Bear - Cardiff

Hello, I'm Bear and I am with Cardiff Dogs Home

Bear is an 8 year old German shepherd who is on the look out for his perfect retirement home.

Bear loves nothing more than cuddling his favourite soft toy. He also tucks it in at bed time. He literally is a big baby.

Bear is a sweet boy who doesn’t want for much other than a home to call his own.

Somewhere to feel comfortable and safe.

His coat will require daily grooming and distraction training when on his strolls.

I need a quiet home, I have additional medical needs, I would need my new owner to take me to training classes

He could potentially live with a neutered female canine of similar age and of a calm nature. Being an older man means his joints are not what they to be and nowadays he requires soft strolls and mini adventures instead of hikes up pen-y-fan.  He will need a calm and steady paced home. Bear also takes joint vitamins daily and pain relief medication daily.

Do you have a Bear size space on your sofa or a Bear sized hole in your heart?

Hook this guy up with his forever home.

Bear is currently in a foster home, here is what his fosterers had to say.

Bear Sleeps through the night and is fully house trained. He will let you know when he wants to go. He has settled into a new routine very quickly.

Bear is very good with basic commands such as sit, give paw, wait, walk on etc waits at junctions.

Is still reactive to dogs but is able to walk on, has also been a little reactive to pigeons. His fosterers have been using the treat distraction method and he seems to be picking it up slowly.

Back legs do struggle if he’s had a big walk and sometimes stairs seem hard for him but generally doesn’t seem to cause any discomfort particularly when out on walks. Mostly shows when he’s trying to stand up from sitting or lying.

Would like to be a sofa dog (we’ve said no because of only being temporary home) but is very responsive when we tell him he can’t and gets down.

Doesn’t beg for food.

No guarding on food and eats well.

We did trial him with toys and he seems to really engage with them, There was also some guarding with the toys he did have but did he let us remove them without aggression. He does currently have a slight sore on his face so no toys at the moment due to letting that heal.

He generally happily snoozes in the day. Likes to wake for fusses.

Very, very loving and always in the mood for snuggles.

Has reacted really well to people he doesn’t know (my mum visited and he was very welcoming and affectionate).

He’s been an absolute dream boy to be fair.

If you would like you adopt Bear, please complete an application form.