Twinkle - male Terrier (Yorkshire)

Twinkle is a sweet, gentle and sensitive little 10 year old Yorkshire Terrier who loves nothing more than spending time with his favourite humans. He adores a fun and sniffy walk around the woods before settling on a cosy bed with best buddy Pepe! Although he is friendly with new people, he can become a bit worried if people try and touch him straight away, so to become his friend, letting him approach in his own time is definitely the way to do it, and with a small tasty treat on offer he will be your best buddy in no time! Twinkle enjoys gentle fusses, particularly behinds his ears and doesn’t mind a little bum scratch too, and he’ll pop his paws on your legs gently to let you know that he wants more. Pepe and Twinkle are a delightful little duo that will bring lots of fun and love to your home.

Twinkle is on the search for his new home after his owner sadly passed away. Twinkle is looking for a calm, loving home that can give him and his best buddy Pepe all the time, love and care they need. A delicate little guy, he would be best suited to home with older children aged 16 years old and over as he can be a little conflicted with lots of close handling, preferring to have contact on his own terms. Any visitors to the home will need to be introduced at a pace he is comfortable with and adopters will need to advocate for his space when he is feeling worried. He can be quite worried by larger and bouncier dogs, after all, he is very dinky, he could have walking buddies, but these again would need to be on the smaller side and be polite and friendly. Twinkle cannot live with cats or small animals. He has some basic training and was housetrained in his previous home and he walks beautifully on his lead! Twinkle does love human company but also settles nicely when left on his own and should be able to manage up to around 2 hours on his own if this is introduced and built up gradually once he is fully settled in to his new home. Due to his breed, Twinkle will need regular grooming at home or at a groomers. Twinkle can be susceptible to Pancreatitis, so he requires a special diet of low-fat gastrointestinal food to keep this under control and this will need to be continued once he is adopted. Twinkle will need to meet his adopters multiple times prior to going home to build a strong bond. If you rent your property, please have written permission from your landlord ready once you have submitted your application to avoid delays, as it will be required early on in the rehoming process if you are shortlisted.