Cassie is a gentle and sweet Greyhound lady who despite her age, still does a joyful half-pirouette when she’s happy. She only wants short walks and you can rely on her to be ever so well-behaved! Good with other dogs AND cats, she’s a lovely restful presence to grace your hearth.
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.
Archie (Starfish Dog Rescue, fostered Devon)
If you are looking for a loving, sweet and sensitive dog who both enjoys the company of people and other dogs, you should check out Archie! He has a fantastic temperament, although he may have some anxiety at first when he gets to know you. After he learns to trust you, he wants to be with you all the time, sharing his love.
Harry (English Springer Spaniel Welfare, fostered North Devon)
Springer Spaniel, Handsome Harry, is excellent with people and great fun to have around. Of course, he loves his ball and certainly does not act his age. Harry would prefer to be the only pet and could live with dog-savvy children. He just loves lots of attention and play.
Daisy (Senior Staffy Club, fostered Gloucestershire)
Wherever Daisy is, a toy isn’t far away! She loves to play, play, play: fetch and football are particular favourites. Daisy has a sad past but is a happy, loving girl, ready and waiting to find a home. She can live with children aged 8+ and can be left for short periods.
Rico (Cheltenham Animal Shelter)
Adorable Akita Rico is very loyal and his favourite thing is spending time with his lovely humans. His perfect home would be adult only and pet-free so he can have all your love to himself. A garden to potter around and the occasional short walk would be an added bonus.
George and Mildred (Pro Dogs Direct, fostered Hampshire)
Sweet George and Mildred are a married couple of Yorkies who need a retirement home together. They’ve not had the best life and are now due lots of love and care. They are not cat-friendly and a child-free home would be best though visiting grandchildren would be fine. They are a really sweet pair who deserve the best.
Bouncy Beagle Marnie! (Oldies Club, fostered Wiltshire)
Marnie’s upbeat nature is irrepressible! She’s a confident, friendly girl who will introduce herself nicely to any other dogs. She’s always busy, investigating all the amazing smells she can find or scampering about the garden but she does love a fuss and a cuddle too… when she has a minute!
Super-lassy Sassy! (Oldies Club, fostered Dorset)
Sassy is a cheeky lassy who was handed in to the pound at the age of 16. She loves steady walks and a good sniff around the garden. Could you offer Sassy a home and companionship and be happy for her to sleep in your bedroom?
Levi (Boxer and Bully Saviours, Bath)
17/04/18 – Levi has been reserved! Good luck boy!
Levi is a gentle Mastiff who has such a lovely nature. He’s so sad that his family were made homeless and is desperately seeking a new home, permanent or foster, to get him out of kennels. Levi is such a snuggly and respectful chap that he’s great with children and can live with dogs, but not cats please.
Zach (Senior Staffy Club, kennelled Worcester)
Zach really needs your help. He has spent more than 6 years in kennels and is desperate for a home, either permanent or foster. He has the saddest story, swapped as a puppy for a game and then abused until rescued. Now he’s going from strength to strength and become so loving. Please don’t let him spend more time in kennels.
Bruno (Senior Staffy Club, kennelled Worcestershire)
Bruno’s a happy chap who can be a little enthusiastic but is well-behaved in kennels and on walks. He can live with older children 16+ and may be fine with a calm female dog, but no cats please. Bruno likes to travel in the car and sing along.
Titch (RSPCA West Hatch, Somerset)
15/3/18 – Great news, Titch is reserved already!
“Topsy-Turvy” Titch loves fuss and cuddles so much she’s often upside down begging for belly rubs! This sweet natured girl will make a wonderful companion and she’d enjoy a quiet household, plenty of walks and a warm comfy bed.
Cassie (German Shepherd Dog Rescue, Gloucestershire)
Sweet, sensitive Cassie is looking for a serene retirement home where the most exciting thing that happens is going for a lovely walk or playing with her ball in the garden. She wants to be an only pet in a quiet, adult only home where people speak gently… about how lovely she is!
Gizmo (Blue Cross Tiverton, Devon)
Who can resist those beautiful blue eyes and soft coat? Gizmo is a great lad who is still full of energy and he has loads of love to give to his new special person. He will need some time to get settled and would like plenty of human company in the meantime. If you are Gizmo’s perfect human, please bring him home with you!
Paddy (National Animal Welfare Trust, Somerset)
Poor Paddy has been waiting so long. He needs his new people to visit NAWT a number of times so that he can get to know them. He’s quite aloof with strangers and needs a quiet home. He might like to live with a compatible dog, is good on the lead and loves a game of fetch. Has Paddy been waiting for you?
Diesel (Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary, Bristol)
Mastiff Diesel is a gentle giant who loves people. After a walk he enjoys a good snooze and he also likes to carry his teddy around. Diesel is frustrated by having dogs around him in rescue and would prefer a rural home where he can be walked in quiet places.
Beth (NAWT, Cornwall)
Do you have a quiet smallholding that needs a quirky, independent collie? Do you prefer a minimalist interior and hate cushions? Do you like having a dog around but don’t want to be fussing and cuddling? Is your home a child-free zone? Four yeses? Let us tell you all about Beth…
Jemima (Southern Lurcher Rescue, fostered Hampshire)
Jemima is a sturdy little Whippet X who is blind. But she isn’t ready to hang up her running shoes, and needs active owners with quiet places to walk as she’s terrified of off-lead dogs. Jemima needs to be an only dog and have a nice big garden. Could you help?
Levi (Forever Hounds Trust, Somerset)
Levi has discovered a love for his toys since retiring from racing in 2013. Sadly, he’s been waiting for his forever home since then and regards all new experiences with wonder. Levi is looking for a quieter home where children are older and a calm canine companion. It’s time he went home.
Bonnie (Bath Cats and Dogs Home)
Bulldog Bonnie has successfully survived cancer and is looking for a loving, quiet, retirement home to enjoy for the rest of her life. She’s a little shy but likes a fuss and a back scratch when she knows you. BonBon, as she’s affectionately known, is clever and knows lots of commands. She would like to be the only pet in a home where any children are older. BonBon doesn’t need much exercise and would make a wonderful companion. 06/12/2017 – BonBon is still waiting!
Nero (Bath Cats and Dogs Home)
Calling all men! Nero is a big, playful and affectionate boy who would love to have a male owner who can take him for walks and play tug with him. He is an independent lad, but he does like knowing you are around, so if you could stay with him most of the day, he would really love it! Can this big boy be your new best friend? 22/02/2018 – Gorgeous Nero is still sadly waiting!