Champ | Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) Cross | Canterbury - 1

Champ

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Breed

Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) Cross

Reference ID

3627630

Age

5 - 7 years

Sex

Male

Size

Small

Medical care

I need ongoing medical care

Location

Canterbury

Living off site

Yes

May live with

Secondary school age children.

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Are you right for Champ?

Meet Champ, this joyful little lad is a 7 year old Jack Russell cross Chihuahua who loves to be outside. He loves a long stroll, stopping to sniff and explore everything, or basking in the sunshine in the garden. He enjoys a good game of fetch or playing with his teddies and soft toys, although he does like to defluff them. He likes a fuss on his terms, he will nudge you for more, but it is really important to make sure that he is still happy having cuddles. This top guy is ready to find his new home.

Is Champ right for you?

Champ is looking for a calm and quiet home with loving and active adopters who can take him on sniffy adventures, who will take the time to help him settle in and give him all the love and attention he deserves. He can be worried by meeting new people and lots of handling so is looking for a home with older secondary school children who can play with him nicely and will give him space to rest and relax when needed. Champ likes all of the space and attention to himself so would like to be the only pet in the home, he would be happy with have polite and friendly walking buddies that will let him sniff and explore at his leisure. Champ has a little training under his belt, he does a lovely sit and is currently doing muzzle training as he will need to wear a muzzle for vet visits. Champ can be enticed to do training in short, sweet sessions if a tasty treat is on offer. Champ would like a home with a private or communal, secure garden for him to potter about in at his leisure. Champ can settle nicely in the home and could be left for up to 4 hours, any leaving time would need to be built up slowly once he has had time to settle into his new home and preferably after a nice walk so he can settle down for a good snooze. Champ will need to meet his 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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How our rehoming process works

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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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