Ty is looking for a home with fun loving and active adopters who can take him on adventures, exploring the great outdoors and lots of fun play and enrichment to keep him busy. He can be a little worried by the world, so is looking for adopters who will advocate for him in situations he may find uncomfortable. He can live with children aged 14 years and over are comfortable with a large, playful dog and can give him space to rest when needed. Ty is friendly lad and could live with an established dog who is happy to engage in play and can tolerate his excitable and clumsy playstyle, this will be pending successful meetings at the centre, living with another dog is not a necessity, he would love to have friendly walking buddies, he cannot live with cats or other small furries. Ty will need training and would benefit from puppy classes to teach him all his basics, he would gain the most out of short, sweet sessions and can concentrate for a tasty treat. He has been housetrained in foster care, so may just need a refresher so a private, secure garden is preferred. Due to his age, he will need minimal leaving, especially to begin with, any leaving time would need to be built up slowly once he has had time to settle into his new home. Ty 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 his within 48hrs of being shortlisted.

Is Ty right for you?

Meet our Squishy boy Ty, a 6-month-old Mastiff cross with the most playful nature. When it's playtime, he goes bananas for a good game of tug with his fave humans and zooming around after his toys. He can be a little worried by the big wide world, looks to his favourite people for reassurance, once he knows you he is a snuggly lad, and gets all wiggly and silly when having fusses. He loves playing with his four legged buddies, bouncing, pouncing and zooming around, he can get a little clumsy when excited. This loveable lad is looking for his new home.

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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 contact you within seven days

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.

We will make two attempts to contact you. If after the second attempt we don’t hear back from …

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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Chestfield
Kent
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