Betty
Betty
- Age 4 months
- Living with children Teenager and Above
- Breed Australian Shepherd
- Living with dogs Can live with
- Sex Female
- Living with cats Can't live with
- Size Medium
- Reference ANIMAL28513
- Centre Battersea, London
More about Betty
Meet our beautiful little Betty!
Betty came into our care as her previous home had young children and cats, and Betty was finding the busy household environment overwhelming. Betty is a young Australian Shepherd x Miniature Poodle, she is a bright, affectionate girl who is full of beans but also enjoys settling down for a cuddle with her favourite people.
Like many young, intelligent working-breed dogs, Betty has displayed some behaviours associated with her age and breed, including herding, nipping and mouthing, as well as some resource guarding around toys. She is a bright, eager-to-learn girl who has already been making good progress with her training, particularly learning to drop and exchange toys. Although we haven't seen any signs of mouthing or resource guarding while she has been in our care, it's important that prospective owners are aware these behaviours may re-emerge as she settles into a new home. Continued positive, consistent training will help her develop good habits and build confidence.
Betty is looking for a family with experience of working breeds or similar intelligent, active dogs, who understand the importance of providing plenty of training, enrichment and appropriate outlets for her energy. She would be best suited to a home with adults and could potentially live with sensible, experienced teenagers who have some understanding of puppy behaviour.
Betty would love her own private garden in a quieter location where she can play and explore. She isn't suited to living with cats but could potentially share her home with a well-matched canine companion who can act as a positive role model.
Betty is a lovely, clever little girl with so much potential. With the right guidance, plenty of enrichment and a family who enjoys keeping her busy, she has everything it takes to grow into a wonderful companion!
If you have already completed our online rehoming form and would like to know more about our beautiful Betty, you can e-mail our rehoming team on rehoming@battersea.org.uk to register your interest.
We ask every customer to first complete our online form before we discuss an individual dog, 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.
Home to rehome with Battersea
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.
