This is a lovely rehoming story about Batman, a podenco x german shepherd, who found his forever home in the UK with Catherine Morton.

‘I adopted Batman, a GSD x Podenco from SOS Animals (www.sos-animals.org.uk) on 8th December 2010. I saw his picture and appeal for a home on a sighthound forum and was totally smitten.

He had been in a Spanish Shelter (SOS Animals) for 6 years and was being given a chance at finding a home in the UK. He made the 48 hour journey, along with another 14 dogs who were fortunate enough to find homes in the UK and I travelled to finally meet him with 2 of my existing dogs. Luckily they got on like a house on fire so home he came.

He has been an absolute star! He is very very timid but takes his lead from the other dogs, and is making the most of a sofa of his own to lie on. He has discovered toys, and especially likes to steal socks and chew them up! He is such a gentle boy, even a friend who is scared of dogs took a real shine to him. He hasn’t worked out the stairs yet, but I am happy to let him adjust to life in a home in his own time.

He is under no pressure to do anything except be happy. He has been completely clean in the house, going to the toilet in the garden with Oliver my greyhound. I raw feed, and as you can imagine has taken to that with gusto! He was a real puller on the lead, but that was easily sorted with the swift purchase of a Dogmatic headcollar. He is the perfect gent now, and has built up quite a fan club around my neighbourhood of people who ask after him and come to give him a fuss.

It took 6 years, but we finally found each other.’