Adorable Hull dog looking for a home has had 'no interest' for 321 days
One dog is so traumatised by his past that he thinks everybody wants to hurt him - but rescuers refuse to give up on finding him a home.
Little Shep, who is around four-years-old, was rescued from abusers in Romania and flown over to the UK for a second chance at life. The mixed breed is currently at Oakwood Dog Rescue in Hull - but nobody has shown interest in him since he arrived at the centre in November last year.
The dog's adoption post reads: "Shep has sadly not known much of life apart from the horrors of living in a public kill shelter in Romania. He is a very sweet boy and you can see in his eyes just how much he is trying to be brave and wanting to make friends with us all at Oakwood. He has got so much potential and will hopefully thrive in a home with lots of consistency and 1-on-1 time with his forever family."
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Shep would need to be the only dog in the home as he has shown signs he doesn't like to share his space with other dogs. However, the rescue centre believes he should be able to make "lots of dog friends" in the future. His adoption post continues: "Due to Shep being so nervous, it's hard to tell what kind of energy level he will have once he has settled and is more confident. We'd guess he'd be of moderate to high energy.
"Shep could be trained to be left alone for around four hours. As he has never lived in a home before, we would recommend leaving him as little as possible to begin with. Shep does not walk on a collar or harness and lead. He will need to build up trust with his family before this can be attempted, it could take months so patience will be key."
Shep doesn't have any form of training as he has lived most of his life in a kill shelter - and you will need to earn his trust before any form of training can begin. In a separate Facebook post, the centre said: "He has had absolutely no interest since he arrived with us back in November. Shep is a very scared boy that can not yet be handled."
Commenting on his Facebook application, one user said: "He's absolutely beautiful, how on earth has he had no interest? I have a dog so unfortunately I can't." Another user added: "Omg, he is gorgeous, I can't believe he hasn't had any interest. Would have been tempted if he could live with dogs." A third user said: "He’s lovely, we are always looking but we have two cats and a lot of the dogs don’t tolerate cats."