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TO APPLY FOR ADOPTION OF TEDDY PLEASE SEND IN APPLICATION FORM AVAILABLE BELOW:
https://www.victoriandogrescue.org.au/about-vicdrg/adoption-and-foster-application-forms.html
Our Covid puppy, Teddy Yorick, has been having his intensive. This boy is going to be a fantastic dog of no more than 25 kgs but he is not quite there yet. To help him on his way he needs a dog- experienced family and ideally a laid back mature dog of a reasonable size, not an in your face dog, who has an off switch. Teddy still has trouble sometimes finding his. He is very intuitive and reacts according to the dog he is playing with and adapts to their play styles, but if another dog is over the top he will be over the top too.
Teddy is happy to chill out at home during the day with sufficient mental and physical exercise in the morning and in the afternoon. He is such an intelligent boy and for someone interested in extending this, he will be a great find. He is great with free shaping and would excel at many activities requiring an intelligent dog as he is so keen to learn. He is a very sensitive boy but can be quite stubborn on occasion too. He loves his humans and wants to be with them most of the time, although he can be a little wary of strangers initially. He does bark if you are out too long and we are hoping a home with another dog would help here. He is fine to be left at another house for a play or a doggy sit as he just adapts. He can use a doggy door and is perfectly house trained.
Even though he walks well on lead, when he sees another dog he can fixate if his human isn’t paying attention so he may be best if he is outside the busy inner city area. He will bark at birds and possums especially if he is bored in the evening. He only plays and chews with his own toys, although he might grab a shoe to get your attention if he is bored, but he is not destructive at all. Nor is Teddy aggressive, but he does not like dogs in his face. He loves playing tug of war with a friendly bigger dog like his big friend Mabel.
When he sees new dogs, and if they don’t react to him at all, he just has a quick sniff and walks easily side by side. But if a new dog is full on, he will mirror that. A typical adolescent copying what others do, and insecure about his own place in the scheme of things. We do not see him as a dog park dog, as he seems to have quite strong herding behavior and chase drive. He also doesn’t like motorcycles, noisy lawn mowers and similar and would definitely try to run to those and chase them.
Teddy is going to give his family a huge amount of love and enjoyment over the years, but you do have to be prepared to put some work in. A home with an interest in dog-related activities would be ideal. And how could we forget to mention how cuddly and tactile he is.
Teddy has lived briefly with a cat but no guarantees.
Thank you to Lyndsay of Paw Focus Photography for the fantastic photos of Teddy.
All updates can be found at the link below:
https://www.victoriandogrescue.org.au/dogs-for-adoption
Please note: our dogs are not available for interstate adoption. We also do not adopt to people under the age of 25 years.
Not the dog you’re looking for? Please visit our website to see other dogs waiting for a home.
http://www.victoriandogrescue.org.au/dogs-for-adoption/
Have you considered foster care? For more information please click on the link below.
http://www.victoriandogrescue.org.au/about-vicdrg/foster-caring-for-vicdrg.html
Victorian Dog Rescue offers the services of our trainer free for six weeks if needed for any settling in issues.
All dogs that come into the care of Victorian Dog Rescue are tested for heart worm.
Victorian Dog Rescue has a six-week full refund policy and a lifetime takeback guarantee that includes 50 per cent of the adoption fee refunded.
Medical notes
Weight 13.5kg
Adoption details
We are a community fostercare network, not a shelter, and our dogs and cats are cared for in private homes. Note that we are very careful where we rehome our dogs and cats and we have an intensive process. If you want a quick turnaround we are not the group for you. If you seem like a good match for the dog of your choice we will organise a telephone chat, a meet and greet and a property check. We offer a six-week full refund, free assistance for six weeks for any issues, and a lifetime takeback policy with a fifty percent refund of the adoption fee, and of course an invitation to our adopters’ Christmas party.
We care for our dogs and cats and we want you to as well. We know that genuine applicants have no trouble with this process and understand that if we refuse you a dog or cat, it is because you are not the best match for that pet.
Our commitment to the dogs and cats in our care is total and we treat each one as if we are passing on a family pet. This may not suit you so we point out that there are equally great dogs and cats available in pounds, shelters and with other rescue groups.
If you are still interested, please download an application form from our website:
http://www.victoriandogrescue.org.au/about-vicdrg/adoption-and-foster-application-forms.html
The application form must be emailed to us:
adoptions@victoriandogrescue.org.au
Please note that we do not take/make telephone calls prior to receiving an application.
Commonly asked questions and their answers are provided when you email us. Unfortunately we usually will not have time to reply to enquiries in more detail and will give priority to completed applications over enquiries. Priority will also be given to typed applications which are easier for us to read and to copy relevant parts.
We look forward to receiving your application.
This pet has been adopted and found love with its new family.
The rescue group has removed this pet and it is no longer available for adoption.
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