Jake *On Trial in His New Home*

*JAKE IS CURRENTLY TRIALLING HIS NEW HOME* WANTED a loving home for two very special little dogs who have been to hell and back; will it be with you?

Jake and Susie were in the worst state of neglect we’d seen in a long time when they were picked up wandering the streets of Mildura. It was doubtful either dog had ever been groomed in their life time; their matted fur was just horrific, the smell was even worse, they were crawling with fleas and poor Jake was excruciatingly thin; his condition made worse after his pound stay brought on an extremely nasty upper-respiratory infection whereby he spent close to a fortnight in and out of our vets on a drip trying to save his life and regain his strength – this battle was shared on our Facebook page and our community got behind him sending daily words of encouragement as well as much needed donations. After a fabulous makeover and a couple of months in foster care, receiving good food and loads of tlc, it’s time for Jake and Susie to find a forever home which must be together as they’ve never been apart, we have promised them this.

Jake is the more reserved of the pair when meeting new people but once he sees that Susie likes them he’s more than happy to enjoy his share of cuddles and attention as he really enjoys human contact. Being the older of the pair, at just over 4½ years, we feel that he has probably suffered the most and can be a little fearful when cornered hence we wouldn’t recommend him to a home with young children, in fact we think a quiet, relaxed home would suit them best. Susie definitely wears the pants in their relationship but he’s fine with her bossing him around - he and Susie adore each other and thoroughly enjoy each other’s company and love to play. They are loving being allowed inside (we doubt they were ever allowed in their past life) and sleep together at night in their foster carers laundry; as she works full time they spend their days outside and like to snuggle up in a kennel together on the cooler winter days. They haven’t met a lot of other dogs since being in care although next door has a puppy who keeps digging its way under the fence to play with them both without any problems and they’ve been fine meeting others at the vets during their frequent visits. We don’t know what they’re like with cats though this could be tested if required. Neither dog has much training or appear to have spent much time on a lead so we’re hoping this is something that can be worked on in their forever home.

Enjoy a quick video of Jake & Susie: http://youtu.be/X_E4zcBrzOw

Handsome little Jake is quite low-maintenance only needing a short walk or a run around the backyard to use up his energy. Jake doesn’t shed 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. We would love to honour our promise to find Jake and Susie a home together where they can enjoy an inside / outside lifestyle and be part of the households goings on. Secure fencing, chicken necks to chew on, lots of cuddles and Susie by his side will make adorable Jake very happy indeed!

If you think you’ve got the perfect loving home for this special pair then please download and complete a SARG Dog Application form by following this link: http://www.sarg.net.au/adoptapet.html

Please Note: The adoption fee of $500 is for the pair.