Other dogs

Here are some of the dogs available for rehoming at other rescue centres who have asked us to help them. Please be aware that we cannot be sure how well any of the dogs will get on with any cats you may have at home.

Please – think carefully when deciding to rehome a dog.

Dogs are being let down by people who agree to take them, but then change their minds.

Spike - not at Mutts

Roxy - not at Mutts

Perri - not at Mutts

Lily - not at Mutts

Prince - not at Mutts

Rex - not at Mutts

Naira - not at Mutts

Lacey - not at Mutts

Tigger - not at Mutts

Please note these dogs are not at Mutts in Distress and we know nothing about them.We merely give other rescues space to advertise their dogs. Please do not phone Mutts in Distress, as our staff cannot answer questions about these dogs. Please call the number against each dog.
Tigger is around 2 years old and we believe she is German Shepherd cross.
She ended up unwanted at a vet practice after being purchased by one man from another in the forest for £200. The new owner promptly decided he didn’t want her as he said she was barking and lunging at people. Her original breeder was traced through her microchip and her legal ownership has now been signed over to the vet practice.
In the three weeks that Tigger has been living at the vet practice, she has shown herself to have a lovely temperament. She is very easy to train and food motivated. She already sits, gives paw and lies down. She has been walked on the busy streets of Chingford by various handlers with no problems except from the exuberance you would expect from a young dog living in a kennel environment.
Whilst she has a tail that wags quickly and easily, she can sometimes be a little wary of men and slightly head shy. She is quickly and easily won over by a treat with the only exception to this, being a male vet in the practice who she barks at if he approaches.
Whilst living in the kennel, Tigger has not reacted to other dogs and has enjoyed playing with a 6-month-old Chow whom she is gentle and polite with in her play, despite the difference in size.
Tigger was taken on a sponsored dog walk with lots of Chows. Here she got anxious and did bark at other dogs but we feel this was perhaps due to anxiety rather than her having any issues with other dogs.
During her time with us, Tigger has been into a home environment twice over night. On the first occasion she got very excited, ran around the house and mouthed.On the second occasion, she barked over night and the carers felt that she was guarding one of them from their dog. There were also problems with the two dogs but I suspect this was because advice was not followed and the dogs were not kept separately and fed separately as advised. Tigger was returned 24 hours later. She has clearly already formed a strong attachment to her male foster carer and was very distressed when he left despite attempts to distract her with a walk. She is a dog that clearly bonds with an owner quickly. In hindsight we appreciate that this dog has had enormous change and lack of consistency over the last 3 weeks which has understandably made it hard for her to settle anywhere when only there for just a night.
Our impression of Tigger is that she is a highly intelligent dog with a lovely temperament. She has some slight fear at the moment which would quickly disappear with a consistent environment. She bonds very quickly to people and we think that once settled in a home she will be a delight to walk off lead. As she is part GSD there is potential that she may guard a home so any owner would need to be sensible whilst they assess this.
We have seen nothing around her behaviour with other dogs to suggest she isn’t dog friendly but as with any dog coming into a new home, we would advise care and sensible separation at first. As Tigger does seem to feel very stressed in a new environment, it might be easier to home her as an only dog. Tigger has had flea and worm treatment and her first vaccine. The vets who are looking after her are happy to spay her should she come into season. Contact Zoe at Vetcall 02085294004