{"id":15009,"date":"2025-08-12T12:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/?p=15009"},"modified":"2025-08-13T09:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:40:09","slug":"ash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/ash\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam (a.k.a Ash) needs a home !!"},"content":{"rendered":"

progress update: 12\/8\/25<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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“I\u2019ve been walking Sam usually once a week for about the last 5 months. When you first meet Sam, he can be quite a barky boy but getting to know him and having him start to trust you is such a rewarding process and he is such a gentle, loyal soul.<\/p>\n

A couple of weeks into walking Sam, he started to recognise me and stopped barking when I arrived at the door, instead greeting me by quietly wagging his tail (or now sometimes enthusiastically trying to give me and my partner face kisses!)
\nHe\u2019s always excited to go on walks, and one of his favourite things is splashing around in water. We used to think he had boundless energy but he\u2019s started to slow down and mellow out the more we\u2019ve got to know him. When he gets tired, he\u2019ll start trying to stop at every bench on the way to ask me to pick him up so he can sit with me to have a cuddle. The transformation from when I first met him is so vast, I never imagined that he would be a cuddly dog but he just needs the time and space to get to know someone who will be patient with him and understand that his behaviours come from a place of fear and uncertainty rather than aggression.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a really communicative fellow who I hope will find someone who listens to him and values his personality \u2013 he\u2019s a quirky, funny little guy with so many little preferences and expressions to learn about. It\u2019s so clear when he\u2019s wanting to cuddle with us (even outside, where he\u2019s always on edge about strangers) that he would be a really loyal, affectionate companion to someone if he had the chance to be in a loving home environment where he felt safe. If I was in a position to be able to bring Sam into my own family, I absolutely would, but even though that unfortunately isn\u2019t a possibility I\u2019m glad that I get to be a friend to him in this chapter of his life and see him become more happy, relaxed and confident, and I hope others will take the time to get to know him because he’s very special.”<\/p>\n

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

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Ash or Sam as we call him has been with us for a while now.
\nHe is a great character who gets on with all dogs.
\nHe has a lot to say for himself at times but is learning that barking doesn’t get the attention he wants.
\nI think in his previous life he was hit with a stick or somethimg similiar. The first time I moved the mop he backed off and was clearly frightened of it. Now he isn’t bothered in the least by the mop.
\nHe gets overexcited when on the lead and will bark .
\nSam is about a year old and intelligent.
\nLearns very quickly.<\/p>\n

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Facebook link to video of Sam and Rover playing:<\/div>\n
\u00a0 https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=1000644021650<\/a><\/div>\n

The first time I let Sam off the lead my heart was in my mouth somewhat not being a 100% sure of whether he would come back. I had a strong feeling he would as he always did in enclosed areas but you can never be sure. He was brilliant off the lead. I never immediately start calling a dog but give them time to sniff and explore then call them .
\nHere is a video of the first off lead walk:
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064402165059<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sam arrived from the pound today.
\nHe immediately settled in with the others here.
\nHe is young, – a year old at most and an absolutely lovely boy.
\nMore to follow as we get to know him more<\/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: 12\/8\/25 “I\u2019ve been walking Sam usually once a week for about the last 5 months. When you first meet Sam, he can be quite a barky boy but getting to know him and having him start to trust you is such a rewarding process and he is such a gentle, loyal soul. A … Continue reading “Sam (a.k.a Ash) 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-15009","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\/15009","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=15009"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15133,"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15009\/revisions\/15133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sithean.com\/dawgdogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}