Adopting a rescue dog gives them a second chance. We rehome dogs in Manchester rescued in the UK & abroad. We are dedicated to saving, rehabilitating and rehoming those dogs who need a little bit more extra TLC. If you can’t adopt please consider Fostering. All support given.
COVID has seen us left with some more difficult dogs who need specialist homes. Please read the descriptions carefully – some of these dogs have lots of training needs and will require people with experience of reactive dogs, fear aggression to either people and/or dogs.
Please Note: We rehome in the GREATER MANCHESTER AREA ONLY at the moment and HOME CHECKS apply. ADOPTION FEES are between £300 and £400 depending upon the dog’s origin. It is a months trial and full lifetime backup applies. Please use our contact page or email us at info@dogs4rescue.co.uk for more information.
AGE: 3 years 2 months
SEX: Female
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: Bosnia
DESCRIPTION: Poor Suki is a beautiful but complicated girl. She has become reactive to strangers in closed spaces and can be unpredictable towards them. She’s totally loyal and loving to those she knows. She is super clever. We have tried a few homes with her but she will not accept visitors and displays guarding behaviour of her space. She is ok with other dogs but would like to live as an only pet as she won’t share toys or treats. No kids. She needs someone patient, very experienced and willing to keep her safe. She does take a couple of weeks to settle but is the most gentle loving soul when she knows and trusts you. She adores her walks and is full of fun and energy. She loves cuddles most.
ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FOSTER
AGE: 2 years 10 months
SEX: Male
SIZE: Large
NATIONALITY: Romanian
DESCRIPTION: Lenny is a big lanky goofball. He came to us after his original home in the UK didn’t work out. He had been attending training classes and doing very well, but sadly after an altercation with another dog over food showed he has a defensive and fearful side. He has been great with all the dogs here at the rescue, he’s a giddy silly puppy at times, loving all the toys. He is great in the home and doesn’t have any separation anxiety. We want to find a sensible owner for Lenny in an adult only home, due to his BIG size and willful puppy ways. He can be a little wary and defensive, he can redirect when he feels fearful and he has nipped, so he needs someone who is confident with big dogs who can be fearful. Lenny is a really sweet boy, but he can’t live with cats and we think he would do better as an only dog in the home. ALSO AVAILABLE TO FOSTER WITH EXPERIENCED HOME
AGE: 6 years 9 months
SEX: Female
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: Bosnia
DESCRIPTION: Sweetpea is the most gentle, sensitive, sweet girl who has had a really tough life. She is quiet and house clean, but she is quite nervous in the car and can get a bit car sick. She definitely needs to live with at least one other dog, preferably more as they give her so much confidence. She is loyal and gentle, prefers women to men, loves her walks and would like a very quiet home. A very secure garden needed as if spooked, she will try and jump fences. She has been in foster care where she was still timid but will grow her confidence the more she can learn. We’d love to find an adult only home fore her.
AGE: 4 years 6 months
SEX: Female
SIZE: Medium-Large
NATIONALITY: Romanian
DESCRIPTION: Helen was feral when she came to us and couldn’t be touched for a long time. After over 2 years with us and lots of rehabilitation work went on foster where she has been learning to live in a home as part of a family. She is house clean and doesn’t chew. Sadly she still remains extremely nervous of people and has a long way to go, and any change in her environment does set her back for a while and means she needs to learn to trust all over again.
Helen needs a home with at least one other dog, who is confident and can help show her the joys of being part of a family. Helen will not cope as an only dog as she will shut down again. She is good with cats but as mentioned will always be nervous of people so we want to find her a quiet, adult only home where she can continue her rehabilitation in a patient and understanding environment.
ALSO AVAILABLE TO FOSTER
AGE: 8 years 9 months
SEX: Female
SIZE: Small-Medium
NATIONALITY: British
DESCRIPTION: Sadie is a gorgeous small staffie who was rescued from the pound in a terrible condition. She’s been in foster and having treatment for her skin and eyes and is now doing great. In typical staffie fashion she just wants to be with her people so we’d like to find her a home where she will have human company. She has been fine with our dogs here but unfortunately she can be reactive to other dogs when she is out on the lead so needs an owner who can handle this but we can give tips and advice how to manage this. We want to find her a home where she is the only dog and she can’t live with cats either.
