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Blake is a 2yr old black working cocker spaniel, he is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, flea and worm treated and has a clean bill of health, he will be rehomed with 5 weeks free pet insurance.

Blake came to us as an emergency after he was booked into a vet to be put to sleep by his owners. He started life living in a flat where he was crated for most of the time, it was soon realised this was no place for a very lively WCS and the owners parents took him on. Reading between the lines I'm not sure how well equipped they were as dog owners as almost immediately they reported issues with him guarding food at only 5 months old with then further reports over the
next 2yrs of incidents of snappiness etc. Things came to a head when he apparently tried to get one of their cats and they intervened and
got bitten, they took him straight to be put to sleep. Luckily the lovely vets, who had never had any issues with Blake, convinced them to sign him over and reached out to find him a safe rescue space.

We are sooooo glad we took a chance on him as we have found him to be an absolutely amazing boy. He is super super lively, probably one of the busiest cockers we have ever had in (and we have had a lot), when outside in our paddock and land he literally NEVER stops, he is so full of energy, fun and life! He loves having something in his mouth whether that's a ball, a toy or random stuff he picks up, he gets very excited to show you his prize but we are working on him giving it up, he is doing well with the 2 ball challenge where he is encouraged to drop one before we throw a second one to fetch. He is highly
intelligent and will go and fetch either a ball or a toy as instructed.
He of course loves water and is in and out of the paddling pool all the time.

Blake has shown zero signs of aggression in his weeks with us, he craves attention and will jump up a lot to get fuss but he is also responsive to being told down and knows his basic commands such as sit, wait, will give paw etc and he takes treats really nicely too. Blake was pretty underweight when he arrived and it seems this has been longer standing as it's mentioned in his vet notes but he is loving his food here and has definitely got some more coverage now. He is fed separately from other dogs here just so he can eat in his own
time, he has shown no sign of any food aggression with either people
or other dogs.

Blake currently gets fed in a large built in crate, he cottoned on very quickly after just a single meal that this was his place for food and will run and wait as soon as the bowls are prepared however the first few times broke my heart, as soon as he had finished his meal he literally screamed to get out of the crate, obviously scared he was going to be left shut in there. This has improved massively now he  sees it as a positive place, he is still keen to come back out as soon as all feeds are finished but he is getting there slowly. He will however happily jump into the crate in the back of the car and travels brilliantly without a fuss.

Blake is great with other dogs, he is living with a large multi breed pack here and gets on well with everyone, he walks ok on the lead once he settles and his recall is good. He has been good around the livestock here and hasnt paid much attention to them through the fence. It would be great for him to have another neutered canine friend in his new home for company and to play with. He cannot be homed with resident children due to the previous bite incident.

He sleeps downstairs quietly at night, is house trained and non destructive and he is ok being left for a few hours, especially with the other dogs for company. Blake needs a VERY active, rural type home ideally with lots of outside space or access to daily country walks as he needs to burn his energy and use his brain, I feel boredom probably played a big part in any issues the previous owners experienced. He is a bright boy who needs physical and mental stimulation to succeed.

Being fostered in Swadlincote, Derbys but can be rehomed further afield to the RIGHT EXPERIENCED home, subject to homecheck and adoption donation of £300.

IF you have the relevant experience and home life situation to be able to accommodate a busy busy boy like Blake please email us telling us all about yourself and your home offer in detail (including full address and contact number) to wonkypetsrescue@gmail.com