Poppy is looking for a family with a calm and predictable home to help build her confidence. She is looking for a home with minimal visitors initially to help her settle into home life. She can live with children 14 years and over who can play calmly with her and give her space when she needs it. Poppy can be worried by meet dogs initially and will need adopters who can advocate for her space when she is out and about and give her lots of time to meet dogs at a pace she is comfortable with so that she has lots of positive experiences. Poppy could live with another dog if introduction at the centre went well, the other dog in the home would need to be calm and polite, she cannot live with cats or small furries. She will need time and patience to learn the rules of a home and she will need housetraining and other basic training, so her adopters will need to give her regular access to a secure and private garden to help her learn. Poppy may be able to be left alone for up to 2 hours once settled in but this should be introduced slowly once she has had time to get used to her new home and routine and ideally be after a walk so she can relax and have a long snooze! Poppy will need to meet her adopters multiple times prior to going home so please bear this in mind when applying. Please note that should you be shortlisted, our rehoming process usually takes up to 7 days, and potential adopters would be required to come up to the centre to meet her within 48hrs of being shortlisted.

Is Poppy right for you?

Fantastic Poppy is a 2 year old Labrador, she is a busy girl, always on the go, her energy is unmatched! She is looking for active walks and lots of fun training! Poppy loves a fuss and will come over and nudge you for more, she is a real foodie, and has not found a treat she didn't like, this helps with enticing her to learn new things. Poppy loves toys, she is happy to play independently and will roll around with her favourite soft toy. She is a wonderful girl who will make a great companion for a lucky home!

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How our rehoming process works

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We’ll also ask you to select a rehoming centre. The team at this centre will look after your application and assess you against all suitable dogs in their care. This doesn’t have to be your nearest centre, but you will need to travel there within a few days once we’ve found …

We’ll contact you within seven days

We’ll be in touch by phone or email within seven days of receiving your application to have a chat about your dog search. Then we'll start looking for a great match for you.

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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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