Eva: female dog to adopt

Eva is currently fostered in Norwich, Norfolk.

Eva is a medium sized crossbreed aged around four to five years old.

Eva has come into our care recently from the dog rescue shelter in Romania. She was absolutely terrified in there and is already a much braver dog now here in the UK and gaining confidence daily.

Eva will need another, confident, dog in her forever home for reassurance. She is a sweet and gentle dog who simply lacks life experience so the next few weeks will be a real learning curve for her. She will need someone with a good amount of dog experience to teach her that the new world she is in is perfectly safe.

Eva gets on well with cats and could live with respectful children aged ten plus.

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 hearing more about beautiful Eva, please get in touch. We will happily tell you more about her and explain how our adoption process works.