TWO DOGS that have spent over a year at a canine shelter combined are on the lookout for their perfect owner match.
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Young lurcher Gino will have spent a year at Manchester Dogs’ Home come May. Just behind him is Diesel, who took up residence at the shelter in August last year. Together, they have spent 15 months waiting to be chosen at the rescue.Gino, still a precocious puppy, wound up at the centre through “no fault of his own”, and the Dogs’ Home staff believe he could make the perfect addition to the right household.Use a Roll of Packing Tape to Pick Up Loose Pet Fur. Do your clothes pick up dog hair like crazy? Don’t have a lint roller on hand? One of my favorite life hacks for dog owners is using packing tape to pick off all that dog hair that gets all over your clothes.
He is an energetic young dog, known for his character and being a typical lurcher.
A delightfully friendly puppy, he “often finds it hard to contain his enthusiasm and may forget his manners when meeting you for the first time”, staff commented.
He will soon calm down and reacts well to being offered treats, they said.
He is a great candidate for training because of these traits.
Dogs’ Home employees added he gets on well with most other dogs, but may occasionally bark at ones he feels less affinity with.Read your dog's body language.
Staff advised: "He would suit an active home who can bring the fun side out of him and make a fuss of him, whilst also teaching him appropriate behaviour."
Gino requires guidance for discipline and manners, and would be ideally suited to owners who have nurtured lurcher puppies before.READ MORE: London emergency: Waterloo and Westminster Bridge evacuatedHe can get along well with children, but they should be over 14 years old due to his exuberance.
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Homes with any other pets, including other dogs, will likely not be a good match.
He is unable to live with cats or any other small, furry animals.
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A husky crossbreed, Dogs’ Home staff believe he could be a rewarding pet with affection to give in spades.
He was brought to the shelter from the streets in August, and is yet to be welcomed into a new home.
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After his experiences, he is somewhat apprehensive of the unknown and unfamiliar, and staff have been working to integrate him back into the world.
Staff said: "He is quite nervous of the big wide world and we are socialising him as much as possible to show him life isn’t that scary after all."
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He will thrive in a household with knowledge of how to raise huskies, who would dedicate themselves to a bit of training for the poor canine.
Like Gino, he will fit better in a home without children, and one without cats.
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An excitable pup, any young people in the household will need to be over 16 years old.
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