Dolly came to us an 11 week old Mastiff cross puppy from the RSPCA, which had some concerns about her temperament.
She proved to be the sweetest pup I have ever had in my care and has grown into a calm, gentle, loving dog.
Dolly now lives with Fleur and her other human and canine family.
Alfie is a lurcher. He came to us from another rescue centre, where he had been for 12 months without finding a new home.
Alfie spent four months with us and learned from the other dogs how to interact politely.
Alfie now lives in a wonderful rural environment with a loving family including children, cats, dogs, horses, chickens and rabbits.
Storm is a female, blue Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Storm came to us at six months of age, having been bought as a puppy by two youngsters who hadn’t thought things through.
Having spent a few months in the pack, Storm developed into a confident, engaging, young lady, and she now lives happily with two active and committed youngsters who DID think things through.
Mia is a three year old Jack Russell neutered female.
She came to us from a loving rescue home where she was proving to be too strong a personality. She now lives happily with a local family and a male Jack Russell, enjoying daily trips to the beach.
Freddie came to us as a Christmas orphan, unwanted at the age of 9 months. He now lives a diverse and busy life with two of our volunteers and his brother Ash, a lurcher.
Freddie is also our DDBR&R mascot, you can see him in the website header at the top of this page.
He is an extraordinary character who provides his owners with constant amusement. They only made one Freddie! His love of life and his ability to be in the wrong place, doing the wrong thing, at the wrong time – with a smile on his face – is second to none.
Otis, a Weimaraner, came to us because one of the dogs in his home began to show aggression towards him. We were able to successfully place him with a local vet nurse who knows and loves the breed.
Alfie is a Collie cross Springer who came to us at 17 weeks of age seeking a home through no fault of his own.
He now lives an energetic outdoor life with his older canine brother, and spends his days amongst horses.
Maggie is an approximately 2 years old neutered crossbreed, who came to us as a stray from the pound.
She is biddable and affectionate towards all humans.
Maggie is extremely intelligent and highly active. We think she may be a Collie cross.
She is currently under-socialised with other dogs and we are working on this. We would not rule out rehoming with the right dog.
We believe Maggie would make an excellent family dog, needs owners who are active and willing to continue her learning. She would benefit hugely from agility training or flyball activities.
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Max is a first cross Dalmatian/ English Bull Terrier and was the product of the careless owners of a Dalmatian bitch, allowing her to roam free when in season, who then came across a male Bull Terrier on a walk. The Bull Terrier owner responsibly homed all the puppies apart from Max who was unfortunately for him, retained by the original owners of the bitch.
Max lived with his mother and another Dalmatian bitch and was not walked or taken into the world. He occasionally escaped from the garden and was understandably frightened of people, dogs and most things in the world that he had not encountered. By the time Max reached twelve months, he escaped one more time, encountered a child, and grabbed his arm in fear, doing no damage. The child’s parents were most understanding and Max’s owners then decided they did not want him anymore. Once more, the owner of his father stepped in and brought Max to us.
Max was too terrified to get out of the car, never having traveled in one before and we both spent some time coaxing him whilst avoiding getting bitten. The future for Max looked uncertain. He was a beautiful, terrified fully grown dog who had no coping mechanism in the world at all. He had been totally let down by his owners. Max spent nine months or so in our care, quickly learning to trust us via the medium of ball throwing and more slowly, learning how to interact with other dogs. We then, through the help of our volunteers began to send Max out with our trusted volunteers. to begin his transitional journey into the world . We muzzle trained Max because he would lunge at people fearfully, never biting but we did not want to compromise the safety of the public or Max to make a mistake. The muzzle also meant that he could be given treats safely by people and learn that they were not to be feared.
Our volunteers where hugely helpful in the journey to a home for Max. They tirelessly took him out on excursions, to pubs, beaches and cafes, showing him the world he would one day inhabit and helping him learn about it safely. Without them, we would have had a much harder task finding Max a home.
Max is now in a home with owners who adore him, have worked tirelessly to help him with the rest of his journey, such as a fear of livestock as he lives on the moors. They have returned to us for help when needed and Max is now much loved, safely lives in the world and and is a happy, healthy dog.
Kato came to us from his second home at the age of around 11 months. He had grown into an adult dog without learning how to interact politely with other dogs, been given no real obedience training and as an adult English Bull Terrier crossbreed was bouncy, strong and somewhat out of control. He was also loving, friendly and had the makings of a fantastic companion dog.
In his last home, Kato lived with young children, another dog and a rabbit! He was at first frightened of the rabbit but they became friends. He was also good around the children but was too energetic for the other dog ans relegated to the conservatory most of the time. he was also considerably under weight on his arrival with us, having been fed on a diet of low quality dried food.
Once more we went to work with Kato, teaching him how to walk nicely on lead and changing his diet to raw, which enabled him to gain weight and condition. It took a little longer to teach him how to interact politely with other dogs, being a Bull Terrier he loved them a little too much! His idea of fun was jumping on heads, which did not always go down well. However, over time with careful handling he learnt to integrate politely and made several doggy friends in the centre. Kato also benefitted from trips out with our volunteers and other centre dogs, becoming more and more relaible in public.
