Senior Hound
Dan is a very handsome senior hound. The DOB in his passport is 01.01.2007 which would make him 18 but we suspect he’s younger, around 11 or 12 years old.
Dan was found in a real sorry state of emaciation. His condition was so poor that the vets estimated his age at 10. He spent a year in foster in Spain as well as 3 years in kennels before coming to the UK. Sadly his first home didn’t work out but he’s now lived with a wonderful family for approx 7 years. He is sadly struggling to live with children in the house now and his adopters have made the heartbreaking decision that it’s in everyone’s best interest, including Dan’s, for him to move on and find an adult only home who can truly spoil him rotten. He’s currently in kennels while he waits for his new home so we’re eager to find him somewhere as soon as possible.
Dan is a lovely old boy who is a creature of comfort and loves routine. He is a really easy and quiet house dog. He loves nothing more than to laze about in his bed or on the sofa. He is known not to get out of bed until 11am. He is fine to be left home alone although he will search the house for any morsel of food and will counter surf when you’re not looking.
He is a strong boy and pulls on the lead, he is currently walked on a flexi lead which works well for him as he can sniff the hedge rows at his own leisure. He struggles with passing lorries/trucks, however walk him in the countryside and he’ll have his head down and sniff til his heart is content like a typical hound. Due to his age he only requires one longish walk a day.
He is an optimistic lad with buckets of character and loves nothing more than a good fuss from any adult.
Dan currently lives with a calm female dog, however we think he will do better as an only dog from now on due to the change of routine.
Dan’s ideal home is with someone with experience (or willingness to learn) of reactivity and can read his signals to keep him and other dogs safe. On the whole he will greet other dogs optimistically but off-lead/excitable dogs can cause him to get stressed. Overall he is a lovely chap who will reward you with a lot of love and loyalty.