Percy - 4 Year Old Kelpie X(On Trial 11/11/22)

Please read Percy’s profile in full before applying.

✓ Medium sized female dog
✓ Easy to walk
✓ Good with other dogs
✓ Intelligent and easy to train
✓ Affectionate and snuggly
✓ Not destructive
✓ Great gardening buddy
✓ Needs a home without children and without cats /pocket pets.

Meet Miss Percy, a 4 year old female Kelpie X who is full of love. Percy is medium sized, weighing 26kg.

Percy has moderate energy levels and she would benefit from at least a 30 minute walk every day. Percy does not pull on the leash and she is very easy to walk.

Percy loves to play tug of war or chase a ball but she also loves to lounge around and snuggle with her humans or with her doggy friends.

Percy gets along well with other dogs. She currently lives with 2 other dogs in her foster home and she loves to play with them and snuggle next to them. She has also been to the off-leash dog park a number of times whilst in foster care and she is well behaved. Percy has great name recognition and recall. She is suitable to be let off leash in safe environments and as long as you have treats, she will come back to you.

Percy is food motivated and can sit, stay and lay down on command. Percy has excellent eye contact, she is very smart and is easy to train. She is pretty good at not jumping on people however occasionally when she's excited to see her people, she will jump up to greet you. Percy is fully toilet trained. At night Percy sleeps on her dog bed inside and she is as quiet as a mouse.

Sometimes Percy can get protective of her food around other dogs. If other dogs try to stick their nose into her food while she is eating, she will ward them off by barking at them. In her foster home, Percy receives treats with her doggy sisters beside her with no issues. When it comes to breakfast and dinner, to avoid any scuffles, Percy is fed separately.

We don’t know about Percy’s past however she can be timid around new people. Percy is okay with new people giving her a pat and she is okay for visitors to attend her house. Percy feels most comfortable when new people take it slow with her and they let her approach them. Percy has a specific fear of being lifted up by unknown people.

Percy is happy to hang out in the yard during the day if you work full time and whilst she might whine a bit when you are leaving and she will yelp with excitement when you get home, when she is outside by herself she is quiet and happy to chill.

Percy is a gorgeous girl who has a lot of love to give. She is looking for a home where she can feel safe and be given time to grow her confidence in her new people.
We think Percy would love a home with another dog as a friend, but this is not essential if you are home more often than not and you can spend time with Percy. Percy must be allowed to sleep inside at night-time.

To register your interest in adopting Percy you can fill out the adoption questionnaire here https://tinyurl.com/drnadopt

PLEASE NOTE: When applying for our dogs and puppies, please ensure to list the name of the dog you wish to adopt. Please do NOT just list the reference number or the microchip number as this will delay your application reaching the correct foster carer.

You can see all our available dogs at www.dogrescuenewcastle.com.au or www.petrescue.com.au

Percy is in foster care in the Newcastle, NSW area. They are not currently available for interstate adoption. The adoption fee is $500.00 and they are desexed, vaccinated, treated for fleas and worms and microchipped.

PLEASE NOTE: Dog Rescue Newcastle provides individual listings with specific requirements for each foster dog. If you submit an application or inquiry and DO NOT receive a response within 5 business days, please understand that you have not met the specific requirements for this dog. Please do not be disheartened or discouraged, this simply means you were not a suitable match at this time.

This organisation's adoption policy is moderate. What does this mean?

(1) The first step is to fill in our online Adoption Questionnaire: https://tinyurl.com/drnadopt
(2) If the questionnaire is approved we will arrange a property check so we can verify that your home and yard are suitable for the pet you've applied for.
(3) After that we will arrange for you to meet the pet, usually at the foster carer's home, nearby park or your home.
(4) If both sides agree, then you can pay for and adopt your new family member! The two week trial begins on the day of adoption.

More details of our Adoption Procedure on our website: https://tinyurl.com/adoptproc

For more information or to meet Percy, please contact their carer Siobhan on siobhan@geraghty.com.

We prefer payment by funds transfer and don't accept cash or personal cheques.