Rosey is a sweet seven-year-old, with a gentle nature. She arrived in our care through no fault of her own and has since been diagnosed with ‘Cushing’s Disease’. We placed into a foster home to help her feel more comfortable and to provide her with the TLC needed, and Rosey has proven to be a polite, friendly, and easy-going houseguest. Due to her age and medical condition, a calm home without young children would be best suited to her. However, she is polite around children and would be fine meeting them when out and about or during visits. Rosey greets new dogs politely and socialises well, though she is less comfortable around large or overly boisterous dogs, which is understandable. She can happily live as an only dog or with another dog of a similar age and temperament, pending introductions at the centre. However, she has been known to be wary of cats, and therefore is unsuitable to live with them. Rosey’s potential adopters should note that she might have the occasional accident in her new home due to her Cushing’s condition, as well as the change in her environment. A garden of her own is essential, so that she can be let out frequently, particularly in the initial weeks of settling in. Rosey is generally a sleepy pooch and has been known to settle well if her humans are needing to leave her alone for a few hours. However, as usual, this is something that should be built up gradually and only once she is fully settled into her new routine.

Is Rosey right for you?

Rosey has shown herself to be an affectionate and cuddly lady, who enjoys lapping up the attention from her favourite people. As well as fusses and being doted over, Rosey’s most loved pastimes include taking a leisurely stroll in a peaceful setting, gobbling up a tasty meal or indulging in tasty snacks (she is particularly fond of chews and fish flavoured treats) and curling up on her bed for a good snooze! Rosey is hard of hearing, so doesn’t always respond to verbal cues.

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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.

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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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Brighton Road
Shoreham by Sea
West Sussex
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