Friendly in his nature, Freddy is a gentle senior chap who’s seeking a relaxing retirement home, where he could relish the company of a loving family. Being an older boy, he prefers the quieter side of life and would best be suited to a home with secondary-school aged children, who could be respectful of his space and understanding that he’d like to spend much of his time resting. While happy to mooch where other calm canines are roaming, Freddy has never had to share his space and much prefers the company of humans, so he’ll need to be the only pet at home. Although he is good at being left for short periods once settled into his new routine, Freddy adores the company of his humans and would spend every second by their side if he could. He’s used to sleeping in the bedroom with his people pals at night and will likely follow you around the house like a little shadow to see what you’re getting up to in the initial stages. Freddy is housetrained and will politely let you know that he needs the toilet by nuzzling into your side.

Is Freddy right for you?

Despite his age, Freddy still enjoys keeping active and is especially fond of his walks! He is currently having three shorter walks a day as this seems to suit him better rather than a couple of longer walks. He becomes very excitable at the sight of his harness and lead and loves a good sniff about. While he isn’t usually so fussed about his toys, he does like to pick up his favourite soft-starfish toy and carry it around in his mouth with a wiggly bottom when he’s about to go on adventure. Freddy is a very affectionate boy and LOVES all the fuss and attention he can get. He likes to get close to you, either by sitting on your feet, or right next to you on the sofa in the evening whilst you're watching TV.

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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 …

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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