Hope

READY FOR APPLICATIONS

Age: 3/4 years approx

Size: medium/large, small for breed

Sex: female

Good with other dogs: Takes a lot of confidence from other dogs although can be nervous of them at first, would need to go to a home with another, more confident dog

Good with children: adult only home – due to nerves.

Good with cats: unknown

Experienced home needed. Preferably rural too

Hope is an incredibly special girl, with a life behind her that we will never truly know, but one that has left her with a lot of mental scars

Hope came to us from the stray kennels. She was a shut down girl, that wouldn’t let kennel staff near her, her chances of being saved were dwindling, the pound begged us to give her a chance, they know of our soft spot for a shep.

Hope came to us with a ligature mark around her neck, indicative or perhaps being on a chain

Hope has been with us for several months now, and has been on a journey of confidence building and finding herself again – in kennels she progressed slowly, after weeks of encouragement finally letting us stroke her, take her for walks, and take food from hand. She took so much confidence from the other kennel dogs, and the first time we saw her wag her tail, was when seeing her dog friends

Hope eventually improved enough to move to an experienced shepherd savvy foster. She regressed a little at first, again not wanting anyone close to her.

Slowly after a few days she started to let her guard down, and sought safety in the resident dog, as she still does now, following her everywhere

Hope still has a long way to go confidence wise. She loves her walks and is actually a dream on the lead – she will shy from busy environments so somewhere more rural would suit her better

She absolutely needs another dog to lead her, but she may be nervous of them too at first and need her own space to decompress, any process with Hope will need to be with kindness and patience

Hope may never become a snuggle bug, but her interaction with humans is increasing daily, even to playing tug of war with her foster mum! So we know she can do it, she just needs time and no pressure

We are in no rush to place Hope unless it’s a placement that is really right for her. Must be local to us so we can do multiple meets and support for as long as she needs

Could you be the proud new parents of Hope?

Adoption application form: https://aurasdogs.co.uk/adoption-form/

FAQS: https://aurasdogs.co.uk/faqs/

Costs: https://aurasdogs.co.uk/costs/

Adoption donation fee includes

Vaccinations

Neutering (if of age)

Microchip

Blood tests (if from abroad)

Health check

5 weeks free insurance

Lifetimes rescue back up and supportw