Please meet the most special little boy.. Reggie! Reggie has come to us from a home and does have some behavioral issues which mean that he will be looking for a very specific, experienced, adult only home. Please don’t let that put you off though, because in the right home he is going to truly thrive and become your best friend! He is so loving and a joy to spend time with.

Reggie is a total heartbreaker. He’s only 4 years old and has so far been in 3 homes. In his first home, he was very fearful of being groomed. We are told that this resulted in his owners having to pin him down every time they needed to groom him or clip his nails. As you can imagine, this was quite traumatising for Reggie and so he learned a growl, a nip or a bite would get the scary hands to go away. Over the course of 4 years his fears got worse and this has left him not tolerating his head being touched at all.

Reggie’s owners were unable to cope and so he was booked in to be put to sleep, but thankfully a kind family stepped in and rescued him. Unfortunately with a baby on the way they were unable to keep him and so after 2 weeks in his new home he came to Many Tears. He was very briefly adopted, but sadly the adopters felt he wasn’t the right match and so he was returned to Many Tears. He spent a few weeks in a foster home, but unfortunately he wasn't getting along with the resident cat so had to move back to kennels.

Reggie is looking for an adult only home with adopters who have experience with dogs with similar issues and will be committed to working on them with him and will never give up on him. Reggie's challenges are mostly around grooming, nail trims, and having certain areas of his head and tail touched. He is also very sensitive about having collars and harnesses taken off and this does need to be done with care and positive reinforcement as he can growl or nip if he's not happy.

Despite his quirks, he is an extremely loving boy. All he wants is to be with you and sit next to you. He enjoys fuss and attention as long as it’s on his body. If you move above his collar, he will duck his head away from you or give a warning growl. He is fairly easy to be around as long as you are respectful of him.

Reggie can show signs of resource guarding, particularly with very small Reggie sized toys and so his adopters will need to be willing to work on this with him too. Most of the time he will swap the item out for a treat, but he will growl and does have the potential to bite.

Reggie's behavior won’t change overnight, but with kindness, love and consistency we think he will make great improvements. His adopters would need to continue working with him daily and be aware that this might be a long process, but it will be so worth it in the long run. His adopters will need to work with an experienced groomer who will be empathetic to his needs or would need to be willing to have him groomed by the vets under sedation.

Reggie is house trained and was completely clean in his foster home and slept all night without a peep (...well unless you count his warthog style snoring!) He is confident enough that he could be homed as an only dog, but gets on with other dogs, so could be homed with another kind dog. He cannot be homed with cats or small furries.

Reggie LOVES to go for walks and walks incredibly well on the lead. He is very sensitive about having his harness and collar put on, but with tasty treats and a step in harness he has been fine.

In the right home and with the right family he will make the most incredible little companion. All he needs is love, kindness, patience and a family who will accept him and love him as he is. Underneath his fear, he is the sweetest little boy and after all he has been through, that’s the very minimum he deserves.

Can live with other dogs

This dog can be homed with a resident dog.