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Lily

How did you hear about Lily?

We originally found out about BDRUK when a friend rescued a dog from Romania. I liked the page and that was my downfall, and we already have two beautiful doggies from BDRUK.

Sadly in September 2023 we lost our older dog and at first we were just going to stick with two remaining dogs, but then I noticed Lily coming up on the Facebook page. We kept up to date on her progress and eventually we put ourselves forwards to foster with the hope of adopting. We chose to foster first as we weren’t sure how Mable would cope with another large dog in the house and Winnie isn’t used to sharing. To get ready for Lil we set her up in our spare bedroom, toys bed, food bowl etc are all in that room so she had her own space.

Initial impression of Lily?
Lil was brought down to us by BDRUK. As soon as she had arrived the first thing we did was grabbed our large dog (Winnie) and just walked them up the lane for 5/10 minutes so they could say hello, but not immediately be in Winnie’s space. When we got back we brought out Mable to say hi, then in we went.

How did she settle in the first week?
Straight away it was obvious that Lil just wanted to be everyone’s friend, apart from the cats which is still a work in progress! She was very good overnight and very loving towards us. I would say the immediate issues were that she insanely food orientated and that she only really seemed to relax when she was outside. There was a fair amount of fidgeting in the first few weeks.

How is Lily doing now?
She is our bonkers, energetic genius. She is on gate number four to keep her in her room as she keeps working them out lol! She is a super cuddly and trusting girl, this is mixed with intelligence and the right amount of naughtiness.
What we really hoped for when we decided to go for Lil is that we would be getting a playmate for Winnie and touch wood that has worked. They wrestle and chase each other constantly and just hang out together. Its lovely to see them play, but not so great when they decide next to you on the sofa is the new play area!
On walks she is amazing, and she is learning that she needs to be gentler with Mable, who is very small. I think because of her size it is easy to forget that she is still a baby, but she picks things up quickly. She is improving with the cats which was a big worry of ours - as with most things time is needed.

Lily
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