Luna

Luna is a 7-year-old crossbreed that arrived for rehoming on 21 May 2026. Luna weighed 23.1 kilos when she arrived, and has now trimmed down to a healthier 22.6 kilos.

She needs a confident and assertive owner, with a good clear voice who can give her the instructions she needs, and will follow.

Luna was with us some time ago, and was adopted for over a year but the owner found her difficult to walk.

The sort of home for Luna

• No dogs currently in the home

• No cats in the home

• No children under the age of 10 years

• Access to her own private and secure garden

• A confident, and assertive owner. She responds really well to confident, assertive instructions.

Handling

A lovely dog, very friendly, very affectionate and easy to handle. She is easy to get ready for walks and has not shown any aggression, dominance or fear to any person she has met, including strangers.

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She is definitely the sort of dog that will thrive in an active home with plenty of walks, play and reward based training. Without this she may become frustrated, and more challenging to walk.

Walks

After allowing Luna to settle and acclimatise with us we have increased her walks to two 30-45-minute walks each day. She enjoys her walks but may be reluctant to set off, certainly from the centre. We find that taking her in a car to a park or field she is fine. She walks at a good pace, which is why you are best being a brisk walker.

None of our walkers have encountered any bad reactions to dogs, or anything else, but the previous owner did, and this should be taken into account, as Luna would be a strong dog.

It is worth noting that as mentioned earlier Luna responds very well to confident, clear and assertive instructions, and is responsive to handlers like this. For example, if she has seen a dog and barks, a clear, confident “no” stops her.

Luna would benefit from more socialisation with dogs, and it would be a good idea that once settled in a new home that her new owner attempts this.

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Luna has become a bit resistant to go for walks from our centre unless it involves getting in a car/van and going somewhere, perhaps she is picky about where she walks. But, once she is at a park or field she walks beautifully.

Play

Luna loves to play, and plays with pretty much anything. She enjoys solid Boomer Balls, which she will chase and dribble around endlessly, only stopping for drink breaks. She also enjoys the pursuit of flirt sticks/poles. Tug games are another favourite and she is very good at releasing and giving back toys.

Volunteers who have played with her have commented on how much energy she has.

Health

Luna arrived in good health, with no obvious signs of injury or illness. She was a little overweight, but this has now come down nicely with good exercise. She is fully vaccinated (L4 and DHP) until December 2026 and is already neutered. She has now seen our vet, had her check-up and Kennel Cough vaccine.

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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).

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Further information provided by the previous owner:

• House trained

• Used to being left occasionally for 2-3 hours at a time, with the run of the downstairs/conservatory. She may howl for 5 minutes (according to neighbours), but then goes quiet.

• Never been destructive in the home

• No health issues

• Walked 30 minutes each day, and tends to pull.

• Only let off when taken to a secure paddock twice a week

• Never lived with dogs, cats or children

• Never introduced to dogs, and dogs avoided on walks as she is reactive to them but pulling hard and barking

• Never bitten a person or animal

• Never shown dominance

• Muzzled only for vet visits for owners peace of mind

• Not travel sick – longest journey about 2 hours. Can be restless passenger on the back seat (with seat belt clip).

• Loves swimming

• Does not fireworks, she will pant a lot

• Enjoys having a bath

• Might chase cats, squirrels, birds, etc.

• Favourite things include walks, lying in the sun, zoomies.