How big? Smaller side of medium as adult (estimated)
How old? Puppy (DOB 07.03.2025)
Male or female? Female
Living with kids? I can live with children (8+)
Living with dogs? I can live with other dogs
Resident dog required? Preferred
Living with cats? I’ve not been tested with cats
Where can I live? I’d like a calm, semi-rural home with a garden
Where am I from? Cyprus

About Minnow

At the beginning of May, our Head of Adoptions, Eve, was alerted to a family of dogs living on a disused piece of farmland in the middle of nowhere. The dogs had been reported to have been terrified, but one by one she managed to lure the puppies to safety. As soon as the pups saw her approaching, they all ran to their safe places.

Scout had dug a burrow in a huge dried out pile of animal manure, which is probably where she raised the pups, and Olive and Clover disappeared into the hole. Wren, Minnow and Poppy backed themselves into a corner and lay flat among the long grass. After two hours, one by one, they were safely in the back of Eve’s car.

All of the puppies were frozen with fear when they were first rescued. Their interactions with humans had probably been extremely limited and it’s likely they’d never really been handled or up close to them before. It took a while before the pups would warm to anyone at the shelter and they watched their mum closely to figure out how they should behave. They were then integrated with other more confident puppies who helped boost their socialisation skills and they have made good progress since then.

Minnow is the smaller of the two tan girls and she is a really funny little thing. She’s cheeky and silly and loves playing with her sisters. She is a little braver than some of her sisters and finds it easier to approach people, but still needs some time to be shown that everything is okay and she has nothing to worry about. Minnow is playful and curious, and definitely has a clever streak too! She gets very excited when a treat packet comes out, and she also loves chewing the bottom of your trousers when you’re not looking!

Minnow would be best suited to a semi-rural home away from any busy areas, and with a family who can take things slowly and gently. She has never known a life without other dogs, and because the puppies had such a rough start in life we do think that she would do better in a home with another resident dog to learn from and seek reassurance from.