Zara

Zara has been successfully rehomed !!


progress update: 21st Aug 09

Hi Helen,
It’s Zara here, just to give you an update on my new life.
I am getting on really well, and get taken for a walk to the local pond every day for a swim.
My new owners are looking after me, though I do feel much lighter these days,
and haven’t had a sniff of a roast dinner since i’ve been here!
I’ve enclosed a picture so you can see my progress, although Mum says it has been taken from a very
flattering angle!
They do get narked when i try to sit on their telephone table to look out of the window though!
Squiff and I are really looking forward to seeing you at the dog show in September,
is there a fat fighters prize?! Don’t know what she means by that?!

Thanks for all your help Helen, I am very happy here.
Zara X
p.s. I have sent a picture of my new dawgdog brother,
he seems very nice but he’s very lazy!

progress update: 30th July 09

Hi,
I have attached a pic of Zara with Clifford (Squiff).
As you can see they have settled in well together!
It may be nice for the people in Ireland?
best regards, Kelly and Carl

progress update: 28th July 09
ZARA has now found a home !!

This is Zara, she’s ten [ 11 in August ] & as gentle as a lamb,
good with everyone here dogs & cats, & she just oozes love.
She’s spotlessly clean in the house, &
is clean all night, not able to go for walks,
but she’s active & would make an ideal companion for an older person.

Ellie and her pups ( Izzie and Taz )

Ellie and her pups have now been rehomed !

progress update on Taz: 21st Aug 09

progress update on Izzie: 27th July 09

Izzie is now living with Kevin and Nicky who fostered her, and also DAWGdog Buster !



progress update: 8th June 09

Ellie has now found a home with Joy and Alan who had a dog from us many years ago.
She will be enjoying holidays and camping !!

Ellie is a young dog about a year old.
She was originally a stray taken in by someone in Ireland until she had her puppies.
The person who had taken her in decided that they didn’t want her anymore and handed her in with the puppies.
She is very sweet natured – a little bit overwhelmed at the moment but she is settling in at her new foster home


Flash, Bunny and Dru

NEEDING A HOME !!

Flash

Dk Brindle/Wht SBT Entire Male 9 month pup Available fm 11.8.09
No chip found Good condition – lean build.
Good with people – some dogs and seems OK with cats
Knows sit !! would benefit from some training. Very calm natured Staffie – loves cuddles and will play with some encouragement – nice puppy!!! Would suit a family

DogWatchUK Team

dogwatchuk@hotmail.co.uk

NEEDING A HOME !!

BUNNY

Brindle/Wht SBT Female 9m-1year Available from 13.8.09
No chip found. Good bodily condition.
Good with people, most dogs and seems OK with cats
Knows Sit, down and gives paw. Likes a tuggee.
Very sweet natured girl – very settled in kennels – loves attention – excitable and fun – would suit a family

DogWatchUK Team

dogwatchuk@hotmail.co.uk

NEEDING A HOME !!

DRU

Dru is around 18 months old entire Staffie Male,

His time is up at the pound and I need to find him a place ASAP

He appears good with other dogs.

HELP !

DogWatchUK Team

dogwatchuk@hotmail.co.uk

Thomas

progress update: 15th Aug 09

Thomas has now found a home !!


Thomas is 8 months old, very good with other dogs and has bundles of energy.
He loves to swim especially when chasing seagulls.
He will need a home where he will have a good walk everyday and would possible suit a home
where there is an energetic boy to keep him occupied.
He is what we at the rescue call a den dog born to explore and help a child build dens.

Thomas is a rough-coated terrier mix

He is a very nice dog with lots of energy and gets on very well with other dogs


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Bennie

Bennie has been successfully rehomed !!

progress update from Bennie: 13th Aug 09

Hi Helen

It’s me Bennie

Wow its great here

I’m not sure but Sophie thinks I’m a Hobbit as you can see from the
photo I get second breakfast.

I’ve discovered this big wet and sandy thing too and I love it.

I can run and jump and play with all sorts of other dogs.

I have been for a paddle but I’m a little scared of the big wavy wet
thing though.

