Toast | German Shepherd Dog Cross | Cardiff - 1

Toast

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

Breed

German Shepherd Dog Cross

Reference ID

3622614

Age

6 - 12 months

Sex

Male

Location

Cardiff

May live with

Dogs and Secondary school age children.

Size

Medium

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Are you right for Toast?

Meet our beautiful Toast, an 8-month old Crossbreed looking for his forever home. Toast is very under-socialised and under-confident, so would need an incredibly patient home to help him build his confidence up and become the best boy we know he can be. He would be able to live with a resident dog in the home, as long as they are calm and patient. He has only spent time around his brothers and sisters, so he is often unsure on how to approach new dogs. Any children in the home would need to be 14+ due to his worried nature and able to give him the space that he requires. Any visitors that come to the house would need to go very slow, and allow him to approach in his own time. Being a young lad, he has a lot of potential but this will take time to build up in a new environment. We don't think he has been left on his own without his siblings, so this would need building up as well. Toast has missed out on some training in his first few months, so would need support with house-training and walking on a lead as he has never done this before. Toast is one of the more anxious and fearful of his siblings, and doesn't really trust people yet, He will often run away if you try to touch him, so it is necessary that any potential adopters understand that he needs time and not to rush him. Toast gets overwhelmed in new areas, but will explore. He has also struggled a lot with restraint and formal handling in a veterinary setting due to not wanting to be handled by strangers, so has been muzzled as a precaution. Any potential adopters would need to be aware that this is a little dog that will need lots of confidence building and time to build that bond. He will soon become the amazing companion and will make his people incredibly proud.

Is Toast right for you?

Toast is a sweet thing, with bags of potential. He will need a quiet home where there isn't a lot of comings and goings initially, as he needs time to settle into a new home at his own pace. Toast is a mix of very intelligent breeds - collie, spaniel and GSD so will pick up any training very quickly once he is feeling a bit braver. He will need continued support with his social skills out and about, lead walking and house-training. He needs committed, understanding owners that are willing to give him the time he needs. Toast loves his food and has shown no signs of guarding - he shares very nicely with all of his siblings. He does not yet play with any toys, but we hope with confidence, he will show some interest. We really want to see Toast in his forever home, building a bond with his owners and becoming the brave boy we know he can be.

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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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Nettlefold Road
Cardiff
Glamorgan
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