{"id":14123,"date":"2025-06-25T14:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/?p=14123"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:38:48","slug":"rover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/rover\/","title":{"rendered":"Rover needs a home !!"},"content":{"rendered":"

progress update: 25\/6\/25<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rover is still looking for his forever home.
\nRover has been with us for over two years and needs someone with experience of Collies.
\nHe becomes very centred on one person and takes time to get to know new people.
\nHis recall is excellent.
\nHe has been trained to walk to heel having been an ex-farm dog.<\/p>\n

progress update: 11\/12\/23<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rover is still looking for a home.
\nHe has come on so well in the last few months, is great with all the dogs that come into the Rescue and fab off the lead.
\nLoves to be brushed and will oblingly roll over on his back to have his underside done.
\nLoves lots of fuss.
\nVery loyal and would be happy in a home as an only dog or one with other dogs.
\nHe does need a home that has dog experience.<\/p>\n

New territory for Rover yesterday and scents to follow.
\nRover will follow a scent backwards, sideways and forwards tracking where it is leading . Good mental exercise alongside the physical.
\nI wonder sometimes while watching him, that if he could be trained to a scent that he would be good at tracking.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100064402165059\/videos\/858714735583846<\/a><\/p>\n

progress update: 25\/10\/23<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=858714735583846<\/strong>
\nRover and I have been getting out before it is light for walks and by 8am we are ready to go home.
\nWe walked off the main paths to start with and across the heath which at times is tricky in this wet weather. I think that if Rover could talk he would be asking why we have to go the difficult ways across the bog. I was questioning myself on that one too after misjudging a step and sloshing back in a water-filled boot. When back on the paths we met a few other early bird dog walkers and Rover completely ignored them and at the end of one walk two cyclists whizzed round the corner right next to us. Rover completely ignored these too.
\nWe have met many dog walkers and he is oblivious to them.
\nHe has come on so much in the last couple of weeks.
\nIn fact it is my favourite walk of the day as he is so good.<\/p>\n

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Rover has been with us a while now and we would love to find him a home.
\nHe gets on with all dogs and has a good heart.
\nHe was spooked by something or someone at some point on a walk, we haven\u2019t quite worked out what and he can be a little barky sometimes.
\nHe is not the sort of dog to stray too far ahead and seems to have been trained to stay close as we walk.
\nHe is fantastic off the lead.
\nBetter in a home without children and will need a home who has dog experience.
\nHe would thrive in a home that already has a dog.<\/p>\n

Rover is a fabulous dog.
\nHe has a zest for life and endless curiousity.
\nLoves people, loves walks, loves meeting other dogs.
\nCan pull a bit in his urgency to say Hello to them.
\nHe is a dog that needs to be doing something and will be perfect for a Collie active home.
\nHe likes to be close to you in that Collie way and I can imagine him doing something like heelwork to music.
\nHe came from a farmer who was training him to work sheep but Rover was not in the least interested in rounding up sheep.
\nHe had far better things he fancied to do.<\/p>\n

\"\"Rover is about four years old and probably a failed working dog.
\nVery thin when he arrived but now putting on weight.
\nHe gets on great with other dogs, has the usual lively energy of a young Collie.
\nHe is hand shy but coming round quickly to the realisation that he is not going to be hit.<\/p>\n

If you may be able to offer a home <\/strong><\/span>please call Helen on 01202 380467<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Phone calls & messages are usually only taken during office hours Mon – Sat. <\/strong>Emails and Facebook messages can usually only be responded to within 3 days, <\/strong>so please be patient if you don’t get an answer straight away:\u00a0 <\/strong>Helen is often too busy to explain how busy she is!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We usually only rehome within approx. 50 miles of the Bournemouth \/ Poole area <\/span>so that we can ensure the continued well-being of the dogs in our care.<\/span>
\n We will only rehome further afield if the homes are exceptional.<\/span>
\n We are NOT looking for just ANY home that is offered.<\/span>
\n All potential homes will be assessed to try and ensure the best possible home <\/span>to cater for the differing needs of each individual dog that we rescue<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

progress update: 25\/6\/25 Rover is still looking for his forever home. Rover has been with us for over two years and needs someone with experience of Collies. He becomes very centred on one person and takes time to get to know new people. His recall is excellent. He has been trained to walk to heel … Continue reading “Rover needs a home !!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,11,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dawgdogs-needing-a-home","category-dogs","category-progress-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14123"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15090,"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14123\/revisions\/15090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}