Please meet Chester! What can we say about this beautiful boy. Well this 7-year-old mastiff cross is the brains around the rescue, an extremely intelligent lad. He is very keen on engagement activities and loves to please. He picks up new commands and training very quickly. He has extremely strong bonds with members of our kennels team and is always the most excited to see people first thing in the morning. Chester has always been an extremely inquisitive boy and does not miss a trick, if something has changed around the rescue or in his exercise areas he’s always the first to notice. He loves his walks and walks extremely well on the lead although he can pull when he becomes overstimulated by something new. He is a big boy, weighing 40kg + . Chester loves to play and would spend countless hours chasing a ball around if he was able to.

Chester loves meeting new people but this needs to be done slowly and in a certain way so that he doesn’t become overwhelmed. When Chester does become overwhelmed he reverts to overly excited puppy behaviour  however this can be intimidating to some people due to his size. Chester enjoys affection and strokes but this is on his terms with people that he feels comfortable with.  

Some background on Chester – Chester originally came into our care in November 2017 aged just 4 months old, he quickly found a new home but was returned to us at 8 months old as he was proving to be too big and boisterous for the family.
Chester spent 2 months in kennels before he was adopted again, where he stayed with that family for 2 years but was sadly returned to us in May 2020. He has been with us since then.