Bracken is a 6 year old Chihuahua cross who narrowly avoided euthanasia after being given away for free a month before Christmas because his new owners suddenly decided they couldn’t cope with him anymore and wanted him gone. He is a sweet little lad who has been through a lot of change lately and needs some stability in his life with committed owners who will work with him, give him a chance to settle and feel safe again. Bracken is a bright confident friendly little chap, he enjoys his walks, is good the car, is housebroken and non destructive in the home, gets along well with the other dogs in foster and tolerates the cats although may be better in a home with no cats or very dog savvy ones.
Bracken is fearful at times due to mishandling in his previous home, he can growl when having a harness put on or when being picked up sometimes. This is all fear driven and can be easily redirected, it has come on well in foster and decreased a lot although potential adopters will need to be aware of it and continue working with it. Bracken was painfully thin when he came to us and we were told he would not eat dog food of any kind. This proved true however when we examined his mouth it was full of very broken, rotten and painful teeth. He has since had a dental and had 12 extracted but is still quite fussy with food generally.
We think this is because he associates it with pain. We have settled him on a raw food called nutriment which he eats regularly and is doing well on. He is gaining weight slowly but is still on the leaner side. He is sensitive to new foods and potential adopters will need to bare this in mind if they wish to change the food in the future.
Bracken is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped and will be subject to a home check and adoption donation. He will also come with a voucher for a box of free food. Please note he will not be available for adoption until we have reopened after the festive period.
from Dogs for Adoption & Rescue – DogsBlog.com http://bit.ly/2SENoyw
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