Bess and Roy need warm and comfortable outside accommodation, or similar, as they are retired working collies. Roy is virtually blind and he depends on Bess for so much. Please could you help this very sweet and affectionate pair?
Category: Adopt An Oldie
Please also consider our Overlooked Oldies- the dogs who have been patiently waiting for new homes longest of all. They desperately need homes of their own! You can submit an oldie for listing by our site editors here .
We also have some non-oldie dogs who need very special homes due to mental or physical problems, listed in Other Special Dogs Needing Homes. Please consider them!
If you are planning to adopt a dog and already own cats, you may want to read our article Dogs and Cats.
Wyatt (Rescue Me Animal Sanctuary, fostered Merseyside)
Wow, Wyatt! Aren’t you a handsome boy! This gorgeous creature could be yours if you can offer him a lovely home (in the North West), with fun walks and plenty of attention. He loves cuddles and food but doesn’t like other dogs sniffing his bum. That’s fair enough!
Rocky (RSPCA Macclesfield, kennelled Derbyshire)
Rocky is looking for a home where he will have a guaranteed place on the sofa. Not too much to ask for a handsome old boy is it? Rocky is very upset in kennels – please could you rescue him?
Tiny (RSPCA Macclesfield, kennelled Derbyshire)
Tiny was rescued from an outside pen with just two planks for shelter. Cold, wet, matted and unhappy, Tiny had thankfully managed to retain his spirit. Could you offer super-intelligent Tiny the love and care he so deserves?
Fizz (Animal Rescue Cumbria, kennelled near Kendal)
Pretty Fizz loves to be pampered and have cuddles. She must be making up for lost time as she is a retired working sheepdog. She doesn’t like other dogs so needs a home with a large garden, or a smallholding, where she can enjoy playing out in peace.
Alfie the gentle one! (Oldies Club, fostered West Yorkshire)
02/11/19 – No more applications please! Alfie is extremely popular and has many lovely offers to choose from already!
Shankly (Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool)
Cute Shankly is a fun boy who loves walkies and playing with toys. He’s good in the home and can be left for a couple of hours. Could you offer Shankly a child-free home and allow him plenty of time to settle?
Chatty Missy Tickletum! (Oldies Club, fostered Lancashire)
Missy loves food and tummy tickles! She is an obedient girl who enjoys attention. Missy needs to be your only pet in an adult home. She enjoys your company but she is fine to be left on her own for a couple of hours.
Ruby (Rain Rescue, South Yorkshire)
This lovely lady enjoys being with other dogs, especially males. She’s quite shy with new people and needs an adult only home. Gentle and unassuming by nature, she asks for very little out of life. A good garden and comfy sofa and she’ll be content.
Flo (via Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool)
Pretty little Flo needs a new home due to her owner’s long working hours. She is used to living with children and is OK to be left alone for a couple of hours. She loves long walks but isn’t good with long car journeys.
Paddy (RSPCA Macclesfield, kennelled Derbyshire)
Paddy arrived in rescue emaciated, dehydrated and with sores. This poor old boy has suffered and he feels anxious in new situations. Could you offer him a wonderful home and the calm reassurance he needs?
Mavis (Manchester Dogs’ Home)
Mavis has a great temperament and loves human interaction. Sadly, she came into care as a stray but is good with the children in her foster home and is also fine with other dogs. She just needs a loving, retirement home to call her own.
Nellie (Pennine Animal Welfare Society, West Yorkshire)
Gorgeous Nellie is a playful Ridgeback Cross who loves cuddles and kisses. She would like to be your only dog. Could you offer Nellie an experienced home? 2/11/19 – Nellie still needs a home!
Bluebell (Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool)
It feels like we’re running out of time in pleading for a home for Bluebell. Each time we update her page, her face is more grey and more light has faded from her eyes. Bluebell needs to be the only pet of a calm, experienced owner who can be with her all day. Please, could that be you? 28/10/19 – Bluebell still needs a home!
Roxy (Dogs Trust Merseyside)
Gentle Roxy is a big, beautiful girl who is very unhappy in kennels, bless her. Could you offer Roxy a quiet, adult home where she can relax and enjoy life again? 19/10/19 – Roxy still needs a home!
Neo (Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool)
Neo’s story is truly heartbreaking and one of the most horrific we have heard. This special boy deserves a wonderful home with kind, lovely people. Could you offer him an adult home where he is your only pet? 12/10/19 – Neo still needs a home
Candy (via Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool)
Candy is a lovely, sweet girl who sadly needs a new home due to the ill-health of her owner. She has a wonderful temperament and can live with children aged 8+. Could Candy come to live with you? 12/10/19 – Candy still needs a home
Ruby (Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool)
23/9/19 – Ruby is now reserved!
Ruby is a little girl full of character who seems to have mild brain damage. She needs to be allowed to do things in her own time and not be put in situations she finds uncomfortable. Ruby needs a calm, confident and sensible person to take care of her.
Bailey Girl (Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool)
Bailey is a very pretty girl. She is an 8-year-old Collie x GSD who is in rescue due to the ill-health of her beloved owner. Bailey is friendly and sweet-natured and loves to play fetch. Could she come to live with you? 12/10/19 – Bailey still needs a home
Suki (Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool)
Suki is a beautiful Akita who needs a confident and very experienced Akita owner. She has had a tough time of late and deserves a fresh start. Could you be Suki’s new person? 12/10/19 – Suki still needs a home
Noodles (Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool)
Noodles has a ‘weekend family’ who love him and where he is happy, but he spends each week at Freshfields, thoroughly miserable, quiet and withdrawn, desperately waiting for the weekend. Read his story to see if you could you help him. 12/10/19 – Still waiting!
Zac (Friends of Akitas Trust, Notts.)
Zac is a friendly and loving boy. On walks, he’s good on the lead and calm around other dogs. He’d prefer to be an only dog at home. He’s been through some trials but is now read to love and be loved! 12/10/19 – Zac still needs a home
Franky (RADAR Dog Rescue, South Yorkshire)
Franky has so much love to give that everyone who knows him finds it incredible he’s been waiting in kennels for 2 years! He’s super affectionate, obedient and good with other dogs his size. He’s available to adopt or foster, as he desperately needs a home! 12/10/19- Franky is still waiting
Chuckie (Greyhound Gap, Staffordshire)
Chuckie is a loyal Lurcher x Shepherd boy who gets overlooked because he is older, and yet he doesn’t act like an old dog at all. He likes children and he could live with a mature female dog. Chuckie’s so fed up of waiting in kennels – is he waiting for you? 4/11/19 – Poor Chuckie still needs a home