saving DAWGdogs since 1987
progress update on Gypsy: 22/12/2016
Hi Helen –
Mum, Gypsy and I would like to wish you all including all of the rescued DAWG Dogs a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year 2017.
a photo of Gypsy taken this summer in the garden.
another Great Fun Day at Tiptoe in September – mum remembers when we went the Sunday before we adopted Gypsy.
Annxx
Continue reading “Gypsy and her 6 pups: Ace, Reef (a.k.a Leir), Gilan, Saban, Nova (a.k.a Galeth)”
progress update on Oscar: 22/12/16
Merry Christmas Helen,
Just another photo of Oscar. He is without doubt the most talkative dog I have ever met.
He smiles all the time and greets everyone who comes into the house with a great big hello.
This was taken at Sandbanks a few weeks ago.
I hope you have a brilliant Christmas and a very Happy and prosperous New Year 2017.
Lynda
progress update: 07/08/2016
Hi Helen I’m long overdue with an update on Sally.
She has been with us for over 8 years now and will be 11 at Christmas.
She is just the best dog ever and I still look at her sometimes even after all this time and can’t believe she’s ours!
She’s such a loyal little dog who always gives us such a lovely welcome even if we’ve literally just popped out to the car to get something!
She still loves her walks especially the beach ones and has lots of great holidays with us in Devon and Dorset.
Her favourite place of all is Weymouth because every time we have to take her to the toilet she gets to play on the sand!
She does spend more time sleeping now {as the photos show} but in between has lots of energy.
She still manages to leap onto all the beds no problem!
We all love her so much- the best dog in the universe!
Best wishes, Marion.
REHOMED
progress update: 19/06/2016
message from his owner:
Imagine what it would feel like if every single time someone looked at you they smiled and imagine if they held you so close and looked into your eyes and kissed you, even people you’ve never met before.
How would it feel to never have someone dissapointed with you or hurt by you and no one ever raised their voice at you.
If you never had to regret anything or need to say sorry because you never did anything wrong. EVER.
Imagine if every time someone spoke to you they did it in a kind and gentle voice.
If every time someone saw you they looked so happy just by your existence.
Just by your being.
Imagine if you had the power to make even the saddest person happy again, just like that?
How would it feel to be loved like that by everyone all of the time?
That’s how my DOG must feel
Happy 5th birthday to my beautiful friend Ziggy Stardust and thank you Helen and Dawg for finding him.
I am eternally grateful.
Continue reading “Ziggy Stardust ( a.k.a Bevan )”
Every foster home we have means another dog we can save.
We are looking for people who have homes with well enclosed gardens and who are at home for most of the day.
The dogs that we care for are all different, the only thing they all have in common is that they all deserve a better life!
Many of the dogs will be in poor condition on arrival.
Some are underweight, others may have skin complaints or injuries, some will have been very badly treated and spent a life living in fear of the next blow.
This is where the foster homes come in. It is their job to build the dogs up, returning them to a a good state of health, and above all the foster home will need to teach the dogs that not all people are bad!
Some of the dogs have never lived in family homes and therefore they need to be taught some manners, for example, shoes are not for teething on, settees are not for sleeping on, gardens are not for digging in and it is not acceptable to help themselves from the fridge or table.
On arrival all dogs are stressed, sometimes from a long journey, and inevitably they will get upset tummies so you may feel as though you are spending all day with a mop in your hand!!
All food, bedding and vets expenses are paid for by D.A.W.G, so it will not stretch your finances, however it may stretch your patience!! It also helps to have a car to collect the dogs and also to take the dogs to our vet when needed.
Fostering can be messy, upsetting and hard work, but the feeling you get from knowing you have made a real difference makes it all worthwhile.
If you are unable to foster a dog full time but are able to on the weekends,
we always have dogs that would appreciate a weekend of TLC and undivided attention !
progress update: 12/4/16
Can’t believe it five years tomorrow since we got this beauty.x
progress update: 12/4/15
Here is our handsome Silver…
4 years tomorrow we were allowed to take care of this beauty..xx
Thank you Helen..xxxx
progress update: 27/02/2016
Fifi has been with us a week now and has settled in very well, she has a wonderful nature and a few tricks up her paw, sitting up high 5 and shaking both paws are done with ease, the sitting up trick can be done for a long time as long as there is a biscuit on the horizon.
Fifi maybe a dog of slightly older years but she absolutely loves her walks, she walks very nicely on the lead no pulling at all and is very social in and out of the house with other dogs, regularly playing with one of my dogs at home.
Fifi travels well in the car and is happy to go in her crate through the night, she really is a fantastic little dog who loves her cuddles and fuss and will make someone a great companion.
This is Fifi: a lovely little Lhasa Apso who is approx 9 years old
We homed her a couple of years ago but she has sadly comeback to us due to the poor health of the lady who adopted her.
She gets on very well with dogs but not cats.
She is spayed, vaccinated and microchipped.
Fifi has a lovely sweet nature and is a good all round little dog.
Mistle has come back to us due to family circumstances.
She is a Collie cross and seven years old so still very much a youngster.
Mistle is good with children and cats but better as an only dog as she has been used to being the only dog.
REHOMED !!
progress update: 17/1/16
Hi, Roxie here.
Just thought I’d say hi and let you know how I’m getting on!
Xx
Continue reading “Roxie”
REHOMED !!
progress update: 1/9/15
Hi Helen, just thought I’d update you on Jess, who has been the only foster dog we have kept,
despite me wanting to keep them all, she’s also the reason Nina won’t let us foster anymore,
not that we’d keep more but Jess won’t have other dogs near her or Bloops.
She’s doing well, and has slightly calmed down when out but not too much, but is the cutest most lovable thing indoors.
Anyways here she is all grown up……
Continue reading “Jess”