Barney & Skye @ Essw

[KateG@ESSW]

Barney (B&W) & Skye (L&W)

 

 

Age: 6 (Brother and Sister)

Sex: Barney Male - Skye Female

Location: South Devon

Can be Re-homed with Dogs? Yes: Together and/or with existing dogs

Can be Re-homed with Cats? No

Can be Re-homed with Children? No

Vaccinated: Yes

Microchipped: Yes

Neutered: Yes

Tail: 1/2 dock

 

Skye and Barney are very unfortunately looking for a home together, this is something that their owners are very sad about as they are much loved dogs and family members.

 

Skye and Barney are both cuddle monsters of the most lovable kind, both as soft as they come, unfortunately Barney especially has taken a strong dislike to the family's latest member which has recently started running around and every time the two year old toddler comes anywhere near him he warns her off with a very loud growl, nothing has ever gone any further than this and the owners in there desperation to find a cure did seek the help of a behaviourist who explained that Barney is very stressed around the young child, they have the safety guards of stair gates etc and very vigilant but the icing on the cake was when Skye also growled, this may have been because the toddler caught her unawares or it may have been that she is picking up on the stress of her litter mate but either way understandably it means that Skye and Barney must find a new home without the stresses of young children.

 

Both dogs greeted us calmly and warmly at the assessment and sat either side of our assessors legs asking for fusses and tummy tickles, they are both adorable dogs and so well behaved you wouldn't know you had adopted two dogs apart from there difference in colour. They have even been trained not to go upstairs without the use of a stair guard, they wait patiently at the foot of the stairs unless invited up. They can pull on a lead and head collars would be advised and the owners assure us that they are very good and well behaved off lead with recall to.

 

Barney can be a little bit vocal when some dogs approach especially if he is sat having a cuddle with his owners, sometimes even with Skye, this is easily sorted by putting him on the floor with a firm no command and teaching him that it is unacceptable behaviour, just like with a naughty toddler.

 

Barney and Skye's current owners would love for us to find them a home where they can stay together because Skye adores Barney and looks to him for reassurance, we feel this would be the best possible outcome for the both of them, they don't want for the dogs to have to spend there lives behind a stair gate separated from the people they love and who love them back so have asked us to find them a new home where they can stay together and be loved and adored as they always have been.

 

If you think you can offer this wonderful pair their new forever home please see our adoption procedures here: http://essw.freeforums.org/essw-contact-details-and-paperwork-f46.html or our website here: http://www.essw.co.uk/#/how-to-adopt/4531487733

 

You can also see more pictures of them on our website here: http://www.essw.co.uk/#/skye-and-barney-selina-6910/4543731366