Lola is a friendly, loyal and – as you can see – gorgeous German Shepherd lady. She loves it when visitors come to the house and give her a fuss. She can live with children and wants company most of the time. She’s a noble, gentle, sweetheart!
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.
Mimi (Safe Rescue, fostered Norfolk)
Mimi is an adorable Labrador rescued from Romania and looking for a well-deserved forever home. She’s friendly, confident and loves people. Mimi could live with children aged 5+ years and gets on well with other dogs. It’s time she went home!
Ragnar (Cheltenham Animal Shelter, Gloucestershire)
Sweet Ragnar has lived outside and he needs lovely new owners who will help him become au fait home comforts. A quiet home as your only pet please as he feels worried in new situations. Gorgeous!
Sora (Paws2Rescue, fostered Cheshire)
Beautiful Sora is the gentlest, sweetest girl you could ever hope to meet. She is good with everyone and everything, but would appreciate a quiet and peaceful home where she can enjoy short walks and lots of snoozing in comfort.
Kora (F.A.B. – Frances Adores Bullbreeds, Northants)
Kora is a beautiful, black Russian Terrier who is affectionate, loyal and loves nothing more than being glued to her human. Everyone she meets falls in love her. She will need a home with a large, secure garden and could live with older children and a calm doggy companion. She is rather gorgeous!
Sister and brother, Pepsi & Max! (Oldies Club, fostered Norfolk)
Gorgeous Pepsi (short coat) and Max (long coat) are sister and brother, needing a home together in a quiet area. These beauties are good with dogs and fine around sensible children.
Blue (Dogs Trust, Merseyside)
Beautiful Blue is a sensitive boy who needs a patient owner in a child-free home. He enjoys having doggy walking friends but needs to be your only pet at home. Once he knows you, Blue will love and adore you!
Tara (Dogs Trust, Merseyside)
Beautiful Tara is a friendly girl who loves people. She’d like a home with someone around most of the time, as your only pet. She can live with children aged 8+, but prefers cuddles on the sofa rather than playtime!
Sherlock (Jerry Green Dog Rescue, South Lincolnshire)
Sherlock the lurcher enjoys a slower pace of life and loves nothing more than sunbathing in the garden. He’ll make a perfect gardening companion, or gentle-strolling-in-quiet-locations companion. He’s simply a gent!
Jay (Romanian Rescue Appeal, fostered Sunderland)
Handsome Jay is a sweet and young-at-heart gent who loves sofa cuddles. He enjoys lazing in the garden and his walks when he is happy to greet other dogs, but he would prefer to be the only pet. His ideal home would be in a quiet, adult home or where any children are older.
Balto (Love Underdogs, Essex)
“Why is fluffy Balto still waiting?” we hear you ask. “Nobody knows!”, we answer. He’s affectionate, loves walks, makes friends with other dogs. OK, he wants to be an only pet in an adult-only home but at age 13, he can expect to snooze in peace. Could you love him?
Lahara (Safe Rescue, fostered Norfolk)
Lahara is a sweet lady who’s shy with new people and timid with other dogs. She does relax and warm up to people, enjoying a fuss and even being brushed. She can live with other compatible dogs or as an only dog and would be fine with respectful older children.
Monty (SOKS Dog Rescue, fostered South Wales)
Gorgeous Monty is channelling his inner teddy bear. He needs a quiet, adult-only home. He might be able to live with a calm undemanding canine, but otherwise needs to be your only pet. A nice garden to relax in please, but it must be secure.
Martin (Saving & Rehoming Strays, Scotland)
This sweet old gent is affectionate with those he knows but it takes him a while to trust. He has never lived in a proper home but, at 12 years of age, he would dearly love an adult-only home, soft furnishings and a nicely sedentary lifestyle. He loves to snooze!
Roxy & Bonnie (Dogs Trust Kenilworth, fostered West Mids.)
Roxy is an oldie and Bonnie is a youngie. They’re thought to be mum and daughter, and they’re inseparable. Could you offer these lurchery beauties a lovely new life together?
Ruby (RSPCA Derby)
Who could resist that beautiful face? But don’t be fooled by the gorgeous grey hairs: Ruby still loves to run, play and have fun. She can live with older children who are big enough to withstand a sturdy Ruby flopping down on them for cuddles!
Steady sweethearts, Buddy & Zephy (Oldies Club, fostered Wiltshire)
Buddy and Zephy want a peaceful retirement home together, with no other pets. They could live with respectful teenagers. They don’t need much exercise and walk nicely on the lead. They’re both affectionate when the mood takes them, Zephy loves her toys and they both love snoozing!
