Kiev

Kiev

  • Age 5 years, 1 month
  • Living with children Teenager and Above
  • Breed Dachshund: Min Smooth Hr
  • Living with dogs Can't live with
  • Sex Male
  • Living with cats Can't live with
  • Size Small
  • Reference ANIMAL24614
  • Centre Old Windsor

More about Kiev

Kiev is a sensitive Dachshund who is searching for a patient and understanding home where he can take life at his own pace. He is based at Battersea Old Windsor.

He is a shy boy that can find the world a bit overwhelming at times so he is looking for a calm, quiet environment where he can feel safe and secure while settling into his new life.

Kiev is worried when meeting new people and can take a little time to make friends. However, with patience and plenty of gentle encouragement he is sure to build trust and form a strong bond with his new family.

Kiev would be happiest as the only dog in the home as he can be worried around other dogs and prefers to have his own space. He is independent when walking past dogs and doesn't gain much from them.

Kiev is looking for a home with a private and secure garden, giving him a safe place to explore, relax and enjoy some quiet time away from the pressures of the outside world.

Kiev is looking for a patient, calm home, if you have already completed our online rehoming form and would like to know more about Kiev 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 before 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.

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

Register

Tell us about yourself, your home and your circumstances by completing our online registration form.

Leave it with us

We’ll use the answers you’ve provided and our extensive experience to find a match that works for our dogs and for you wherever possible. 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.

Speak to our team

When we think we’ve found a potential match, one of our expert rehoming team will then get in touch to understand a bit more about you and discuss next steps.

Rehome

We will then arrange a visit to a Battersea centre to meet your potential new pet.

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.