snow - NOW ADOPTED
Snow was dumped in front of the shelter with his siblings Tara, Angus, Elsa and Dylan on november 10th 2012.
From Jo his foster mum; This is my foster dog Snow , a truly awesome dog , he is available for forever adoption via Elpida Shelter of Hope or via me with their approval / home check etc ..
If I didn't already have 9 dogs I wouldn't hesitate to have him forever, other than my elderly Rhodesian Ridgeback he is the most low maintenance dog I have .....doesn't want loads of exercise and walking he'd rather just sit and watch me all day dozing between chewing sticks. 100 % house trained,chipped, snipped ,wormed and vacs up to date. The beginning of his life was not so good,dumped on the streets as a tiny puppy in Livadia , Greece...no parents just left to die with his siblings Elpida Shelter rescued them ,nursed them back to life and health and eventually the litter came to the uk .... Snow is 15 months old , mixed breed and large.....he would suit young or old adopters as for his age is very quiet to have around ....no other dogs as has been bullied in the past by bigger dogs . If you want a calm, patient, house trained dog that would welcome anyone into your house please consider adopting Snowman ,he's a gentle giant!
From Jo his foster mum; This is my foster dog Snow , a truly awesome dog , he is available for forever adoption via Elpida Shelter of Hope or via me with their approval / home check etc ..
If I didn't already have 9 dogs I wouldn't hesitate to have him forever, other than my elderly Rhodesian Ridgeback he is the most low maintenance dog I have .....doesn't want loads of exercise and walking he'd rather just sit and watch me all day dozing between chewing sticks. 100 % house trained,chipped, snipped ,wormed and vacs up to date. The beginning of his life was not so good,dumped on the streets as a tiny puppy in Livadia , Greece...no parents just left to die with his siblings Elpida Shelter rescued them ,nursed them back to life and health and eventually the litter came to the uk .... Snow is 15 months old , mixed breed and large.....he would suit young or old adopters as for his age is very quiet to have around ....no other dogs as has been bullied in the past by bigger dogs . If you want a calm, patient, house trained dog that would welcome anyone into your house please consider adopting Snowman ,he's a gentle giant!
You are interested in this dog? You would like some more information?
Be aware of the fact that the information is based on where our dogs are staying right now, which is the shelter. It could be in a kennel, it could be on a terrain. Usually we do not know very much of the dogs.
FAQ is 'can this dog be with children?' And 'how is this dog with cats?' Or 'can the dog go for a ride in the car?', these are all questions which are being answered from this situation and this is not easy to answer.
Being nice with children in the shelter is a whole lot different than being together with children for 24 hours a day.
If a dog doesn't chase cats, it means they don't chase cats there. Being nice with the other dogs is also in this situation in the shelter. This basically means that there is a big possibility that a dog can learn to live with children, cats and other dogs. But people must be willing to teach the dog and train him/her.
Children can be best fiends with dogs but it doesn't go all naturally. Both dog and child will have to learn this. Small children and dogs don't understand each other: like a child pulls the dog's tail, hurts the dog and starts smiling, dog makes a play bow and scares the child and the child cries.
This means parents have a job and responsibility in this: teach the child to respect the dog, as living sentient being and not as a toy!
More important is to know if the dog is looking for contact with people, has a bonding with people. You must know that most of our dogs have been under a lot of stress. They spend most of the day with other dogs, and over all they will probably know better to communicate with dogs than with people.
For the happiness of these dogs there are some essentials which are rest, safety, being clear and a reference, like another dog or human.
Be aware the dog may not be potty trained.
A dog doesn't talk but he does communicate through his body. And if we humans are able to understand him, it will save a lot of frustration. A very good book to learn about dog body language is 'Calming signals' by Turid Rugaas.
A dog learns and learns through his entire life. It is up to us to teach him.
Be respectful to your dog and he will be respectful to you. Be patient and let him be dog. Realize that the dogs observes you and sees everything. Learn to understand your dog. And if your dog does something wrong to you, think for yourself and try to figure out which signals you were giving him. A dog is what you make of it.
Whenerver you decide to adopt one of our dogs, we can't say in advance when the dog will be coming. Of course we try to make this happen as fast as possible, but there are different factors which we are depending on.
Text: Dierenhulp Zonder Grenzen
Be aware of the fact that the information is based on where our dogs are staying right now, which is the shelter. It could be in a kennel, it could be on a terrain. Usually we do not know very much of the dogs.
FAQ is 'can this dog be with children?' And 'how is this dog with cats?' Or 'can the dog go for a ride in the car?', these are all questions which are being answered from this situation and this is not easy to answer.
Being nice with children in the shelter is a whole lot different than being together with children for 24 hours a day.
If a dog doesn't chase cats, it means they don't chase cats there. Being nice with the other dogs is also in this situation in the shelter. This basically means that there is a big possibility that a dog can learn to live with children, cats and other dogs. But people must be willing to teach the dog and train him/her.
Children can be best fiends with dogs but it doesn't go all naturally. Both dog and child will have to learn this. Small children and dogs don't understand each other: like a child pulls the dog's tail, hurts the dog and starts smiling, dog makes a play bow and scares the child and the child cries.
This means parents have a job and responsibility in this: teach the child to respect the dog, as living sentient being and not as a toy!
More important is to know if the dog is looking for contact with people, has a bonding with people. You must know that most of our dogs have been under a lot of stress. They spend most of the day with other dogs, and over all they will probably know better to communicate with dogs than with people.
For the happiness of these dogs there are some essentials which are rest, safety, being clear and a reference, like another dog or human.
Be aware the dog may not be potty trained.
A dog doesn't talk but he does communicate through his body. And if we humans are able to understand him, it will save a lot of frustration. A very good book to learn about dog body language is 'Calming signals' by Turid Rugaas.
A dog learns and learns through his entire life. It is up to us to teach him.
Be respectful to your dog and he will be respectful to you. Be patient and let him be dog. Realize that the dogs observes you and sees everything. Learn to understand your dog. And if your dog does something wrong to you, think for yourself and try to figure out which signals you were giving him. A dog is what you make of it.
Whenerver you decide to adopt one of our dogs, we can't say in advance when the dog will be coming. Of course we try to make this happen as fast as possible, but there are different factors which we are depending on.
Text: Dierenhulp Zonder Grenzen
