Britain’s loneliest dog: Pip the English Pointer is still searching for permanently home after entering into RSPCA care in 2020
An English Pointer dog named Pip is still looking for a forever home after being taken in by the RSPCA three years ago – making her one of Britain’s loneliest dogs.
Arriving at the rescue service in 2020, six-year-old Pip is one of the longest-staying dogs in the charity’s care.
She spent each Covid lockdown alone in a holding pen, and has gone through three Prime Ministers and two monarchs without an owner.
Pip is currently staying at the RSPCA’s Blackberry Farm Animal Centre in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Julie Allen, manager at Blackberry, said: ‘We just cannot believe that she is still with us. She is such an amazing dog with so much character.
An English Pointer dog named Pip (pictured) is still looking for a forever home after being with the RSPCA since 2020 – making her one of Britain’s loneliest dogs
Six-year-old Pip has become one of the longest-stay dogs in the charity’s care
‘We just cannot believe that she is still with us. She is such an amazing dog with so much character’, said Julie Allen, the manager at the RSPCA’s Blackberry Farm Animal Centre
‘Once Pip knows you she is an absolute joy to be around. She is goofy and loves charging around after toys, and she absolutely loves a cuddle.
‘She needs people who can continue to support her and give her a safe environment, with plenty of space in which to build her confidence and to bring out her loving, playful nature in the home.’
The animal charity manager added: ‘A lot can happen in three years – as the world has seen – but poor Pip is still waiting to start the next stage of her life.
‘It was difficult to rehome her during the pandemic as we really needed her to meet potential owners but we were limited due to restrictions at the time.
Pip spent each Covid lockdown alone in a holding pen, and has gone through three Prime Ministers and two monarchs without an owner
Ms Allen said: ‘Once Pip knows you she is an absolute joy to be around. She is goofy and loves charging around after toys, and she absolutely loves a cuddle’
‘Since then, we have been working with our behaviour team so that we can be sure she will be going to the right home.
‘She has quite specific rehoming needs – somewhere quiet, as the only dog and in an adult-only home or one where children are over the age of 16 – which is why we think it is taking so long to find the right home for her.
‘She is a great dog and in the perfect home with the right owners, she will flourish.’