AGE: 9 years 1 month
SEX: Male
SIZE: Large
NATIONALITY: Romanian
DESCRIPTION: Beau is a happy lad, always wagging and smiling. He has more energy than the average 8 year old. When he arrived he did have some resource guarding issues and has possibly experienced some abuse in his past, so needs someone who is comfortable with listening to his subtle warnings and pay attention to them. He has been known to get defensive if pushed or scolded which we believe is out of fear, but the majority of the time he is a happy lad with loads of love to give. He has been on regular foster visits with a lady where he has built a trust up and is settling more and more and learning to trust and we now don’t see these behaviours at all, so he just needs some time and patience to build his bond with you. He is dog friendly but would be best as an only dog. He has been cat tested here and is OK but would probably need a confident cat as he is quite playful. We’d like to find an adult only home for Beau.
AGE: 5 years 3 months
SEX: Male
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: Romanian
DESCRIPTION: Elton is an intelligent boy, knows lots of commands and is an angel in the home. He has shown some reactivity while on the lead and also to some people coming into his home, but with the right handler he can is more relaxed. He isn’t aggressive, but he can get anxious and over stimulated so needs structure and guidance from a confident owners who can help keep up with his training plan. He is such a smart boy he will do well with training. He loves all the dogs at the rescue as well as the team, so we’d like to find him an adult only home with calm, confident owners where he would be the only dog.
ALSO AVAILABLE TO FOSTER
AGE: 1 year 3 months
SEX: Female
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: Bulgaria
DESCRIPTION: Daffy came to the UK via Street Hearts along with her brother Buddy, and they were re-homed together but were very nervous in the home, and after some time the family decided they couldn’t move forward with them. She is sensitive and sweet and although timid she is loving and innocent and just needs some guidance. Daffy is in foster care and is an angel, slowly getting used to going on walks and meeting new people. She shows no reactivity just fearful. We want to find her an adult only home with humans that can keep her safe and another dog who can show her the ropes.
ALSO AVAILABLE TO FOSTER
AGE: 2 years 11 months
SEX: Male
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: UK
DESCRIPTION: Hiro is a beagle x harrier who came to us as he wasn’t coping in the rescue where he’d ended up after being given up. He is a very clever lad and trainable but will need a strong and confident owner to manage him as he is very willful and he will bite if he wants his own way. He has some naughty behaviours such as jumping on counter surfaces at any given chance, and being possessive over some things. But he does love a fuss an we believe in the right hands he would be a great pet. Hiro has severe separation anxiety and will scale walls or eat through fences if left. We’d like to find him an adult only home where he is the only dog and ideally a lot of land for him to run around.
ALSO AVAILABLE TO FOSTER
AGE: 12 years 4 months
SEX: Male
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: Romanian
DESCRIPTION: Pancho, or ‘Lord Pancho’ as he became known after showing us he was very much like our own King, Grumpy Stu, in both his manner and cheeky ways and always with a lot to say, arrived with us in May last year. He’s an old boy who has had his back leg amputated but that doesn’t stop him and he is a real character. We’ve been working on getting him used to touch and he’s recently accepted his harness so is learning how to walk on lead. We’d like to find an adult only home for him where he can live out his retirement days being the lord of his own castle. He’s such a special boy who has stolen all our hearts. We will need to cat test him, but if he is like Stu, it will no doubt be a no-no!
AGE: 1 year 3 months
SEX: Male
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: Bulgarian
DESCRIPTION: Buddy is the fawn and white taller dog in the picture with white on his paw. He is originally from Bulgaria but was brought over not through us and re-homed with a family along with Daffy. Sadly they are both very nervous dogs and didn’t do well, so we were asked to step in and offer rescue back up and rehabilitation. Buddy is a beautiful boy, but he is still nervy and can be skittish. We want to find Buddy an adult only home with another confident dog who can help him to feel safe and settled, so that he can learn to trust. He needs someone who can help him get over his fears, build his confidence, walk on the lead and help him to enjoy life as a loved member of a family.
