Courtney
Courtney
- Age 2 years, 1 month
- Living with children Not Suited to Children
- Breed Terrier: Staff Bull
- Living with dogs Can't live with
- Sex Female
- Living with cats Can't live with
- Size Medium
- Reference ANIMAL14652
- Centre Old Windsor
More about Courtney
Courtney is a goofy and fun-loving Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross, who is based at our Old Windsor centre.
She’s an intelligent, energetic and inquisitive dog who has so many endearing qualities, including a big twist of cheekiness. She has spent some time in a temporary foster home and has loved the home comforts. Her foster carers enjoyed her company, even when her snoring woke them up at night! She was housetrained and familiar with all the sights and sounds of a home.
She is bouncy and playful around other dogs, and can sometimes be a bit too much for some dogs. She has training to help her work on calmer interactions and matching other dogs play styles. While she is working on her socialisation, we feel it is best for Courtney to be the only dog in the household but to continue making friends who match her energy and enable her to have positive interactions.
Due to her excitable nature, Courtney is looking for her new home to have a private and secure garden so she can burn off her energy, continue her basic training and calm manners without any distractions. She will also benefit from regular exercise and mental enrichment to help her settle into her new environment.
Courtney has enjoyed some day trips with us at Old Windsor, she loves the car and is keen to explore and, fun fact, she snorts when getting all the smells! You can hear her in her video at the bottom of her page, make sure the volume is turned up at the end.
Courtney loves to play with toys, though can get overexcited at times so her owners will need to help support her to keep calm when playing. She can also be seen in her kennel, laying on her bed, flinging her toys about. She is a real food lover and enjoys higher value treats to work with so new owners can use this to continue her ongoing training.
She has been worried when meeting new people during her time with us but has shown to make friends quickly when given time to greet when she feels ready. Once she gets to know you, Courtney has shown to be an affectionate and bouncy girl who enjoys playing with handlers and having gentle fuss. She sometimes struggles to keep calm and this is an area that we have put a lot of training into to help Courtney. She is very clever and has picked this up quickly but she will need regular reminders when at home. She’s a bright girl and will try to push boundaries if she can, so owners who are calm, firm but fair and kind will be best for her. Courtney is looking for a home with multiple carers to best manage these behaviours. We feel that in a consistent home she’ll really flourish to show the very best of her character.
Courtney will be a delightful bundle of excitement for new owners that want to undertake training. If you have already completed our online rehoming form and would like to know more about Courtney, 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 form we discuss an individual animal, 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/rehoming.
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.
