4/4/24 – NO MORE APPLICATIONS for Tara please! We’ve been inundated! Please consider another needy oldie such as Bobby Whitesocks!
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Tara is a gorgeous West Highland Terrier who has just celebrated her 10th birthday. Tara came into rescue because her owner was seriously ill and poor Tara spent some time home-alone with people popping in to see her. She is now in an Oldies Club foster home in Macclesfield, Cheshire, waiting for someone to offer her a permanent home.
Summary: Tara is a lovely girl who settled at her foster home with 2-3 weeks. She loves being around children and she could also live with a similar dog to herself. She needs a home without cats and small animals. Tara’s favourite things in the world are cuddles and companionship.
Can be left for short periods: Tara absolutely loves being with her people, but she can be left alone for short periods. She does need to live with people who don’t go out to work though as she wouldn’t be happy being left routinely.
Good with dogs: Tara is very good with the resident dog at her foster home. She is also friendly with dogs she meets on walks.
Needs a cat-free home: Tara would be best in a cat-free home as she chases the cats at her foster home. She has the typical terrier chase instinct. For this reason she is also unsuitable to live with small rodents or rabbits.
Loves children: Tara really loves children and is very good with them. She might snatch food from very young ones though, so her foster carer recommends children aged 8 years plus. She would be happy to live with them or to have them visiting regularly. She responds well to children and she plays fetch very nicely with them and drops the ball at their feet!
Enjoys steady walks: Tara is excellent on the lead and doesn’t pull at all. She enjoys walks but is afraid of very loud noises. She hasn’t been let off the lead during her time in foster care. Tara is enjoying one or two walks per day of 15-20 minutes each.
Getting used to car travel: Tara is not very used to travelling in the car but she is getting better with it.
Tara’s favourite pastimes: She loves to be near her person and enjoys cuddling up with you on the sofa. She also enjoys showing off that she understands “Out” (in the garden), “Good girl”, and “Smile” – she smiles whenever she is excited, and also when she is asked to smile!
Note: The above photo of Tara doing “Smile” was taken before her dental
Tara’s dislikes: Little Tara doesn’t like loud noises or being shut in small places/rooms. She doesn’t like being picked up but will tolerate it for getting in the car etc. She is wary of strangers, and barks when they first enter the home, but comes round quickly once they say hello. When she first arrived in foster she didn’t like doors being closed on her if alone, but she is fine now. This may have been because she was shut in the kitchen alone when her previous owner was in hospital and people were popping in and out.
Tara’s ideal home: She would love to live with someone who is retired or works from home. A quieter home with older children or visiting grandchildren would be nice for her. She would enjoy either being your only dog or living with a similar dog to herself. At night she is happy to sleep downstairs in the lounge.
Health notes: Tara is neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and flea treated. She has just had a dental and needed to have a lot of teeth removed, but she manages fine. She is a healthy girl for her age.
More from Tara’s foster carer: “Tara is a friendly, loving and sweet companion. She is an amazing dog and will make someone a best friend as she really does love to be with you. She can be timid at first, but once she trusts you she is by your side all day long! If we didn’t have timid cats we wouldn’t hesitate to adopt Tara. We will be very upset once she’s adopted as she has won our hearts in the small time she’s been with us. Her endearing smile and wagging body (not just her tail as she gets super excited to see you)! She is completely housetrained, so loving, and deserves the best home.”
If you would like to offer Tara a permanent home, please read our Adoption Procedures for information about the adoption process. You can then contact an Oldies Club Rehoming Coordinator as follows:
Email: rehome@oldies.org.uk
Telephone: 0844 586 8656
She can be rehomed anywhere on the UK mainland – the closer to her foster home the better – subject to a satisfactory home visit. Note that you will be required to travel to the foster home to collect 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.