Available dogs

February 2026 – HARVEY – male, 4yrs, neutered – **EPILEPTIC**

Harvey is a young, friendly, loving, and behaviourally normal dog who is looking for a very special home where his specific medical needs will be understood and prioritised. Harvey was diagnosed with epilepsy aged 1, and takes thrice daily medication for this, but still has a seizure every 5-6 weeks. His seizures generally last a few minutes, he lies on his side while he is seizing, and after 15 mins he is back to his normal happy self. (He is currently under the care of a veterinary specialist, and with further adjustments in medication it may be possible for the frequency of his seizures to be further reduced.)

Harvey is a much loved and well cared for boy, and is only being rehomed due to very sad and sudden unexpected family circumstances. We are looking for adopters who are going to be able to give him the time and attention he deserves, and a home where he won’t be left alone for too long each day, although he CAN be left alone for short periods if needed. Someone with experience of living with an epileptic dog would be useful but not essential – as long as you are willing to stay with him and support him during seizures as calm reassurance is important for him.

Harvey’s adopters will not be expected to shoulder any costs relating to his epilepsy, as he will be rehomed with a written commitment of lifelong financial backup from the Charity. His current insurance policy is transferable to a new owner, and Vizsla Welfare will pay for any and all recommended investigations and treatments that his insurance doesn’t cover. 

Harvey is currently living in Lancashire, he can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters should be willing to travel to meet him. 

Please contact Sue Aldous for more information about Harvey.

February 2026 – HENRY – male, 10mths, intact

Henry is a lovely young boy – he’s friendly, happy, healthy, and basically just a typical exuberant bouncy adolescent Vizsla. And like most of the young dogs who come to us for rehoming, he’s in need of a bit more training, a bit more mental stimulation, and lots of daily exercise. We are looking for active outdoorsy adopters who will be around most of the day and who have enough time and experience to meet Henry’s ongoing training needs. 

Henry is currently living with a family who have a young child, with no issues other than being a bit too excitable and jumpy, so we would consider placing him in a household with children age 12+ who are used to Vizslas (or other large working breed dogs). Henry basically needs routine, calm firm leadership, and ongoing training – and with those we are confident he will develop into a well rounded adult dog.

Henry is currently living in Cheshire, he can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters should be willing to travel to meet him. 

Please contact Kirsten Lorrain-Smith for more information about Henry.

January 2026 – MAX (6yrs) and MILLY (4.5yrs), both neutered

Max and Milly are a delightful pair who are looking for a new home together following a relationship split. They are both fit and healthy, well looked after and much loved, very used to children, and great ‘family’ pet dogs. This is a very reluctant rehome but their caring owner is determined to do the best thing for them. They are easy dogs to live with, and they walk nicely on the lead, though they also love off-lead exercise and running around with each other.

We are looking for adopters who are going to be able to give them the time and attention they deserve, and a home where they won’t be left alone for too long each day. Ideally an active, experienced retired couple would be perfect, and we will also consider adopters with older (10+) dog savvy kids.

Max and Milly are currently living in the West Country, they can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters should be willing to travel to meet them. 

Please contact Sue Aldous for more information about this lovely pair.

**ADOPTION IN PROGRESS** – LENNY – male, 5yrs, neutered

Lenny is a fit and energetic wire-haired Vizsla, and at 32kg he’s quite a big lad. Lenny came into our care after a few incidences of snapping/nipping aimed at the teenagers in his home, but after an extended residential placement with one of our professional behaviour experts, we feel that there were mitigating circumstances, and that his busy household and recent changes in family circumstances were all adding up to an environment where his needs weren’t being fully met, resulting in undesirable reactions popping out under stress. Since being with us he has shown a real willingness to learn new behaviours and we feel he is generally a nice friendly boy who just needed a bit of help to change. 

Lenny is looking for leadership and guidance from a calm but firm owner who can provide structure, ongoing training, regular exercise including daily offlead opportunities, and a restful adult-only home environment. He is crate trained and happy sleeping in a crate overnight as well as dozing in it during the day, and he is currently living with other dogs and getting on well with them both indoors and out on big group walks.

Lenny is currently in Scotland, he can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters should be willing to travel to meet him. He will be ready to meet prospective adopters from mid-February.

N.B. Due to his previous issues, Lenny will not be placed in a home with under 18s. 

Please email Noanie Heffron for more information about Lenny, or text/WhatsApp 07999 020 888.

**NOW ADOPTED** – VINNIE – male, 8 mths, intact

Vinnie is a fabulous young boy who is looking for a VERY active and outdoorsy home. He’s confident, exuberant, outgoing, loves trying new things, isn’t put off by bad weather, and loves swimming in icy ponds. His original owners did a lot of really good training work with him and as a result his obedience is generally excellent and he walks nicely to heel. However he is not a dog who will ever be satisfied by lead walks and the occasional trip to a secure field – he needs daily opportunities for offlead exercise and exploring open countryside – hills, forests, beaches, whatever, but his need for lots of outdoors exercise absolutely MUST be appreciated. 

He is by no means a ‘finished product’ – he is about to enter doggy puberty which will bring a whole new set of challenges, and (same as every dog) he will obviously benefit from ongoing training work, but overall he is a lovely boy just looking for leadership and guidance from a calm but firm owner who can provide structure, lots of exercise and training work (perhaps gundog training or even the possibility of taking Vinnie working on shoots) and a peaceful home environment. He is crate trained and is happy sleeping in a crate overnight, and he is currently living with several other dogs and gets on well with them.

