Benny, male Whippet Lurcher, DOB 02.08 - Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Benny, Whippet Lurcher, DOB 02.08 - Tunbridge Wells, Kent


Homing Requirements: Benny has brilliant dog skills and ideally needs to live with another dog(s). Benny is collar sensitive, so not to live with children and under supervision with visitors: Benny's key is he approaches you. Benny can be an opportunist with food … a typical Lurcher! Benny is an off lead dog with awareness i.e. not around livestock. Not for cats or small furries. Needs a therapeutic environment where he is given space and respected.

Video: Benny relaxing into home life and getting along in weekend foster

Video of Benny and his Green Stick

Video: Benny playing

His Story: Benny was found stray in Feb 2010 and shared his kennel with other dogs. He became collar sensitive though always accepted slip-leads. He has largely grown out of this but still needs a sensitive approach where he initiates advances. Benny is brilliant with dogs and has so much love on offer. Neutered and chipped. Benny is foster in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Advert: Benny is extremely loving and fine with confident, caring owners. Benny is great with other dogs; sensitive to other dog’s needs. He adores toys and will entertain himself and you for hours! Benny is keen and alert when on lead but listens. Benny has great recall yet is ever on 'squirrel alert' but returns and is distractible. Benny so enjoys agility courses.

Benny is a 5 year old Whippet Lurcher: Keen beady eyes, focused either into loving you or outside on trees and the horizon, but his heart is still with his walker. Very relaxed in his home and settles to watch and muse on the broad spectrum that life offers. He has a speaking voice which he uses to relate his take on life, which is very amusing. Benny is enthralled with life and activity having spent nearly all his life in kennels! If Benny had been female we would have called him JOY but he is simply Benny Boy!





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***PLEASE NOTE: This ad has been posted by Rescue Remedies Dog Rescue. We are a registered charity (No. 1139407) and our work involves finding unwanted dogs their life long homes. We currently have approx. 100+ dogs under our wing. We usually ask for a minimum donation of £175 at the time of adoption, for each dog, to help us continue helping homeless dogs***.

Benny is still available for adoption – if you are interested in offering Benny a home please complete our homing questionnaire.

An update from Benny's fosterer:

"I think it is so important that Benny is walked by as many different people as possible so he learns that we are all friendly....but there is no doubt that his favorite walker is Kevin....Benny gets so excited when he sees Kevin.

Benny joins us regularly in the front sitting room at home. He tends to sit by himself, but he is so much more confident and will join Jackson and me on the settee from time to time.

It is still necessary to "read" Benny periodically, but he continues to make progress and always has a great time chasing his ball and "killing" his "tuggy" thing".

Benny is still available for adoption – if you are interested in offering Benny a home please complete our homing questionnaire.