Sir Galahad

What a lovely boy he is.  Sir G can be very uncertain about new things so we work very slowly, at his pace.

A while back he visited this area for the first time.  He was a little uncertain, to begin with, so we did lots of Sprinkles sessions.  He soon relaxed and enjoyed his time there.

Sir Galahad is with Terrier SOS rescue. It is always lovely working with rescues that understand some dogs need time and space and not to make their world too big, to begin with.  Terrier SOS work very hard with all their dogs to ensure they are ready for foster/rehoming and allow them to go at their own pace. It is a privilege working with rescues like Terrier SOS.

Sir G gives lots of little stress signals that could easily be missed. It is so important to recognise these so we set him up to succeed.

Thanks to the dedication of the local rescue worker, Sir G now happily jumps into a car.  We decided to try him inside a home, to see how he would adjust.

I think that face above says it all!

Sir G happily jumped into the car and we took him into the garden area when we first arrived.  Lots of sniffing and his famous rolling and plenty of pee messaging.

By taking him somewhere familiar first, Sir G was set up to succeed.

Also, the room had been set up prior to his arrival with a snuffle mat (which he loves), an interactive food toy, dog bed and lots of hidden treats around the room.

Sir G can be sensitive to new things including noises and the interactive food toy can be quite noisy.  After some careful sniffing around it, Sir G decided it was safe to investigate and thoroughly enjoyed clearing it several times.

Sir Galahad was wary of going into the kitchen area as the floor surface was different.  He tentatively put his front paws in and leaned forward. It is so important to allow dogs to explore at their own pace and not try to speed up the process. You can see Sir G having a look into the kitchen here when he first arrived.

He did investigate several times and had a drink from the water bowl just inside.  After a great deal of exploration and sniffing, this is him below.

One tired boy!  He slept all the way back to the kennels. Amazing how tiring sniffing can be (and relaxing too) which is why we promote it so much.

Sir Galahad is looking for a calm foster home somewhere in the area.