Larissa

Doggie Details

Current status:

Available

I am a:

Lurcher

I am:

Female

I would like:

To be the only pet at home

I would not like:

To walk in very busy areas

My favourite thing is:

Human company

My personality:

Loving and intelligent

Child Friendly:

Adult only home (no children)

Dog Friendly:

Needs to be an only dog

Cat Friendly:

Not cat trainable

Location:

Somerset

If you adopt Larissa (or any of our dogs), you will be entitled to receive FREE behavioural support from our qualified team of behaviourists for any issues you might need help with during her lifetime. Further information will be given when homing Larissa. Please note, this support is only available for dogs adopted from Forever Hounds Trust.

Larissa is a 6 year old lurcher girl, looking for her forever home. She’s a sweet, playful and affectionate girl, but is a sensitive soul and can be very anxious in certain situations.

Larissa was originally found as a stray, but has lived in a home environment before and settled quickly into the routine of pet life. She was clean inside and slept well overnight, on her own bed in the owner’s bedroom. Larissa is a big fan of playing with toys, especially squeaky toys! She’s also very food motivated and learns new things quickly. She loves car trips and travels really well – curling up to sleep until she reaches her destination. Since Larissa loves to run and play, she would benefit from a reasonably large, secure garden to zoom about in.

Larissa thrives on human company and does like to be with people as much as possible. She’s very affectionate and loves a cuddle on the sofa! She bonds very strongly with her family and can struggle with spending time on her own – she should be able to get used to short periods alone, but her new family must be willing to build this up very gradually. Larissa can be nervous of new people to start with, and needs time and space to gain confidence at her own pace. Due to her anxious side, we feel that Larissa would prefer not to live with children.

Larissa is looking for a quiet home environment, and either rural or suburban walking areas where she won’t meet too many other dogs. Although she can easily make dog friends with the right introduction, Larissa is nervous around unfamiliar dogs and will show defensive behaviour if she feels worried enough. She will avoid unfamiliar dogs on walks when she can, but can show reactive behaviour (barking and lunging) if another dog gets close enough. She would struggle with walking in areas such as parks of beaches, where she was likely to meet off-lead dogs, who might run over to her. Although she loves playing with her doggie friends, she does not like to share with other dogs at home, so needs to be the only pet for now. Larissa does not get along with cats and is very keen to chase them!

Larissa is a wonderful girl – she just needs a family who will understand her worries, and help her through them with patience and kindness. If you think that could be you, please get in touch!