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Character
Puppy Zara is a happy, confident bull lurcher (mother half Lurcher, quarter American bulldog, quarter Doberman; father half Lurcher, half Standard bulldog). Zara was born deaf and partially sighted in the UK on 13 May 2026.
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Zara is officially ‘partially sighted’, but don’t let this deceive you! She has sight and uses it well!
Zara is deaf, but you’d hardly know. She copes amazingly - watch her videos.
Zara hardly ever barks. She is a lovely, quiet dog.
Zara is a bull lurcher, and as a sighthound she does not need lots of exercise. She is happy to bomb around the garden or play for a couple of intense periods each day, then is happy snoozing on the sofa.
Zara is good with dogs and will fit into most patient home environments.
It feels almost irrelevant to talk of Zara’s disabilities. Zara has no idea there is anything different about her; she hasn’t a care in the world and she throws herself into life with such enthusiasm and curiosity…nobody who sees her videos would realise there was anything out of the ordinary.
Zara doesn’t bump into things, she can see where she is going, and she can track objects. Zara’s fosterer (who previously fostered Zara’s blind sister) immediately noticed the difference between a blind dog and Zara’s confident ways around steps and levels.
Zara is a very confident little pup. In foster with a German Shepherd and Australian Shepherd, she isn’t afraid to assert herself and even inclined to dominance given half the chance! Zara has been put in her place by her patient, confident and playful foster siblings, but if Zara is to have companions in her new home, they must be confident ones, and of a size to match the tall, agile dog she will become when full grown.
Zara is making excellent progress. The vet was very happy with her development at her second vaccination appointment.
As Zara is keen to learn and eager to please, she is proving a joy to train. Although you might think it difficult to train a deaf dog with limited sight, Zara is proving us wrong. Her foster carer gains her attention by tapping her on her left shoulder. Zara stops what she is doing immediately. Zara knows how to sit and is learning ‘wait’ and ‘down’ as well.
‘I don’t want people to feel sorry for her or treat her differently’, says her fosterer.
Zara doesn’t bark much. She cries a little when left initially but settles within five minutes. She is used to being alone for short periods and stays nicely in her crate when her family are out.
Zara sleeps for up to six hours at night, alone downstairs, with no problems. She is mastering house training very well. She is making great progress for any pup, but her new home will need to commit to continue her training and socialisation.
Zara travels nicely in the car (on the back seat with a seatbelt, not in a crate), and has enjoyed being carried to the shops where she receives a lot of fuss and attention, which she loves. As she is not yet walking out due to her recent vaccination, she has started to practice lead work at home and is showing good progress.
Zara currently lives with a confident, older cat. Although they live in separate zones, we can discuss cat suitability if applicants are interested. We find most puppies can acclimatise to cats if introduced carefully.
Like any pup, Zara is active and is often ‘at either 60mph or zero’, says her fosterer. Zara loves playtime and sharing toys with her foster siblings. Her breed type is sighthound, so she will typically need short periods of intense exercise but also enjoy a lot of time snoozing on the sofa.
When calm, Zara loves sitting on the sofa enjoying the company of her fosterer. She is snuggly and affectionate and loves the reassurance of human touch.
Although it is our preference that Zara is homed with a confident dog companion who will want to play (and occasionally put her in her place), we would consider Zara being an only dog in the right context as she is more human-centric than she is dog-centric. Zara always greets her foster Mum before her siblings.
IF she is to be an only dog, it will be essential for Zara to have frequent and regular dog friends (meeting daily) who are confident and playful and of medium to large size.
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Please note - we do not rehome dogs to families with children under the age of 10.
Type of Home Sought
Preferably with a confident, active dog companion of medium to large size.
Zara's new home must understand the patience and commitment it takes to train a pup. Zara will grow into a large, agile dog and will need a garden and plenty of mental stimulation and opportunity for exercise for short periods as befitting sighthound type.
Zara’s adopters will need to have her spayed when she is of the appropriate age.
Please read about our Adoption process. We really appreciate it when potential adopters have read our advice, and these are the people who are most often successful at application stage! https://www.bdruk.org/rehome
Our adoption donation is £350. This includes travel to the UK, their vaccinations, pet passport, microchip and all preparation for travel. They also come with 5 weeks free insurance (excluding The Channel Isles & Isle of Man).
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