We seem to have lots of new dogs this last week, all really friendly and nice but 'Mum' won't let us play with them because mostly they are bigger than us but we have met them all through the kennels.
We have Spiros who is a Collie X but we don't know what with. She is sweet and very waggy.
Boomer who is a Huntaway X he is big and bouncey but a bit scared of people, 'Mum' says he hasn't been out very much and missed out on his socialisation when he was a puppy.
Yoyo who is a GSD, she is lovely, we like her a lot.
And Paxo who is a little Terrier type dog, he is friendly too. He has had some sort of trauma to his head and has a couple of nasty wounds.
Both Boomer and Paxo are off to the vet on Thursday to be castrated and so Paxo can have his head checked.
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Friday 19 June 2009
Friday 19th June
Our little friend Talli has gone to a foster home today with a lovely family in Dyffryn we were sad to see him go so soon but 'Mum' thinks he will be much happier in a home environment. We met his foster family and gave them the once over before he left.
'Dad' picked up two new dogs from the Pound last night - both are nice and friendly but we probably won't get to play with them because they are bigger and older than us.
Spiros is a collie x she is nice and friendly and about 2 years old. She likes other dogs and loves people!
Boomer is a Huntaway x and he is really nice too. He is a little bit shy around people but lively once he gets to know you.
'Dad' picked up two new dogs from the Pound last night - both are nice and friendly but we probably won't get to play with them because they are bigger and older than us.
Spiros is a collie x she is nice and friendly and about 2 years old. She likes other dogs and loves people!
Boomer is a Huntaway x and he is really nice too. He is a little bit shy around people but lively once he gets to know you.
Thursday 18 June 2009
Thursday 18th June
What fun we had today playing with Blue and Talli!
Talli is getting braver and loves to play and Blue is very excited and jumps around a lot!
We all played ball and got lots of exercise running.
Salsa left us today for her new home in Sheffield - good luck Salsa!
Talli is getting braver and loves to play and Blue is very excited and jumps around a lot!
We all played ball and got lots of exercise running.
Salsa left us today for her new home in Sheffield - good luck Salsa!
Tuesday 16 June 2009
Tuesday 16th June
Today we got to play with Talli, the new Collie pup. He's really friendly and can run very fast, he was chasing Bear up and down the run earlier.
The vet came this afternoon and started his vaccinations and 'Mum' has wormed and deflead him too.
Every dog that comes into the rescue immediately gets wormed and treated for fleas costing approx £10 depending on size, any unvaccinated dogs get their jabs at the cost of a further £30 and when ever possible dogs are neutered before being homed at a further cost of upwards of £100 depending again on size. It's no wonder that funds are running low! Even with a minimum donation of £80 per dog you can see we don't even recoup what we have spent on basic needs.
This also does not take into account the fact that often dogs coming into the centre have health related problems and will need additional veterinary care costing yet more money.
So please, please don't feel that we ought to just give dogs away because "they are getting a home" as was said to 'Mum' today. Rescuing, rehabilitating and re homing dogs is not a cheap process and we are solely reliant on donations and fund raising, we do not have a constantly refilling pot of gold hidden under the bed despite what people may think.
The vet came this afternoon and started his vaccinations and 'Mum' has wormed and deflead him too.
Every dog that comes into the rescue immediately gets wormed and treated for fleas costing approx £10 depending on size, any unvaccinated dogs get their jabs at the cost of a further £30 and when ever possible dogs are neutered before being homed at a further cost of upwards of £100 depending again on size. It's no wonder that funds are running low! Even with a minimum donation of £80 per dog you can see we don't even recoup what we have spent on basic needs.
This also does not take into account the fact that often dogs coming into the centre have health related problems and will need additional veterinary care costing yet more money.
So please, please don't feel that we ought to just give dogs away because "they are getting a home" as was said to 'Mum' today. Rescuing, rehabilitating and re homing dogs is not a cheap process and we are solely reliant on donations and fund raising, we do not have a constantly refilling pot of gold hidden under the bed despite what people may think.
Monday 15 June 2009
Monday 15th June
'Mum' is very happy today with the good news that the kennels can stay! It's very good news for all the dogs that come here that would have had no where to go if we were closed down.
We said goodbye to Mouse and Scruff today because they have both gone to our friends Border Collie Trust in Staffordshire. We will really miss Mouse because we had lots of fun with her.
