Super clever girl Nyx is an 8 month old Malinois who loves to be busy and use her brain. She can be a little conflicted with touch to begin with, she will approach for a gentle fuss and will lean in for more, but can start to feel quite uncomfortable, so will need her family to read this and give her some space when needed. She enjoys a good play and bound around, she likes any toy that squeaks and will chase and retrieve them. Nyx is on the hunt for her new home.

Is Nyx right for you?

Nyx is looking for a calm home with minimal visitors, especially at the start. Active adopters who can take her on sniffy adventures and provide her with fun and mentally stimulating enrichment to keep her clever brain busy. She is sweet girl, but takes a little time to get to know people, so could live with sixth form/college aged children who will give her time to settle in and get to know them at a pace she is comfortable with. Nyx can be quite full on with dogs to begin with, so is looking to be the only pet in the home so she can enjoy all of her adopter’s attention to herself, she would be happy to keep learning to socialise nicely with the help of some walking buddies. Nyx is a super clever girl and has loads of training already, she does a lovely “sit”, “down” and “touch”, to name a few. She loves to give her brain a workout, so is eager to engage in training with the help of a tasty treat or two. She is looking for a home with a private, secure garden with 6ft fencing minimum for her to potter about and explore in at her leisure. Nyx can be quite worried being left alone, so is looking for adopters home the majority of the time to begin with, she could be left for up to 1-2 hours, but this would need to be built up slowly once she has had time to settle into her new home. Nyx will need to meet her adopters multiple 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 her within 48hrs of being shortlisted.

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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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