More about Zeus

Say hello to our handsome boy, Zeus!

Zeus is an Akita who was found as a stray, so we have no known history. During his time with the wardens he was described as a friendly, well behaved boy with people!
Since arriving on-site, he has displayed similar behaviour alongside typical kennel stress. Zeus is a smart cookie and is responding well to ongoing stop-start and recall training.

Zeus was under the care of the London Battersea team, and is currently residing in a foster home. Zeus's fantastic personality of 'couch potato' has really shone on foster. His foster carer describes him as the 'calmest foster dog' he's ever had and reports he will happily sleep anywhere and everywhere in the home. Zeus will seek him out for fuss, get what he wants and then take himself back to snoozing. He's a dream of a foster dog so you can only imagine how perfect he will be as a forever dog!

Mr. Zeus should be the only dog in the home, as both his limited history and current behaviour indicate he may not be comfortable living with other dogs, although he may be able to live with a dog savvy, independent cat as he has shown no chase behaviours in care. We would only recommend this for extremely confident and dog savvy cats, and with owners who have previously owned this breed and successfully introduced them to cats.

Zeus has shown himself to be a typical mature male Akita around other dogs, often keen to greet and displaying some social behaviours, however he can be quick to reprimand and has become stressed around them. Due to his breed type and behaviours around other dogs, new owners should be fully prepared to keep him on lead during walks.

Zeus will also require access to his own private garden to support training away from busy inner city environments. As an Akita, he will need plenty of both mental and physical stimulation to prevent boredom and support his overall wellbeing.

As is common with his breed, he can be sensitive around handling, sometimes becoming restless and bouncing around his kennel and panting, but he is making steady progress with training. Zeus would be best suited to a home with some previous Akita experience and to owners who are confident in physically handling him and committed to continuing his training.

If you have already completed our online rehoming form and would like to know more about Zeus 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 we discuss an individual animal, so if you have not filled in our form yet you can 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.