Vinnie is currently in foster in Montrose (Scotland), he can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters should be willing to travel to meet him. 

Please contact Sue Aldous for more information about Vinnie.

**NOW ADOPTED** – BENJIE – male crossbreed, 14 mths, intact

Benjie is a cross between a wire-haired Vizsla and a Ridgeback – and you can see his fluffy ridge in the photo here! He is a big boy – larger than your average Vizsla, but also steadier and calmer. Benjie came into our care after a single occurrence of snapping/nipping aimed at a child – no serious injury occurred and we feel the incident was due to excitement and nervousness rather than any ongoing aggressive tendencies. 

Benjie has been tested widely in a variety of situations and has shown no further inclination to snap, even when being fed, groomed, playing with toys, or during general handling. He’s a slightly timid boy who needs his confidence building up, and as a young dog he will obviously benefit from ongoing training too, but overall he is a lovely boy just looking for leadership and guidance from a calm but firm owner who can provide structure, exercise, and a peaceful home environment. He is crate trained and happy sleeping in a crate overnight, and he is currently living with other dogs and getting on well with them.

Benjie is currently in foster in Leeds , he can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters should be willing to travel to meet him. 

Please contact Sue Aldous for more information about Benjie.

**NOW ADOPTED** KIARA – female, 2 yrs, spayed

Kiara is an energetic young girl with good basic training and reasonably good recall. She is looking for a child-free household with calm steady adopters who are at home most of the day, will use a crate for sleeping/resting, put firm but fair ‘house rules’ in place, and help to build her confidence and social skills. Kiara is currently living in Manchester, she can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters should be willing to travel to meet her. 

Please contact Elaine Twistle for more information about Kiara.

**NOW ADOPTED** WALLY – male, 2.5 yrs, neutered

Wally is a very fit and active young lad who loves long days out hillwalking and Munro-bagging. He gets on well with other dogs and would probably like to live with another well adjusted well mannered older dog or bitch. He can be nervous/reluctant when first meeting new people, and needs a wee bit of help with introductions and warming up to new people, but once he knows you he is wonderfully friendly and affectionate. He would love to have a hobby like scentwork or agility. He is looking for a child-free household with calm steady adopters who are at home most of the day, will use a crate for sleeping/resting, put firm but fair ‘house rules’ in place, and continue all the good training work that Wally has been doing since he came in to our care. He uses a vibrating collar (positively conditioned as a recall cue), he is muzzle trained, and he is happy wearing his muzzle for vet visits. Wally has good recall, is spotlessly clean indoors, travels well in the car, and sleeps quietly in his crate. Wally is currently living in Scotland with one of our trainers and has proven to be a very easy boy to get along with. He can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters will be asked to travel to meet him. 

Please contact Noanie Heffron for more information about Wally.

**NOW ADOPTED** DUGGIE – male, 8 yrs, neutered

Duggie is a lovely senior gent who loves stalking birds, swimming, snuggling with his humans, and dozing in front of a hot stove. Duggie is a very affectionate and human-focused boy who gets on well with other calm dogs out on group walks, but he would very much prefer to be an only dog, so he is looking for an active home with no other resident dogs and no children. He can be nervous/reactive when first meeting new people, and needs a wee bit of help with introductions. We are looking for adopters who are at home most of the day, will use a crate for sleeping/resting, put firm but fair ‘house rules’ in place, and continue all the good training work that Duggie has been doing since he came in to our care. He uses a vibrating collar (positively conditioned as a recall cue), he is muzzle trained, and he is happy wearing his muzzle out on walks. Duggie has good recall, is spotlessly clean indoors, travels well in the car, and sleeps quietly in his crate. Duggie is currently living in Scotland with one of our welfare officers and has proven to be a very easy boy to get along with. He can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters will be asked to travel to meet him. 

Please contact Noanie Heffron for more information about Duggie.

**NOW ADOPTED** VINCENT – male, 20 mths, neutered

Vincent is a lovely young boy who was surrendered to us through no fault of his own. He is used to living with other dogs and he gets on well with them. He is looking for an active outdoorsy home with owners who will use a crate for sleeping/resting, put firm but fair ‘house rules’ in place, and continue all the good training work that he has already been doing. Vincent has good recall, travels well in the car, and enjoys lots of attention. Vincent is currently in Scotland, he can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters will be asked to travel to meet him.

Please contact Noanie Heffron for more information about Vincent.

**NOW ADOPTED** FRED – male, 7.5 years, intact

Fred is a fit, healthy, and very well loved boy with no issues, whose owner is moving abroad and sadly can’t take him along. Fred has grown up as an only dog, but should also be able to live with another calm well balanced dog. He is used to lots of owner attention, exercise, and play, and he loves being around people. As you can see, he has a very short tail, due to a previous injury that necessitated docking, however he still loves to wag his wee stump! He is currently in Kent, he can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters will be asked to travel to meet him.

Please contact Yvonne Taylor for more information about Fred.

**NOW ADOPTED** FRANK – male, 7 mths, intact

Frank is a delightful pup who came into our care through no fault of his own. He is used to living with other dogs and he gets on really well with them. He is looking for an active home, preferably with another older well mannered dog. We are looking for adopters who are at home most of the day, who will use a crate for sleeping/resting, put firm but fair ‘house rules’ in place, and continue all the good training work that Frank has started since he came in to our care. Frank has good recall, travels well in the car, and loves attention. Frank is currently living in Scotland with one of our trainers. He can be rehomed to anywhere in the UK, but prospective adopters will be asked to travel to meet him. 

Please contact Noanie Heffron for more information about Frank.