Mouse

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Breed

Dobermann

Reference ID

3628426

Age

6 - 12 months

Sex

Male

Location

Darlington

May live with

Dogs and Secondary school age children.

Size

Large

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Are you right for Mouse?

Mouse is a gorgeous, sensitive boy who’s still finding his paws in the world. He hasn’t had much experience of home life yet, so he’ll need patient adopters who are happy to show him the ropes and help him build his confidence at his own pace. He can be a little worried by new things, especially noise, so a quieter home environment would suit him best. Mouse will need support with the basics like housetraining and learning about being left alone, so someone around for most of the day initially would really help him settle. Mouse would need to live with another confident dog, as he takes a lot of reassurance from canine companionship and will benefit hugely from having a steady role model to help show him the way. He enjoys getting out and about, but will need gentle, positive introductions to walking and new places. Ongoing training and encouragement will go a long way in helping him blossom into a confident companion.

Is Mouse right for you?

If you’re looking for a sweet, handsome lad with lots of potential, Mouse could be your perfect match! With time, patience, and a little reassurance—plus a friendly canine companion by his side—he’s sure to grow in confidence and become a lovely, loyal friend. Mouse will benefit from a calm, understanding home where he can take things at his own pace. In return, you’ll get to watch him come out of his shell and celebrate all those little wins along the way—which is incredibly rewarding. He’s got a gentle nature and, with the right support, will make a wonderful companion for someone willing to invest the time in him. Sadly, Mouse came into our care with their ears cropped and tail docked. Ear cropping is illegal in the UK, and we absolutely do not condone it. Tail docking is also illegal, except for essential medical reasons, or for certain breeds of working dogs, and we do not condone the procedure being carried out unnecessarily

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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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Key information

Location

Dogs Trust Darlington
Hill House Farm
Sadberge
Co Durham
DL2 1SL
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Opening hours

We’re open for general browsing on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 12–4pm. Wednesday and Friday mornings are by pre-arranged appointment only.