Lovely little Herbie arrived for rehoming 13th August 2026. He came to us as a stray so we have no history for him, other than what we are learning about him during his stay with us.

 

With two rather crazy, big ears he may be a staffie cross, or just a staffie with big ears. We, and our vet estimate Herbie to be about 1 year of age. He weighs 17.7 kilos.

 

The sort of home for Herbie

• No dogs currently living in 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

 

Things to consider

• As we have limited history for him we do not know if he is house trained, and you may have to do some training with him in the home. However he has been clean in his kennel during the day.

• 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

With new people he maybe a nervous little dog, though it does not take long for him to become a very excited, happy little pup around new people. He is going to be nervous of unfamiliar noises, at least to start with, and would suit a quieter home. If with children, children that can respect his sensitivity, at least as he adapts to his new home and environment.

 

Other than this he is a proper fidget pants, but allowed us to fit him with a new collar easily, and one of our temporary harnesses. No aggression or dominance shown. A lot of things do appear very new to him, so a patient, understanding owner would be ideal.

 

Walks

The hot weather around the time he arrived has limited walks so far. Our first walk he did not want to leave the building, but a little gentle persuasion and he was off fine. He weaves a lot, and is a trip hazard so this is definitely something he will need work on, but there has been no pulling. He is nervous of noises, like car engines, doors slamming.

 

Happy to investigate his surroundings, and lots of sniffing to work his brain. He has seen dogs across the road on walks and just looked and walked on. Happy to do his toilet business on walks.

 

Play

Play may be quite a new thing for Herbie as he seems to be learning what toys are and what to do with them. He is very treat focused, so he loves snuffling in a snuffle box, though the snuffle towel mystified him at first. Very bouncy and puppylike during play, and may give little nibbles and be too eager when taking treats.

 

Herbie will chase, or run after any toy thrown, but once he gets to it, he doesn’t know what to do and will trot back leaving the toy (see videos).

 

Health

Arrived in what appeared good health, but his ears were dirty. He has already seen our vet, had his 1st restart and Kennel Cough vaccines and has now been microchipped. He will have his ears cleaned several times to get them cleaned up. Herbie is not yet neutered.

 

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 £275.00.

 

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).