A 12-year-old American Bulldog has found herself looking for a new home again, seven years after the team at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury waved a fond farewell to her.
Golden girl, Tia, was adopted in 2015 and has lived happily in a loving home ever since. But sadly, due to a change in her family’s circumstances she has found herself back at the rehoming centre and is now hoping to sniff out a retirement home where she can spend her twilight years.
Louise Campbell, Dogs Trust Shrewsbury Manager, says: “When Tia first came to us, she definitely had a spring in her step, but now she is a loving, older lady with a big heart who is looking for a home where she can rest her paws, surrounded by her home comforts once more.”
Since arriving at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury, Tia has settled into life at Oakfield Oldies, the onsite home for older dogs who prefer peace and quiet to the hustle and bustle of kennel life. The dogs in Oakfield have their own living area as well as a communal space and enjoy walks with canine carers and volunteers, until it’s time for them to head off with their new families.
Tia’s ideal home would be one where she is the only pet and a home without children, as she prefers the quieter life now she is an Older Age Pooch (OAP).
Louise says: “We have quite a few older dogs with us at the moment, and sometimes it does take longer for them to find their forever homes. But there are advantages to having an older dog! Like Tia they have lived in a home before so are the perfect house guests, they tend to be house trained and older dogs are usually calmer, as Tia is.
“Tia is really lovely and will easily fit into life in a loving home. She is very easy going and is happy to potter around, as well as take a short stroll and meet up with doggie pals, although she is happy with her own company too.
“Fingers crossed she won’t have to wait too much longer to find a home of her own and we will once more say a fond farewell to her.”
Tia has some medical needs that the team will discuss with potential adopters.
If you think you could give Tia the home she deserves, please go to www.dogstrust.org.uk
