Oscar is a sweet and lively miniature Dachshund boy who has come to Little Legs after his family’s working schedule drastically changed, meaning he was being left at home for long periods. We have booked Oscar in for castration, a restart of his vaccinations and health check to get him ready for his new life. Oscar loves toys, especially playing fetch with a ball and looks forward to his walks.
Oscar is blue and tan in colour, which is unusual and does make him very striking, but as a dilute colour it can result in some skin issues such as CDA – please read up on this before applying. Oscar is a chunky for a miniature size and more like that of a ‘tweenie’. Oscar is fit and well and excited to find his new humans. He can live alone or with another small, friendly and neutered dog(s) after suitable introductions. Oscar is very typical of a Daxi and loves to sleep under a blanket and get lots of fuss.
We are currently very busy and rescue spaces are extremely limited – PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU HAVE HOLIDAYS BOOKED OR ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO FINALISE THE ADOPTION IN GOOD TIME – we have a huge waiting list which we are constantly juggling as we hate turning away dogs in need. Please tell us about and breed experience on your application form. Whilst a loving home is SO important for a rescue dog, they will also need structure, routine, boundaries and long term commitment.
THE DOG YOU MEET AND TAKE HOME MAY NOT BE THE DOG YOU HAVE IN 6 MONTHS TIME – THEY CAN BE NERVOUS AND SHUT DOWN, TAKING TIME TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND SHOW THEIR TRUE PERSONALITIES – THEY MAY PUSH BOUNDARIES AND BECOME HARD WORK BEFORE SETTLING FULLY. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU AREN’T COMPLETELY COMMITTED TO ADOPTING AND DOING EVERYTHING TO MAKE THE PROCESS WORK.
Age – 4 years
Size – small, approximately 7kg
Location – Southport, Merseyside
Colour – Blue and tan
Microchip number and company – Oscar is microchipped and the details provided to be moved over on a successful adoption
Known medical conditions – none
Known behavioural concerns – none
Can be left alone – yes for a few hours with no issues, but will need to build up to this in his new home
Neutered – yes with our vet
Live with other dogs – yes
Good with cats – untested
Good with kids – due to his size, older children only
Travelling in the car – good on the passenger seat
Housetrained – yes
Lead walking – good but does not like to walk far
Recall – not yet tested, he will return as long as he has a ball to bring back
Crate trained – in progress in foster
Current diet – Forthglade wet food twice a day but can and will eat anything
A video home check and a non refundable £400 adoption donation will apply – this goes back into our vet fund account to help other dogs in our care
Apply to adopt using our adoption form here