Gordon Setter, 7 Years Old
UPDATE 01.01.25: Nela is currently in foster in Essex with one of our team. Here’s what her foster mum has to say about wonderful Nela:
Nela is the sweetest little girl who has taken to home life and is enjoying all the comforts that it brings. Her toilet training has gone really well and she sleeps through the night with the rest of the dogs downstairs. She gets on really well with the two resident dogs (13 and 9) and adores my older boy, trying to get him to play by chewing his ears. She loves toys and will happily play on her own with them but is still learning what is a toy and what is not, so valuables do need to be kept out of reach.
Nela arrived very skinny so we have been feeding her up with a mix of good quality food and lots of treats (the SeBPRA advent treat calendar has helped) and she is starting to put on some much needed weight. She has also been building up some muscle with walks on the beach.
It took a while but she has learnt her name and responds to it in the house and garden. Out on walks she does really well on the lead, doesn’t pull too much, and rarely gets to the end of the long line – this will likely change as she gets more confident and builds up her strength.
In true setter style, Nela loves a bird (fun when you live near the beach with all the seagulls) but isn’t so obsessed that you can’t distract her. She is currently living with two cats, both of whom are dog savvy, and she has started to get used to them. She no longer barks at them or tries to chase (unless they accidentally come across one another in the garden and the cat runs) and can now be in the same room as them without getting worked up. She happily meets other dogs out on walks and was totally unfazed by two cocker spaniels coming to visit.
Nela does really well in the car – she happily jumps in and currently sits clipped in on the backseat – and loves to see what’s going on outside.
She doesn’t appear to depend on the resident dogs too much so I think she could cope as an only dog where there’s a human around most of the time to keep her company. However, she does love meeting other dogs on walks and I think she would like a brother or sister to play with.
Nela is a 7 year old Gordon Setter, DOB 05.09.17
Nela is a beautiful setter who was given up by her hunter. She’s a gordon setter although she has no tan markings, making her quite unique amd she may have other breeds in her make up like most of our dogs.
She’s a shy and very sweet girl. She lives with other setters and she’s very sociable with all of them. She’s a little shy at first with people who don’t know her but she quickly gains confidence and is then very affectionate. She has created a close bond with her kennel buddy, Vega, and would do really well with a resident dog in her new home