Barney *On Trial*

*barney is currently trialling his new home* when we first saw barney in the pound we thought he was a little old dog as he was so filthy, smelly and matted, he’d obviously never been clipped, he couldn’t even fully raise his head and it pulled to the left as his ear hair had become entangled in a massive matt under his neck which was stopping him from moving his head, we just had to rescue this sad, woolly little lamb!!

on arrival at the vets barney weighed 6. 2kgs but after his vetwork and shave-down (and bath!!) he weighed a mere 4. 7kgs, so the poor little guy was finally released from 1. 5kgs of foul fur and out came barney as we know him, a loving, affectionate little dog with a heart of gold and he was only 12 months or so old!!

barney is a lapdog, two taps on your knee and he’s up for cuddles! he seems fine with other dogs and doesn’t appear to be yappy. As you can see from his video barney knows how to sit for treats so while he’s in care we’ll work a little more with that as well as “down” as he does tend to jump up on you a bit especially since he’s 1. 5kgs lighter!!!! this happy, loving boy is confident around adults as well as other animals especially other friendly dogs and he thinks kids are lots of fun!!! barney's even great with his carers cats, he's an all-round terrific little dog :)

handsome little barney is quite low-maintenance only needing a short walk or a run around the backyard to use up his energy. Barney doesn’t shed much hair though he’ll require a good brush once a week and a clip a few times a year when his hair gets too long as we’d hate him to get in the state he was in before we saved him. Secure fencing, bones to chew on, toys to play with and lots of cuddles will make cheeky barney very happy indeed!

as he only weighs a few kilos barney’s a terrific “take anywhere” size dog who would enjoy an indoor / outdoor lifestyle with either a doggie companion to play with or on his own but only if he won’t be left alone for long periods of time especially while he settles into his new home. If you think cool-dog barney sounds like the perfect companion for you then please download and complete a sarg dog application form by following this link: http://www. Sarg. Net. Au/adoptapet. Html