Ruth - Female Poodle (Miniature)

03-10-23 Ruth has come to us from a breeder to find her forever home. She is a very scared girl, who is overwhelmed to find herself here at the moment. She isn't yet comfortable with being handled and if pushed out of her comfort zone may panic and make the wrong decision. For this reason she will be looking for a calm and quiet, adult only home with no visiting children and adopters who have experience with scared ex-breeding dogs. She will need at least one kind and confident dog in her new home to be her friend and take her under her wing and show her that life isn't so scary after all. She has never lived in a home before so her adopters will need to be understanding as she settles in and learns about home life and new skills like house training. She doesn't yet know how to walk on a lead and harness and this will need to be gradually introduced to her, first around the home and garden until she is confident enough to venture outside. She will need lots of kindness and TLC as she begins to adjust to her new life, but we can see there is a very sweet girl waiting to emerge, she just needs time to settle and begin to trust. Ruth has a PETS travel document which says she is 1 but our vet feels she is closer to 4 years old.