Tyra – 3 year old female English Springer Spaniel

Tyra is a 3 year old female English Springer Spaniel. Tyra came to us after a brief stop at another fosterer where she did not get on with the two male dogs there. Initially she was walked over fields and did not come into contact with other dogs because she was in season. Just as her season ended she was adopted and it was found that she is reactive to other dogs, lunging and barking at them so she came back to us. We are addressing this, taking her on short walks where she meets dogs at a distance to try to reduce her reactivity. We ask her to sit when a dog comes within about 10 yards then we distract her with high value treats, keeping eye contact with her and talking reassuringly. Other dog owners are asked to keep their dogs at a distance, not to approach too near. We would like this training to be continued by whoever adopts her. She had led a sheltered life, being bought up as a show dog but now she loves the country life here, running over the fields, sniffing around and chasing balls and she has become fitter.

An affectionate girl, she loves cuddles and in the evening will curl up next to you on the sofa if allowed. Her recall is good. Walking her on the lead is fine– she doesn’t pull. She’s housetrained and there’s no problems with eating, she enjoys her food and has been known to check what is on the kitchen counter! If she hears someone coming to the door then she will bark to let us know but she is not a continual barker. She has shown no aggression and after an initial quick bark at visitors she wags her tail and is welcoming though she sometimes needs us to welcome the visitor first. She can sometimes jump up when welcoming but a quick ‘down’ and she stops (best with older children 12+ for this reason).

Playing fetch with a tennis ball is her idea of heaven and I think she would spend all day doing this if we had all day to throw her ball! She’s been to the vet a couple of times and has no problem in being handled. Chickens and sheep she ignores, our cat she still chases. She enjoys travelling in the car although she can sometimes have a mini grizzle for a couple of minutes she then settles. Her previous owner told us that she suffers from separation anxiety. However we have popped out for about an hour and when we returned she was OK.

Generally she is an intelligent girl who will love you to bits once she gets to know and trust you. However due to her reactive nature, though we think it will improve with continued gentle interface with other dogs, there is no knowing how much progress she will make in overcoming this and would be adopters should be aware of this. For this reason we think she needs a home where there are virtually dog-free walks around (for example on a farm), also people who are around most of the day.

Tayra is not neutered due to recently having finished a season and will be rehomed with a contract to do so in 3 months. She is chipped vaccinated wormed and flead and adoption is subject to meet and greet home check and adoption fee. Applications via forms section of website please.

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