Dart
Dart
- Age 1 year, 2 months
- Living with children Teenager and Above
- Breed Chihuahua: Smooth Hr
- Living with dogs Can live with
- Sex Male
- Living with cats Can live with
- Size toy
- Reference ANIMAL23180
- Centre Battersea, London
More about Dart
Meet Dart, a sweet and playful boy who is ready to find a home of his own!
Dart arrived at Battersea as a stray, so we have no information about his life before coming into our care. When he first arrived, he was very worried and would hide away in his kennel, but it didn't take him long to build trust with his handlers. Once he feels comfortable, his playful and affectionate personality really shines through. He loves spending time with the people he knows and enjoys a good fuss.
Dart can be a little unsure of new people and can be vocal when he feels overwhelmed, so he is looking for owners who can give him time to settle and help him build his confidence. He would be best suited to a quiet location where he can enjoy a calmer environment. A home where someone works from home would also be ideal, as Dart enjoys having company and spending time with his people.
Dart enjoys his daily walks and walks nicely on the lead. He is happy to greet passing dogs with a polite sniff before carrying on his way, and could potentially live with another dog following successful introductions.
Dart can live with teenagers who can give him the space he needs while he settles and build a positive relationship with him.
During his stay at Battersea, Dart has undergone an orthopaedic surgery on his back leg, which he is now healed from without ongoing medication. We would, however, recommend ongoing hydrotherapy appointments at our London site for little Dart, so are looking for new owners that would be willing to facilitate this with him.
If you have already completed our online rehoming form and would like to know more about Dart, 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.
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.