Ark Animal Rescue

Ark Animal Rescue

I am a male crossbreed, am almost 4 years old as I was born on 25/05/22 and am a small grey dog.I’ve not been neutered and I’m up to date with my vaccinations, was vet checked at recent vaccination and am fit and well and I eat complete pouches with biscuits..I have come to the Ark to look for a new home because my owner has sadly passed away.I’m friendly once I get to know women but don’t like men initially and need longer to trust them as I was hit by my owner’s husband. However, I’m getting along well with the Ark’s male dog walkers. I’ve not lived with cats and children so don’t know what I think of them. I came in with another dog (Benji), but it’s not known if I mix well with other dogs when out. I hate the groomer and had to go to the Ark’s vet to be sedated before being groomed.I haven’t shown any aggression to people and am good around food. I’ve never been in kennels before, and am good at the vets. I’m house-trained and have been left 9-12 hours and slept in the kitchen. I travel well in the car, walk well on the lead, but haven’t been off lead and have no recall. I don’t play with toys. I need a calm, loving home where I’ll feel safe. I shouldn’t live with children or cats and am being rehomed separately from Benji. I may need more than one visit to get used to new people before going home with them.

Ark Animal Rescue

I am a male Labrador, am 3 years old and am a large yellow dog.I’ve been neutered and my vaccinations are being updated. I’m fit and well but was overweight on admission due to an unsuitable diet. Until recently I was fed on full English breakfasts and Chinese takeaways and weighed 52kgs on admission, but am now eating a proper diet of meat and complete.I’ve had several different homes during my life and was only in my last home for a week after being taken from a home where I wasn’t being looked after properly. However, the new people were struggling with adapting to living with me or finding the time to train me.I’m a lovely friendly boy who is happy to see and greet everyone. I bark when over-excited but not aggressively. I also suffer from separation anxiety. I tend to jump up at women and to hump them, which can be intimidating due to my size. It’s unknown if I have had any experience with children or cats, but I seem fine with other dogs and like to say hello to them. I don’t like to be left alone for periods of time and will bark when left or shut out from where humans are.I’ve had multiple homes which may explain my separation anxietuy. I’ve not shown any aggression to people, nor any food aggression and am friendly at the vets. I’m house-trained but can’t be left for long before barking and slept on my bed or in my crate. I was possessive of my recent owner’s bed and will growl if told to get down when I don’t want to, so will need training with dominance issues. I travel well in the car, can walk well on the lead but am very strong and will pull if I want to get somewhere. I’ve not been off the lead with my recent owners but I know my name and will respond to it. I love my toys but will chew cuddly ones. I now need some stability and training with an experienced owner. I may benefit from living with a more experienced dog who can help teach me after careful introductions.Luckie was rehomed but returned very quickly because he was immediately very dominant and showing aggression when he did’nt get his own way. He didn’t bite seriously, but managed to break the skin of both of his new owners. He’s had several homes and we believe he’s not been taught about acceptable boundaries, so behaves somewhat like a young hooligan. Due to his size and strength, this presents more of a problem as it might otherwise have done. He also has separation anxiety so doesn’t like being left, not even in an adjoining room.Since being returned to the Ark, he’s not shown any aggression or dominance to staff and it’s thought he just becomes dominant over the sofa or bed in the home, probably because he’s never been taughtto get off when told. He’s vert strong on the lead initially but our dog walkersreport that he settles after he’s expended the first burst of energy. Putting his lead on is a game and can take some time. He’s just up for fun constantlybut is very quiet when he’s shut in the back of his kennel at night time and is incredibly clean in his kennel. He loves his toys, likes a fuss and is very food-motivated. He’s a lovely bot who needs consistency and the right training, something he appears to have missed out on during his life.Luckie needs to be in a home with no children, no cats and needs a very exoerienced owner who can be firm but fair and teach him his position within the home. He will lunge at prams/puschairs so will need to be walked in a quiet/rural area until he’s learned some manners. He’s a lovely dog but simply hasn’t had the advantage of a stable home or learned some basic rules and will need to go back to basics. Once settled at the Ark, he didn’t present any problems apart from his strength on the lead so will definitely respond to a person with the experience to handle him.

