Barking Mad Norwich helps rehome French Bulldog Boris

Boris, a two-year-old French Bulldog, was struggling with life after it wasn't working out with being rehomed.

Vicky Walker, owner of Barking Mad Norwich, was contacted by the French Bulldog Welfare Trust to save the anxious canine from being thrust into a kennel.

Boris playing with 16-year-old Peggy (Image: Denise Bradley, Newsquest)

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Vicky said: "When I was contacted by the French Bulldog Welfare Trust, I knew I just had to help him.

"I asked for more details as to why it wasn't working out and was told that Henry had some separation anxiety and was reactive to other dogs.

Vicky Walker at Barking Made Norwich, who helped Boris find his forever home (Image: Vicky Walker)

"The owners were a retired couple who did not have the means to retrain a two-year-old dog."

When Vicky travelled to Dereham to meet Boris, she added: "He seemed like a very good, well-behaved dog but followed the owner around and would cry if he left the room and shut the door.

"Over the next six weeks, Joy - one of my dog-sitting hosts - and myself boarded Boris while helping build his confidence of being left alone."

Pictured L-R: Charlotte, Boris, Eloise, Laura and Peggy (Image: Denise Bradley, Newsquest)

With his newfound confidence, it was time to find Boris a forever home.

So Vicky spoke to Laura Leyden, a fellow pet care business owner, who she had previously worked with.  

Laura's daughters, Charlotte and Eloise, had always wanted a French Bulldog so when Vicky took Boris to meet the family on June 25, they fell in love with each other.

Laura, who lives in Grove Avenue in NR1, said: "Boris has settled in a dream with our family and Peggy, our 16-year-old three-legged Jack Russell cross Chihuahua.

Boris seen playing with a toy at his new forever home (Image: Denise Bradley, Newsquest)

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"Time was running out for him and our family came in at the last minute and took him on.

"He was thrown into the deep end, as the day we got him we went on a four-day excursion up north - but he did brilliantly.

"My kids love him and he adores them - we're so happy to have him."

Boris was very anxious before being taken in by Barking Mad Norwich (Image: Denise Bradley, Newsquest)

Laura said that Boris has fit in with the rest of family brilliantly (Image: Denise Bradley, Newsquest)