Buddy is everyone’s buddy, and he arrived for rehoming on 26th August 2026. We would class Buddy as an American bulldog cross, and he is microchipped as a crossbreed mongrel. Buddy will be ten years of age in November 2026.

 

The sort of home for Buddy

• No dogs living in or visiting the home

• No cats in the home

• No children under the age of 10 years

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

• Not caged/crated in the home

• Access to the sofa for cuddles

 

Things to consider

• As we have no history for him, we do not know if he is house trained, although given his age we would like to think that he is.

• We do not know if he is used to being left alone, and you may have to train him to get him used to being left, up to a maximum of four hours.

 

Handling

A wonderfully friendly and happy dog when meeting new people. Everyone is his friend in his opinion. He was easy to fit with a new collar and one of our temporary harnesses within minutes of arriving. No aggression, dominance or fear shown in any of our interactions with him.

 

During his first bath he hoped into the shower straightaway, was a bit unsure when the water went on and tried to jump out but was fine with us holding him in place. He got more settled as the shampooing and rinsing off went on.

 

Walks

Some walkers have said he may pull at the start of the walk, and may appear strong for some people, but he settles down after a few minutes. Dogs he has seen he tends to whimper at, and cry at them if they ignore him. None of our walkers have reported any concerns walking him so far.

 

Play

Loves to play and will play with any toy, though may prefer balls to anything else. He may destroy soft toys. He also enjoys tug games, and calmly comping on toys on the sofa.

 

Health

Buddy arrived with a small skin tag on his skin, and what looks like a boil on his back left paw. He has now seen our vet and has his 1st restart vaccinations and on 7th September he had an operation to remove the boil/lump from his paw. Buddy also takes a Piriton tablet once a day.

 

Viewings

During very hot weather, viewings (which have to involve a dog walk) may be suspended or arranged only for early mornings.

 

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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 £225.00.

 

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).