Royal

I need a calm and quiet, adult only home where I can settle in at my own pace. I would like to live with a female dog. No cats please! I would like a secure garden to spend time in. I can walk on a lead and harness and love to explore quiet areas. I am learning about house training in my foster home, and am doing so good! I am being treated for an ear infection. Royal is a very special Chow Chow who has come to us from a breeder in search of his forever home. When he first arrived, he was extremely frightened of the world around him and was very wary of being touched or handled. Thanks to gentle care and patience, Royal has made incredible progress and is continuing to blossom in foster, where he is experiencing home life for the very first time. Royal has exceeded all expectations with how well he has settled into foster. He has been an absolute superstar, sleeping soundly through the night, travelling well in the car, walking beautifully on lead and has even been completely clean in the house. Every day brings a new milestone, and it has been a joy to watch his confidence grow as he discovers all the comforts and pleasures of family life. Although Royal is still nervous of people initially, he so desperately wants to trust and tries his hardest to be brave. He has begun asking his foster carers for gentle neck and bum scratches, happily takes treats from their hands, enjoys rummaging through the toy box, has found his little voice and now greets them with his wonderful wagging tail. He is such a sweet, gentle soul who simply needs time to work things out at his own pace. Royal absolutely relies on the resident female dogs in foster for confidence and reassurance. He watches their every move, learning how to be part of a family, and loves playing alongside them. He will need to share his forever home with at least one kind, confident female dog who enjoys a good play and can continue to show him the way. He cannot live with cats. As this is Royal's first experience of living in a home, he thrives on routine and will need patient, understanding adopters who will allow him to settle without pressure. He has made remarkable progress already, but he is still very nervous of the unknown and benefits from people who understand that he needs time to process new experiences. A calm, rural or quiet home would suit him best, as he is currently worried by traffic. He is looking for an adult-only home with breed experience and experience with very nervous rescue dogs would be highly beneficial. Royal has recently had a bath and full groom at the rescue and was an absolute gentleman throughout. As a Chow Chow, his beautiful coat will require regular daily grooming. He is very tolerant of being brushed when it is introduced slowly, little and often, and this has become an important part of his routine. Royal is an incredibly special boy who has embraced this new chapter in his life with quiet bravery. With patience, kindness and the continued support of confident canine companions, he will become a wonderfully loyal and loving companion. Watching him continue to discover the world and grow in confidence will be an incredibly rewarding journey, and he is sure to make his forever family smile every single day. Royal is currently being treated for an ear infection.