April 2026
Archie is a very handsome 5 year old male who’s finding life with two children under 3 years and a house move, very stressful. His owners feel that the household has become too loud and chaotic for him and they no longer have the time to constantly redirect and exhaust him with canine enrichment activities .
Archie has shown obsessive behaviours with the need to chase the light reflections (e.g. sunlight coming through the curtains, reflection from a phone or metal, etc.). He whines and jumps at them,
sometimes barking. They think it was triggered by a laser their son was playing with in a car, but this only lasted 5 minutes until they realised it was causing an issue, so are only guessing that this could be to blame.
He is raw fed due to allergies according to a specialist, but he only ever
tested for environmental factors. It’s believed that he’s allergic to dust mites and this improved massively when his owners
changed the carpets to hard floors.
Archie is fine to be left for a few hours with access to the hallway and landings and after exercise he happily snoozes on his bed.
He is fine at home with a cat but will chase out in a walk.
With other dogs on a walk he can be unpredictable, most of the time he is okay but his owner doesn’t let him engage in play as he can take it too far on times. He has a good recall to his owner and to his dog walker 3 short whistles/peeps with one long one to lay down. He also knows sit, down, touch and catch.
Ocassionally, he won't like a dog his owner explains and particularly disliked a Vizsla that used to live near them.
Since he was a puppy Archie has been living with young children aged 3 months, 2 years and 11 years, when the children are around he gets very over excited starts barking and chasing looking anxious.
Archie has stayed with family members who were older and calmer and he thrived, he was more relaxed and settled quickly.
With this in mind we will be looking for a calmer child free home - possibly with visiting children, potentially home workers or part time workers.
A week ago Archie tore his tendon so is spending time resting/healing in his crate. The vets have considered giving him a mild sedative to relax him while he’s resting because of his light/shadow fixation.
If you feel you could offer this handsome fella a calmer environment please contact us.
Archie is currently in the Oxford area and will be rehomed with his 5 weeks free Agria insurance and his Adoption Contract.
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