Auntie Nannette has made a fab Christmas Quiz book to raise money for all the needy Border Collies like me and Bear so please buy one and have a go this year. Some of the quizes are really hard but it's a great way to help us dogs at Christmas while having some good family fun too. Booklets are not expensive, just £2 and will be for sale at lots of different places around Wales but if you aren't local don't worry we will send one to you, just send an email with your name and address and pay by paypal on the website or send a cheque.

We have been very sad since Mum managed to rescue one of the collies from Stoke. He was a 12 month old boy called Axel who had been so badly treated and adused that he had to be put to sleep. It is so awful to think what this poor baby had gone through since he was born, he probably didn't know any kindness until his last 24 hours with his foster carer Sue.

The worst thing is that the cruel b*****ds that did this will most likely to go on breeding  pups and selling them on sites like Preloved to idiots who make it easy for them. Please please PLEASE if you want a dog or a puppy go to a rescue or a registered breeder don't buy dogs out of the local paper, off internet sites or puppy farms do some research before you get your dog to see where it has come from. Other wise there will be more dogs just like Axel who suffer so you can have your sweet pet puppy.

Axel R.I.P

Mum was contacted yesterday by a distressed lady who is very worried about the safety and well being of two collies advertised on the awful preloved site. She would love to help these two dogs but the owner has refused to let them go to rescue despite the fact they are advertised 'free to a good home'. The only way she can help is if there is somewhere local they can go in the first instance while we find them a permanent foster placement. There are ways to get these two dogs out of their awful situation but we need somewhere to put them. So do we have anyone in Stoke on Trent who would be in a position to take 2 rescued collies for short term foster (a week to 10 days maybe) while we find them somewhere permanent to be fostered. They are mother & son, both in a bit of a state, nervous, entire and unvaccinated. If you can help please contact Mum via the website http://www.bordercolliesinneed.co.uk/

Sorry if you have already seen this on the other blog but we felt it was worth repeating. We are going to see Aunty Su, Uncle Marc and Poppy later they are coming to stay for a while. We haven't seen Poppy for a little while so it will be great fun! Mum is going to do some training with her while she's here :)

Mum had a great time in London but has come back with a terrible cold and hacking cough! We are trying to make her relax and take things easy but she even managed to co ordinate a collie rescue whilst she was away!

We really missed her but Dad spoiled us with lots of chews and bones so it wasn't too bad. The good news is that little orphan Annie has now got a lovely new home with a very kind lady who will love her and take good care of her. Meg is still looking and so is Tip.

Also looking for homes (although not via Border Collies In Need) are two Lab x girls both easy going and laid back, aged around 5 years. Also two Staff x Collies. Please get in touch if you think you might be able to help any of them and Mum will pass you onto the people concerned.

Mum is such a soft touch, she has offered to take some kittens from one of our animal rescuer friends. They are coming to stay for a little while before being re homed. Wonder what Mab cat will think about that!!!

Mum has been trying to rescue dogs from the free ads all week, the situation is getting really really bad. Please people don't give your pets away for free, they are worth so much more of your care and respect. If you can't keep them take them to a rescue who will look after them, find them good homes, do checks to make sure they will be okay and if anything goes wrong will take back your pet until a safe suitable place can be found.

Pets are not disposable!!!!! We are living, breathing creatures, we feel pain, stress and anxiety just like you do.

Aunty Su will be having all her hair shaved off on Saturday to raise money for Border Collies In Need, we were worried she might have a cold head so we sent her a hat to keep her warm.

We think it really suits her!!!!

We are loving our new life here in South Wales, despite being more built up it's still very green and Dad managed to find us a fantastic forest walk where we can all run and play off our leads in safety. There don't seem to be as many of those sheep things here which means more freedom for us dogs so that's a plus point.

Mum is able to get some much deserved rest cause she's still not well. In fact it's lunch time and she still in her pj's - how cool is that!

Have you seen Tip??? He is the latest of the Border Collies In Need dogs and he's very handsome. Anyone who has him will be very lucky.

Everyone is busy raising money for Border Collies In Need we are donating our pocket money to sponsor Aunty Su but we would like to do something of our own, maybe a sponsored walk.