Category: dogs

Harry

progress update: 10th Jan 10

Harry has now found a home !!!

Harry seems quite a laid back chap.

He’s only been here since yesterday evening but I’ve already taken quite a shine to him.

He tolerated a bath after I realised he must have rolled in something unpleasant before Helen picked him up.

I was not his favourite person after that but we are friends again this morning (probably because I fed him!).

He is quite content to stay in his warm bed in the crate and more than happy to go in there, needing no more encouragement than for the door to be open.

He is spending a lot of time in his bed but who can blame him when it’s frosty out.

I have tried to get him to play with some toys but he isn’t fussed.

It may take a few days for his personality to come out.


He is a little on the thin side which explains his current appetite for more food.

He snatches treats at the moment so we will have to work on that.

He is clean but he doesn’t like hanging about outside in the cold once he has had his necessary visit.

Don’t you think he’s handsome?

What a lovely face he has!

Libby

Libby has now been rehomed !!


Libby is a very nervous dog.
Emma and her family have done a fantastic job so far but she is still very nervous-seems to be especially outside in the garden.
She is a fantastic dog and would make a fantastic companion in a kind understanding home.
From what I have seen tonight I think it’s down to the fact that she doesn’t understand because she is now experiencing things that she hasn’t experienced before.
She is in a great position at the moment as Emma has 2 dogs so she is learning seeing the other 2 interact with humans.
I am going back in next week to start to do some training, first to try to develop some social skills before we start obedience training.

progress update: 8th Oct 09

Libby is a very nice natured dog, she doesn’t have any aggression in her whatsoever which is surprising considering her life so far, she has clearly been beaten, most probably by men as at the moment she is extremely nervous around any new person she meets, when she first met anyone she would struggle to stay in the same room with them, however she is progressing slowly day by day and building her confidence up.
She needs to learn to trust people again as she is very aware of everything and is still not sure about people approaching her or stroking her and gets very scared.
She has also had very little training which we are working on with her, however is very good most of the time considering, she is toilet trained!!
Libby loves other dogs and it would be really great for her to have a friend as she gets on extremely well with any other dog, this is when you see her character, she is very playful and loves to be around them whenever she gets an opportunity, she becomes a lot more confident and comes out of her shell which is nice to see!

Libby is a young Lurcher who has had a hard life and is frightened of her own shadow at the moment.
Libby is very quiet and sweet natured.

Isabelle ( a.k.a Izzy )

progress update: 13th Feb 10

Izzy has now been rehomed!!

progress update: 13th Feb 09

Bob and Izzy

Bob and Izzy

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Isabelle is about 2 years old and a cross breed.
She originally came from a kennels in Birmingham, where there
were 12 dogs who were due to be put to sleep, due to overcrowding.
Isabelle was one of them. Izzy isn’t very good with livestock.

She does have issues due to her horrific past,
she was abused and she was found by a dog warden in a canal where the banks were way too high for her to get out of, her previous owner had tried to drown her. Charming.
She suffers from separation anxiety. She doesn’t chew anything up unless it is foodstuffs.
So it’s a good idea to keep food locked away from her!
She has, however worked out how to open doors when she’s left, but with time and commitment,
we think she could get over this.
We think crate training her may be a good idea, then she could be left safely.
Obviously she can’t open a front door, but can open other doors in the house.

She’s excellent with children, good with cats (as long as they are known
to her) other cats she will want to chase.
She’s good with other dogs too. She is extremely loving, gentle, kind and affectionate and is one
of those dogs that snuggles right in close for a hug.
She just needs someone to give her the time she needs.
She does have some problems, as I’ve explained, but she also has so many lovely aspects to her nature.
She is very quiet in the home, and isn’t one of these barky dogs.
She’ll only bark when the doorbell goes for instance, and then she’s soon quiet again.
She is also fully housetrained, and she is very good with other dogs.
It’s just the food stealing and livestock that she’s not good with!


Tegan

Tegan has now found a home !!!

progress update: 13th Dec 09


Tegan is 3 years old, loves people and dogs not cats.

Very well behaved and loves nothing more than to have a cuddle and a walk.

She has been mistreated by a man but is not fearful of them.

She is a quiet dog but one with lots of energy for a game or a walk.

Charlie

progress update: 9th Jan 10

Charlie has now been given a permanent home by his fosterer Jane !!

He is a terrier with a purpose and needs a home and garden to guard and protect from marauding cats and fireworks.
He is very affectionate and an excellent companion.

Progress report from Jane Nov. 16th

Charlie has settled in well with Jodie who is very attention seeking and a bit of a bully with him. He is very patient with her and has learnt to manipulate her so that he gets his fair share of attention! He is very clean in the house but does like to roll in noxious substances. However he is quite happy to have a shower when necessary. He loves to retieve balls and will do so any time, any place – whether it is on the beach in the dark or at home when he rolls one down the stairs and chases after it. He also loves to swim and is very courageous, braving choppy seas and even diving rather than lose a ball. Jodie does not like to swim so tries to retieve Charlie and ball when they arrive back on dry land. He has learnt to evade her by going back in the water and swimming very fast to dodge round her. He walks well on a lead but can be belligerent with some other small dogs if not handled firmly; he tends to ignore larger dogs unless they threaten Jodie.

progress update: 21st July 09

( Charlie is being fostered by The Ferguson Family and Ozzie their Lab )

Hi Helen, a few pictures for the website.
Charlie has settled in really well after his long journey.
He’s a lovely little boy, loads of character and very well behaved.
Will make someone a lovely pet if my Daughter lets him go!!
Speak soon
Jane X

Charlie is a 2 ½ yr old jack russel who is good with children and other dogs.

He comes from a family who can unfortunately no longer keep him