Meet Ragnar, a shy, mild natured boy, filled with attraction and playful character, who has made nice strides in studying to belief individuals since being rescued. He’s presently in a foster dwelling in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Ragnar is a 4 yr previous male medium Terrier Hound cross.
He’s on the lookout for an additional particular dwelling with a minimum of one different companion canine and a safe backyard. He wants a affected person and understanding household who will proceed the work his foster dwelling have put in, to assist him shine even brighter and attain his full potential.
His playful nature was obvious from early on. He likes to solo play with toys and makes use of them to dump a few of his emotional stress. Regardless of being a really nervous canine, he seeks out firm and sometimes likes to be in the identical room because the members of the family, usually sharing the couch with them, simply not too shut as he doesn’t but get pleasure from any bodily contact and can actively transfer away if approached.
He will get alongside rather well with the resident canine and likes to cuddle up with them, particularly the male, from whom he will get numerous confidence. He has met plenty of buddies’ canine who’ve visited the foster dwelling and has been pleasant in the direction of all of them.
He was rescued from a Cypriot village in 2021, presumably having been deserted as an undesirable looking canine. He was cared for on the CyDRA rehoming shelter, the place the volunteers there labored on constructing his belief. This was no straightforward activity, as Ragnar was so emotionally fragile and his religion in people was shattered.
With the loving care that they confirmed him, he was capable of fly to an skilled foster dwelling in 2022 the place he has been cared for since. He lives in a relaxed household dwelling with 2 older youngsters and their 2 resident canine.
Initially, Ragnar took refuge in a protected house behind the couch while he adjusted over the approaching weeks to dwelling in a really new surroundings. His foster household have given him on a regular basis, endurance and house he must make progress with out placing strain on him which might have resulted in making him extra scared.
He steadily ventured out from his den behind the couch after a couple of weeks, slowly changing into built-in into the house. Now he likes to snooze on the varied beds within the kitchen diner or curl up on one of many sofas.
It took a couple of months earlier than he was courageous sufficient to enter the backyard however he now likes to be on the market, though he can discover neighbourhood noises scary and can usually bark, so wants assist in feeling protected. He’s additionally cautious of holiday makers, however this has been enhancing over time along with his foster household supporting him and permitting him to decide on to have house away from them.
He’s home educated however does nonetheless have the odd accidents as a result of his nervous disposition. The foster dwelling has been engaged on constructing his basic confidence and he joins in with enrichment actions and a few easy video games. Making an attempt to get a harness and lead on is hard as a result of he doesn’t benefit from the proximity of the particular person placing it on, nonetheless as soon as the harness is on he isn’t fearful by it.
He has very not too long ago began to enterprise into the skin world, starting with some sniffs simply outdoors the backyard gate. This then grew into going within the automobile to very distant areas the place, together with the male resident canine, he has been capable of begin exploring the countryside away from site visitors and different individuals or canine.
He has additionally been to a safe discipline with the resident canine which he actually loved. He confirmed good potential for recall and was interactive in taking part in video games. There have been different canine within the adjoining discipline and he interacted positively in the direction of them by way of the fence. He travels within the automobile very effectively.
Getting him out and about is one thing that can have to be very steadily constructed up in order to not trigger a reactive canine by overwhelming him and introducing him to too many new issues without delay, making him extra fearful and compromising his security.
Ragnar is constructive to leishmaniasis, a situation frequent in Mediterranean international locations that’s the results of a sandfly chunk. That is managed with a cheap every day tablet and a blood take a look at each 6 months. He’s in any other case match and effectively with no different identified well being points. He’s neutered, totally vaccinated and microchipped.
Ragnar will want a relaxed, quiet dwelling, and any youngsters will have to be older and perceive that Ragnar shouldn’t be a canine they’ll have the ability to fuss and play with. A safe backyard is a should for him to discover and get train outdoors.
He’ll want a minimum of one canine companion for confidence and firm. He’s positive when left with the opposite canine however doesn’t cope effectively being left alone. He has met with quite a few visiting canine and has performed effectively with all of them. He has not been examined with cats.
His foster household have been sharing his journey on social media and he has many followers cheering him on and watching his progress. He has received the hearts of many admirers.
If he has received your coronary heart and also you assume you could possibly provide him the very particular dwelling he deserves please get in contact with Superdogs rescue.