Meet Ragnar, a shy, mild natured boy, filled with attraction and playful character, who has made nice strides in studying to belief individuals since being rescued. He’s presently in a foster dwelling in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Ragnar is a 4 12 months previous male medium Terrier Hound cross.
He’s in search of an additional particular dwelling with not less than one different companion canine and a safe backyard. He wants a affected person and understanding household who will proceed the work his foster dwelling have put in, to assist him shine even brighter and attain his full potential.
His playful nature was obvious from early on. He likes to solo play with toys and makes use of them to dump a few of his emotional stress. Regardless of being a really nervous canine, he seeks out firm and usually likes to be in the identical room because the relations, typically sharing the couch with them, simply not too shut as he doesn’t but take pleasure in any bodily contact and can actively transfer away if approached.
He will get alongside rather well with the resident canine and likes to cuddle up with them, particularly the male, from whom he will get quite a lot of confidence. He has met numerous pals’ canine who’ve visited the foster dwelling and has been pleasant in direction of all of them.
He was rescued from a Cypriot village in 2021, presumably having been deserted as an undesirable searching canine. He was cared for on the CyDRA rehoming shelter, the place the volunteers there labored on constructing his belief. This was no simple job, as Ragnar was so emotionally fragile and his religion in people was shattered.
With the loving care that they confirmed him, he was capable of fly to an skilled foster dwelling in 2022 the place he has been cared for since. He lives in a relaxed household dwelling with 2 older youngsters and their 2 resident canine.
Initially, Ragnar took refuge in a protected area behind the couch while he adjusted over the approaching weeks to residing in a really new setting. His foster household have given him on a regular basis, persistence and area he must make progress with out placing stress on him which might have resulted in making him extra scared.
He step by step ventured out from his den behind the couch after a number of weeks, slowly turning into built-in into the house. Now he likes to snooze on the varied beds within the kitchen diner or curl up on one of many sofas.
It took a number of months earlier than he was courageous sufficient to enter the backyard however he now likes to be on the market, though he can discover neighbourhood noises scary and can typically bark, so wants assist in feeling protected. He’s additionally cautious of holiday makers, however this has been bettering over time along with his foster household supporting him and permitting him to decide on to have area away from them.
He’s home skilled however does nonetheless have the odd accidents resulting from his nervous disposition. The foster dwelling has been engaged on constructing his common confidence and he joins in with enrichment actions and a few easy video games. Making an attempt to get a harness and lead on is difficult as a result of he doesn’t benefit from the proximity of the particular person placing it on, nevertheless as soon as the harness is on he isn’t frightened by it.
He has very lately began to enterprise into the surface world, starting with some sniffs simply exterior the backyard gate. This then grew into going within the automotive to very distant areas the place, together with the male resident canine, he has been capable of begin exploring the countryside away from site visitors and different individuals or canine.
He has additionally been to a safe subject with the resident canine which he actually loved. He confirmed good potential for recall and was interactive in enjoying video games. There have been different canine within the adjoining subject and he interacted positively in direction of them by means of the fence. He travels within the automotive very effectively.
Getting him out and about is one thing that can have to be very step by step constructed up in order to not trigger a reactive canine by overwhelming him and introducing him to too many new issues without delay, making him extra fearful and compromising his security.
Ragnar is optimistic to leishmaniasis, a situation frequent in Mediterranean nations that’s the results of a sandfly chew. That is managed with an affordable each day capsule and a blood take a look at each 6 months. He’s in any other case match and effectively with no different identified well being points. He’s neutered, totally vaccinated and microchipped.
Ragnar will want a relaxed, quiet dwelling, and any youngsters will have to be older and perceive that Ragnar shouldn’t be a canine they are going to have the ability to fuss and play with. A safe backyard is a should for him to discover and get train exterior.
He’ll want not less than one canine companion for confidence and firm. He’s high-quality when left with the opposite canine however doesn’t cope effectively being left alone. He has met with quite a few visiting canine and has accomplished effectively with all of them. He has not been examined with cats.
His foster household have been sharing his journey on social media and he has many followers cheering him on and watching his progress. He has gained the hearts of many admirers.
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