Jack arrived for rehoming on 10 February 2026. He is a crossbreed, of medium size and weighs 23.4 kilos.

 

Jack may look smaller in his photos than he is. He is not a big dog, but he isn’t a small one either. Our vet estimates Jack to be 2-3 years of age.

 

The sort of home for Jack

• No dogs or cats in the home

• No children living in, or visiting the home under 16 years of age

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

• Not caged/crated in the home

• Not left for more than 4 hours at a time

• We are only looking for single person homes at the moment

• An owner experienced with nervous dogs who is patient, and has a calm home.

 

Things to consider

• As we have limited history for him we do not know if he is house trained, although given his age we would like to think that he is, and he has been spotless in his kennel.

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

 

Handling

Jack is a very happy, friendly and playful dog. He can be nervous of new places and people to start with, and needs a calm, patient owner. We just had to take a little more time with Jack when he first arrived, getting him used to wearing one of our temporary harnesses as he would often cower at it. Once we established trust he was like a best friend, and very fun and loving.

 

He can be very cuddly and affectionate, but also very playful and may get the zoomies when excited. Jack knows sit, and we are teaching him, paw, touch, eyes and middle. He loves cuddles, and lying across your lap. He would suit a calmer home, with few visitors.

 

Jack came to us from the police. He had got into a fight with another dog in the home, and when his owner tried to stop them he received a “small bite/scratch” on the arm, and then relinquished him to the police. The police carried a full assessment of him, including with a dog behaviourist and said he could be rehomed, but with no pets or children in the home and an owner experienced with nervous dogs. 

 

Walks

Jack is not a confident dog, and does not like dogs very close to him. He is not reactive when dogs are at a distance, and will not give you any obvious clue, but if a dog is too close to him he may snap towards it.

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He is not bothered by passing traffic. Happy to do his toilet on walks. He has seen plenty of dogs on walks and while he may ignore these dogs that he sees on walks does not want to meet any dogs.

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On some occasions Jack has resisted going on a walk, and sat down, or rolled onto his back, but he does get going eventually. As he has tried to back out of harnesses he now wears a slightly different harness which prevents escape.

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Jack can be protective of people he knows, so on walks he will not be the sort of dog that wants strangers approaching him.

 

Play

He seems to be learning play at the moment and likes balls and squeaky toys. He has enjoyed the snuffle box, but the tied-up towels are currently a challenge for him.

 

He may get the zoomies during play, and he does get very excited, so some moderation during play is a good idea.

 

Health

Jack has already seen our vet. He has had his 1st restart and Kennel Cough vaccinations, and he has now been microchipped. He is currently intact. Our vet estimates he is 2-3 years of age.

 

 

Although it is rare, sometimes dogs from other kennels arrive with Kennel Cough, though all our dogs are vaccinated against Kennel Cough at the earliest opportunity they may already be incubating this illness when they arrive/are adopted as the incubation period can be up to 14 days.

 

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).