Hey ho off for third breakfast

Hope you are ok

I’ll see you soon maybe while I’m on walkies

Woof Bark Purr (This other funny looking dog I live with purrs a lot)

progress update: 15th May 09

Hi Helen

Life here is really fun.
Lots of attention and lots of treats
I’ve discovered this thing called walkies which is real fun.
I got to see and meet some other dogs and look at all sorts of stuff that
makes noise but I wasn’t bothered.
When I get home I’m really tired and flop on my bed.
Apparently I’ve got the vets Saturday which sounds fun and tonight I went
for a test drive in the back of a land rover with Chloe and Sophie.
WOW that was scary at first but after a while and some chocolate I stood up
and watched where I was going.
Oh well hey ho my dinner calls.
C U soon
Bennie

progress update: Apr 20th 09

Hi Helen
Well after you left I stayed in my cage for a while cos I felt safe
but I was tempted out by some really tasty doggy chews.

The nice people left me alone for a while cos I think they knew I was a little
shy and a bit scared.
I then decided to explore a little and walked anywhere I liked.

I slept well all night on my new super soft doggy bed and had a chew of
some of my new toys. Because they had been so nice to me I did my
stuff on the paper they left for me.

When I saw them first thing in the morning I was a little shy and a little excited.

I had some fantastic breakfast and then I went outside to explore and play.

They ignored me for a while and I could do whatever I wanted.

I made a new friend too. A funny looking dog that purrs
and is called Smokey.

Anyway its all going well and I think I’m going to like it here.

I’ll write soon :-)
Bennie

progress update: 19th Apr 09

Bennie has now found a new home !!



Today Helen and Jane picked me up and took me back to the rescue.
I took a while to catch as I have not met many people before and am used
to living outside in a very small area of space.
I was terrified at first.
When I got to the rescue I was given a bath to get some of the dirt out of my coat.
I liked it when I was dried with a towel and started to relax a bit.
Jane took me home to her place to meet her family and Ozzy the dog that lives there.
He told me he was a rescue once and had a terrible life but life is good now and will be for me
too soon.
Jane and her family are kind to me and their garden is huge, I
didn’t know that there could be so much space to explore.
I am a Collie so it is in my breed to run and burn off energy I’ve just never had
the chance to do this before.Jane told Helen I am doing quite well and
she has put a cage for me to go into whenever I start to feel
overwhelmed by it all.
There is a blanket in it and the door is left open for me all the time, it feels safe in the cage a bit like a den.

I ate my food from a clean dish and it was the best meal I have ever eaten.
Lots of people have visited the house today and I am gradually getting used to a busy household.

If you think that you may be able to provide

a good home

please contact Helen

on 01202 380467

or email helen@dawgdogs.net

for more details!



We will usually only rehome within approx 30miles of the Bournemouth/Poole area
in order that we can ensure the continued well-being of the dogs in our care.
We will sometimes re-home further afield to this but only if the homes are exceptional.
We are NOT looking for just ANY home that is offered.
All potential homes will be assessed to try and ensure the best possible home to cater for the differing needs of each individual dog that we look after.

Dogs on the Beach

Many of you may not be aware that Poole Council are proposing to ban dogs

all year round from part of the beach at Sandbanks.

The deadline for public consultation is the 28th August and so if you would like

to comment on the proposals please follow the link below for more details:

http://www.boroughofpoole.com/leisure/services/ref:N4A11326977F4D/aka:Dogs+on+the+Beach/

There is a plan of the area affected by the proposals here:

http://www.boroughofpoole.com/downloads/assets/Sandbanks_Dog_Control_plan.pdf

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!

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.

Jazz and Oscar

Jazz and Oscar have now been rehomed !

Jazz Staffie Bitch 2/3 years old,. Loves People a real friendly girl…
not too bad with some dogs, others she isnt too keen on… but she could be worked on

Oscar – Blue Brindle male.
He is approx 2 yrs old,VERY friendly and placid boy, such a stunning colour.
He can be a little funny with some dogs he meets… but others he can be fine with. I’m sure this could be worked on.