Rhinestone

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  • Human family requirements

    I need an adult-only home with no visiting kids to keep me stress-free.

  • Other pet requirements

    I need a resident dog to help me feel safe and confident. I haven’t met cats yet!

  • House and garden requirements

    I love my walks and zoomies, I would need a secure garden to let off steam.

  • Out and about requirements

    I’d enjoy one or two quiet walks a day and plenty of cuddle time.

  • Training needs

    I walk well on the lead and my foster parent has taught me toilet training!

  • Medical issues

    I’m fully vaccinated and neutered and I have had 7 teeth removed.

Rhinestone’s Ready: Could You Be Her New Beginning?

Rhinestone is a 6-year-old Cockapoo who came to us from a breeder and has been waiting patiently for well over a year for her forever home. She had never known the comforts of a home before arriving at Many Tears and has spent her time since learning how to trust, play, and love, first in kennels, and now in a long-term foster home.

This gentle girl has made remarkable progress. She is now fully house trained, walks beautifully on a lead, and loves nothing more than long walks and woodland adventures. She even enjoys the occasional muddy run and is showing signs of having good recall in secure areas. Rhinestone thrives on routine and is happiest when surrounded by calm, familiar faces. She greets her foster mum with excitement and joy, shadowing her around the house and offering affection on her own quiet terms.

Rhinestone still has some fears and sensitivities, especially around strangers or in busy, unpredictable environments. Because of this, she is looking for a calm, adult-only home with no visiting children and very few visitors. She’ll need a resident dog, ideally one who enjoys a good game of zoomies and isn’t easily pushed around. While she isn't a lap dog, she will cuddle up on the sofa or bed when she feels safe and chooses to be close.

She’s used to sleeping on the bed, enjoys being brushed (though still prefers her feet not be touched), and doesn’t mind a bath, though she’s not a fan of hairdryers. Rhinestone is not suited to traditional grooming salons just yet, so her adopter should be comfortable with gentle grooming at home or using a calm, in-home grooming service.

Rhinestone is a very special girl who has supported many foster dogs on their journeys. Now, it’s time for her to begin her own. She needs a home with one or two steady, loving humans who will give her the chance to flourish even further. If you have a quiet life, a kind dog, and space in your heart for a dog who will reward patience with trust and loyalty, please consider giving Rhinestone the forever sofa she so deserves.

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Rhinestone's Diary

  • Rhinestone continues to thrive in foster but I feel we have reached our limit in this environment which is safe for her but unchanging apart from other fosters coming and going. 

    We took her to a secure forest and were able to take her off her long line, she's showing excellent signs of good recall and staying with me but we've not tried her off lead on a walk yet. She very much enjoyed her muddy run around.

    Rhinestone is the pied piper of the pack. She starts her loony zoomies and the other dogs all follow...it lasts quite a while and Rhinestone looks visibly pleased with herself when she eventually stops.

    Rhinestone greats me like a long lost friend returning from long absence even when I've literally been upstairs for 10 minutes. She pushes through the other dogs and jumps up and pirouettes then follows me round not letting me out of sight. 

    We had a little set back in confidence recently when I picked Rhinestone up in the garden. She lurched out of my arms and landed awkwardly. I forgot my own advice and now she not quite as trusting when I approach her but she will let me cuddle her if I'm on the sofa or bed and she jumps up. Rhinestone is definitely not a lap dog. She will go with you and stay with you and walk with you for miles but any affection is on her terms. She has helped many of the fosters on their way giving them confidence and allowing them to snuggle with her.

    Rhinestone is really very special. She has outgrown what her foster home can offer. She can live with one friendly resident dog or more. She's just particular about her humans. One or two humans in the home with very few visitors would be ideal as she still shows signs of fear with visitors or residents who come and go often.

    Rhinestone so deserves to start her next chapter. If that's with you then please consider applying. 

  • Rhinestone really enjoys her bath.
    Rhinestone has been with us a while and has made amazing progress. She sleeps on the bed and loves to be around her human though she can be selective.
    She walks perfectly on her lead and mixes with a 10 strong pack of various size and breed of dog. With the right person she can be very loving but she still has an inbuilt fear and she’s still a little nervous sometimes. 
    Rhinestone deserves her forever home she’s waited so long. 

  • After 5 months in kennels Rhinestone was still a very scared dog when she arrived in foster with us. She did not trust humans and shied away in a corner avoiding any human interaction. With the benefit of the 4 resident dogs and the several fosters who came and went this adorable girl has overcome most of her fears over the months and has learnt to trust her Foster mum, and is slowly accepting other humans.

    She is happy being stroked, will make a fuss and jump up excitedly when I enter a room, she gets excited at bedtime and zooms up and down the stairs in a race to be first on the bed. She eats her meals and treats without aggression. She loves treats and takes them with a gentle mouth. She doesn't show signs of aggression with food or treats or when mixing with the other dogs.

    Rhinestone walks like a pro on her lead, walking beautifully to heal. She does prefer to walk with another dog. Rhinestone is still not keen to be approached, though has allowed approach to be stroked by a stranger in the street whilst on a lead. Interaction off lead in the home has to be on her terms but she loves sleeping on my bed, next to any of us on the sofa and she often comes to be picked up and loves to be held in a sit up position close and tight having an ear tickle. Sometimes she will paw at me to get attention.

