Meet Poppy. A truly special soul who has been through so much and is now ready to find her forever home. When Poppy came to us, she was in a terrible state. She was painfully thin, frightened and unfortunately she was heavily pregnant. Shortly after arrival, she had her puppies and was the most wonderful mum to them. As soon as they were old enough to fly the nest, Poppy moved to a wonderful foster home where she could receive all the love and care she needed as she started to regain her health, gain much needed weight and learn all about love.

Before moving to her foster home, Poppy had never been inside a home, so everything was brand new and scary for her, but she has settled in incredibly well and is now mostly relaxed inside the home, sleeps through the night and is now house trained, though may need some reminders as she settles in to her new home.

Poppy is very sweet and gentle and has learned that humans can be kind and now seems to love human attention and enjoys being stroked, especially once she knows you. She has met visitors and does warm up to them quickly and so we may consider homing her with dog savvy, sensible teenagers. She loves other dogs and adores playing with the other young dogs in her foster home, so she will need at least one other kind and confident resident dog in her new home to help her settle in.

She has started to learn all about walking on a lead and harness and is now walking quite well in the quiet fields surrounding her foster home, however she isn't yet ready to go for walks in any busier places and it's important that her new home has a quiet area or secure field where she can walk in safety. Poppy can spook easily while on a walk and when she does, she is incredibly strong and can pull like a tank engine, so she will need adopters who are physically strong enough to manage this and can keep her safe. Poppy loves to be outside and has boundless energy so it's vital that she is able to exercise safely and has room to run and burn off energy.

Poppy is very fearful of the car and so her fosterer is working on this with her by introducing her to the car for short periods (while stationery) and this is something her adopters will need to be aware of and continue with. Although she has made so much progress, she still has some very ingrained fears and her adopters will need to be prepared to support her with these as she continues to progress. She will be best suited to a calm and quiet home, where she can settle in at her own pace.

Poppy has a travel document.

Can live with other dogs

This dog can be homed with a resident dog.