Fairly Bobbi is an excellent 12-year-old feminine chocolate Labrador Retriever who got here into rescue as a consequence of a relationship breakup. She is in an Oldies Membership foster house in Telford, Shropshire, ready for somebody to supply her a everlasting house.
Abstract: Bobbi is a stunning lady who is okay with canine and has beforehand lived with cats and youngsters. She’d like a house with somebody round numerous the time however she might be left for two or 3 hours with no issues.
Bobbi is doing effectively on her food regimen and progressively shedding weight. She enjoys regular walks the place she will be able to have an excellent previous sniff. Bobbi’s foster carer has by no means heard her bark!
Rapidly settled: It solely took Bobbi a number of days to settle at her foster house. She enjoys routines, meals and being with somebody.
Will be left for 2-3 hours: Bobbi would love a house with somebody round for many of the day as she likes to be with individuals, however she has been high quality when left, with the resident terrier, for as much as 3 hours. When left, she lies on a canine mattress in her fosterer’s bed room, or on the cool lino close to the entrance door. Her fosterer noticed this on digicam.
Fantastic with canine: Bobbi will get alongside high quality with the resident terrier and will stay with one other canine in her new house. Bobbi is if she sees a canine when out, and if she’s off the lead will go as much as sniff; her hackles increase however there isn’t a growling.
Has lived with cats: We had been informed that Bobbi has lived with cats beforehand. She has seen cats whereas in foster, and been in the identical room as a cat. She didn’t react.
Used to kids: We had been informed that Bobbi used to stay with kids and cherished them. In foster, the one interplay she’s had with kids was when she met a 7-year-old whereas out on stroll.
The kid stroked her and Bobbi was relaxed. We predict that Bobbi ought to be high quality to stay with kids who’re used to being round huge canine and are sufficiently old to respect an older canine’s want for peace and quiet.
Enjoys a stroll and a sniff: Beautiful Bobbi walks with out pulling on the lead. She enjoys sniffing, not simply strolling. Off the lead she follows her fosterer and their canine (which is on the lead). Bobbi’s recall is non-existent.
She doesn’t react to her title however does appear to note while you get too distant and tries to run to catch up – she is simply delayed by an excellent sniff! She has tried to scavenge meals that has been thrown down when off lead, so that’s one thing to be careful for.
Bobbi has constructed as much as half-hour (1 mile) of strolling a day, which has been a combination of strolling on lead, a while off lead, then again on lead. She likes to cease for fairly some time to smell, and she or he additionally enjoys mendacity down in puddles!
Superb within the automotive: Bobbi loves the automotive and tries to get in earlier than you counsel it! She fairly fortunately jumps into her foster carer’s car, nevertheless it isn’t significantly excessive. She may want a little bit of help for getting right into a taller automotive, or into the boot, by lifting her backside. She lies down within the automotive and travels in a relaxed method, quietly.
Bobbi’s favorite pastimes: Bobbi likes being along with her human and going in every single place along with her human if potential – and consuming! She additionally enjoys her 2 walks a day, one within the morning and one within the afternoon between her lunchtime meal and early night meal.
She often carries a toy and parades across the human if they’re telling her how intelligent she is! At house she’s going to comply with the human wherever they go. If the human sits down, Bobbi will lie subsequent to them, and if she will be able to, will put her head on their foot.
No dislikes: Bobbi’s fosterer has not seen something that Bobbi is scared of, nor dislikes. The fosterer has not heard Bobbi bark!
Bobbi’s supreme house: She would like to stay with you if you’re retired, or at house many of the day, and wish motivation to get out for a brief stroll a few occasions a day. Bobbi is sociable with different canine, so you’ll be able to chat with others who’re out with their canine.
Bobbi could possibly stroll additional than presently as she loses weight. Her train has been constructed up slowly, as a consequence of her weight and a few very popular climate. She has misplaced 2.8 kg to this point however does nonetheless decelerate in the direction of the top of the stroll, though her improve in vitality typically is obvious.
She is a perfect canine for somebody who enjoys a pleasant regular stroll, no must rush and with no time constraints – somebody who doesn’t thoughts stopping whereas she has an excellent sniff!
Sleeping preparations: At night time, Bobbi sleeps on the ground on a cover lined with a blanket, subsequent to the fosterer’s mattress. Throughout the day she’s going to sleep close to wherever the human is, but additionally has a mattress/cover in the lounge.
Well being notes: Bobbi is neutered, vaccinated (subsequent due July 2025), microchipped, wormed and flea handled. She is chubby (presently 36 kg) however has already misplaced nearly 3 kg.
Her food regimen consists of three small meals of dry meals of two ounces every meal topped up with numerous combined greens or chopped uncooked carrots. She has a canine chew after every stroll – that is included within the food regimen! – and has a broken-up chew on her mattress, for her to smell out, at bedtime or when left at house.
She has her ears cleaned twice per week and as it’s thought that allergy symptoms are affecting her ears she has 2 Piriton tablets each 8 hours. She has arthritis which is being handled with an anti-inflammatory every day and a Librela injection each 28 days. Bobbi has a number of fatty lumps that simply want a watch saved on them going ahead.
Extra from Bobbi’s foster carer: Bobbi is pleasant, responsive, devoted and mild. A sweet-natured lady, Bobbi’s life revolves round her human and meals! She’s going to tempo round or stare at her human when mealtimes are close to and was overweight when she arrived in Oldies Membership care, so has been on a food regimen to scale back weight slowly.
She paces round within the evenings as she will get a chew at bedtime (and desires to rush it alongside!) – a chopped-up carrot usually satisfies her. She is turning into livelier as she loses weight, weighing 36.1 kg now. Her optimum weight could be 32 kg. She simply needs to be with you.
She travels fortunately within the automotive. She could be an awesome pub canine! She can also be comfortable to snooze in the course of the day if you would like/must. She welcomes bodily reward and wags her tail. The right pet!
