Sam - 2 year old Husky (Caerphilly)

Sam is a 2 year old male husky and is currently in kennels in Caerphilly.

The Sam Fact File
Dog status: OK out on walks, best rehomed as the only dog
Cat status: Cannot be rehomed with cats or small animals
Child status: Sam is too excitable and strong to be rehomed with children. Could be rehomed with teenagers.
House training: Perfect
Home alone: Sam is crate trained and can be left for a few hours at a time
Basic training: Knows the basics such as sit and down and walks nicely on a head collar



Sam is a stunning dog, very handsome and proud. He is fairly typical of the husky breed and will be looking for an experienced owner. He will not be suitable as a first dog due to his strong nature.
He has been living with two collies in his foster home but he is assertive around them and would be best suited to a home on his own or possibly with a calm female companion.
Out on walks he can be standoffish with some new dogs that he meets and looks a little tense. his foster home is socialising him and getting him out and about to meet other dogs in a controlled way. He is being rewarded for calm quiet behaviour and distracted if he becomes over excited or tense. This will need to continue in his new home and we would recommend that anyone adopting him take him to training classes or one to ones.



Sam has not been off lead with his foster home as he has a strong chase drive. If a new home were looking to let him off the lead this would need to be worked on gradually, reinforcing recall and giving him freedom carefully on a long line and in secure areas to begin with. He is strong when on the lead and has been introduced to a Gentle Leader head collar and is now walking nicely.
Sam will chase and cannot be rehomed with cats, small animals, livestock or birds.

Sam has been living in an adult only foster home. He came in to our care as a stray with poor body condition, he can be snatchy with food and did originally guard his food bowl but this has been worked on. Taking this into account alongside his bouncy and exuberant nature we do not feel he is suitable to be rehomed with children. He can be rehomed with teenagers and adults.
Possessive behaviour around food and his bowl was evident when he first arrived in foster care but this has been worked on using kind positive methods to gain trust and this has been very successful. When he is rehomed a new owner will need to be aware of this in case the stress of moving from his foster home sparks a reoccurance.

Sam is crate trained and is happy to be left for up to 4 hours. He would not be suitable for a full time worker but could live with someone doing part time hours.

Taking Sam to training classes or one to ones is strongly recommended.

All Hope Rescue dogs are neutered, vaccinated, wormed, flea treated and microchipped prior to rehoming. A homecheck will be required, and you will need to come and meet the dog with your own dogs and family. Hope Rescue rehomes throughout the UK. A Pre-Home Interest Form can be downloaded from the Hope Rescue forum.

Sam is still looking for a foster home