Jake the Lurcher was first taken in by Dogs Trust aged only one in 2015. And whereas they managed to seek out him a home, he was returned in 2019. Despite 1000’s of requests for different dogs within the charity’s care, Jake spent a whopping 1,700 days in its centre in Leeds.
But the charity has revealed he is now discovered a loving home with a pair recognized solely as Veronica and Keith in close by Keighley.
Kevin Johnson, who cared for Jake on the centre, mentioned: “Jake is such a beautiful boy, and we have cherished spending time with him within the centre. But 4 years is simply too lengthy for any canine to be with us, and we have been determined to seek out him his endlessly home.
“Jake actually bounced out of the automotive, straight into his new home and on to the couch. I’m not ashamed to say there was fairly the lump in my throat. Seeing him fortunately and confidently standing at his new home entrance door along with his household as we left was so emotional.”
Jake was described by the workers caring for him as one of many sweetest dogs they’d ever met, with a playful and affectionate nature. However he lacked confidence round dogs and other people and had very particular re-homing necessities and was ignored by potential adopters.
Staff created a bespoke coaching programme to build his belief with new folks and develop his social abilities round different dogs. This included taking Jake for weekends away to to assist build his confidence in new environments, designed to prepare for re-homing.
Veronica and Keith noticed a video of Jake having fun with a weekend mountaineering in Wensleydale with Kevin and mentioned they felt an ‘instantaneous connection’. Their home and life-style have been assessed by workers who then started to step by step introduce the nervous pooch to his new house owners. Initially they visited the rehoming centre weekly to spend time with Jake, which step by step progressed to off-site walks.
He then began spending time in Veronica and Keith’s home, together with some in a single day stays.
Kevin added: “We have been delighted when Veronica and Keith bought in contact with us about Jake, and much more happy that they understood his adoption would not be a fast course of. After a lot upheaval in his life, after which spending so lengthy in a rehoming centre, he wanted time to regulate to a brand new way of life.”
Last month, he was in a position to transfer into his new home full-time, the place Keith and Veronica say he has settled in completely.
Veronica mentioned: “I knew the second that I noticed the video of Jake on his holidays that I needed him to come back and dwell with us. He’d had a tricky begin to life and lacked in confidence, but it surely was clear from our first assembly that he was an affectionate and pleasant canine who simply wanted somebody to offer him an opportunity.
“The introduction course of was fairly lengthy, but it surely was essential we moved at a tempo Jake was proud of, and the workers at Dogs Trust Leeds supported us via all of it. We love having Jake in our home. It seems like he is been with us endlessly, and we could not think about life with out him.”
The charity at the moment has over 400 Underdogs – the identify given to dogs in its take care of greater than six months – that want re-homing. Visit www.dogstrust.org.uk/underdogs for extra info.
