Grizzly
Grizzly
- Age 1 year, 5 months
- Living with children Teenager and Above
- Breed Akita
- Living with dogs Can't live with
- Sex Male
- Living with cats Can't live with
- Size Giant
- Reference ANIMAL28751
- Centre Battersea, London
More about Grizzly
Meet our big Grizzly Bear!
Grizzly is our 45kg Akita who is looking for his loving home!
He is very friendly, though has moments of being an independent dog wanting to do his own thing. Just like humans, he has also been very sociable with dogs, though sometimes he can either be overly excitable and forget his size or not excited at all but still friendly nonetheless.
Despite his size, he is mostly calm when on lead and on his walks, though new owners will need to keep on top of his general recall when out and about. He does however have moments of becoming a bunny and will jump up at you, or pulling to have a little sniff, so keeping on top of his manners and 4 paws will also help him blossom in his home.
Grizzly will require a home where his owners would have some experience with the breed or have extensively researched into what comes with Akita's. As mentioned, Grizzly does exhibit some typical breed traits, being somewhat aloof and stressed around handling. He will require some training in this. His owners must be proactive in keeping him stimulated as he can be still quite juvenile. He does tend to be in his own little world, though in the right home we are positive he can thrive with the right set up.
If you have already completed our online rehoming form and would like to know more about Grizzly, 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.
