Harper: female dog to adopt

Harper is currently fostered in Norwich, Norfolk.

Harper is a small to medium sized crossbreed aged a little over a year old.

Harper had a start in life that is sadly all too common in her native country of Romania. She was taken into the Botosani public shelter at a very young age as one of hundreds of puppies that get dumped there each year and she simply didn’t get picked for adoption. So many waste what is supposed to be care free puppy time living in the stress and filth of the shelter. They grow up not knowing anything other than what is contained in the depravation of their pen.

Harper has recently arrived in her uk foster home. She has been for her first walk, set her feet on grass for the first time and is tip toeing her way through so many other new and daunting experiences for the very first time. She’s bright and alert and picking everything up at a rapid pace and we desperately hope we can find her a family that will continue to show her both the simple pleasures in life and the love she has been missing since birth.

Harper mixes well with other dogs and will need another confidant companion dog in her forever home. She is already showing a fun and cheeky character and just needs to continue gaining experience and confidence. She 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.

To find out more about this beautiful girl, please get in touch. We can tell you more about her and explain how adoption with Safe Rescue works.