ALSO AVAILABLE TO FOSTER
AGE: 3 years 10 months
SEX: Female
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: Bulgarian
DESCRIPTION: Gina was adopted through ourselves just over a year ago but has sadly come back to us as she was showing some reactivity towards strangers. Gina has done brilliantly here since coming back and has met lots of new people and been great, sitting before greeting people, and she has been fabulous with all the dogs. Gina needs to go to a home with another dog as we believe, like with so many of these rescues, they gain more confidence having another dog around them. We’d like to find an adult only home for Gina, with someone confident to manager her and make her feel safe and not like she needs to be territorial. We can offer advice on how to manage this behaviour and full support for any trials offered.
AGE: 13 years
SEX: Male
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: British
DESCRIPTION: We collected Stanley from the pound after he’d been there for 2 weeks and no-one had come for him. He’s about 13 years old but he has lots of energy still and is very friendly. He has been running around with our dogs here and shows no aggression. He’s great with people and is house clean. A typical staffy, he likes to be with people but is a busy little bee loving sniffing out his new temporary home as well. He really has amazed us with his energy, more like a 5 year old.
AGE: 3 years 11 months
SEX: Male
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: British
DESCRIPTION: Friday was rescued from the pound a couple of years ago and was semi-feral when he came to us. He has been living in a home for the past couple of years and learning to overcome so many of his fears. He is great with the dogs here and was living with several other dogs in his previous home but sadly had to come back to us. He’s currently doing well in his foster home with another Dogs4Rescue dog. Friday does still retain some of his fearfulness towards new people and when out on walks in new areas but he doesn’t have any reactivity. In the home he is house clean, quiet and a non-chewer. We want to find Friday a home with at least one other dog so that he can learn to feel confident and safe.
AGE: 3 years 11 months
SEX: Male
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: Bosnian
DESCRIPTION: Marvin recently arrived with us from Bosnia where he was rescued from a kill shelter with just hours to spare. We believe he was born without his tail although there is no history as he was presumably picked up from the streets and ended up in the shelter. He is a lovely boy and is already ready for a home. He is great with the dogs but he can not live with cats. He is friendly but a little bit shy with people at first, but just needs lots of TLC, he is a really lovely dog. We think he would do fine as an only dog or with another dog in the home. His notes say that he is good with children, but he can be a bit giddy and over excited and snatch treats, so we’d suggest a home with teenagers or above.
AGE: 4 years 2 months
SEX: Female
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: Romanian
DESCRIPTION: Beautiful Ruby was brought over from Romania 3 years ago, but when her adopters could no longer keep her and her original rescuer could no longer help she ended up with us. She’s good with other dogs, very nervous of people. She needs someone confident, kind and gentle who can help her learn people are no threat. House clean, no separation anxiety but can be defensive of her area out of fear and has nipped, so she needs someone who has experience with fear reactive dogs. She was cat tested here and seemed nervous of the cat which could turn into reactivity, but it would probably depend on the cat. Not suitable for a home with children.
ALSO AVAILABLE TO FOSTER WITH EXPERIENCED OWNER
AGE: 3 years 3 months
SEX: Male
SIZE: Medium-Large
NATIONALITY: Bulgarian
DESCRIPTION: Loki came to us nearly 3 years ago as a young pup and was adopted immediately by a couple, but unfortunately he now finds himself looking for a new home. Loki is now a strong willed and independent boy. Loki is very clever and responds very well to training, particularly when there is food involved. He has lots of stamina and loves long walks in nature, although he isn’t great off lead as he can be distracted. He loves playing with toys and is great at fetch in enclosed areas. Loki does have some behavioural issues so we are looking for a home with someone who ideally has experience with difficult behaviours or someone understanding who is willing to take on a bit of a training project. We can help with support and advice to implement some training and management protocols to help Loki become the happy dog we all know he can be. With being so clever we are sure he will respond well.
