Difficult dog spent year and a half of his time at Harefield

Mikey was originally handed in on May 1, 2016, due to a change in his previous owner’s family commitments.

He was adopted after only a few weeks in kennels but was later returned, in March 2019, after showing aggression in the home.

Mikey was adopted again twice after this, but a similar pattern occurred and his behaviour was too difficult to manage.

After his last return, he spent one and a half years at the Harefield centre before being made a Sponsor Dog and eventually relocated to the more rural Shoreham rehoming centre.

Carers at Dogs Trust continued to work with Mikey, to improve his handling and his ability to cope with everyday life, and he went up again for rehoming.

His owners, Andrew and Sophie Gifford, have spent months building up a relationship with him and learning about his training plans before taking him home for good.

In one of their regular updates, they reported: “We've been able to let him off the lead a couple of times and worked on recall. He has got 10/10 every time. Really pleased with the results.”

Anyone interested in rehoming a dog can visit: https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/