🐾 Give A Safe Haven To War Dog from Ukraine 🐾

Meet FAINA, very much human loving, smart, active and joyful smooth fox terrier (or cross) small size girl.  Location: Midlands

SIZE: Small (38 cm shoulder height, 8 kilos)
SPAYED: Yes
CHARACTER HIGHLIGHTS: Affectionate, playful, energetic
DOGS: Better not, as can be boisterous and too pushy with small/timid dogs, guards food from other dogs
CATS: Untested
CHILDREN: Loves kids, very playful and cuddly with them

She is already a few months in UK and this is what her family says about her:

As mentioned in previous emails Faina is wonderful in the house, she is fully house trained, loves children, happy to greet new people, is very friendly, likes to be groomed on her terms! Loves lying in the sun, sleeps soundly at night,  no problem at the vets, loves tummy tickles, all in all a lovely friendly house dog with lots of energy! We have dropped the lead when no dogs around and she comes to the ‘call’ 9 times out of 10. she also knows the command for ‘wait’, no separation anxiety, she can be left for a couple of hours and she settles to sleep. She doesn’t bark when left alone (we’ve checked this)

Sadly though, as soon as she meets another dog her reaction becomes uncontrollable and consequently trying to walk her is impossible at times. She pulls, screams and lunges at other dogs. As you are aware we have tried to resolve this with no success.

Whilst you are thinking about a new home for Faina I would suggest that she lives with a family with lots going on. She loves playing with school age children and would love to run round a garden with them. In some respects I think our household is not active enough for her and our garden not big enough. At the time we thought this would be ok as she was  an older dog. She is definitely still young,  she still has a lot of puppy traits.  Also maybe with other dogs so she can be put in her place by them .  She is very confident.

We are extremely fond of her but we don’t think we are the right couple for her.

Rescue Story:
FAINA was never a stray dog. Her story, however, is still sad. Her happy life as a home pet was interrupted by the sudden death of her owner, and in one day, she became an orphan. The relatives didn’t want to keep her and brought her to a shelter. It’s hard to describe how stressful and sad it is for ex-home pet to suddenly find themselves in a shelter, not understanding why their happy life has been upended and why their beloved owner isn’t coming back. Fortunately, a foster place became available, and there, in a home environment, FAINA was waiting for her new home before she arrived in England.

Detailed Information:
FAINA is housetrained and knows how to walk on a leash.  FAINA loves life and enjoys long walks; she is full of energy and very human-oriented. She is very loving with all humans, affectionate, loves to sit on laps, and always wants to be near her humans. FAINA is good with kids, loves to play and cuddle with them, and seems to become younger when playing with children. She can be unpredictable with other dogs. From one side at time she enjoys playing with other dogs but can sometimes dominate smaller dogs and is guarding her food. But on walks she is getting too anxious seeing other dogs, can bark and even screem and hard to understand if she is so eager to meet them or wish to tell them “off”.  She has not been tested with cats.

FAINA is a bundle of joy and affection at home, ready to bring endless positivity to her forever home. Her playful and loving nature makes her an ideal companion for a family who can appreciate her cheerful spirit and give her the love and care she deserves. FAINA would do best in a home with a large garden to burn the energy. Could you be the one to give FAINA her happy ending?

FAINA is fully healthy, spayed, and has all core vaccines done, microchipped. All dogs are C.Brucella tested before the trip (owners receive a licensed laboratory test certificate). If you wish to adopt or foster-to-adopt, please fill online Preadoption Questionary