Phoenix

Phoenix arrived in a bad state, but he is getting better. He is stressed at the pound and doesn’t cope well living in a small cage for more than 23 hours a day. He is good with females and some males.

We hope he doesn’t have to wait too long for a new good home, as the stress isn’t doing him any good.

January 2024 – Phoenix went into a foster home due to the pound flooded, the family tells us;

He is doing okay so far. He has been brilliant in the car, very calm and just sitting. He hasn’t been house trained, but I have been training him since and I would say he has almost learned, as we had no incidents in the past 2 days. He has been left in the house few times, one of the times for 5 hours and he has been sleeping all of the time, no damage or anything. He is great on the lead and walks, he seems unbothered by cats or other dogs when passing by them. In the garden though when he sees my neighbours dogs he is just barking, but rather friendly than aggressively. I haven’t had the chance to introduce him to children, but he is quite calm, so I think he should be fine with children too.

He matches my energy, i.e. if I want to chill and read/sleep/watch movie he just leaves me and goes in his bed, if I want to play or go for a walk, he is getting excited, so it’s quite easy to handle so far.

He is very happy when given food and treats and he has no problem/fuss when he has to take his medicines or the eye drops. He was very calm also during bath time. During the night he sleeps through the whole night and doesn’t wonder around, he also doesn’t snore.

His fur starting to return bit by bit as well, so he will get better and better. He was also brilliant at the vet even when they were trimming his nails.

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Phoenix is available for adoption in the UK.  Homecheck and adoption fee apply. Adoption fee includes neutering, passport, microchip, all vaccinations, blood tests to screen for diseases, worm and flea treatment.
Adoption cost in Spain (if no transport required) 155€ for males and €165 for females.

Adoption costs to the UK are £570. This includes all DEFRA paperwork and transport by DEFRA registered carrier ( using the TRACES system) direct to your door, except London, within the M25 motorway, Highlands of Scotland beyond Perth, and all off islands (if we cannot deliver direct, a mutually convenient meeting place will be arranged). We sort out all the arrangements and delivery/ meeting times will be advised in advance by the transporter.

For dogs brought to the UK by SSDUK to go initially into foster care, adopters will still be required to pay the full adoption fee of £570 to cover the above expenses.

In some cases, for example a failed adoption of a dog already in the UK, the fee may be reduced to £320 where the initial transport costs from Spain have already been met. This is to cover transport within the UK, kennel fees and any checks required. 

For adoption costs elsewhere, or for help and advice please e-mail adoptions@spanishstraydogs.org.uk

For more information about this dog, including advice and custom made video contact adoptions@spanishstraydogs.org.uk now.