Kennel 19 - Sponsored by Bexley Dog Training Club

Pet name - Annie

Race name -  Live Annie

Colour - Black

Sex -  Female

Born -  18th June 2014

Arrival date -  12th March 2026

After 4.5 years in a home, 11.5-year-old Annie has been returned to us. Unfortunately, due to financial difficulties from her previous owners it has meant that Annie was returned to us in poor condition. Annie was diagnosed with a form of Lupus prior to homing and required on-going medication. On return to us we noticed immediately that her Lupus was having a major flare up and causing her a lot of pain and discomfort. She has been under the care of our vet since her return, and we are hopefully slowly getting her condition under control. Once the vets are satisfied that her Lupus is under control, Annie will also need a dental before she is ready for homing. At nearly 12 years old Annie will need to remain in our care at the kennels until the vet is happy with her health. She needs medications multiple times a day and regular monitoring by the staff so that we can inform the vets of any slight changes to her health. Once given the go-ahead from the vets we will be looking for a home that Annie can spend the last of her twilight years in. She will need to remain on medication for the rest of her life and deserves to spend it in the comfort and warmth of a home. For now she is happy and settled in her kennel and we are making her as comfortable as possible with lots of attention and lots of tasty food to keep her appetite up.

What sort of home are we looking for Annie?

As an older girl Annie is just looking for an easy life. She is looking for a home with garden access and ground level living. Due to her age, she doesn't do stairs and it is currently too painful on her feet for her to manage more than 1 or 2 steps as several of her toes are swollen due to the Lupus.

Annie has been great around visiting children and babies. She is OK with other breeds of dog and lived with the previous owner’s mums female Staffie for a year. She can be a bit nervous of dogs that she doesn't know but regular interactions will help her become more comfortable with them.

A typical girl she's not overly affectionate, preferring to stand in front of you to have a stroke and walking off back to bed once she's had enough. She previously slept downstairs at night without a fuss and is OK to be left alone. When going out the previous owners would usually leave the TV on for company and that works well for her. At the kennels she has a radio on overnight.

She was going for short walks a couple of times a week as she prefers eating, sleeping and garden time to walks. Once recovered from her Lupus flare up, I'm sure she can be encouraged to do a daily 5-10 minute slow wander but at her age it is always best to be guided by her. If she just wants to potter around the garden then she should be allowed to do that without any pressure for walks. Weight can always be maintained with portion control.

When she first went home 4.5 years ago she had sleep startle, however given time to settle that is no longer an issue. I mention it as a new home may cause Annie to regress and have some sleep startle whilst she settles.

Anyone interested in opening their home to Annie and allowing her to finish out her twilight years in a warm comfortable home rather than kennels please do get in touch. Please be aware that she is not currently ready for homing as we need to get her health to a point we are happy with first.