Loki is generally OK with dogs when he meets them, as long as there is no food involved and it’s not an enclosed space, so we are looking for a home where he can be the only dog, ideally in a quieter area.
ALSO AVAILABLE TO FOSTER WITH EXPERIENCED OWNER
AGE: 3 years 1 month
SEX: Female
SIZE: Large
NATIONALITY: Spanish
DESCRIPTION: Sunny is a pointer cross who was adopted from us a couple of years ago but sadly is now looking for a new home due to her not getting on with another dog in the house anymore. Sunny is a loving, clever and funny dog who loves everyone she meets. She loves her walks, sniffing, playing and going on adventures. She travels well in a car. Sunny is good with dogs when off of the lead and has good recall but can be reactive whilst on the lead, particularly towards traffic when it is close by. She does well with training and needs an owner who will carry on the training and help her to realise that cars are not a threat. We would like to find Sunny an adult only home where she is the only dog. She is house clean and non destructive and quite happy to stay at home on her own with no separation issues.
AGE: 3 years 8 months
SEX: Male
SIZE: Large
NATIONALITY: Originally Macedonian, then went to Cypress
DESCRIPTION: Otis had a tough start in life after being thrown over the wall of a rescue in Macedonia when he was a puppy. He was then moved to a rescue in Cypress and was later adopted to a UK family. He wasn’t used to living in a home, particularly as an only dog, and so he was extremely timid and the lady asked us to step in to help. He was nervous when he arrived with us over a year ago, but he has no aggression issues whatsoever. He was quick to learn we could be trusted and felt safe with the dogs and we eventually found him a home where he has done amazingly well. Unfortunately Otis finds himself looking for a home again as the family are having a baby and can’t manage. Otis is the sweetest boy who is just lovely. He has previously lived with two dogs and cat. He isn’t noisy, he is house clean and non-destructive and is so affectionate and loving when he trusts you. He is still timid in confined spaces or if he feels trapped and he doesn’t like going through doors if he doesn’t feel safe but we have no problems with this. He is also nervous outside on walks and unless he feels confident he will pull to go home, and he is a strong boy so needs someone who can handle him. We’d like to find Otis a home with another dog to help him feel confident and secure and preferably an adult only home.
AGE: 7 years
SEX: Female
SIZE: Small Staffie
NATIONALITY: British
DESCRIPTION: Tia is a beautiful girl who was rehomed through ourselves back in 2018 but found herself in need of re-homing again when her previous owner could no longer cope due to ill health. She is a typical staffie, wanting to be close to her people and so very loving. She isn’t used to being in crowds of dogs but has been running about with our dogs here OK, though she would definitely prefer to be an only dog. She’s house clean, wonderful with people and has lived with children before. She doesn’t have separation anxiety as such but she does want to be with someone when you’re around. An absolutely beautiful girl we are sure will be snapped up.
AGE: 10 months
SEX: Female
SIZE: Medium
NATIONALITY: Bulgarian
DESCRIPTION: Lola is in Bulgaria, not at Dogs4Rescue please apply directly through Street Hearts, link en the tex. Lola was found by the roadside as a puppy after being hit by a car. She had broken bones and punctured abdomen and is having therapy to help rehabilitate her, but as a youngster still her rescuers want the very best chance possible for her and believe a home of her own here in the UK will be her best chance. Her rescuer says she is sassy, goofy, intelligent, and has a real loving personality, however she is currently lead reactive but they are working on that with her.
You can read the full story on Lola directly on Street Hearts page here, where you can also apply to adopt Lola if you feel you can offer her a suitable home.
We have ended up taking in many desperate cases, and so many of our dogs are reactive to people/other dogs on lead and require further training. Please get in touch if you can help with any of these kind of dogs. Email info@dogs4rescue.co.uk.
There are many many more beautiful dogs available through the rescues that we work with and you can contact them directly or view their pages for more information:
Cypress Dog Rescue
Street Hearts Bulgaria
Please do not fund breeders. There will be a flood of lock down puppies entering the rescue system in the months to come.