Bruno has arrived for rehoming. Unfortunately Bruno has come back to us, through no fault of his, or his owner, but an unavoidable change in circumstances.

 

Bruno is an American bulldog or American bulldog cross. This means he is bigger than a staffie, at 27.5 kilos, and has a very playful, loving personality. Although he is 2 ½ years of age he is very much a big puppy in his personality.

 

The sort of home for Bruno

• No dogs currently in the home (he is not socialised yet)

• No cats in the home

• No children under the age of 12 years

• Access to his own private and secure garden (not shared or communal)

• No cages/crates in the home

• Access to the sofa for cuddles

• Not left for more than a couple of hours at a time to start with

 

Handling

A big, happy, friendly dog, that is not afraid to shower you with love, and give you cuddles. He is a bigger dog, so he might be a bit big for some people. Not an ounce of aggression or dominance in him, he just wants to play, have fusses and cuddles and lots of love. Easy for us to fit with a collar and one of our temporary harnesses.

 

He is great meeting new people, no fear or aggression, just wants a fuss and to share the big love.

 

Walks

When Bruno was originally with us his walks were uneventful, but he is now a dog that can pull on a walk, and he is strong. He will need an owner capable and comfortable with walking a strong dog (though if in time you let him off the lead this will be less of an issue).

 

He is not socialised with dogs, but he seems keen to meet them. This means he may pull towards dogs, and become very excited, start squealing and bouncing. Our walkers have found this manageable but he is strong.

 

He is not showing any aggression, but any new owner should be prepared to work with Bruno so that he can get to the point where he will be happy to see other dogs calmly. He may benefit from reward based clicker training as part of engage/disengage training techniques.

 

He is not bothered by traffic or people, and is happy to do his toilet business on walks.

 

Play

A very playful dog, and a big puppy of a dog, that will play with anything. No dominance or possessiveness at all in his play with us. We are able to take toys from him without issue. He is of course strong during play.

 

Health

Bruno arrived with some bumps on his skin which we think are diet related. When he was originally with us, we put him on a sensitive food, and this cleared up the redness he had on his skin when he arrived. The diet was changed after adoption, so on return we have restarted him on the sensitive food and we think this is what he will need going forward.

 

Bruno has now seen our vet and had his 1st restart and Kennel Cough vaccines. The vet has recommended continuing with the sensitive diet (his skin is already improving).

 

 

Please be aware that the profiles of new dogs can change as we get to know about the dogs the longer, they stay with us.

 

The adoption contribution is £250.00.

 

If you adopt a dog from Happy Staffie Rescue you could be entitled to five weeks free pet insurance through Agria (terms and conditions apply).

 

 

The previous owner provided some further information

• House trained, though overnight he may have an occasionally accident

• Used to sleeping on the owners bed

• Has the run of the house when left, but not normally left more than two hours. Owner states he has separate anxiety and may chew things if left (but worth noting that owner’s situation limited walks which may have affected his behaviour when left)

• Pulls on the lead. Never attempted him off the lead.

• Never tried introduction with another dog and he pulls towards them.

• Never lived with a cat.

• Has been around children aged 15 years and above, but never lived with them.

• Good passenger in the car, not travel sick, longest journey 45 minutes.

• Never shown aggression.

• Never shown dominance.

• Favourite things include the sofa, sleeping on owners bed.

• Fed Harringtons dry with Pedigree wet (prior to coming into rescue)

• Intolerant or allergic to chicken (his skin will flare up).