Cricket

💖 The Home Cricket Needs
Cricket is looking for a family who can offer more than just love – he needs time, patience and commitment to help him thrive. His perfect adopters will:
• Spend quality time daily – whether that’s play, training or simply relaxing together.
• Provide mental and physical stimulation – toys, walks, adventures or activities suited to their energy level.
• Offer a safe and secure environment – indoors with a warm bed and an outdoor access that is fully fenced.
• Commit to healthy nutrition and vet care – regular check-ups, vaccinations, parasite prevention and a good diet.
• Continue positive training and guidance – using kind, reward-based methods to help them learn and feel safe.

🐕 Lifestyle Match
Cricket will do best with adopters who:
- That have another resident desexed dog (not senior or puppy) or people home majority of the time.
• Have a fairly active lifestyle.
• Calm and patient energy.
• Enjoy outdoor activities.
• No young children under 12 years old.
• Ability to manage a larger breed.
• Willingness to exercise daily.
• Comfortable with dog indoors.
• Enjoy regular training and interaction.
• Enjoy walks and hikes.

🏠 Other Pets
Cricket does need another friendly desexed medium to large size dog, as he enjoys other dogs’ company, and would need a housemate that would be happy to join in with play. He likes his own space when eating, so is needs to feed in a crate or separate room, like the laundry. He has spent time with small, medium and large breed dogs. Cricket is tested with cats and has not chased other animals, including the goats, chickens and indoor galah he currently lives with. He’s never snapped or attempted to bite; he just avoids.

🐾 Ongoing Needs
To ensure Cricket has the best life, adopters must be ready to:
• Provide a highly nutritional diet.
• Continue training with no shouting, and clear calm instruction and praise.
• Continue toilet training with regular toilet breaks and outdoor access.
• Provide daily exercise suitable to his age and breed.
• Provide ongoing enrichment (puzzle toys, training games, scent work, etc.).
• Make him part of the family, giving him the option to come inside when his family is home and to sleep at night.
• Be a calm, patient owner to create confidence in new situations.
• Continue socialisation with new people to encourage an outgoing personality.

🐶 Personality Traits
Cricket is an incredibly sweet and affectionate pup, and when he gets excited he slips into cheeky puppy mode. He has met many dogs while in care and is always a playful, gentle sweetheart. Cricket is naturally submissive and enjoys the company of other dogs, but he does have strong feelings about sharing food, so needs to be fed in his own space. Out in the world, Cricket can be a little reserved when faced with new sights or sounds. With some treats and a bit of time to decompress, he relaxes easily and shows his bright, curious nature. He is learning to walk nicely on lead and has made great progress. He is a loving, playful young pup who brings joy, silliness, and a whole lot of affection wherever he goes.

⚕️Health History
Cricket came to our rescue with front leg knuckling, this condition caused him to walk on the top of his paws instead of the pads and was caused by poor nutrition and rapid growth. With a proper diet and controlled exercise, this condition has resolved, and no long term effects are expected. Support from our trainer and nutritionist can be given. It has been advised by our vets that we don't get Cricket desexed until 12 months of age to give him a chance to finish growing first, a veterinary letter will be provided supporting this. Pyrenees Animal Rescue will cover the desexing cost at one of our partner vets, Cricket will only be adopted to a family willing and able to stay in contact with us until after his desexing and that can attend on of our partner vets. This can be discussed on application.

🥰 Life with Foster Carer
• Uses male pee belly bands and Potty Buddy pads in crate at night.
• Will not ask to go out to toilet and does need to be monitored during the day.
• Can be crated if left unattended or to sleep at night.
• Access to a variety of sized dog beds and mats for naps including sensory fluffy pads.
• Can pull when gets distracted walking on training slip lead.
• Travels well in the car with harness seat belt and other dogs.
• Treated regularly for fleas, ticks and worms.
• Has good recall and is able to be let off lead in appropriately fenced areas.
• Fed high-quality human grade food or SPD roll in the evening.
• Enjoys raw chicken necks and carcass as well as raw beef bones.
• Fan of SavourLife dry food for garden hunts or in puzzle feeders as well as filled hooves, roo tail and the odd carrot.
• Started learning basic commands like ‘sit’ and ‘come’.
• Enjoys spending time with the other dogs and likes to participate.
• Very energetic dog that needs a little patience and time with training.
What Foster Carer Provides
• Small bag of SavourLife dry food for transition.
• Their favourite toy for a familiar scent.
• All rescue relevant information and foster carer notes.
• Continued support while they settle in.

💌 Final Word
Adopting Cricket means welcoming them fully into your life – as a loyal friend, a family member, and a companion who depends on you for their health, happiness and safety. In return, they’ll offer unconditional love and joy every single day.

*The breed is to the best of our knowledge from the information we've been given.*

*PLEASE read the ‘profile’ thoroughly before enquiring in detail.*

*Please only apply if you are ready to meet and adopt this pet now, and if all family members are in support of the adoption.*