Duke ~ 1yo Staffy x (on trial 29/7/2017)

Hi everyone now that I have your attention I would like to introduce myself, I am a one year old staffy dog that was rescued from a pound and put in a foster home to save my life, due to that I have very limited memory of what happen to me before I was saved.

My foster family have called me Duke because they told me that dog was to general, I like my new name however if you don’t like it we can negotiate a change, they told me that I came from Dubbo so I guess that I started as a country dog however I am very happy where I am which only has a small yard so you could say that I am able to adapt to changing surround and circumstance’s fairly quickly and easily. When I arrived for the first few days I had accidents, but me foster family housetrained me very easily. They took me to the Vet for a health check-up, it came back that everything was good however I left two things behind and I am not the dog that I was when I went.
The foster family that I am with let me stay inside with their dog, he has told me during our conversations that he is 16 years old he treats me alright and I like him however, he doesn’t play with me as much as I would like due to his age, he can be annoying when he barks all the time as I hardly ever bark. However, that doesn’t stop me from keeping myself amused with the toys around the house I don’t have a favourite one yet however I am kind of keen on a plastic dumbbell that has a toy in one end. I love going on walks with my foster humans however they have not let me off the leash as they don’t know how I would react and I can remember if it has happen before.
I love the affection that I am showed where I am and I repay that by saying hello to all the humans that visit and I go crazy when from what I have worked out the my foster Mum, Dad and Sister get home from work, shopping or university, I greet them at the door I run around in circles, wag my tail and jump up and down, I am a little confused the family might be trying to stop from jumping they keeping saying down and when I do they give me a treat, hang on they might be trying to change my behaviour as they do it when I do other things as well, they make me sit and wait for my dinner , to which at this point I have no preferences and as I have not had every type of dog food that you could think off as far as I know I have no food allergies, dad always wants me to put my paw in his paw he calls it shaking hands.

I love lying around the house on my belly with my legs on the floor facing backwards the humans call it chicken legs or chicken wings however I find it comfortable and just hanging out on my sisters bed while she does her assessments even trying to do the typing for her, also on the couch watching TV with mum every now and again I accidently lay on the remote and change channels with the remote control. I love sleeping inside on my favourite blanket in the lounge room or on my sister’s bed.

I have been tested with kids and cats ad it's safe to say that if they like me I will be their best friend. I look forward to starting a new life with a forever family as they will gain respect and loyalty from me for years to come.

For more information or to meet Duke, please contact his foster carer Barbara on 0422 822 169
or email johnnolan64@hotmail.com. Duke is in foster care in Hunterview, NSW (Singleton) and is available for adoption interstate.

Duke's adoption fee is $450 and he is desexed, vaccinated, treated for fleas and worms, microchipped, and lifetime registered. You can see all our available dogs at www.dogrescuenewcastle.com.au