Brilliant Bullseye (Oldies Club, fostered West Midlands)

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6/10/14 Extremely sad news: Bullseye was suddenly taken ill just as he was about to go up for rehoming. He was found to have a blockage and sadly died when recovering from surgery to remove it. Everyone at Oldies Club is devasted as Bullseye was such a lovely boy.

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Bullseye is a wonderful 10 year old English Bull Terrier cross who came into Oldies Club care via a council pound. Bullseye is in an Oldies Club foster home in Stourbridge, West Midlands, waiting for someone to offer him a permanent home.

Doing well in foster care: Bullseye made himself at home right away and has been a good boy.

Can be left: Bullseye is happy to be left on his own and he just goes to sleep. In fact, sleeping is Bullseye’s most favourite thing, and he would be happy to live with full-time workers, provided someone called in on him halfway through the day – he likes to have a wander around the garden every 4 hours or so.

Good with dogs: Bullseye is fine with every dog he meets and he just wants to play with them. When another dog snapped at him, Bullseye showed no aggression. He lies down, wags his tail and lets out a friendly bark to say come and play. Bullseye could live with another dog of similar age and breed.

Unknown with cats: Bullseye has seen cats through the fence and he wagged his tail and whined a little bit as if to say ‘I want to play’. There was no sign of aggression from him. His foster carer thinks that if there was a dog-savvy cat in Bullseye’s new home, there would not be a problem, but we can’t say for sure.

Could live with older children: Bullseye has met a few children and he was happy to be fussed. His foster carer thinks that he would be best suited to teenagers.

Has his own approach to walks: Bullseye isn’t really a morning person and the best time to take him out is at about 10am – this is when he is at his best for going for a walk. He is very good on the lead – until he wants to go his way rather than yours, when he will sit or lie down to demonstrate that he’s not going to go your way. If you let him go the way he wants, he is happy. Bullseye would be best suited to someone that knows the bull terrier breed and its stubborness. Bullseye is best walked on lead as his recall is not very good – in the park he will come back to you when he feels like it. Bullseye is having one 20-30 minute walk per day, and he is happy to just go out in the garden for a wander after that.

Good in the car: Bullseye is good in the car from what his foster carer has seen of him. If Bullseye sees a car door open, he tries to go towards it to jump in the car.

Bullseye’s favourite pastimes: Sleep, sleep and even more sleep.

No obvious dislikes: Bullseye does not seem to be bothered by or frightened of anything. There have been fireworks, sirens, and the smoke alarm, and Bullseye just lies there, not bothered about them.

Bullseye’s ideal home: He’d like a fairly quiet home where he can enjoy his favourite pastime. As long as he also gets some fuss and his food, Bullseye is happy.

Health notes: Bullseye is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and flea treated. When Bullseye came into the Oldies Club rescue, he had a severe chest infection and a very bad cough. Antibiotics treated the infection but the vet says that Bullseye might have a recurrent chest infections. Bullseye is having Corvental-D to help widen his airways and prevent him coughing, and also steroids, and he will need these for the rest of his life.

Foster carer’s summary of Bullseye: “Laid back, friendly, stubborn and happy. Bullseye is a very laid back and chilled out dog, all he wants is a forever home to spend his days in comfort. In a way he is the perfect dog for a lot of homes and families with older kids.”

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If you would like to offer Bullseye a permanent home, please refer to our Adoption Procedures for information about the adoption process. You can then contact an Oldies Club rehoming co-ordinator as follows:

Email: rehome@oldies.org.uk
Telephone: 0844 586 8656

Bullseye can be rehomed anywhere in the UK, subject to a satisfactory home visit, but note that you will be required to travel to the foster home to meet him.
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