That is sad about losing both Fleecewife - you mention a 'potential' but being high input - what kind of dog is it and what age etc?
He's in the local Dog's Trust home at West Calder - Brodie is his name, about 7 yo I think. He's down as a crossbreed, but he looks like a small wolfhound, with scruffie grey, harsh fur and big brown eyes. He looks like a type of lurcher and when we enquired we were told that he was a chasing dog, and would be unsuitable for a smallholding, especially one like ours where the poultry are totally free range, and we have several hares and pheasants living here. We thought hard how we could manage him, but we had to conclude that although everything else was perfect for him, with plenty of space, no children, quiet area, loving home, experienced owners, it would be totally unfair to him to have prey present but to be unable to chase them.
The Dog's Trust cannot allocate dogs to new homes until after the lockdown is over, and even after that we shall be isolating until there is a vaccine, so we shall have to wait.