04/10/2024
UPDATE: (7/10/24) ON HOLD. We will be reading over all applications this week and be back in touch with all who have applied. Thank you so much.
Located on the Mornington Peninsula Victoria.
Meet Silver, a stunning boy who has an abundance of love to give and ongoing lessons to learn.
Silver was born in January 2024 and will always remain small due to the start he had in life. At his last vet visit, he weighed 8.1kgs and was the biggest of the males in his litter. He has thrived in his rescuers home and learnt SO much. While recuperating, receiving vet treatment, being shown love, attention and what life should be like, he has also gained much needed condition (weight).
He is most at home snuggled with his whippet friends or ideally with his human at night time. It is not uncommon for him to start under the doona, then lay across the top of your pillow when he gets too hot.
Like most pups his age, he is into everything! He will play with a fallen lemon off a tree, steal your socks from the bathroom floor, play with balls and squeaky toys, do zoomies, sun seek, eat grass, flowers, twigs, your best pair of sneakers – you leave things out, he will very possibly investigate them with his mouth... He and his brothers have been affectionally called land sharks since arriving. Whether they are playing bitey face or gnashing on something they have found, there is never a dull moment to be had.
His foster mum has said she often feels like she is managing a kindergarten of dogs as she is always asking the pups to, ‘drop that!’, ‘what’s that in your mouth?’, ‘who ate that?’, ‘who needs to go to the toilet – that is an awful smell!’, ‘leave your brother alone’, ‘where’s your manners?’ Needless to say, she would not have had it any other way as the change in their condition and watching them grow in confidence has been so rewarding.
Silver will need time and training, especially little things like walking on lead in the street. He like his brother, can get overwhelmed with loud sudden noises and needs assurance that everything is ok. He has been learning to do some basic things such as sit, using the dog door and riding in the car, but these will need to be continued as there has been so much going on for this little guy since he arrived.
Silvers ideal home is one where he is very much part of the home, but has access to a safe outside area where he can run, play, go to the toilet and maintain his new found independence. He has been living with his littermates, and other existing dogs, settled in well and would need another young gentle dog to play with.
Silver has had all his vet care done. He is desexed, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and used to having a shower to wash up after he has found the duck poo to roll in – sigh.
We request that people from Victoria apply only. He has been through so much, we are not willing to put unnecessary stress on him to transport him to another state. We are sorry if this disappoints anyone from interstate, but are sure you will understand his needs come first.
Should you be interested in Silver and all of is loving traits, please email:
[email protected]
There is a fee for Silver.
Microchip number: 991003002725196
Source number: RE148865.
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