The Star: September 28, 2023
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>September</strong> <strong>28</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
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• By Sasha Watson<br />
CAESAR IS described as lovable,<br />
playful and partial to a snuggle.<br />
But it appears no one wants<br />
him.<br />
<strong>The</strong> almost 4-year-old tan and<br />
white medium mixed breed has<br />
been at the Christchurch SPCA<br />
Centre for nine months, waiting<br />
to be re-homed.<br />
Centre<br />
manager Natasha<br />
Sutton said<br />
Caesar is in<br />
desperate need of<br />
human love and<br />
attention.<br />
“I absolutely<br />
Natasha<br />
Sutton<br />
love this dog,<br />
he is loyal and<br />
playful, and his<br />
foster parents<br />
said he is a sweetheart who loves<br />
to snuggle,” she said.<br />
Sutton said the rising cost of<br />
living and his age were factors in<br />
Caesar being at the centre for so<br />
long.<br />
“Older dogs often get overlooked.<br />
Everyone wants a puppy,<br />
but older dogs are just as great,”<br />
she said.<br />
“We hold onto animals for as<br />
UP FOR ADOPTION: Caesar has a contagious enthusiasm<br />
for life, but has yet to find his forever home. PHOTO: SPCA<br />
long as it takes for them to get<br />
adopted, though they may also<br />
be shifted to a different centre.”<br />
But she hopes a half-price<br />
nationwide SPCA adoption<br />
campaign for dogs, which ends<br />
on Sunday, will lead to Caesar<br />
finding a home.<br />
<strong>The</strong> cost to adopt a dog aged<br />
five months to 8 years is $125,<br />
down from $250 during the 50<br />
per cent campaign.<br />
Puppies five months or<br />
younger will cost $150, down<br />
from $300, and older dogs aged<br />
8 years onwards will be $62.50,<br />
down from $125.<br />
Sutton said while Caesar is<br />
lovable he needs time to get to<br />
know people and can be wary of<br />
other dogs.<br />
“But he picks things up quickly<br />
and training is fun as he is very<br />
toy-orientated,” she said.<br />
• For more information<br />
about adopting Caesar or<br />
another dog go to www.<br />
spca.nz<br />
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