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🐾 Meet Leo – Looking for His Forever Home 🏡❤️

Handsome Leo is searching for a loving forever family 🐶💙 This big, happy boy has so much love to give and will make a wonderful companion in the right home.

✅ House trained

✅ Travels well in the car 🚗

✅ Loves playing ball 🎾

✅ Great recall 👏

✅ Previously lived with other dogs 🐕

✅ Can be left for around 3–4 hours ⏰

Leo could live with older children aged 13+ 👦👧 after careful introductions.

When out on walks, Leo generally ignores other dogs 🦮 but he can sometimes be reactive and is very strong on the lead 💪🐾. He will need continued training and support to help him walk nicely on a loose lead.

🚫🐱 Leo will chase cats, so he is looking for a cat-free home.

If you think you could offer this big lovable boy the forever home he deserves 🏡❤️, please apply online today.

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Zuul has been saved from being put to sleep and is currently staying with a trainer who is kindly caring for and working with him until a forever home comes along, we are working with her to help find him the right home.  His carer has this to say about Zuul:
‘Zuul is a fun loving Visla X Staffie, he is high energy with a sheer desire for working in any dog sport and would thrive in that environment, from flyball to canicross, even make a fabulous trials dog, but is also content being taught fun tricks, he just wants to learn! He is eager to please and is a loving dog. He thrives in structure (this doesn’t need to be strict daily routine, the times of day he trains differ daily so he has zero expectations!) although he’s nice and drivey he also has the ability to switch drives from high to calm and back again.
Zuul does display small amounts of resource guarding around high value items such as raw bones/pigs ears, but these are NOT an essential part of his life that he would miss in any way shape or form, or give to him in a crate. Zuul is good with other dogs, better with females than intact males. Zuul is polite greeting new people and is mostly neutral with them. Zuul does have prey drive for sure, but this can be overcome working with the right trainer. He learns quickly and is eager to please. As much as he is a loving dog he isn’t a dog who would sleep all day on a sofa, nor would a walk round the block suffice, he needs the mental stimulation of a job, over excess free running time. He is a great companion for someone who enjoys training their dog and building solid relationship through play and work.’

Adult only home purely due to his size and resource guarding potential.  If you love training and dog sports, Zuul could be the dog for you!

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Meet Hank 💛

Hank came into Ferne as a stray and, after spending time in foster care, is now ready to find his forever home.  He has been affectionately nicknamed ‘Doofy’ by his carers which is a bit of a reflection of his personality!  He is a big bundle of fun who has zero concept of his own size.

He’s a big, handsome boy with lots of energy and strength. Hank is very strong on the lead, so he’ll need ongoing training in his new home, especially with lead manners and recall when off lead. He will come with behavioural support while he is still learning.  While he can be boisterous and pull towards other dogs when on the lead, he has shown himself to be friendly with some dogs when off lead, any introductions would need to be done carefully.  He has been working well with a behaviourist and his fosterer on being able to pass other dogs and ignore them, this will need to be continued.  Hank has great capacity for learning and enjoys the training.  He even spent a week being a teaching dog for a group of dog trainer students here at the Sanctuary

Hank will need an experienced, large breed owner who is committed to continuing to work on his training.   Ideally he would suit being in a quieter location with less distractions to help him focus and progress with his life skills.

Hank does have a strong prey drive and will chase cats, so he’ll need a cat-free home.

The good news is that Hank is house trained, comfortable being left alone for 2–3 hours. Hank is happy to hop into a car but does get travel sick,  He could live with older teenagers (13+) following careful introductions. This is due to his sheer size and enthusiasm!

If you think you could offer Hank the home he deserves, please apply online — he can’t wait to meet you!

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🐾 Meet Shadow (aka Shadrack)

Shadow is a big-hearted goofball looking for his forever home — one that’s adults-only and filled with patience, understanding, and love.

This handsome sighthound came to us as a welfare case after living in a car, so the world is still a pretty new and sometimes overwhelming place for him. Because of this, Shadow needs someone who will take things slowly, helping him build confidence through calm, positive experiences and continued training.

Shadow can get overexcited or bark in new situations — sometimes he just doesn’t quite know what to do with all his energy! But once you’ve earned his trust, you’ll find he’s incredibly funny, affectionate, and loyal. He’s the kind of dog who will keep you smiling every day.

