Toppa first came to our branch on the 4th October 2023, and we’re ecstatic to say he was rehomed on the 1st October 2024!
He had originally been abandoned with another large dog in poor condition: he had been signed over to RSPCA care in June 2023, meaning that poor Toppa had been in kennels even before he came to our branch!
Originally, he wasn’t much of a gentleman: he was quite humpy with the kennel staff, but they worked wonders to get him calmer (and neutering helped, too!) There wasn’t much initially known about Toppa except from the fact that he hadn’t had much training and was being picked on by another resident dog. Being a very large bull breed, there was also uncertainty about the UK’s XL Bully legislation which was still new at the time, which cast a lot of uncertainty over his future. Thankfully, he was much too big (and had the wrong attributes) to be classed as an XL Bully, so we were able to begin the rehoming effort. He received occasional interest, but unfortunately each time there was some reason for why each potential adopter couldn’t take him.
Meanwhile, Toppa was coming on in leaps and bounds in terms of his development – he grew into an even more loving, excitable and playful boy who was keen to find the perfect family. In September, an application pinged into the inbox which practically glowed – it seemed like a perfect fit! After carrying out our usual visits (the adopters to Toppa and the home visit), everything fell neatly into place and we were able to rehome him! We’ve since heard back that Toppa is enjoying his new life in Scotland, exploring the numerous flora and making loads of new doggy friends!
“…Don’t think he quite gets the walk concept yet though, we often take him out for a good walk and he waits until home in the garden before he toilets…” – Toppa’s Adopter
