Fancy Pants Is Slowly Learning to Trust

Fancy Pants is a small miniature poodle who came to us from a breeder and is now being fostered in a quiet home where she’s been learning what it means to feel safe and loved. She had never lived in a home before and was very shut down when she first arrived, terrified of hands, shaking in fear, and seeking only the company of other dogs. But after five months in a calm and patient foster home, this precious girl has made beautiful progress in her own quiet way.

While Fancy Pants is still hand-shy and will run away if you try to stroke her, she has developed a morning routine with her fosterer that shows just how far she has come. Each day, she climbs up onto the bed, gives an affectionate nose-to-nose "Eskimo kiss," and curls up to rest her head gently on her foster mum. It’s a quiet, tender moment that shows how much she wants to trust, even if human touch still scares her.

Fancy Pants loves spending time with other dogs and must be rehomed with at least one kind, confident resident dog. She draws huge comfort from canine companionship and will snuggle up to them indoors and follow them closely in the garden and secure fields. She’s started to enjoy outings to enclosed areas, and although she’s still frightened by the feel of a lead, she’s wearing her harness and learning at her own pace. The moment she's ready for that next step, her fosterer will be right there beside her, cheering her on.

She travels well in the car, sleeps soundly through the night, and is nearly there with her house training. She enjoys her food and will take treats from your hand when she’s feeling brave.

Fancy Pants will need a very experienced, adult-only home with people who understand just how much time, patience, and quiet encouragement she’ll need. She is a flight risk, so a completely secure garden and extra care during transitions will be essential. Her adopters will also need to continue her gentle desensitisation to handling, grooming, and eventually lead walking.

This sweet little girl may never be the kind of dog who seeks out cuddles or enjoys lots of handling, but in the right home, she will reward your patience with soft, honest moments of trust and joy, like her happy waggy tail when she's playing in the garden, or the quiet comfort of her head resting on your lap. Fancy Pants is doing her very best to be brave. She just needs someone to believe in her and walk beside her for every small, wonderful step.

Can live with other dogs

This dog can be homed with a resident dog.