🌳 Shadow’s ideal home:

Adults-only and in a quiet, rural area

Patient owner willing to go at his pace

No cats or small furries (he has a strong prey drive!)

Best as the only dog in the home

🎾 What Shadow loves:

Playing with toys and having zoomies

Walks on a loose lead

Spending time with people he trusts

Relaxing after a good play session

🚗 Other notes:

House trained

Fine being left for 2–3 hours

Playful with other dogs off-lead

Whines a little when travelling but soon settles

Shadow might take a little time to come out of his shell, but when he does, you’ll have a loyal, hilarious, and loving companion by your side.

If you think you can give this special boy the calm, patient home he deserves, please apply online today.

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Meet Ozzy 🐾

Ozzy is a handsome, energetic boy looking for an active, adult-only home where he can get the mental and physical stimulation he thrives on.

He is fully house trained, travels well in the car, and is comfortable being left alone for short periods (up to 1–2 hours). Ozzy has excellent recall, absolutely loves playing ball, and enjoys playing with other dogs off lead.

Ozzy would need a cat-free home, as he will chase them. He can be strong on the lead, so ongoing work and consistency will be important in his new home.

Ozzy can be nervous around strangers and children and may bark when approached. Ozzy is looking for an adult only home ideally just 1 person or a couple and will have to wear a muzzle in busy public places.

With patience, understanding, and an active lifestyle, Ozzy will make a loyal and rewarding companion.

If you feel you can meet Ozzy’s needs and offer him the right environment, please apply online.

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🐾 Meet beautiful Lilo 🖤

Lilo is a gorgeous young Doberman cross looking for her forever home 🏡✨

She’s a friendly and affectionate girl who gets along well with other dogs both on and off lead 🐕🐕, although she can be a little nervous at first — especially around very bouncy dogs. Once she settles, her lovely personality truly shines 🌟

✅ House-trained

✅ Great recall

✅ Loves water 🌊

✅ Travels well in the car 🚗

✅ Loves being groomed 🛁

✅ Happy being left for 2–3 hours ⏰

✅ Could live with older children aged 13+ 👧👦

Lilo would need: ❌ A cat-free home 🐈

🐾 Continued lead training, as she can be strong on the lead

If you think you could offer this beautiful girl the loving home she deserves ❤️, please apply online. Lilo can’t wait to meet her forever family 🏡🐾

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Meet Brynn ❤️

Brynn’s story could have ended before it ever truly began.

When his time ran out at the pound, this handsome boy was heartbreakingly close to being put to sleep. Thankfully, Ferne Animal Sanctuary stepped in just in time and gave Brynn the second chance he so desperately deserved.

Now, Brynn is waiting for a forever home where he can finally feel safe, loved, and wanted.

This lovely collie-type boy has so much to offer. He travels beautifully in the car, walks calmly on a loose lead, and is friendly with other dogs both on and off lead. Brynn enjoys playing ball and would thrive in an active home that can give him the mental and physical stimulation intelligent collie breeds need.

Brynn can be left for short periods of around 2–3 hours and could happily live with sensible older children aged 11+ following careful introductions. He will need some continued work on his recall, and because he has a strong chase instinct, he cannot live with cats.

Despite everything he’s been through, Brynn still greets the world with hope in his eyes. All he truly wants is someone to love him and a place to finally call home.

Could you be the person to give Brynn the happy ending he’s been waiting for? 🐾

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He lost his owner… and now he’s lost his home too. 💔

Bailey didn’t do anything wrong. The only thing that changed was that the person he loved sadly passed away. Now this older boy is in rescue, confused and waiting for someone who isn’t coming back.

Bailey is a lovely, gentle soul who still has so much love left to give. He’s friendly with other dogs on and off lead, house trained, walks beautifully on a loose lead, travels well, and is used to being left for a few hours. He’s also been socialised with children aged 10+.

He will chase cats and doesn’t have recall off lead, but what Bailey truly needs right now is simple — a safe home, a soft bed, and someone to love him again.

He’s already lost everything once. Please don’t let him spend the rest of his days waiting in a kennel.

🐾 Can you give Bailey the loving home he deserves for his golden years?

Please apply online if you can help.