Chip: male dog to adopt

Chip fostered Norwich, Norfolk.

Chip is a medium sized crossbreed aged around eight years old.

Chip has come into our care recently from the Botosani public shelter in Romania. He was an orange eartag dog which means he’d been in there for around four years.

Chip is now in a UK foster home and is adapting very well. He’s a little hand shy but very comfortable being around the people in the home and getting more confident daily. He mixes well with other dogs but would also be ok as an only dog. He is starting to enjoy his walks but tires quite quickly currently due to poor fitness from being confined to a pen for four long years.

Chip could live with respectful children aged twelve and over.

When you adopt a Safe Rescue dog, you MUST use a slip lead. This will keep your dog safe: your new dog will be nervous and will not trust you, and you will not know which situations might upset your dog. If your dog panics, then a slip lead is the only way to prevent your dog from escaping (many dogs can escape from a collar and/or harness).

It will take AT LEAST 3-6 months for your dog to settle-in and for you to know your dog fully (longer for nervous dogs). The slip lead must ALWAYS be used during this settling-in period. 
Even after your dog is settled, it is safest to use the slip lead in situations where your dog may become scared (e.g. visiting new places, around unfamiliar people, at the vet), and it situations where unexpected triggers might happen (e.g. around bonfire night). Nervous dogs may always need to wear a slip-lead as a back-up safety measure.

The slip lead is a safety device and must NEVER be used as a training tool. Using the lead to apply pressure to the dog’s neck is damaging. If your dog pulls on the lead, then we can advise you on training methods that avoid harm.

Once your dog is settled, you may want to consider using a harness (together with the slip lead) if your dog is comfortable with being handled when it is fitted. Most harnesses are not escape-proof, but harnesses with a strap behind the ribcage (e.g. Ruffwear Webmaster or Perfect Fit Harnesses) are safer.

Retractable / extendable leads must never be used on our dogs.

Adopted dogs must be collected from the rescue and transported straight home in a crate.

Fences and gates must be 5foot minimum in height and secure.

If you are interested in this lovely boy, please get in touch. We will happily tell you all about Chip, and explain how our adoption process works.