bear this in mind when applying. Please note that should you be shortlisted, our rehoming process usually takes up to 7 days, and potential adopters would be required to come up to the centre to meet him within 48hrs of being shortlisted.

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How our rehoming process works

Create an account and fill out our application form

In our form you can tell us all about your home, your lifestyle and the kind of dogs you’re interested in. You won’t be applying for a specific dog, but you can add favourites to give us an idea of the dogs you like. We’ll use this information to find a great match for …

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Choose a rehoming centre

We’ll also ask you to select a rehoming centre. The team at this centre will look after your application and assess you against all suitable dogs in their care. This doesn’t have to be your nearest centre, but you will need to travel there within a few days once we’ve found …

We’ll review your application

We’ll review your application against the dogs in our care at your chosen centre. If we think we have the right dog for you, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible. If we don’t hear back from you, we will close your application for now, and you can reapply when you’re …

We’ll keep your application open for three months and keep looking for a match

If we don’t have a dog for you right now, we’ll keep your application open for three months and keep you in mind for any new dogs that arrive. If within this time you see another dog you are interested in, you won't need to apply again but you can amend your application by …

When we find a match, we’ll invite you to meet them

If we’ve found a dog who seems right for you, we’ll invite you to come and meet them at the rehoming centre.

Some of the dogs in our care will need to meet potential owners several times to get to know one another. This lets us see you’re compatible and gives you …

If we’ve found a dog who seems right for you, we’ll invite you to come and meet them at the rehoming centre.

Some of the dogs in our care will need to meet potential owners several times to get to know one another. This lets us see you’re compatible and gives you the chance to build a bond before making a commitment to give them a new home. By taking some time at the beginning to make sure everyone’s comfortable, an adoption is more likely to be successful.

We may also arrange a home visit with you, to see how your house will be set up and check that the garden (if you have one) is secure. This may not be necessary, though, especially if you’ve adopted from us before. Where you already have dogs, we may accept a reference from your vet as an alternative.

If we haven’t found the right match, we’ll continue the search together

If we haven’t found the right dog for you within three months, we’ll let you know your application is closed. We’ll invite you to apply again so we have up-to-date information about you, and we’ll keep looking.

We’ll support you to embark on a new life with your dog

When we’ve matched you with a dog, we’ll help you welcome them to your home. After adoption we’ll keep in touch to see how you and the dog are doing. If you need any advice or support, we’re just a phone call away.

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Location

Dogs Trust Canterbury
Radfall Road
Chestfield
Kent
CT5 3ER
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