Jessie

Woof! I’m Jessie and I am a sweet but unsure girl who needs someone to work with me.

Age: 8 years old

Sex: Female

Breed: Labrador x Lurcher

Jessie's Notes:

• can live with older children
• friendly with strangers
• is toilet trained

• can’t live with cats
• can't live with dogs
• can't live with young children

Jessie is a sweet girl who was returned to the rescue as her owners were unable to cope with her behaviour. She has sadly been in and out of our care for a few years now so we’d really love to find her the perfect match soon.

In the home she is described as being perfect, she is fully housetrained, friendly with visitors and loved sunbathing and playing ball in the garden. She is a very cheeky, lovely girl who loves a cuddle and a good run round playing hide and seek! She does love her toys as well, and chasing tennis balls. She will find any bit of sunshine to sunbathe in and likes being wrapped up in her blankets at night.

She can be quite reactive to other dogs on walks and with dogs passing outside. She is gen-con trained so she is easier to manage once you know her traits and with good lead control, she walks beautifully. When she first came to us, she joined off-lead mixes with multiple dogs and was very playful, however an incident in a home caused her to become very nervous and fearful of dogs. It is larger breeds that Jessie is reactive to, so she needs quitter walks where she can have calmer walks to do plenty of sniffing. We will give full advice and support with this as she settles into her new home.

So far, she’s had an unsteady few years in kennels so we really hope her next home is her final one. She is a gorgeous girl who will flourish in the right environment. Anyone interested in Jessie will need to come to the rescue a couple times to spend time with her. She is a firm favourite with staff and we love her cheeky side, we hope someone comes to see her soon as she really deserves a forever home.

Recently Jessie has had a short-term trial in a home, where was very well behaved and was very good passing dogs on walks. With correct handling she is very responsive to training and learning new commands. She travels very well in the car, settles at night and during work hours. She enjoyed napping in the garden and burrowing in blankets on the sofa. Jessie is very nervous and reactive to veterinary treatment, especially areas around her neck, ie, holding her collar and spot-on treatments. We can explain this in further detail with anyone interested.