Walking with Scooby

An assessment from behaviourist Flo from www.flo4paws.co.uk

History: Scooby is in adolescence and was found abandoned with his mother and littermates. Despite this Scooby is an extremely affectionate dog who has no fear of unfamiliar people.

Assessment on walk: It’s nice and easy to put a harness on Scooby he is a friendly affectionate dog and walks well on a longline. Once out of the shelter in the local woods Scooby does not show any fear towards people he doesn’t know, even at proximity. Scooby was however concerned by the horses, even at some distance and visibly faced the direction they were in and was alert. I walked Scooby to a side path as the horses were coming towards us. I then crouched down with Scooby to reassure him while we waited for the hoses to pass at a distance so he could observe them safely. Scooby also showed low level fear towards a large unknown dog. Again, we took a different path, and I reassured him.  

Potential adopter: Scooby does have a high prey drive when it comes to birds so I would recommend taking him on walks with a long line (I used 7.5 metres). It would also be hugely beneficial to gradually introduce him, ‘habituate’, to the unfamiliar as I’m not sure he had never seen a horse. At distance and with reassurance he takes it in his paw stride. He would be suited to an adopter who is active.  

If you are interested in meeting this beautiful girl, please see more details here contact #friendsindeeddogrescue on 07527129642 or me directly