23/05/2026
11 months old Male Entire No children Pet free home
Re-introducing QUILL!
Quill is an 11 months old, Belgian Malinois and looking for his forever family.
This little boy was caught in the system, scheduled to be euthanised, simply because he had overstayed his welcome at the Pound. We worked together with our colleagues in the rescue world to save his life. BUT that was just the start. He was a typical ‘Mali’ – as well as being very young, unsocialised, untrained and scared. There was a lot of work to do but we knew he was worth it.
What our Team says
Quill initially spent time in our kennels while he was assessed and he responded very well. He is now in specialised foster, as this is the best option for getting him to a place where he can be re-homed. He has experienced consistency, patience, love and most of all, basic training and socialisation. He is a super dog, intelligent, willing to learn, super active of course. He has great potential – in the right home, with the right owners.
Their Personality & Progress
Within a couple of weeks of being in a home Quill began to show his character – wanting to learn and be approved off, yes, but needing consistency and experienced handling and training. Because of his breed we believe he has needed extra input to give him an advantage of rehoming, especially as he is still quite an anxious boy. He is now:
• Fully house trained
• Crate trained
• Following basic obedience commands
• Not chewing anything that isn't his toys
• Muzzle trained
• Doing amazing lead work
• Sitting down before crossing the road
• Desensitised to traffic
• Desensitised to a brush, nail clippers and nail grinder
• Not food reactive
• Knows when it is bed time and will take himself to his crate and settle until morning (mostly!)
• Willing to jump in and out of the bath – (still “sings” complainingly at having a bath!)
• Walking past people and other dogs on lead without reacting
• Able to be gradually introduced to new people and once he is confident around them will be calm and gentle - has totally accepted the regular members of the foster family
• Able to be gradually introduced to other dogs – he has got used to having the other resident dogs around, but will ‘grumble’ if they move too quickly
The Home They Need
While he sounds like the most obedient, re-homable dog we have ever had – this is a Mali and a nervous Mali at that. He will need an exceptional owner who is willing to to put in the time, attention and environment to complete Quill’s progress. We want a happy, confident, social, responsive adult dog in the next stage of his young life. Can you provide:
Experience in this breed?
Willingness to meet him at least twice before considering having him?
On-going training?
A pet free home OR one with a sensible, social older dog?
A child-free home?
The environment; time and energy to give time the physical and mental stimulation that he needs?
He is currently located in the North East of England.
If so, then please do apply using the link below and we will arrange meet and greets after a successful home assessment.
https://teampoundie.com/
We also welcome informal enquiries, if you want to discuss him more, please contact us via email [email protected]
