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Amber ( a.k.a Tina, a.k.a Lizzie )

progress update: 18th Aug

Amber is now settling into her new home !!

Thanks to Jenny for these latest photos showing how much happier she now is than when she first arrived !

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A rough-coated tan girl terrier mix
She is good with other dogs but not with cats!

To all the rescuers and fosterers

Once I was a Lonely Dog
Once I was a lonely dog, Just looking for a home.
I had no place to go, No one to call my own.

I wandered up and down the streets, in rain in heat and snow.
I ate what ever I could find, I was always on the go.

My skin would itch, my feet were sore, My body ached with pain.
And no one stopped to give a pat Or to gently say my name.

I never saw a loving glance, I was always on the run.
For people thought that hurting me was really lots of fun.

And then one day I heard a voice So gentle, kind and sweet,
And arms so soft reached down to me And took me off my feet.

“No one again will hurt you” Was whispered in my ear.
“You’ll have a home to call your own where you will know no fear.”

“You will be dry, you will be warm, you’ll have enough to eat
And rest assured that when you sleep, your dreams will all be sweet.”

I was afraid I must admit, I’ve lived so long in fear.
I can’t remember when I let A human come so near.

And as she tended to my wounds And bathed and brushed my fur
She told me ’bout the rescue group And what it meant to her.

She said, “We are a circle, A line that never ends.
And in the center there is you protected by new friends.”

“And all around you are the ones that check the pounds,
And those that share their home after you’ve been found.”

“And all the other folk are searching near and far.
To find the perfect home for you, where you can be a star.”

She said, “There is a family, that’s waiting patiently,
and pretty soon we’ll find them,just you wait and see.”

“And then they’ll join our circle they’ll help to make it grow,
so there’ll be room for more like you, who have no place to go.”

I waited very patiently,The days they came and went.
Today’s the day I thought, my family will be sent.

Then just when I began to think It wasn’t meant to be,
there were people standing there just gazing down at me.

I knew them in a heart beat, I could tell they felt it too.
They said, “We have been waiting for a special dog like you.”

Now every night I say a prayer to all the gods that be.
“Thank you for the life I live and all you’ve given me.

But most of all protect the dogs in the pound and on the street.
And send a Rescue Person to lift them off their feet.”

Dedicated to those that make a difference in the lives of animals,
everyday.

Travis

progress update: 16th Aug

Tyson is the cat who likes dogs and once brought home a stray dog.
Peter and Dorothy who Travis and Tyson live with, opened the door
to let him in one day and found not just a cat on the doorstep but a
stray dog as well.
Tyson had met him whilst on a stroll in the road and invited him back for supper.

Travis is learning that Tyson is not to be chased and today has been
introduced.
The meeting went well and we hope they will soon enjoy
evenings snuggled up together in front of the fire watching films.
Tyson is also a bit of a social cat and has several mates who come
over to his place to sunbathe on the shed roof and have a yarn.
We are not sure how Travis’s tolerance will extend to a gang of Top Cat’s
friends,especially if they all get drunk and have a sing song!

progress update: 12th Aug

Travis has a new home lined up pending the results of the homecheck,

so we wish him well !!

Travis is a 17 month old chocolate doberman.

Unfortunately his owner has cancer and so Travis is now looking for a new home.

He would prefer to be on his own with no other dogs.

For more details please ring Brian at Country Kennels

on 01202 893461

Lost and stolen dogs needing your help

Lurcher – Saluki x – bitch (entire)
Saluki type coat
Red and white
Feathered ears and tail. Has an old injury – broken hock so moves unevenly.
Height: 23 ins
Name is “Ellie”
Stolen from: Lambourne, Berks. very recently
Circumstance of loss: Stolen from a locked car in Lambourn.
Additional Info: She featured in The Field several months ago in an article on Lurchers. She had just had a litter and, sadly, is in season again. She was a finalist about 3 years ago in the Foley Cup and has already been stolen once before. Happily “they” returned her, breaking her left hock whilst doing so. She is the sweetest gentlest person who sleeps in bed – and I can’t bear to think what she is going through. She is such a good bitch I think they will not dump her, it will just be if they run her and she doesn’t come back she will have a chance of “rescue”.

UPDATE: Ellie the Jack Russell x Yorkshire Terrier missing from Reading has been found. Apparently 3 youths had picked her up and were offering her for sale! However the owner was contacted by someone after seeing posters and they got her back.

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Lurcher – Saluki x – bitch (neutered)
Smooth coated
Fawn grizzle
Darker hairs along top of back
Has only been spayed a few days ago so scar will still be very fresh
Microchipped
Height: 22-24 ins approx
Age: 2 yrs appx
Name is “Lucky”
Stolen from: Stratfield Saye, near Reading / Basingstoke, Hants/ Berks on 29/7/08
Circumstance of loss: Stolen from house by someone who used the small open vent to hook the bigger window latch open.
Additional Info: All other dogs were left behind. This one was rescued previously from a Travellers’ site. She was spayed last week following a womb infection and still needs daily medication. This is VERY URGENT!!! Crime number: 290708617

Photo available at: http://www.lurcher.org/lsuk/view_dog_image.phtml?id=1217366951

Bichon Frise – bitch (neutered)
White
Age: 11 yrs
Wearing a blue collar
Went missing from: Homesly Camp site New Forest on 25/7/08
Circumstance of loss: Dog wandered off from camp

Lurcher – Greyhound x Deerhound – bitch (entire)
Smooth coated
Fawn
Black hairs through muzzle and tail
Height : 25 ins
Age: 2yrs
Wearing a brown leather collar with brass buckle
Name is “Lilley”
Stolen from: Witney, Oxfordshire on 10/7/08
Circumstance of loss: She was taken from her kennel at home between 10pm and midnight with a 10wk old lurcher puppy, fawn, smooth haired dog. There were other dogs around and they let them out to roam around the yard. The kennels were left open by thieves.

Petsearch. Free Register of Stolen/ Lost & Found Pets
www.petsearchers.org

Bob ( a.k.a Spike )

progress update: 16th Aug

I just wanted to give you a quick update on Spike’s progress.
Spike (aka Bob) settled very well and remarkably quickly.
He is a fantastic dog and I couldn’t have got a better friend for Pebbles.
He adores his new friend Pebbles and plays with her for the majority of everyday.
He is attending his Citizens Obedience classes and is doing fantastic and I am sure he will soon be at Gold level along with Pebbles.
He has been to a few local dogs shows where he is much loved and came 3rd in his Best Rescue Dog class.
He sure is a cheeky little monkey that loves to run around at the stables and do what dogs do best
(get very dirty!).
I will endeavour to send you some pictures in the near future.

Becky

progress update: 28th June

This week Spike went to his new home in Weymouth!

Spike is a cairn terrier cross.

He’s a lovely little dog, friendly and happy when he gets to know you.

He’s very laid back and easy going and no trouble to have around,
he hasn’t chewed anything so far not even toys that he can!!

He tends to ignore our cat and is not overly interested in our ferrets.

He is a dream to walk as he doesn’t pull and isn’t afraid of even the noisiest of cars.
He does know his name and does come back in the garden when called although I haven’t had him off the lead out walking yet.

I believe he would make a lovely dog for an older family as he doesn’t seem very playful but having said that he does have his moments and he might become more playful as time goes on.

We’ve only heard him bark once when a neighbor poked his head over the fence unexpectedly but soon made friends!!!

Thanks to Jackie, who is currently fostering Spike,

for this write-up !

[ Just to save any possible confusion with some of the Diaries entries,

this Spike is not the same Spike that is Helen’s own dog! ]