Adoption information
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About Daisey (and Braxton)
Daisey and Braxton are a bonded pair of 7-year-old pugs who are looking for a new pug-loving family to give them a home together.
If you are looking for small dogs but prefer the big dog personality, then these two are for you! Pugs are a companion breed, so they will love you unconditionally and they expect the same unconditional love in return. The only things that they fear are you not recognizing their perfection and the potential that you will forget to feed them (which you never will because they will remind you).
When they came into care, they had no training, not even toilet training. After a few months, the hard work has been done by Foster Mum to get them used to inside living and being part of their human’s daily life. Both are food driven, particularly Braxton, so they have learnt basic commands with relative ease and could be trained to do more if desired. They need a patient family to reinforce what they’ve learned and get them fully adjusted.
Daisey and Braxton have two main settings:
Fur potato – The majority of the time they are on the couch or in their bed, often snuggled up together, and they love their human cuddles! Give them a bone or rubber toy to chew on and they will be happy for hours, just napping and chewing.
Agile boulder – When they get excited, they become true athletes, especially Braxton who is into amateur loungeroom parkour. However, both have responded well to training to be less bag-of-bricks-in-a-cyclone and more stop-and-wait.
Having come from a home without a lot of socialisation or walks, everything was exciting to them at first, but through training there has been a dramatic reduction in how much time they spend being over-excited. A home that is consistent with reinforcing this and patiently increases their exposure to new things will be rewarded with two beautiful, friendly, loving dogs. Foster Mum is very happy to support their new family with this.
Another outcome of a lack of socialisation is that Daisey acts like she has been raised on the streets – if she was a human, she would be that girl who is super loyal, but sassy as heck, tells you exactly what she’s thinking, and is willing to fight anyone. She loves all humans but is distrustful of new dogs and has poor manners regarding food and chews. She has adjusted well to living with other dogs but ideally, she would be rehomed with either a very patient dog, or just her and Braxton.
Both are great with kids (but wouldn’t recommend for a home with very small children). They have adjusted well to a work routine after some initial separation anxiety so while they would love a home with constant human company, they are used to being alone for part time hours.
Both have had dentals while in care and during this procedure had checks for whether they needed anything urgent to improve their breathing. Daisey has had her nasal passages widened and does not appear to be a high risk for issues at this stage. Braxton has not had any procedures and while he has an overly long tongue he does not appear to be in any real discomfort. Losing weight has improved his breathing.
They love their walks so a household where they can slowly build their fitness up with regular walks in appropriate weather would be ideal to help their breathing even more.
Adoption details
If you are interested in one of our dogs, please complete an adoption application form at:
https://hsedr.org.au/index.php/adoption/
At a minimum, we will expect that all of our dogs will be inside/outside dogs and will be treated as a valued member of the family.
If your family needs match the needs of the dog, we will call you to organise a mutually convenient time with you to undertake a fence/home check - and for the dog you are interested in to meet the rest of the family - both human and other animals.
If you feel that you would like to add the dog to your family, we will ask you to pay the adoption fee and the dog will commence a 4 week trial period - for all of you (both humans and pets) to make sure that you will all be happy living together. We will check in on you during this time and will be available to respond to any concerns you may have during this period.
If everyone is happy at the conclusion of the trial, we will transfer the microchip and provide you with any medical records and information we have on the dog you have adopted.
We will take the dog back into care at any time - if things do not work out - and we appreciate that sometimes - they just don't - for a number of reasons.
We will ask for a happy snap of the dog with their new family members for our adoption gallery and will ask whether we can use that in promoting our rescue on Facebook, the Internet or other promotional materials.
We want the process of adoption to be a happy and exciting time for you and your potential new family member and will work with you to make the experience as positive as possible.
AN OPEN LETTER TO APPLICANTS:
We understand that people are making an emotional investment when they apply to adopt a dog and that it is disappointing if you are not chosen. We don’t like disappointing people. It’s really hard to do but when there is only a single dog and many hopeful applications, it is inevitable that people will be upset. We would like to take this opportunity to explain our philosophy.
When we take on a dog, we make a commitment both to that dog and the former owners of that dog to find them their perfect next forever home. Our key consideration is whether that home is a good match for that dog. We are the only advocate the dog has and must put their needs ahead of applicants. Each dog has very different needs and personality and each home is different to the next.
Sometimes, people put their friends in touch with us or we are approached by our own friends or family about a particular dog. This is done with the best intentions and makes it even harder to say No but sometimes we must, as their requirements and the needs of the dog are not the same.
This isn’t a reflection of their dog ownership skills, or how we feel about them personally. Our decision is always based on what we believe is the best match for the dog. Not just any match - the best match!
Often, we have several or even many interested parties who would equally be a good match and it is exceedingly difficult to choose between them. Our decision is never based on our relationship with a potential adopter, or the number of times they have applied and missed out or whether they applied first, or the number of times or ways they’ve tried to contact us about a particular pet, but whether or not they are the BEST match available.
If you or someone you know is interested in any of the dogs at Hope Springs Eternal, please fill out an adoption application. Please do not take offence if you or your friends are not chosen - this only means that there was someone who was a better match. Not a better person, not a better dog owner, but a better match.
We believe there is a home for every dog and a dog for every home, so even if you haven’t been chosen before, please keep applying - the next one may be your perfect doggy match.
This pet has been adopted and found love with its new family.
The rescue group has removed this pet and it is no longer available for adoption.
The rescue group is no longer taking adoption applications for this pet.
