Chester progress update

We have received another update on Chester, who is being rehabilitated by Jo Cottrell of DogTrouble.co.uk.

"He's been living with the pack now and has not shown any signs of aggression. He would be suited to a dog of low to medium energy that does not show signs of dominance."

It shows what you find when an expert gets involved. We always considered Chester could never be rehomed with another dog, but Jo has shown that the opposite is the case, and that he would flourish in a home with another calm dog.

Chester update

We have received the following update from Jo Cottrell re her work to rehabilitate Chester:

"Chester is doing great, he came out on a pack walk this morning, has been cycling and on the treadmill daily, loves it. Initial thoughts are that he just doesn't know how to be a dog, hence initial panic state when meeting the other dogs but now ok.

"Doesn't seem to have aggressive tendencies as reported yet but will update when I feed him with the pack. He's a case that needs to be immersed into dog pack life as he is very 'needy' with humans at present verging on separation anxiety. So a couple of weeks with them should help with that.

"Will do a full report over the next week for you. He's not got major issues so I would suggest that you start looking for a home for him. I can see if the local rescues here will help advertise. I will put together a video clip and put it on my website so you will then be able to link to it for people to view him...."

Thanks once again to Jo who is working hard to rectify the problems Chester has. Of course he is already available for adoption, however any rehoming would occur after the completion of this period of training and rehabilitation.

Chester progress update

Chester, the poor boy who is struggling so hard with kennel life has begun a period of intensive therapy, training and analysis. Happy Staffie Rescue have engaged the services of Jo Cottrell, a dog behaviourist. You can find out more about Jo and her work and services by visiting her website dogtrouble.co.uk.