Poppy was born on 2.12.2016 making her 8 years old, she is 1 of 5 dogs which are the product of an accidental breeding between a chocolate labrador (father) and a Staffordshire bull terrier cross (mother). Poppy came to live with us at 6 weeks of age and began to share her life with a small child of 6 who is now 14 years old, another dog, birds, reptiles, rodents, rabbits, and invertebrates. The reason for rehoming her is due to a decline in my health which means I cannot provide her with the care she deserves. My youngest daughter is also nervous about her due to her high energy levels.
Poppy enjoys many different types of activities such as playing tug of war with one of her toys, playing fetch, going for walks training sessions, food puzzle games, and being the centre of attention. Poppy’s favourite food is wet although she will have dried dog foods she prefers to have half wet and half dry twice a day, this is done first thing in the morning and at 4.30 in the afternoon. She has the basic commands although she doesn’t come back when called on a walk as she gets very distracted by her surroundings both people and animals, for this reason, she is walked in a long line.
Poppy has a main walk at 10.00 in the evening to prevent her from becoming distracted from any commands given i.e., calling her back as at this time of night there are fewer distractions, she will walk at any time of the day, and likes to stick to a routine. Poppy is very energetic and can be easily distracted by people i.e., visitors and new animals, this sometimes means that she will possibly be nervous about the situation by soon coming out to investigate.
Poppy prefers to have her meals separately from other animals as she sometimes feels like her food is going to be taken away before from her, especially with peanut butter used as a treat or for puzzle toys such as kongs and so is best avoided. Due to her levels of energy being around small children below 10 she might accidentally knock them over during games.
Poppy does not have any health problems and so does not take any form of medication. She does not display any specific fears although if uncomfortable, she will either lean against someone’s leg or go to her crate which she has been trained to since she first came to live with us, she will also happily sleep on the furniture if allowed. Poppy is not spayed, and her vaccinations are not up to date, she is fully treated for worms and fleas.
