Category: successfully rehomed

Allie has now found a home !!

progress update : 1/4/24

We had just lost our beloved 16 year old Lily, who had come to us in a highly traumatised state. Helen knew we were still grieving but wondered if we could consider adopting Allie – another traumatised dog. Of course, we are also big fans of Jack Russells, so we were delighted to meet her and bring her home.

It was a bit sad taking her from Yvonne, who had looked after her so well for seven weeks and had fallen in love with her. We had to change her name from Allie to Abby because we know too many people called Allie.

We already had three DAWG dogs and hoped they wouldn’t overwhelm her. In fact, she was delighted to meet them and within 10 minutes, she was playing chase with Lucy (Staffie/JRT). Later, she was snuggling up on the chair with all of them. Since then she has decided that If there isn’t enough room, she can just sit on them.

Poor Hugo (JRT/Pug), who 6 months ago was thrown out of a home when they got a puppy, was sulking at first until he realised he wasn’t being replaced. He has decided to man-up and be senior boy (easy, as the others are all girls). Abby thinks he’s a hunk. Ember (long haired Chihuahua, top dog and princess) likes her too and doesn’t even object to being sat upon.

She is a bit worried about going out into the garden but is getting better and better all the time. She sometimes ventures out on her own – Especially if she thinks she can reach the tortoise’s peas as a snack…

We took her and the others to visit friends, who also have two dogs. One of them is very excitable and we wondered how Abby would cope. In fact, she thought he was lots of fun but told him off when he became too pushy. She had a wonderful day playing with five other dogs.

She has loved being out in the New Forest. We call our dogs with a whistle on a walk and she was responding to it on her third walk. She has also met some of our regular dog walking friends and quite liked the look of a very old spaniel, shamelessly flirting with him.

Thank you Helen for introducing us. Everybody who meets Abby loves her. She is such a lot of fun and we look forward to seeing her grow in confidence.


An update on Allie from get foster Mum.

She is a brilliant little dog she is gentle, doesn’t bark, loves her walks and is good on and off the lead. Also seems to be used to children, there is a play park and if she hears children playing she will run across and put her nose through the rails. She is going to make someone a lovely companion.

Ally has been with us a couple of weeks now and what a sweet girl she is. She had bite marks on her face and body which are now healed. At first, if a dog went near her she was petrified and would scream but now is much better. She is so very gentle in spite of whatever awful life she had before. In her foster home she likes to snuggle up to Gino an ex-DAWGdog.