Molly (Mayhew Animal Home, NW London)
Gorgeous girl Molly is looking for a peaceful retirement home as an only pet. She could live with sensible teenagers. She enjoys walks in nature, playing with her toys and getting lots of fuss. She’s a noble, big-hearted lady who’s also available to foster. Could you be her human soulmate?
Cyrus (Dogs Friends, fostered Somerset)
Cyrus is looking for an adult home and good long walks. He’s been in kennels for a year and is so full of excitement to be out that he can be boisterous. Could you offer him an active lifestyle and plenty of cuddles?
Mishka (RSPCA West Hatch, fostered Somerset)
Gorgeous Mishka loves being with people and can live with teenagers. She travels well and is good with other dogs. She’d love a quiet home with someone who wants a wonderful companion to spend their days with.
Kato (Cheltenham Animal Shelter, Gloucestershire)
This gorgeous boy is available to adopt or long-term foster. He loves being outside enjoying a snuffle or sunbathing almost as much as he loves fuss! He wants to be the only pet in an adult-only home where someone will be around most of the time. Could you love him?
Rio (DNV Save Animals, fostered Southern Scotland)
Rio has something to smile about now that he’s being well cared for in the UK. Imagine how happy he’ll be when you adopt him! He’s a sweet-natured boy who loves gentle walks and tummy tickles. Gorgeous!
River (Mayhew Animal Home, London)
River is a beauty! A Husky x Malamute, she is looking for an active home where she can have good walks and also play brain games. She’ll need direct access to a private garden.
Yogie & Scoobie (Rescue Remedies, Surrey)
Scoobie & Yogie are two lovely, laid-back Lurcher boys who want a home together where they can do lots of lounging, snuggling and have relaxing walks where they can meet nice people. They’re OK with other dogs on walks and are good with children. They love food and fuss!
Scarlett (Love Underdogs, Essex)
Dear old Scarlett loves fuss almost as much as she loves food! She makes dog friends easily but wants the peace of being the only pet in an adult-only home. She really enjoys snuffling about on gentle walks and in the garden. She’s a laid-back lady with a big heart!
Narah (Dogs Trust Kenilworth, fostered West Mids.)
Cuddly Narah is looking for a home where she’ll be able to avoid meeting other dogs. A nice quiet garden is a must for her to have a quiet sunbathe in. She can live with older children.
Rufus (Love Underdogs, Essex)
Rufus was found in a bin as a pup in Spain. Rehomed in the UK he was doing well, but a baby came along and Rufus couldn’t cope. He’s very sensitive, so needs a calm and understanding adult-only home, with a strong routine and simple life.
Max (Dunroamin K9 Rescue, Nottinghamshire)
Max is a handsome Labrador Cross who loves to go for walks and doesn’t take much interest in other dogs. He’s a fabulous lad who will make a lovely companion.
Sonny (Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool)
Mastiff-X, Sonny forms a strong bond and needs a quiet home with a single person. He walks past dogs with no problem, but wants to be the only pet at home. Are you near enough to Liverpool to visit Sonny a few times to get to know him? He’s so worth it!
Lady (Grinshill Animal Rescue, Shropshire)
Big, beautiful Lady is an affectionate girl who loves a cuddle. She wants to be the only pet at home but she’s good with children and with other dogs out and about. She’s steady, gentle and deserves a happy retirement with her own people to love.
Duke (Wellingborough Dog Welfare, Northants)
Duke is a gentle, loving Lurcher who would be the perfect companion with you all the time. He’s a big, soppy boy who loves tennis balls and could live with another dog and children aged 8+.
Mischu (Saving & Rehoming Strays, Scotland)
Mischu has missed out on socialisation so is taking his time to relax and feel happier around people. He can be rehomed with his sister Iza, but if rehomed on his own he needs to be your only pet. Could you help Mischu?
Chyna (Lurcher Link, West Yorkshire)
Chyna loves people and she loves life! Sometimes she’s so full of joy, she’ll get a case of the zoomies which she has to let out. She wants to be an only pet in an adult-only home, as her enthusiastic greetings could bowl small people over. She’s just so happy!
Pixie (Grinshill Animal Rescue, Shropshire)
Pixie is a beautiful, noble soul who really loves her people. She can live with another friendly dog and older children but not cats. She wants to have company most of the time as she worries when she doesn’t know where you are. Her mission in life is to love!
Buskybear (Rescue Remedies, Surrey)
This cuddlesome boy deserves a special owner or two, worthy of his love. He’s affectionate with people he trusts and gets on well with other friendly dogs he knows. However, he finds lots of things to worry about and needs to be made to feel safe. Could you help him?