So when some long known clients of mine asked me for another dog, having lost their Bull Terrier, I did not hesitate and neither did Kato. He now lives in Cornwall, is adored and mixes with dogs, children and the world in general successfully and happily. Kato was with us for around six months, completing his learning and then finding the right home.
Alfie came to us as a stray and his history was unknown.
He was a neutered cross breed of approx 9yrs.
Alfie was sociable with dogs once he got to know them, and loved people. We felt he would make a good companion.
He was best suited to a quiet household with a regular routine. He had plenty of energy and loved his walks, but being older didn’t require long walks.
Lilly is a 10 month old female, SBT/Jack Russell crossbreed.She is lively and clever, and very intelligent, she loves others dogs, all humans and would make a great family member
Lily could live with other dogs and cats as she is young enough to learn.
She loves going out with our volunteer walkers, who describe her as wonderful to walk, so inquisitive and such a happy girl, enthusiastic about the world around her.
Davey is a Dogue de Bordeaux Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross breed. He is approximately 12 months old and neutered.
After serving his 7 days in the pound as an unclaimed stray, he was due to be destroyed, but the vets asked us if we could help, as they felt he deserved a chance.
He is a very handsome and playful young man, who is beginning to learn his manners, and wants nothing more in life than to play and chase a ball. He is very enthusiastic, so he’s been learning how to play politely with other dogs. He has been learning to walk on the lead and is quickly becoming a lovely chap to have around. He will need a little help to finish his training but would make a fabulous family dog.
Oscar is a 7 year old Jack Russell Terrier/Poodle mix. He is male, and neutered.
Oscar is settling in well, is good with dogs once he has met them and affectionate and friendly.
Anyone interested in re-homing Oscar will have to be willing to work closely with us.
Oscar had a great personality, but is very strong willed, and will try to be the boss.
Looking for an adult only home, but can live with other dogs.
18th August Update
Oscar went out with Frankie on a walk, which he really enjoyed, he was playing off lead with the other dogs, and paddling in the river
Frankie says:
‘Have you ever heard the saying “Never Judge a book by its cover”? Oscar may look like a Teddy Bear, but he is NOT! He is looking for owners who have experience with terriers!’
Ollie came to us at 12 months of age from an owner in Kent whom he was attacking. She did not understand the nature of a Terrier and he had realised he could easily tell her what to do. He now lives happily with two Border Terriers and their experienced owners.
He spent some time with us learning to be a dog, and that he was not the ruler of the world, and then went into Foster with two Border terriers, to learn more about being a family member, and never did come back!
Bailey was a working Cocker Spaniel living in an urban domestic home with a loving but unsuitable family: they could not provide the exercise he needed.
We successfully re-homed Bailey with the family of a game keeper and he now roams 200 acres daily.
At the same time, we also took in Barney, a show strain Cocker Spaniel from a family which did not have enough time for him. He now lives happily with Bailey’s original family as they can provide the lifestyle he needs.
Often dogs from the same breed can have very different personalities, so if you are looking for a pet it can be much better to go for a dog from a ‘Show bred line’ rather than a working line, as the working dogs are often much more demanding from an exercise and training point of view: they have been bred to be busy and very active!
Smiler came to us via our vet, He had been brought in by an owner to be put down, because he was chronically anxious if left and destroyed the house. Smiler was 9 years old, great with dogs, cats and all humans, he simply could not cope with being left alone at home.
This owner had taken him in from a neighbour six months previously and showered him with constant affection, Consequently, Smiler had developed a fear of being left,which he did not have at the start.
We worked with him for five months and now he lives with a lovely family, as one of two dog, is left at home for reasonable amounts of time daily and has no issues at all.
Archie came to us at 8 years of age, abandoned in favour of a new dog.
Archie now lives with two of our volunteers and Tilly, an also rescued Collie, enjoying a full and happy life. Archie and Tilly both volunteer to teach our current dogs how to be confident in the world.
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Basil came to us originally as a behaviour client because he was showing aggression to his owners. Ultimately, we took him in to the centre and placed him with a family and four other Dachshunds.
He had spent quite a lot of time in the wrong home and the new owners had to build up trust with him. He is now however, balanced, happy and trusting of the humans he lives with.
Here he is with his family, he is the handsome chap 4th from the left.
Honey is a Dogue De Bordeaux X Staffie who arrived with Devon Dog Behaviour Rehab and Rehome at 12 months of age, having been in a couple of different homes already.
She first ended up in rescue as a 10 month old pup, who had previously been in a busy family home where she got no training. She had grown into a bouncy lass who though you greeted people by popping your paws on their shoulders!
She had been re-homed once already, but came back into rescue very quickly as they couldn’t cope with her lack of basic manners. So TAG rescue in Kent realised that she needed help to find a home, and asked Ruth for help. Honey was a lovely lass, but she just had never learnt any rules.
After a few months with Ruth, she learnt to walk on the lead, and how to behave, and what boundaries were! She then began going out on day trips with Jane and Hugo, and soon worked out that she had found herself a bed to call her own!