Archie
Archie
- Age 2 years, 2 months
- Living with children School Age and Above
- Breed Lurcher
- Living with dogs Can't live with
- Sex Male
- Living with cats Can't live with
- Size Large
- Reference ANIMAL21862
- Centre Old Windsor
More about Archie
Archie is a young Lurcher with a cheeky personality, who is looking for new owners with time to dedicate to helping him settle and learn some boundaries at home.
Archie is a wonderfully fun, vibrant dog and is very intelligent – this means he picks up training quickly but he is also quick to find his own amusement if he is left to his own devices. One of his favourite things is to help himself to items that are not his, so his owners will need to be one step ahead of him. He does settle with a chew but does need to be given direction and structure to his routine.
He loves his walks and sniffing around. Archie is friendly with dogs and with those he knows and who appreciate his scatty play style, he loves a game. However, he can get frustrated when walking if he sees dogs and cannot meet them and this leads to him barking at them. He has done so well picking up the training we've put in place to help him and would like owners who are understanding of this and happy to carry this on. He’d be best living in an area where there are not too many dogs walking past his house, and being walked in areas where his owners can give him plenty of space away from dogs to help his training. Despite this, he can greet dogs nicely when he’s calm and, in order to stop him getting too frustrated, he’d like some calmer dog friends that he can walk with.
Archie is playful with toys and has been known to throw them around in the air and then pounce on them. He should be given plenty of his own toys at home, including some hardwearing chews as he does enjoy these.
Archie does not like being left alone at home and needs a home with multiple people to be able to support him with this. As he settles, he’ll need to get used to spending very short periods of time alone and this can then be built up. He can be destructive and is agile enough to get up onto worktops and tables so should be left in a safe, secure area that he’s familiar with.
This lovely chap is really affectionate and gentle overall and we’re sure that in a home that fully accepts his quirks and needs, he’ll bring lots of smiles.
If you have already completed our online rehoming form and would like to know more about Archie, you can e-mail our rehoming team on bow.rehomers@battersea.org.uk to register your interest.
We ask every customer to first complete our online rehoming application form, so if you have not filled in our form yet you can find the details on how to do so here; https://www.battersea.org.uk/rehome/dogs
Please be aware that we have a large amount of interest in rehoming our animals, so we are only able to contact those that are a match for the dog you have contacted us about.
Rehoming FAQs
Here at Battersea, we assess all of our dogs individually and create a rehoming profile for them. To ensure successful matches between people and pets, we use a combination of extensive rehoming experience, our staff expertise and the information you provided in your rehoming form. Once you complete your online registration, you’ll receive a confirmation email to let you know that we have everything we need to begin our matchmaking process, as well as the next steps of the process.
This may not always be the dog you thought it would be, which is why we ask that you see the registration form as a way of registering your interest in rehoming, not an application for a specific animal. We’re experts in making sure we find the right home for our dogs and the right dog for your home.
Read the full list of rehoming FAQs.
Once you’ve completed our online registration form, we’ll handle the rest. Your rehoming registration will be open for up to three months, and in that time, we’ll do our very best to try and match you with a pet that best suits you and your lifestyle. It can take a bit of time for us to try and match you with a pet – but we promise it’s time well spent. We’re committed to getting to know every animal at our centres before finding a match that works for our dogs and for you wherever possible.
If we are not able to match you with a dog within three months, we’ll let you know and offer guidance to help you continue your search, either at Battersea or beyond.
Read the full list of rehoming FAQs.
Our rehoming fee is £230 for dogs (over six months), £350 for a pair of dogs, or £275 for puppies (under six months). We accept cash or debit/credit card as payment (we are unable to accept cheques). Included in this cost are the following:
- Microchipping
- Initial vaccinations, flea and worming treatment
- Neutering
- A collar, identification tag and lead
- Starter pack of food, advice and special offers
- Four weeks’ free Petplan insurance as your dog settles into their new surroundings
Something to bear in mind is that our rehoming fee is just the beginning of the costs involved with owning a dog. We would recommend that before making the decision to rehome, you investigate the costs of pet food, pet insurance, grooming and fees at your local veterinary centre so that you are fully prepared for the financial implications of bringing a dog into your home.
Read the full list of rehoming FAQs.
