Hi everyone!

My name is Watlyn and I am an approximately 2 year old Jack Russell. I came to SEDR as an unclaimed stray, presumed dumped by my former owner.

I am looking for an adult only home who have a lot of time and patience, and experience with rescue dogs who have difficult backgrounds.  

I am looking for a home as an only dog or with a calm dog who is not ‘in my face’ but happy to potter around with me. I am currently in foster with 3 other dogs who all respect my space and that works well for me!

I cannot live with cats or small furries.

When I arrived as a stray, I was so underweight that it made my carers cry to see me so thin. It was clear I had yet to know the love of a human, and would run and hide when anyone approached me…making myself as small as I could at the back of my kennel. They knew I needed a foster home, away from kennels, to help me start my journey to a furever home, and one of their kind volunteers took me home. I have now put on weight and am looking and feeling much better! 

My foster family feel that I had never lived indoors before. Housetraining took some work but now I am clean in the house as long as I am given regular opportunity to go to the garden. 

Although I still find humans frightening, I am learning that I am safe now around them. I like to be in the same room as my foster carers, and will follow them from room to room and to the garden…but it’s going to take time for me to trust someone enough for them to stroke me and pick me up. I need a home with someone who is completely onboard for taking on a dog who is going to take his own time to come to them, and that may take weeks, even months. I don’t know how to walk on a lead so you must have an enclosed garden and understand that I am not ready for the outside world yet.

I have not shown any aggression to my foster carers and will take treats now from them. I love food…so this will be a good way to win me over, but please understand that this is not going to happen overnight. 

I am fine to be left for short periods such as shopping trips, but am looking for a home where someone is around for most of the time.