Sooty

🐾 Sooty 🐾
Age: 7 years +
Status: Ready for Adoption
Size: Small
Location: Foster home in Cheshire with 3 other dogs and 2 cats
From: China

🌸 About Sooty
Sooty is a gentle, affectionate little lady who has settled beautifully into foster life. From day one she felt at home, showing herself to be a calm, loving and very people-focused dog. She thrives on human company and will happily climb onto your lap or into your arms for cuddles. If you’re looking for a devoted companion, Sooty is your girl.
She is a quiet dog who enjoys a relaxed routine and is content just being close to her people.

🏡 Home Life
Sooty lives happily in a foster home with:
• Other dogs
• Cats
• Visiting adults
She has shown no aggression or nervousness and is friendly with visitors, often approaching them for a stroke. She shows no interest in cats and coexists peacefully with them.

🐶 With Other Dogs
Sooty is calm and polite around other dogs. She is not particularly playful and doesn’t seek out dog interaction, but she will happily share space. On walks she is relaxed, walks nicely on a harness, and shows no reactivity to dogs or people.
At home, she can be a little possessive of lap time and may grumble if another dog tries to push in. She may also guard uneaten treats, so supervision is advised. With sensible management, she lives well alongside other dogs.
Sooty could also live as an only dog, ideally in a home where someone is around most of the day.

🚶‍♀️ Walks & Travel
• Walks well on a harness and lead
• Calm when meeting other dogs and people
• Travels well in the car, settling quickly after initial excitement
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🍽 Feeding
Sooty eats well and can eat alongside other dogs under supervision. She prefers ceramic bowls, as she does not like metal ones.

🧸 Play & Enrichment
Sooty has no interest in toys and much prefers human affection and gentle companionship.

🛏 Routine & Alone Time
• Sleeps on the sofa using small steps
• Bedtime around 9pm after a final garden toilet break
• Can be left for up to 4 hours when with other dogs
• If homed alone, time left would need to be built up gradually
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🚽 Training
Sooty is learning house training. She is beginning to go to the back door when she needs the toilet and will toilet once outside. She is making steady progress.

🧼 Grooming & Handling
Sooty is excellent with handling:
• Loves being brushed
• Calm during bathing
• Tolerates clippers well
She will need regular grooming in her new home.

👶 Children
Sooty would be suitable for a home with calm, sensible children aged 12+ who are dog-savvy and respectful.

💖 Ideal Home
Sooty would thrive in a calm, loving home where she can enjoy lots of companionship and cuddles. She would suit:
• A retired or home-based adopter
• A quiet household
• Someone looking for a loyal, affectionate lap dog.

🩺 Health & Adoption Info
Sooty is microchipped, vaccinated, spayed, and has had all necessary health checks including a negative Brucella Canis test (UK APHA Lab) and 4DX snap test.

Home check and adoption donation apply.

Adoption donation is £750 due to the high costs involved to get them from China which is over 2k.