Herbie, Louis, Caleb, Kimmie and Ellie - 12-14 week old male and female Collie Crosses

Meet Herbie, Louis, Caleb (male), Kimmy and Ellie (female)! These 12-14 week old gorgeous, loving Collie cross puppies are an unwanted litter just arrived into us from Ireland.

(Caleb, pictured left - Ellie, pictured right)

Mummy was a small collie, Daddy was believed to be a short-haired Pointer/Lab type so we would anticipate them to be medium dogs when fully grown (although the girls are much more petite like Mummy).

(Herbie, pictured above)

They are seeking forever homes with someone around most of the day. They can live with children (5+) and can easily integrate with other dogs and cats.

(Kimmy, pictured left - Louis, pictured right)

They are fully vaccinated, de-flead and wormed. They will need to be spayed/neutered when old enough to form part of the adoption agreement.

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Rebel - 18 month old male German Shepherd Dog

Rebel (ref 91d) is an 18 month old immensely likeable male black and tan German Shepherd Dog. He was brought to Derby RSPCA Centre by an RSPCA Inspector. He is a very friendly, intelligent and good-natured dog who enjoys being with people enormously. He loves playing, both with toys and with people, and seriously enjoys being made a big fuss of whenever the opportunity presents itself.

Rebel knows at least 6 commands and would certainly enjoy learning many, many more because he is an extremely clever dog who would think that learning was fun. He is also an obedient dog with a lovely personality to go with his handsome looks. He seems not to have encountered heavy traffic before and can sometimes look a little worried when buses and heavy trucks go past him in the street, but he never panics and all it takes is a calm voice and a reassuring stroke to put him at his ease.  He is a well-balanced dog who should adjust very quickly to new things in his life.

Rebel would be suitable for an active household where any children were aged 7+ and kind to animals. He didn’t have a very nice time with his last owner, so he really does need a home where everyone loves him and wants him to be happy. He also needs to be the only pet in the house, since he doesn’t enjoy the company of other dogs and would definitely chase cats and rabbits.

Rebel is a thoroughly good guy who needs a home with people who will see that he gets lots of walks and exercise for his body and plenty of stimulation for his wonderful German Shepherd brain. If you love fresh air, fun and games and have lots of love to give, then our handsome friend Rebel may well be the dog for you.

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Ace - 5 year old male Greyhound

Sadly the beautiful Ace has had to come back into our care, he is a 5 year old male Greyhound he was rehomed recently with one of our other dogs Tig. Although they were getting on well there was an incident. Ace can be a little growly if stepped on and the dogs were sunbathing in the garden together. We can only summise that Tig stepped on Ace and Ace jumped it and had a growl. Tig probably took it the wrong way and it ended up in a scuffle and Ace was quite badly injured.

Non of us would have even thought that Tig who is the softest lump in the world normally would have had it in him. The new adopters were naturally worried about keeping the two together. Ace has now recovered from his injuries and is good as new. It did lead him to be reactive at one time to a Shepherd cross shortly after but he has settled back down to his usual happy go lucky self and has since not bothered.

Ace is a fabulous dog who is back in his original foster home where he had been for a long period of time. He co-exists with 2 female Labradors, 1 male Greyhound and 1 female Greyhound they all get on really well. Ace will make a fabulous addition to a pack or a wonderful first time Greyhound and would be equally happy as an only dog.

Ace is your A typical Greyhound boy. He walks well on leash in the main and has now learnt to walk on and ignore small dogs and cats but can still be a little excitable at squirrels and rabbits but a firm NO stops him in his tracks. Ace is spotlessly clean in the house, fine to be left and is great with older children. He is a little bit un nerved around young or loud children so dog savy children 10 plus would be best.

This boy is so ready to move on and so ready for his new home now and we only hope that it isnt far away. He is so handsome and loving and just a really happy, calm, serene lad. Ace is vaccinated, deflead, dewormed, micro-chipped and neutered.

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Charlie - 2 year old male West Highland White Terrier

Charlie is a 2 year old male West Highland White Terrier who came here three days ago as an abuse case, but not the type I am used to! Charlie is a very dominant dog and has little respect for people at the moment. When he first arrived he was extremely randy with my dogs and when I told him off he proceeded to attempt to chase me about the lounge in an attempt to bite me.

In his previous homes this has resulted in the people running and he was most surprised when this did not happen here. Charlie needs an owner who is going to stand their ground and someone who understands that physical punishment will do him no favours. Although he has tried it on a couple of times since arrival we have not smacked him at all. It has all been done with tone of voice and a more domineering body language than he is used to and ensuring that if you want him to do something then he has to do it.

Already he has shown signs of improvement. On arrival he refused to let a lead be put on him, hated anyone leading him about by his collar and even got the hump when someone tried to shut him out the room (he would fly at the door and tell you off!) Now he is fine with all of the above and if he starts any of his nonsense he will stop in his tracks, look at you and wander off. This is not 100% yet but we are getting there with him.

I am looking for a very doggie minded person to take Charlie, work extremely hard with him and carry on from where we leave off. Charlie would suit a multi-dog household as he seems to thrive in a pack environment. He also needs to go to someone who will treat him like a dog and not some soft toy/baby. He is NOT a cuddly dog and does not appreciate cuddles, kisses and pampering!

Basically Charlie has been allowed to get away with alot and when he got to the point where he was uncontrollable the owners were given two choices. Put him to sleep or try to get him into rescue. No rescue was interested because he has bitten, but I like to give each dog a fair trial and see if problems can be worked out. It is very rare (in my opinion) that a dog will bite for no reason and often they are screaming body language at the owner who cannot read it.

Charlie’s past is a little sketchy. I know that he was bought as a family pet from a pet shop for 6 children. He was taunted by these kids and did bite them. The kids were very mean to him and actually encouraged him to chase them as a small puppy and when he matured and really meant it, the parents felt that he was vicious and had to go. He then got passed onto a couple of ladies who did love him, but got him more as a substitute child than a dog and he ruled the roost.

They did try with extremely gentle and kind training to nurture him and make him realise that he did not have to bite, but he is a dog and had no understanding of what they were trying to do being that they were both inexperienced handlers.

He is quite scared of sticks or anything stick-like and (as an example) as I was carrying a piece of wood through the house he felt very threatened, but instead of hitting the deck he went into a full blown and frenzied attack at it.

He is being castrated on Monday. He is fuly vaccinated and micro-chipped. Charlie cannot be homed with children and if visiting children come round then he will need to be crated (he is crate-trained) until the kids go. He is great with other dogs (and will be even better when he is castrated) and is fine with cats. He has shown little interest in the small animals.

If anyone feels that they have the knowledge, experience, compassion and sheer determination, but are able to offer a stable and consistant environment for Charlie then please contact me.

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Pepper - 2 year old female Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cross

Please meet Pepper, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross female, approximately 2 years old. Brindle and white in colour and a smallish and very nervous girl, bless her. She is very friendly and appears to be okay with other dogs! We have spayed, vaccinated and assessed Pepper and she is now looking for her new forever home. Could that be with you?

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