Meet Murphy, a 9-year-old Irish Red and White Setter who is the sweetest boy who loves a fuss and a treat. This older gentleman is looking for his forever home with adopters who can give this gentle boy all the love he deserves. Murphy does still enjoy going out for walks, but would also really love to have a garden. In foster, he loves to snooze under some shade in the garden after an outing or just to get some fresh air, so it would benefit Murphy to have a private garden in his forever home. He has made some doggy friends whilst out on his walks, but would like to be the only dog in the home. He would not like to live with cats or birds. Murphy has been around younger children previously and could live with children 8+. This age could be lowered if the children are comfortable with larger dogs. He would appreciate minimal leave hours to begin with, but could slowly build up his leave hours to 2-4 hours.

Is Murphy right for you?

Magnificent Murphy loves being around people! His number one favourite way of spending his time is lying out in the shade in the garden and taking in all the smells and sounds nature has to offer. He settles well in the evening, all ready to get some beauty sleep in his cosy bed. He may be an older boy, but don't be fooled, he still loves to go out for a potter around local areas and exploring! Murphy enjoys running after his ball and the simple things in life. If you could offer this gentle soul his forever home, he would make a family very happy!

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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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Highway Farm
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