Jaylin: female dog to adopt

Jaylin is currently fostered in Norwich, Norfolk.

Jaylin is a five to six year old smallish crossbreed.

We met her back in March during our trip to the Botosani public shelter in Romania. She was very afraid and shut down in there but allowed me to stroke her. She arrived in the UK a few weeks later.

It’s taken a while for Jaylin to start opening up to us and for weeks she appeared to be just going through the motions. She would hide up when we were around and only explore her new surroundings when the humans all went to bed. She is now much more relaxed around us and, although still not quite approaching and asking for a fuss, she is relaxing and enjoying attention when we get to spend one to one time with her.

Jaylin is still a work in progress but her journey can continue now in her forever home. In fact in a more one to one environment we expect her to advance much more quickly. She gets on well with other dogs but isn’t too impressed with the lively and playful ones. We feel she could also live as an only dog with a patient and loving adopter. She’s still quite reluctant to go on walks and the jury is out as to whether this is to do with lack of confidence or laziness! We continue to work on this and we are sure in time her enthusiasm for exercise will grow…… however it is likely may will always prefer her bed 😂

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 finding out more about Jaylin, please get in touch.