Meet the dog with Star Wars inspired name who is looking for a home

Yoda is looking for a home after spending months at Stubbington Ark through no fault of his own.

This five-year-old Staffie/Presa Canario is desperately searching for a quiet and relaxing home after being taken in by the RSPCA Stubbington Ark earlier this year. Described as a “lovely gentle boy”, he adores cuddles, walks and playing with toys and would make a wonderful addition to the family.

Stubbington Ark said: “Yoda is a very friendly, affectionate boy who had been finding the kennels quite stressful, so he is now settled in a foster home. He loves a good massage/fuss and being around his trusted people. He would benefit from an owner experienced with large bully breeds although not essential.

“Yoda has recently started some medication to help with some resource guarding behaviours noticed in the foster home. This is currently being managed well and we are hoping once fully settled in a home with adopters who are prepared to follow our behaviour modification plan, this behaviour will continue to improve.”

In order to be considered as Yoda’s new owner, you will need to be able to provide a good sized, and secure, garden where he can play. He can be left alone for three hours at a time but this will need to be a gradual process so he gets used to his new surroundings.

He will also need to be the only dog in the house and he cannot live with cats due to his prey drive. Ideally, Yoda would prefer a quieter home but could cope with occasional visiting older children.

The adoption fee has been set at £220 - for more information, click here.