Ark Animal Rescue

I am a male St Bernard, am 5 years old as I was born on 06/09/20 and am a very large tri-coloured dog.I’ve been neutered and I’m up to date with my vaccinations. I had to have a dental after my admission to the Ark am now fit and well and I eat sensitive dry food as I have a tendency to have an upset tummy on normal food.I first came into the Ark in August last year with two doggy friends due to the sad death of our owner. I was rehomed but have sadly had to be returned as I’d snapped twice at the other dog in the family and I also nipped the dog walker for no known reason, causung a scratch wound and briusing.I can be a bit stand-offish at first and will bark at new people but, once used to them, am a big softie and like to get on the sofa for a cuddle. I’ve not lived with children but have mixed with a visiting grandson in my recent home and was good with him. I’ve lived with other dogs in the past without any problems. I don’t like cats and seemed not to get on well with the other dog in my recent home.I came in with two tiny, elderly canine companions. One has sadly passed away and the other has been rehomed. I hadn’t shown any aggression when I first arrived at the Ark, just caution was advised when meeting new people so my nipping the dogwalker seems to be a first with no clues why I did it. I’ve not been any trouble at the Ark. I’m good around food and at the vets and I was groomed without problems by my owner’s sister. I’m house-trained, hadn’t been left more than 1-2 hours so it’s not known how long I am happy to be left. I shared a bed with my owner and travel well in the car. I’d not had much experience on the lead as I spent my days in the house or garden, but the dog walkers worked on training me and, since being rehomed, I’ve been out on the lead, but not off lead. I need a child and cat-free home and the Ark now advises I go as an only dogStanley is a lovely gentle giant. He’s shy to start with but, once he gets to know you, he loves to lean on you for a cuddle. He does take time to get to know people but once he does he gives super face washes! He gets along with all staff and volunteers he’s met at the Ark except for one male dog walker and for some reason he’s wary of him. He also loves to play and act like a puppy from time to time but doesn’t always realise how big he is! He’s a good boy at being groomed, bathed, blow-dried and having his nails clipped. He’s very well behaved at the vets and travels well too. He dribbles a lot and wears a bib but this does mean that his kisses are slobbery! He eats Burgess sensitive kibble. He’s gentle on the lead and mostly walks nicely by your side, but will pull sometimes but not continuously. We’ve noticed he’s very nosy and loves to see what’s going on around him. Stanley really is the Ark’s BFG in dog form and would make a great new family member as he has so much love to give. His silly moments and comical personality will give his new family lots to smile and laugh about. He should go to somebody familiar with the breed, or at least experienced with very large breeds.Two staff members took Stanley to the home of one of them for a lovely grooming session. See last video.

Ark Animal Rescue

I am a male Greyhound X Lurcher, am 5 years old and am a large black dog.I’ve been neutered and I’m up to date with my vaccinations, am fit and well and I eat complete dry food.I need a new home because my owner’s working hours mean I’m being left too long (12 hours) and I have separation anxiety and can be destructive when I get lonely.I just need time to get to know new peope and then you’ll find me a lovely friendly boy. I’ve lived with children aged 10, 13 and 16 years and was good with them. I lived with a French Bulldog and was good and didn’t have any problems mixing with other dogs. I’ve no experience of cats but my breed suggests I’m not suitable to live with them.I’ve not shown any aggression to people and have no food aggression, am good in kennels and at the vets and groomers. I’m house-trained and can be left safely for 3-4 hours, but don’t like being left for a long time, and slept in the lounge. I travel well in the car, pull on the lead, haven’t been let off the lead so have no recall. I like balls and teddies and need a home where there’s somebody home most of the time as I love human company. I can live with older children and possibly with another dog after careful introductions.Toby is a big friendly giant. He’s desperate for human company and gets very excited when his kennel is approached. He’ll curl around himself like a pretzel to get the best scratches. He gets very over-excited at times and may nip, not out of aggression but simply because he wants the most affection he can get, so sometimes has to wear a muzzle. He can be vocal at times but is just shouting for attention and cuddles. He’s good on the lead and on walks and isn’t bothered by other dogs. He only toilets in the very front of his kennel so is very clean.He really is just a big lovable, leggy lump, but he’s so desperate for attention that we think he may have separation anxiety and probably wouldn’t cope with being left for long, if at all. He panics when you leave him which is what can make him have a bit of a meltdown and maybe nip but not ever out of malice; it’s out of pure panic of being left alone. One member of staff stares he’s one of the most loving dogs she’s ever met and he just needs affection and needs to be touching you always. He needs a home where there’ll be somebody at home all the time. He’s very needy and should be an only pet as he’d probably be jealous of any attention other pets got, and shouldn’t live with children. It is possible that in a home with much more regular human company his neediness will be less pronounced.If you think you have the time and love to be this sweet boys everything and can offer him a home as an only pet where he’s the centre of attention, please don’t hesitate in coming to meet him.1st May 2026Toby has been dog of the month once before but he’s still with us and so badly wants somebody to love him that we’re giving him some more publicity. He just wants human companionship and is so desperate and deserving of that love. We moved his kennel recently to a quieter area and he’s chilled a lot more since the move and is less anxious when staff leave him in his kennel. He used to nip to try and prevent staff leaving but he’s stopped that now and is gradually becoming calmer. Outside the kennel in the exercise run with staff or dog walkers he’s happy to play and just spend time with his humans so he’ll probably be something of a couch potato when in a home, lolling and relaxing with his new family. He’s such loving and affectionate boy we just long to see him giving and receiving the love and family life he craves.