Patches

Patches has now found a home !!

progress update from Sheryl: 28th July 09

Today I took Patches out for the first time.
He was excited to be going out although slightly nervous once we got out the door.
We took a few steps outside and he wanted to go straight back home,
and was pulling in the opposite direction!
We walked (or should I say I was dragged!) down the road towards the Rec
where he continued to dart around in front tryng to get anywhere but near me.
He calmed down after a while but seemed a little concerned that he was walking
further from the Rescue and kept looking back.
Once we got to the Rec, Patches was slightly afraid of the other dogs and people approaching
him…that was until we got bombarded by 2 big shepherd dogs and their
owners!…
we spoke for a while and Patches cowered to the floor while the other dogs sniffed him-
He didnt seem to like it and had his tail between his legs-
He was scared bless him- but I ignored it in the hope he would relax.
The men I spoke with are there most evenings and we always stop to chat,
so this time we all walked together… Patches was like a new dog!
He came out of his shell and just wanted to play…more like the dog I had seen in the rescue,
he felt happy and was loving the company!
He was very happy to see all the other dogs that approached us and jumped about to play-
I didnt quite trust him to stay with me though so he stayed on the lead.
After a good 90 minutes he strolled home with a spring in his step! Much better!
Patches seems to be a very bouncy boy, who loves attention and walks.
He needs some lead training as he does pull and is stronger than he looks although
he is still slightly underweight.
Hopefully he will be worn out for his little stay over at the Fergusons and Ozzie’s house!
Night night Patches!

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Patches is a pointer cross about 2 years old

He gets on very well with other dogs

and is very friendly with people

Thank you Pets At Home !!

Pets at Home invited DAWGdogs to the open day of their new store at
Branksome today to promote the Rescue and we would like to thank them for
this opportunity.

Helen would also like to thank Angela, Claire, Kasey and Simba (one of the DAWGdogs) for their help today.
Simba was an absolute star wagging his tail at all the people who stopped to talk to him
and ask Kasey about his skin problem.
He gave it his best and charmed many people into giving him treats.
We raised £83.53 towards Simba’s skin reconstruction which is to start
in October after his holiday in Wales with his foster Mum and Dad and canine friend Buddy.

Simba has a nasty skin scar which hasn’t healed properly
after he was knocked down by a car two years ago.
This started to bleed after he came into the rescue and he was seen by Kasey’s vet
Mr Spencer of Spring Corner Vets who specialises in skin reconstruction.
Even though some of the wound has healed this skin is tight and without surgery will not heal completely.
Mr Spencer is interested in this type of work and has kindly agreed to do the operations at a reduced price,
but this will still run into several hundred pounds depending on how many operations are needed.

We are starting a Simba appeal to help with the costs of this treatment
and if you would like to contribute this can be done via Paypal on our website or by contacting the Rescue.

We would like to thank Claire who raised an additional £31.97

collecting at Pets at Home on her own on Sunday.

We at the Rescue would like to wish Angela and Colin a Happy Anniversary for today and thank Angela for coming along today even though she had a meal to cook for several people.

We would also like to thank Mr Glover the manager at Pets at Home for the food that he donated to the Rescue.