Hopeful Hope - Staffie x Whippet Looking for a Home! *SPECIAL APPEAL*

Hope - Staffie x Whippet *SPECIAL APPEAL* LOOKING FOR A HOME!





Hope is a 2 year old old Staffie x Whippet who is having a very special appeal for a forever home going out.

Hope has a condition called Pulmonary Stenosis.
Although she still has a heart problem, a small miracle has happened!
What was supposed to happen with the the condition was that as she grew, the narrowed artery was supposed to get narrower and cause heart failure.
She is now fully grown and she recently had a heart scan to see where we were at with the progress of the heart issue. Instead of the expected happening, the artery has grown with her heart, so although still narrow, it has adapted as she grew.
We were able to get her spayed at a year old and it has been confirmed that she could have many years left in her now.

Hope arrived with us from Nottingham after an urgent appeal went out for her. She had been found as a stray, but never claimed and the pound vet confirmed that she did have a Grade 4 heart murmur. The pound knew that the chances of her finding a rescue placement was slim, but agreed to give her a few extra days to see if anybody would come forward. We ok'd her 2 days before she was due to die.

On arrival Hope was very thin and had a very bad stomach bug which caused her horrendous diarrhoea. It was a very hard to shift bug but we got there in the end and that is when she started to weight gain. She is now at the ideal weight for her size.
She had signs of a flea allergy at some stage in her life. You could see where she had nibbled some hair away on her back. We retreated her for fleas/mange and also wormed her.

When Hope first arrived she got on well with the other dogs here, but she then came into season and started to get snappy with them, so we are now searching for a home for her as an only dog.
Hope cannot be homed with cats or other small furry pets.

Hope's exercise regime is very strict. She can only have a maximum of two walks per day lasting about half an hour. These walks need to be done in seclusion and away from other dogs.

Normally I would be pushing her socialising, but any extreme excitement could exhaust her, so we steer clear of other dogs here because we want her to have an enjoyable and stress free time.
It is very important that Hope is kept onlead for her walks. She can trot on an extendable lead when in fields, but she cannot race around.

Hope is wary of strangers but extremely cuddly and affectionate with her handler. Her favourite hobby is to lay curled up next to you on the sofa. She will snooze for hours on your lap. She loves human contact and is a joy to have around the house.

Hope bonds strongly with her handler. I am looking for someone who will take her adoption seriously and commit to her for life. She gets very upset when she loses someone she trusts.

Originally we were looking for a home without children, but since having her here in rescue, she has shown great affection towards children and is very drawn to them when out and about. We would consider a home with kiddies as long as they were well behaved and considerate.

Hope has been spayed, fully vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and flea treated.
A homecheck will be done and a donation of £150 applies to go towards her vet costs totaled in rescue.

Furry Friends Animal Rescue (Surrey)
Tel: 02084071080/07973569371
Email: Adrs@aol.com
Website: www.furryfriendsrescue.co.uk

Hope is also on Facebook -

https://www.facebook.com/HopeFurryFriends?fref=ts

Fingers crossed for her xx

What a gorgeous girl, hope she finds her special home very home

Gorgeous hope she finds a forever home soon xxx