Gorgeous GIGI : In trial adoption

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CHIP NO: 25026959017482
BREED TYPE: BOXER
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 March 2020
VACCINATED: Yes
STERILISED: Yes
OK DOGS: Yes (see text)
OK CATS: Yes
OK CHILDREN: Yes

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Please meet our gorgeous GIGI, a six year old whose ICAD says Boxer X but she is much much more than  that!!  This precious girl is now ready to find that forever home which has so far eluded her and which she will cherish when it is found.

This is the plea we put out when we felt she needed a change:

Hello there! I’m Gigi and CAN I COME AND STAY WITH YOU FOR A WHILE? I’m looking for a quiet, comfy place – just a bed, and garden. Oh yes food too but I can bring that with me.
I’d be very happy to have a doggy friend or two but what I’m suffering with at the moment is doggy overload. My foster mum is so good she’s got terribly busy in her business. And oh well there’s dogs coming and going every hour of the day – or so it seems – and my bête noir is meeting dogs in my home for the first time. It takes me a while to feel ok and try as she might my foster mum can’t do that for me any more and it’s making me upset and aggy.
It’s my only problem. So I figure if I’m somewhere where I don’t have to constantly keep meeting new dogs in my house life would be SUPER good!! This is urgent because it’s driving me daft.
As you can see from my profile I’m beautiful, great fun, good on lead, really love my humans as well.
She got her wish and went into foster with our Dog Placement Co-ordinator having made arrangements for her to be on her own for a couple of weeks so that she could settle and see how she went.   And HEY PRESTO – her experience so far in a calm peaceful environment has been nothing short of excellent.  This is what her current – but temporary – Foster Mum has been so very pleasantly surprised to find out about her:
  • She is a beautiful soul who loves her human and attaches quickly
  • She is a very balanced dog, taking each day in her stride
  • She is confident in learning new things and would take to doing a fun canine exercise.
  • Good with cats, takes no notice of livestock.
  • She does not demand attention but loves it when she gets it
  • Her lead work – short and longline is excellent.
  • She likes to keep you in sight when out walking if offlead, and her recall is excellent.
  • She is brilliant in a car (she recently sadly had to do an unexpected very long journey and just went with the flow!)
  • She has zero separation anxiety, settles well for several hours, even left with access to a secure garden – with absolutely no damage
  • Has a gentle mouth for taking treats – no snatching or mouthing
  • Loves a good soft toy and to play chase.
Because her one and only “problem” is that she can take a dislike to certain dogs when introduced for the first time, she wears a muzzle.   We know this puts people off because with the word “Muzzle” has certain connotations.  To her it means she’s going for a walk!!  To us it’s a precaution and an aid.

 

As can be seen on the video link above  GIGI loves other dogs and, with the correct slow introduction in a calm environment, she has learned there’s no need to be that worried, slightly reactive girlie she used to be with new dogs in the home.   Being in a home from home pension with dogs coming and going she has had loads of chances to practise and build her confidence.  However as her foster mum got busier it became unfair to put GIGI unnecessarily through so much churn when this does not represent the kind of home she’d ideally like.  A hard decision, but with no prospective home on the horizon this was the choice we made.

GIGI has had to suffer upheaval in her past life.  So finding the best possible family for her as perfect as she is, to us is of paramount importance.

If you are the family looking for a dog who knows a lot already, and who can give GIGI love, attention and the wonderful life she truly deserves, please apply by following the link on this page to our online application form or if you are already known to us, then please drop us a line at enquiries@lesamisdesanimaux.com

Currently in foster in Department 32 (Gers) – we put more emphasis on finding her the right loving home, than location.