Winston – Adopted
Winston is Home
Winston is a 4-year-old boy who was surrendered into our care. Having been uprooted from everything he knew, he arrived at his foster home with Jo in the South East completely shut down. Winston sat outside the front door, frozen in fear, for around 40 minutes, unable to take those first steps inside. In the end, Jo had no choice but to gently carry him indoors.
Thankfully, with patience, kindness and love, Winston slowly began to realise he was safe. He absolutely thrived in foster with Jo, and we cannot thank her enough for everything she did for him during those difficult first weeks.
Because of Winston’s heartbreaking start to foster, we knew he needed a very special forever home as quickly as possible. He had experienced a huge amount of stress and uncertainty and needed a calm, understanding environment where he could settle and continue to build his confidence.
Pete and Emma have previously adopted from us, and from the moment we spoke to them, we knew they were exactly what Winston needed. Having trusted adopters who understand the importance of giving a dog time to decompress and adjust gave us complete confidence that Winston would have the happiest future with them. Their home, experience and commitment to providing the patience and love he deserves made them the perfect match for our special boy.
We are delighted to say that Winston has settled beautifully and is already enjoying the life every dog deserves.
A huge congratulations to Pete, Emma, Bonnie and Winston on your happy forever after.
Winston’s Story
The introduction we are about to tell you will break your heart
Meet Winston
Winston is a 4 year old entire boy who was surrendered into our care yesterday. We were told the resident child had developed a phobia of him and, whilst these situations sadly do happen, we are always here to help with no judgement and no questions asked. However… nothing could have prepared us for the sight our lovely first-time foster, Jo, was met with when she arrived to collect him. Winston was tied to the decking stairs outside the home, his belongings placed beside him, waiting for his next journey. No goodbye routine. No explanation of his favourite toy, how he likes to sleep, or what comforts him when he’s scared. Nothing… just a goodbye text.
And sadly… that wasn’t even the heartbreaking part. After only knowing Jo for 15 minutes, Winston climbed into the car and left behind everything he had ever known
When they arrived at his foster home, Winston completely shut down. He sat outside the front door frozen in fear for around 40 minutes, unable to take those steps inside. In the end, Jo had no choice but to gently carry poor Winston indoors
He immediately ran into his crate. Later, when the back door was opened, Winston found a tiny bit of courage and bolted into the garden… where he remained for almost 4 hours, even in the rain. Scared. Confused. Heartbroken. Jo and her partner sat patiently with him all evening, never forcing him, never rushing him, simply letting him know that when he was ready, love was waiting for him
Eventually, they managed to gently guide him back inside, trembling like a leaf. After 8 long hours, Winston finally settled enough to fall asleep in his crate, where he is now snoring peacefully beside people who already adore him
Winston is already showing us he is a deeply sensitive soul, and right now our only priority is helping him learn that he is safe. One small step at a time, beautiful boy. Your new chapter starts here
Please do not ask or apply for Winston at this stage. He is currently decompressing in foster care and until we let you know he is ready to take the next steps, we do not accept any pre-interest applications for our dogs. If you’d like to follow Winston’s journey, head over to our community page
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