More about Shaila

Meet Shaila our beautiful Central Asian Shepherd mix.

Shaila arrived at Battersea through no fault of her own. She has a lovely history in her prior home, her previous owners noting how she was a well behaved and affectionate girl who loved to follow her owners around.

Onsite we have seen the same lovely girl although she does have a little bit of a sensitive soul! Shaila has all the characteristics you would expect from a guarding breed and can be reactive to both people and dogs, however under this exterior is a gentle and affectionate girl who loves her known people and will often be leaning into them, wanting a big fuss.

Shaila is at times worried of other dogs but can greet friendly, often hiding her nerves by diffusing with play. She would prefer to be the only dog in the home with new owners who are confident in socialising her in neutral spaces.

Shaila is looking for experienced owners who have a good understanding of guarding breeds, but more importantly have owned or researched Shaila's specific breed, as we will be looking for a very specific home for her to ensure realistic expectations. She will need to live away from the inner city, ideally in the countryside, and would love to have her own private garden and could live with older teenagers in her new home.

Sweet Shaila really is a delightful girl who has won everyone over with her gentle nature. She would make the most loving and loyal of companions in any household lucky enough to have her!

If you have already completed our online rehoming form and would like to know more about Shaila 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.