ID No.: D.12.21

Age: 3 years old

Sex: Male

Breed: Smooth Fox Terrier

Colour: White and black

Reason In: Unwanted pet - I cannot be rehomed to St Austell as this is where I came from.

Can I live with Dogs?

No – I am looking for a home with no other dogs.

Can I live with Cats?

No - I am looking for a home with no cats, birds or small animals.

Can I live with Children?

Yes – I am suitable to live with a family with older children (10yrs+).

Are you ready?

Get set…..GO!

Ahh too slow to keep up with me aren’t you!

I’m Gollum and I am a very busy, bouncy and high energy chap. I arrived at Gables as a puppy with my 2 brothers, mum and dad. We weren’t being well looked after in the past which is why we came here but it was quite a while before we were allowed to be put up for adoption. I was lucky enough to be placed in a foster home with a member of staff for the first few months which gave me a great start and some vital socialisation.

I’m always on the go and I need plenty of things to do to keep me occupied. I am very engaging when food is involved and I am really looking forward to spending lots of time with my new owner learning loads of fun new things. The humans here think I would be really good at scent work in the future. I’ve not really learnt how to use my nose very much and I don’t take time to sniff on walks so learning this skill will be really good for me.

When I’m in the mood I can be really quite affectionate, usually when I am in a calm and relaxing environment. I adore playing with toys, especially if they are soft squeaky ones. I like being groomed but I can be a bit of a fidget for it, there are just so many other things to be doing.

I like meeting other dogs and when I can say hello quickly I’m super friendly. I generally greet quite calmly to start with but I quickly get over excited and sometimes I can upset other dogs with my confidence. Sometimes I can get so into play that I become mouthy and I jump up. I’ve got told off a few times by other dogs because they didn’t like it. When this happens I back away as it reminds me that not all dogs like a bouncy play friend. Due to my very exuberant nature I can sometimes get frustrated when I’m on a walk and a passing dog doesn’t want to stop and say hello. This causes me to get wound up and I start barking and snapping, not because I am unfriendly but because I REALLY wanted to say hi. I will need to wear a muzzle when in public places for at least 6 months, just to give my new owners chance to get to know me and how I interact with other dogs. I need to stay on lead at all times in public.

I don’t mind living with a few people but I would find it difficult to settle and relax if there is lots of visitors coming and going.  I am suited to living in either a built up or rural location and I would be happy going for walks in the local dog walking area.

I am looking for owners who have had terriers, or other highly strung breeds before.