Cody

Cody is one of our ‘forgotten’ dogs.  He’s a considered but friendly blind chap, born c.2015, weighing 32kg and looking for a quiet retirement home. Cody was surrendered in May 2023 and has been waiting in a private shelter in Bulgaria since then.

Cody isn’t looking for much. A quiet home, perhaps with a retired couple or person. He is content with a nice walk or mooch around the garden. Although a largeish dog (smaller once he’s had a haircut!) he isn’t cumbersome: he doesn’t pull on the lead and moves slowly and carefully.

Perhaps Cody doesn’t take the best photo, and you can see how he appears uncertain in some shots. But that was when he was named ‘Cobra’ and had just been given up by his previous owners. Look at the pictures of him once he settled into the shelter and his nice new name: being groomed or trotting along; smiling away with his milky eyes once he’s had a good brush. He’s a beautiful beast with his long muzzle, gentle step and a coat like one of the gentle mystic Urru (for those of you who remember The Dark Crystal!)

Cody has been owned before so enjoys human company, travels well in the car and has good manners (see his nail clipping and haircut photos). He has bonded well with his shelter carers and loves walking with them, but he does take time to trust. New people can make him a little cautious; he feels safer initially with women and tends to prefer their company when he is getting acquainted. However, he has become friends with the main male carer at the shelter and now loves going for walks with him.

It's the same with dogs. Cody mixes well with other dogs in the shelter, but felt cautious and vulnerable initially, sometimes feeling the need to be protective about his food. Cody has made dog friends in the shelter, and we feel he could live with another calm dog given patient introductions and plenty of time to get acquainted. Cody would also be perfectly happy as an only dog.

As far as we know, Cody has always lived outdoors, so would need a calm and patient person, couple or family who are willing to show him the all the joys of living indoors and support him with housetraining if necessary.

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