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Zelda
Oxford
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Bull TerrierAge: 3 years1 female
£250
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Bull TerrierFemale£250
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Adv. Location:Oxford
Pets in litter:1 female
Breed:Bull Terrier
Generation:P
Age:3 years, 7 months
Ready to Leave:2025-04-03
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** PLEASE NOTE! **
It is absolutely essential that any prospective new home/carers have EITHER direct previous experience of bull terriers OR other similar breeds AND have researched the bull terrier thoroughly. Bull terriers are a truly unique breed of dog and have very specific characteristics and needs.
Thanks for looking.
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- Zelda is a beautiful 3.5 year-old bull terrier who lives with me and my 8 y/o daughter on a narrowboat in Oxfordshire.
- She has a wonderfully kind and affectionate nature - at times extremely soppy!
- She is trained, well-behaved and obedient (as much as can be expected of this breed!) and shows no destructive or resource guarding behaviors.
- She can be trusted around humans, especially children.
- She CANNOT be trusted around other dogs. Although she is not outwardly aggressive and has historically had good canine companions, if another dog shows any sign of aggression towards her, however slight, she will react and react badly.
- She is in good health, fully vaccinated and NOT spayed.
HISTORY
She came to us aged 1.5 years from a local family where she was struggling in a house with the power dynamic of two other established family dogs. She was kept in crate most of the time, and therefore had no training or life experience.
When she arrived with us, we treated her as a newborn pup and started from scratch - building her confidence and training around obedience, food, resources and basic commands.
Within 2 weeks she was content sleeping in her own bed and wandering freely around the home without any destructive tendencies or stealing/resource guarding.
After 6 months she was comfortable in all/various different social settings (she LOVES a cafe/pub!) and enjoys the HUGE amount of attention she gets when out and about.
PERSONALITY/NATURE
KIND AND LOVING - She has a wonderfully kind and affectionate nature - at times extremely soppy! If gently approached by another human, she will wag her tail and LOVE receiving and reciprocating the attention. If she feels very safe with someone she will try to bury her head into their chest or arm/leg fold.
STUBBORN - I’m not going to provide an essay here on the breed (please see above note about fully researching the bull terrier breed!) but they are one of the most stubborn of dog breeds. Zelda is no exception!
Although she is trained in a number of commands, has a good vocabulary and is relatively obedient, it still takes a lot for her to listen and react to commands in a day-to-day context.
There are some absolute no-no’s however - stealing food, jumping up, eating nasty stuff, barking for no reason - which she is highly trained at and very rarely breaks.
CHILLED - Where she is unlike her breed is how placid she is. Out on walks, if allowed, she will tear around like a fruitcake, but when at home and generally out and about, she is extremely docile and calm.
EXERCISE/STIMULATION - She is very grateful for anything she can get! A minimum of 20 minutes walking/running twice a day is required. Mental stimulation is as important though - being taken out to somewhere where there are lots of people to interact with, or playing games/doing tricks for treats is important for her to drain her mental energy.
CARS - She enjoys driving around, looking out of the window. I have also been using the car as a crate/kennel for up to 3 hours where she is totally happy snoozing as long as she is warm and has access to water.
HOME ALONE - I haven’t left her home alone that much, but have occasionally and she is totally fine without any separation anxiety of destructive behaviour.
OTHER DOGS
And here comes the heartbreaking reason why I am looking to re-home this otherwise (almost!) perfect companion.
She CANNOT be trusted around other dogs. She is not outwardly aggressive and has historically had wonderful good canine companions and friendships. But if another dog shows ANY sign of aggression towards her, however slight, she will react and react badly.
During our first summer together she was badly attacked by another, much larger, dog. She reacted by locking onto the the back of the other dog’s neck. This happened AGAIN a few weeks later with a different, much smaller, dog that charged at her baring its teeth and barking. She reacted in the same way and did some (thankfully non-fatal) damage to the smaller dog.
We then went 18 months without a single incident. This was mostly down to me never letting her off the lead in public unless I could see for 1/4 mile in every direction to check for other dogs, and having only canine interactions on the lead.
She generally enjoys meeting other dogs on walks, wags her tail and interacts very well. At worst she just ignores the other dog. But if the other dog should bark or even stiffen and appear aggressive in its body language, Zelda will react badly.
I’m sure that is a behavior that could, with some professional help, and some time and effort into off-lead muzzled walking and experience, be trained-out or significantly reduced.
WHAT SHE NEEDS
In order to thrive, and feel safe and secure, Zelda needs a very kind, loving, considerate, calm and stable human leader.
A person/s who can provide much reassurance at the same time as consistent and sometimes very firm guidance.
To be calm and placid, she needs to know that her human is in charge so that she doesn’t need to be, in a kind and considered manner.
After two wonderful years with Zelda, it is (regrettably) time for her to find her new human/family who have other different circumstances in terms of interfacing with other dogs, and/or has the time/energy/financial resources to engage professional help to reduce, hopefully eliminate, this unfortunate behavior.
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