    Rhinestone doesn't mind having a bath, though doesn't like the hairdryer so has to be towel dried. She does love a good brush and comb through but is still sensitive about her feet and nails being touched. Adopter would have to be confident in continuing grooming at home or have a visiting groomer as its unlikely Rhinestone would be able to handle going to the groomers just yet. Rhinestone can still be easily scared, a sudden noise or movement can see her jumping away skittishly, she has jumped out of my arms a couple of times and landed awkwardly. Height is not her friend, so cuddles on the sofa are safer until she can overcome the last part of her underlying fear.

    Rhinestone is a lovely lady who asks for little and fits into the home without making demands. She is almost an all round ready made dog, however; she has a tricky trait which we are working to improve. She does dash to the door when people arrive, barking loudly in what appears to be an intimidating manner. It is not guarding, more her own fear. She soon settles when people talk to her and she returns to her position on the sofa. We are working on this aspect of her behaviour. She does now listen when I say her name and tell her no, and I use house lead to stop her from darting.

    Rhinestone will need a settled adult only home with not many occupants and not many visitors, with little coming and going. Her home environment will need to be consistent with the same people present to give her the best chance to settle, she is also house trained. Rhinestone needs to be with someone who can give he long walks, take her in the hills, runs on the beach, someone who could be with her and take her with them as much as possible as well as a kind resident dog to help her settle. She is an adorable girl with love to give and who loves to be loved. She has been waiting for so long for a place that she can call home.

  • Rhinestone has come on so well in Foster, she's happy and confident, has found her favourite spot where she's happy to sit and watch. She's an inoffensive, undemanding dog, happy to be around you without needing any fuss but just wants her human close. She does now get onto the sofa and sits with us, she will sit with other dogs but is equally happy to be alone in her spot.

    She likes to play zoomies with the other dogs and gets excited with them on the stairs for bed or when getting up. She jumps up at my back in her excitement, she prefers us not to approach her unless she sitting or laying down, just that final bit of trust to work on.

    She loves her walks and does let me approach her to put her lead on, she walks like a pro.

    She has become a little darling I've become very fond of her now she's got her big girls pants on and settled into her routine.

    Rhinestone does charge and bark with the other dogs when our humans come in and it can be intimidating but she stands off just making noise. She would not be suitable for a home with children or visiting children. She would suit a calm quiet adult only home with someone home most of the day as she does get anxious and scratches at the door if she's left in a room. She will need a resident dog, not a pushover, of similar size or bigger, preferably a male, but one who likes to play.

    House training seems to be sorted, except on rainy days!

    Rhinestone is a sweet girl. If someone could give her a chance she really will be grateful for a space on the sofa.

  • I'm still looking for my forever home with people I can call my own. Look, I can walk on a harness and lead now. I’m still shy of people but do love getting a treat from my hoomans hands. I use the outside toilet like a pro. I love my food and don't guard. I'm told I can be a bit stroppy when a new face arrives so my Foster mummy said I need to be with a dog who can stand up to me. I get bored after  a couple of weeks and settle down. We all get on well now. I'm still wary of humans approaching me but i do tolerate being stroked on the bed

    I would really like to fly the nest and start enjoying my life with my new family. There must be someone for me. I just need a warm comfy bed some nice food and a nice walk. I'm no problem.

  • Rhinestone has been doing very well with us in Foster for the last 4 weeks. She had such a long stay in kennels we had to break her free.  She has settled into a routine and is pretty much clean in the house if you leave the door open or open it at the usual times. She mixes well with some of my large pack and ignores the rest. She will need a preferably larger resident dog to show her the ropes and be her friend but she doesn't need a snuggle friend

     Rhino loves to do zoomies round the outside area and all the better if she is being chased. We are slowly introducing the harness but it will take time and patience before she is ready to step outside where everything is new to her. The house lead is a helpful tool to give her confidence. She can be caught if approached slowly and she can be picked up and cuddled. She will relax as we cuddle her on the sofa and she's slowly approaching us for a sniff. Rhinestone loves her treats and overcomes all her fears when the treat box is out pushing through the other dogs gently to get her share;  she takes her treats gently. Rhinestones hair is very curly and will need regular attention. She allows use of the brush when cuddled. Rhinestone is being very brave and given time and patience she is going to be a lovely addition to the right home.

  • Rhinestone is a beautiful girl who has come from a breeder to find her forever home.  She is a very nervous girl and she is finding it all very overwhelming in the kennels right now.

    Once she is in your arms, Rhinestone is very gentle and sweet but she doesn't trust us humans yet so she will run and hide. She is in need of lots of love and TLC as she starts to come out of her shell. 

    She has never lived in a home before and so she will need to learn all about home life and it will take her some time to get used to the sights and sounds, she will need to learn about house training and how to walk on a lead or harness. 

    This beautiful soul will need the help of a kind resident dog to give her the confidence she needs and to show her the ropes. Rhinestone will come out of her shell but she needs help and she needs time to get there.

    She has sore ears at the moment and has seen our vet and been started on treatment for this. She is matted so in need of a groom and will need regular brushing and trips to the groomer to avoid this again.

Can live with other dogs

This dog can be homed with a resident dog.