We had another collie pup in today though, he's a tri colour like Loki and really sweet. He is only about 6 months old so he will be able to play with us in a few days time when he's settled.
We said goodbye to Mouse and Scruff today because they have both gone to our friends Border Collie Trust in Staffordshire. We will really miss Mouse because we had lots of fun with her.
We had another collie pup in today though, he's a tri colour like Loki and really sweet. He is only about 6 months old so he will be able to play with us in a few days time when he's settled.
Friday 12 June 2009
Friday 12th June
'Mum' has been away this week for a little break, we have really missed her and are so glad she's home!
'Dad' looked after us all really well but we are still glad she's back. We have been playing with our friend Salsa and trying to play with Scrappy but he is such a grump!
Scrappy needs a foster home because he finds life in the kennels rather stressful and it's not helping with him being so anxious as well.
Both Scruff and Mouse are being passed onto Border Collie Trust on Monday to make room for more Poundies to come across. So it's all change again next week!
'Dad' looked after us all really well but we are still glad she's back. We have been playing with our friend Salsa and trying to play with Scrappy but he is such a grump!
Scrappy needs a foster home because he finds life in the kennels rather stressful and it's not helping with him being so anxious as well.
Both Scruff and Mouse are being passed onto Border Collie Trust on Monday to make room for more Poundies to come across. So it's all change again next week!
Saturday 6 June 2009
Saturday 6th June
What fun we have been having with all the new dogs!
We really like Mist now called Salsa, she is crazy! 'Mum' says she's a Sprollie which is a Springer crossed with a Collie, she is a real live wire and can run nearly as fast as me and Bear. 'Mum' thinks she would be good at agility, she definately needs something to do.
Scrappy is very frightened and just barks at everything, he's older than 'Mum' thought and must have been crossed with something quite small. He likes dogs but he doesn't know how to play.
Scruff is about 2 years old but really friendly despite having had a really bad home where he was knocked about. He likes to chase the ball but hasn't learned to bring it back yet.
Mouse likes to play ball now too. Unfortunately she has just come into season so we won't be able to play with her for a while.
We really like Mist now called Salsa, she is crazy! 'Mum' says she's a Sprollie which is a Springer crossed with a Collie, she is a real live wire and can run nearly as fast as me and Bear. 'Mum' thinks she would be good at agility, she definately needs something to do.
Scrappy is very frightened and just barks at everything, he's older than 'Mum' thought and must have been crossed with something quite small. He likes dogs but he doesn't know how to play.
Scruff is about 2 years old but really friendly despite having had a really bad home where he was knocked about. He likes to chase the ball but hasn't learned to bring it back yet.
Mouse likes to play ball now too. Unfortunately she has just come into season so we won't be able to play with her for a while.
Wednesday 3 June 2009
Wednesday 3rd June
We are happy collies today because we have two new play mates.
'Dad' picked up a lovely but very shy Collie boy puppy from the Pound today. He was not too sure about coming from the Pound and nipped 'Dad', it was only a little scatch though and 'Dad' didn't mind because the puppy was just scared. 'Dad' has called him Scrappy Do which does suit him quite well because he is just a little scrap of a dog. He is about Bears age (6 months) but much smaller than Bear so he will need feeding up. He's black like Bear with speckled legs.
Our other new friend is a Collie x named Mist, she was a 'hand in' and came to us because she has been living on a farm and she likes chasing the sheep was getting into mischief. She is not at all shy but very lively and loves to run and play ball. Mist is 6 months old too so we can all have lots of fun together.
'Dad' picked up a lovely but very shy Collie boy puppy from the Pound today. He was not too sure about coming from the Pound and nipped 'Dad', it was only a little scatch though and 'Dad' didn't mind because the puppy was just scared. 'Dad' has called him Scrappy Do which does suit him quite well because he is just a little scrap of a dog. He is about Bears age (6 months) but much smaller than Bear so he will need feeding up. He's black like Bear with speckled legs.
Our other new friend is a Collie x named Mist, she was a 'hand in' and came to us because she has been living on a farm and she likes chasing the sheep was getting into mischief. She is not at all shy but very lively and loves to run and play ball. Mist is 6 months old too so we can all have lots of fun together.
Monday 1 June 2009
Monday 1st June
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Our friend Silver is settling into her new home really well and her new 'Mum' sent us some pictures.
We think Silver looks really happy! It's good that she has her new collie friends to play with too.
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