Madge is a five-year-old Hound cross with a nervous nature looking for compassionate, dedicated, patient and understanding adult adopters. Adopters will need to go at her pace, with a ‘hands off’ approach initially, and give her time to settle. She could potentially live with another dog in the home; a calm, confident dog. She has no history of living with cats, or small furries, as she arrived as a stray, we have no history on her background before arriving in our care. She will need a quiet home environment, and experience of nervous dogs would be beneficial. Madge has recently done an overnight stay in the on-site bungalow with her carer that she has formed a relationship with, and we are pleased to say this was successful! To aid a happy and safe transition into a new home for Madge we ask that adopters ideally live within an hour of the rehoming centre, so we can facilitate home visits. We will provide ongoing support throughout the process and be on hand to answer any questions you may have along the way. She will need a fully secure garden with minimum of 6ft fencing. She has potential to make a lovely companion for someone who is able to take the time to allow her to settle. It will be very rewarding to watch her personality bloom over time.

Is Madge right for you?

Madge takes some time to form an attachment but once she has bonded with you, she is very affectionate, loves a bum scratch and bouncing around you. It has been rewarding to see Madge start to form relationships with regular carers, and feel safe and secure in her environment which can be repeated in her new home. Madge loves woodland walks where she can use her nose and breed traits to follow a scent. She is social with other dogs and has made a few friends here at the rehoming centre, walking together, and off-lead too, she does not want much from other dogs, but is happy to be around them and enjoys them being present.

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We’ll keep your application open for three months and keep looking for a match

You won't need to do anything else or apply again for three months. We’ll keep reviewing your application against all the dogs at your chosen centre. Not all available dogs are featured on our website; dogs of all shapes and sizes regularly come into our care, and your application will be considered for any dogs that match your requirements. We’ll contact you as soon as we find a good match.

If for some reason we don’t find the right dog in that time, you can reapply, and we’ll keep looking.

When we find a match, we’ll invite you to meet them

If we’ve found a dog who seems right for you, we’ll invite you to come and meet them at the rehoming centre.

Some of the dogs in our care will need to meet potential owners several times to get to know one another. This lets us see you’re compatible and gives you the chance to build a bond before making a commitment to give them a new home. By taking some time at the beginning to make sure everyone’s comfortable, an adoption is more likely to be successful.

We may also arrange a home visit with you, to see how your house will be set up and check that the garden (if you have one) is secure. This may not be necessary, though, especially if you’ve adopted from us before. Where you already have dogs, we may accept a reference from your vet as an alternative.

If we haven’t found the right match, we’ll continue the search together

If we haven’t found the right dog for you within three months, we’ll let you know your application is closed. We’ll invite you to apply again so we have up-to-date information about you, and we’ll keep looking.

We’ll support you to embark on a new life with your dog

When we’ve matched you with a dog, we’ll help you welcome them to your home. After adoption we’ll keep in touch to see how you and the dog are doing. If you need any advice or support, we’re just a phone call away.

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