28/4/18 – Lovely Marnie has gone off to her new home!
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Fun and friendly Marnie is a Beagle cross of about 8 years who came into the Oldies Club rescue after she was found as a stray. She’s now having a great time in a foster home near Salisbury, South Wiltshire while she waits for someone to offer her a permanent home.
A jolly girl in foster: Marnie settled in straight away at her foster home. After only 10 minutes of comfort and kindness, she realised she’d landed on her paws!
Can be left for a couple of hours: She’s been left for 2 hours, with the radio on and other dogs for company. She was fine but would prefer it to be an occasional rather than a regular event, as she does love human company!
Can live with other dogs: Marnie is great with other dogs so she’d be happy living with one or two. She can be a bit exuberant though. Her housemates would need to be OK with her bounciness. Life is such fun, right?!
Might chase cats: She hasn’t been cat tested but she does like to chase things and there aren’t many cats who really enjoy that game.
Good with children: It’s thought Marnie would enjoy living with dog savvy children from age 8, as she does like to gallivant with like-minded fun-loving people. She’s fond of lots of fuss and adoration too!
Likes her walks: Marnie walks beautifully on the lead! She’s happy meeting other dogs and doesn’t mind traffic. In the garden she has good recall but she hasn’t been off lead on walks since being in foster care. Beagle’s are well known for being Sniffers-and-Wanderers. Their talent for selective deafness is unrivalled among dog-kind, particularly when there’s an exciting smell! It might be best to keep her on a retractable lead. She needs at least one half hour walk everyday for snuffling and exploring, and she probably wouldn’t turn her nose up at a second.
Good in the car: Marnie is excellent in the car, content to settle down on the back seat in her plug-in harness. She’s completely relaxed and finds the engine lulls her to sleep nicely.
Marnie’s favourite pastimes: Eating, foraging, cuddles and running around having fun!
Marnie’s dislikes: Probably due to her recent experiences, Marnie is scared of being in enclosed spaces on her own and has a fear of brooms or anything else which resembles a “grabber”. Poor little girl!
Marnie’s ideal home: She would like an active, cheerful family to match her buoyant nature. A good sized, completely secure garden is a must as she does love to bound about, but is a bit of a Houdini! She needs someone who will set clear boundaries for her and be calm and consistent in reminding her of them when necessary. For instance, if you don’t want her to get up on the coffee table to eat the biscuits you’ve just laid out for a visitor, she’ll need you to explain that to her. She seems to think that any food she can reach, even if it’s in someone’s hand, probably belongs to her! Having someone around most of the time for fuss, cuddles and just good company will keep her very happy!
Health notes: Marnie is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped and flea/worm treated. She recently had surgery to amputate a toe but once this has totally healed up, she’ll be in fine fettle.
Marnie summed up: Loveable, bouncy, funny and inquisitive.
Marnie’s foster carer says: “Marnie is all anyone could ask for – she’s a sheer delight. She zooms around and you never know what direction she will come from when called. Marnie hasn’t had the kindest treatment so far in her life so she needs a home that will give her the love and attention she’s missed.”
If you would like to offer Marnie a permanent home, please read 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
Marnie can be rehomed anywhere on the UK mainland, subject to a satisfactory home visit, but note that you will be required to travel to the foster home to meet her.
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If you would love to offer a home to an oldie but your circumstances aren’t suitable, perhaps you would be kind enough to sponsor one of the special oldies we are caring for that, due to health problems, are unlikely to be offered a permanent home.