Meet Phoebe, a loving and energetic lady, looking for a calm and understanding home where she can grow in confidence. She can be a little nervous around new environments and loud noises, so would benefit from a home with individuals who recognise her body language and can give her the space she needs. As such, she is best suited to a home with sensible teenagers, who can be understanding of her sensitive side. Phoebe can be apprehensive around boisterous pooches but enjoys the company of other dogs who possess a similarly calm and friendly character to her own. She would love to live with a well-suited canine chum or meet up regularly with them on her walks. Phoebe is happiest walking in quieter areas like woodlands and fields, where she can relax and explore. She does tend to get anxious around faster-moving traffic, so she’d do best on quieter roads. While she can be strong on the lead when nervous, she walks more calmly when she’s feeling at ease. Phoebe is still working on feeling comfortable with her harness but with time and positive reinforcement, she’ll soon be ready for harness walks again. She’s fully toilet trained and should adjust back into a routine quickly with a little support. As she settles into a new home, her alone time will need to be built up gradually.

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Phoebe becomes increasingly affectionate as she gets to know you and will likely enjoy snuggling up with you on the sofa in the evenings. This clever girl has a great set of skills – she knows cues like sit, down, paw, spin, play dead, and “chin”. Learning new things is one of her most-loved pastimes, so she would be a brilliant companion to adopters who have plenty time to work with her on training. While Phoebe hasn't shown much interest in toys at the centre, she has played with balls on walks before, and once settled, she may start to engage more with toys in her new home. She’s a relaxed eater who enjoys her meals and is currently on a special prescription diet (Hills Z/D) due to allergies. Ultimately, this beautiful girl will thrive with a family who can provide mental and physical stimulation, with fun training, engaging walks, and food-based enrichment activities.

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We’ll be in touch by phone or email within seven days of receiving your application to have a chat about your dog search. Then we'll start looking for a great match for you.

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

You won't need to do anything else or apply again for three months. We’ll keep reviewing your application against all the dogs at your chosen centre. Not all available dogs are featured on our website; dogs of all shapes and sizes regularly come into our care, and your application will be considered for any dogs that match your requirements. We’ll contact you as soon as we find a good match.

If for some reason we don’t find the right dog in that time, you can reapply, and we’ll keep looking.

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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