Meet our beautiful Foxhound Meg who has now been assessed and is ready to get out of kennels for good with her forever family!

On the lead she walks very well, not really pulling nor following her nose for the sniffs like hounds generally do! In the playpen she is a more of a moocher rather than running round at full speed, she's not overly interested in toys but that could change especially with her very own toys in her very own home.

Meg is incredibly affectionate, she loves fuss and is definitely a lean up your leg for extra closeness kind of girl!

We feel that Meg could live happily with another dog as she is really good with other dogs but equally she would be just as happy as an only dog.

Though hound experience would be beneficial Meg is pretty uncomplicated, also very neat and tidy in her kennel so she would suit any family home - she really is a little gem!

We did manage to find a home for Meg however very sadly she had to come back to us after one of her owners developing a severe allergy to her hair, the decision was heartbreaking for her owners but they have given us some more information on what she was like whilst she was with them;

Meg can only be described using one word: Angelic.

Meg is such a well-behaved, calm, beautifully tempered dog who really deserves a home with the biggest snuggly sofa and all the love she can possibly get. She really is a very special dog. In spite of being initially very weary of the new sounds of the house (especially with kitchen noises), she was quick to trust us and also snuggle up on the sofa within two hours after eating her first meal (in her slow feeder bowl - an essential!) Within a day, she was eating her food in the kitchen and was comfortable with TV noises showing how quickly she adapts. Meg is a gentle, quiet and loving girl who seems to live for human affection and gentle walks. She is no runner (we tried to run along but she’d rather trot at most), and from what we knew of her she was more than happy to spend her hours snoozing peacefully away on the sofa or curled up in her bed. Meg is an easy traveller, hopping in and out of the car (with some encouragement initially), eventually settling down in the back and sleeping on a blanket. She doesn’t really make noise, going along with her ‘peaceful’ personality.

Meg is not a vocal dog and not once did we hear her bark in her time with us, not even when the postman rang the doorbell or when sleeping downstairs (she did not want to venture upstairs out of weariness). Following on from that, she is a good sleeper at night having to be woken up by us in the morning rather than the other way around (she is a deep sleeper!) On walks, she is impeccably behaved and walks beautifully on the lead. She is friendly with other dogs and extremely tolerant of nuisance dogs, not reactive to anything (even a group of horses trotting by!) and just loves a good sniff. Meg is not a typical hound where she follows her nose even when we walked by some rabbit/potentially fox/badger holes. She is definitely a ‘moocher’, keeping a lovely steady pace and not really being interested in toys. She’s way more into human affection and will always run up to give you love instead of chasing a ball.

Being a stray and still underweight, Meg is a huge foodie. She would become very overexcited when we ate, so her new owners would have to be confident setting those boundaries and teaching her some more manners. She started to slowly learn to do this with consistency with us reinforcing her to be in her bed. We suggest she would suit an adult home (a quiet one) with no children/teenagers because of this. She can also be a bit stubborn when told to do something (mostly moving from the sofa!) so could do with some training there but she is a quick learner as she already learnt ‘bed’, ‘garden’, ‘dinner’ and ‘wait’.

Being a stray, her house-training was far better than we had expected and she has almost nailed this. She just needs some encouragement going to the toilet before bedtime. But she likes to keep her space, as well as herself, clean and tidy. Meg captured our hearts, and we hope there is a beautifully loving home out there somewhere (away from overly busy roads as she was a bit spooked at times, perhaps owing to her stray days) with lots of cuddles, kisses and treats available. She is such a special girl and has come on leaps and bounds since being in a home environment where we are confident she can thrive.