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Absolutely Delicious 11 Month Brackon


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Hi there,

 

Brackon has been in foster care with us for a month now and has progressed amazingly - well beyond my initial expectations for such a short time-period.

 

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History ...

Brackon came from a family where he was bought as a 12 week puppy for a young teenager who was expected to provide all of his care needs. Unfortunately, neither Brackon or the child had any help and he soon became much too strong and unruly to handle and was due to be put to sleep. Thank goodness for a wonderful lady called Laura who heard about him and collected him straight away and arranged for him to come to me for fostering.

 

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Foster Care ...

He arrived as a hyper, spaced out, manic, very itchy boy who had skin that was red raw in places where he'd literally chewed himself until he yelped and bled he was so uncomfortable. His initial assessment with children was disasterous as all he wanted to do was fixate on the "moving thing" nipping or if the child was being carried, trying to rag its legs rather like a toy!! The first few days were incredibly tough for Brackon as we suspected food intolerance was behind the itching he was immediately started on a natural cooked diet with simple proteins and a little carbohydrates, he was also given antihistamine to relieve the itching and had topical aloe vera applied to most of his under-side, nose, mouth, inside back legs ... to try and calm the angry red mess that was left of his skin!! He was also started on liquid valerian to help him settle down a little. WOW!! that was one heck of a week or so, he was detoxing his system of all the chemicals he was intolerant of, stabilising his blood sugars and coming out of a rediculously hyper-manic state, he was literally like an addict going through cold turkey, up and down and barely knew where he was let alone manage to deal with coming to a new house and learning new rules!!

 

Thankfully though, we were right and gradually the natural food without any additional chemical treatments or commercial food he came round and we started to see the real puppy within. Brackon is one of the most genuine, kindest natured dogs I have ever fostered here and also probably the one with least 'baggage' to unpack. His kind nature and lovely temprament have meant that as soon as he was back on an even keel he immediately picked up that little ones are most rewarding when they're fussing you, playing with you or you're snuggling up to them and took on board our rules (definately no nipping or ragging !!!) and we feel he now sees children as 'mini people' and does go careful most of the time (though like any big puppy he does get excited and occasionally barge them over!). He has a heart made of pure gold.

 

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Assessment ...

Brackon has been assessed on several occasions by the professional behaviourist and trainer that I use for my own dogs, she has many years experience and her report is available to anyone who is interested in Brackon, she is also available to talk to on the phone and in most cases any new home would be expected to continue to work with her on improving any weak points. Part of this cost is included in his adoption fee though any remaining cost will depend on the individual experience of any home coming forward, however full quotes are available prior to any adoption taking place. At the moment Brackon is still very strong on the lead if he gets distracted by other dogs or people, he is not used to being left and his recall needs some work but this is really only basic training that any puppy or rescue dog is likely to need, other than that he's raring to go as your special new pal!

 

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Important bits ...

Brackon is microchipped, vaccinated and free from worms and flea's, he is not neutered and this will be discussed with any new home.

 

For more details, pictures etc ... you can look on my website

 

http://northamptondogrescue.webs.com

 

Cheers,

 

Claire Warden.

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He looks really lovely and I hope he finds his forever home soon. Have you contacted any agility clubs/sites?

 

Hi Owl,

 

Yes, he is on agilitynet, quite a few clubs know about him and the KC agility facebook pages, he is also on the BFA and Flyballfever websites for flyball, plus here and dogsblog phew!! Thats about as much as 1 person (me) can handle !!

 

He is very very lovely and a pleasure to foster.

 

Claire x

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Brackon is reserved !! *crosses fingers*

 

Hi Owl,

 

Yes, he is on agilitynet, quite a few clubs know about him and the KC agility facebook pages, he is also on the BFA and Flyballfever websites for flyball, plus here and dogsblog phew!! Thats about as much as 1 person (me) can handle !!

 

He is very very lovely and a pleasure to foster.

 

Claire x

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