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Raven and Shadow

Available to adopt
BreedCocker Spaniel
ColourBlack
Age2 years old
SexFemale
Arrived Date25/04/2026
Arrived FromPound
SizeMedium (10-15kg)
LocationMaghera
Rehoming Fee£500
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The Underdogs NI

Maghera, United Kingdom

Description

Raven & Shadow 💞 Bonded best friends looking for a forever home together. Loving, dog friendly, crate trained girls who deserve their happy ending together 💝

They’ve survived together… now they deserve to live together. ❤️ Some dogs arrive in rescue with nothing. No confidence. No security. No idea what it feels like to truly belong. Raven and Shadow were two of those dogs. Life hadn’t been kind to them. They came to us carrying the weight of everything they’d been through, relying only on each other as the one constant in a world that had repeatedly let them down. Then came another blow. Poor Raven suffered a heartbreaking setback that could have broken even the strongest spirit. There were moments when we didn’t know what the future would look like. But Raven never gave up… and neither did Shadow. She stayed by her side. As Raven fought to recover, Shadow quietly remained her comfort, her confidence and her safe place. Now, after months of love, patience and rehabilitation, Raven is thriving. She’s getting stronger every day, she’s about to begin physiotherapy, and together these girls have shown us what resilience really looks like. They’re ready. Ready to leave rescue behind. Ready to stop being “the girls in foster.” Ready to finally become somebody’s family. But there’s one thing we could never ask of them. To lose each other. These girls have already lost enough. So they are looking for a home where they can stay together, forever. Raven is the clown of the pair. She’ll proudly carry her teddy around the house, bringing it to you as though she’s presenting you with treasure. She’s incredibly clever, loves learning, adores cuddles and greets every day with joy. She can be unsure when strangers reach straight for her, but offer her a treat and you’ll see her heart melt within moments. Shadow is the gentle soul. The quiet comfort. The girl who asks for so little but gives so much. She loves curling up beside you on the sofa, enjoys her walks, her chews and simply being close to the people she loves. Watching her confidence grow has been one of rescue’s greatest rewards. Together they are everything you’d want in companions. Fully crate trained. Toilet trained. Lead trained. Dog friendly. Loving. Affectionate. Ready. The only thing missing… …is you. Every night they fall asleep together. Every morning they wake up together. We desperately want the rest of their lives to look the same. Please don’t let their story end with another goodbye. If you’ve ever wondered whether adopting rescue dogs can change lives, this is your chance. Not just to change theirs… …but to complete it. Because after everything these girls have survived, they deserve more than sympathy. They deserve a home. They deserve a family. They deserve forever. Together 💗

Favourite Things

Lead Walks
Playing with Toys
Cuddles on Sofa

Home Requirements

Minimum age of children
10
Can they live with dogs?
Can live with a dog
Can they live with cats?
Cannot live with cats
Must have someone home a lot
Yes
Experienced home required
Yes
Extra secure garden required
Yes
House Trained
Fully

Temperament

ChilledHyper
CuddlerIndependent

Known Health Issues

Other, Raven recovered from IVDD surgery