Category: dogs

Jack the furniture eater

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progress update: 17/12/12

Hi Helen

I hope you are well and congratulations on the award!

Jack’s still doing well, he’s stopped his furniture eating habit completely now but still likes to move things about.

I’ve attached a photo from the summer when he was ‘helping’ the kids to undam the stream in the forest.

Happy Christmas

Sarah

progress update: 20th Apr 09

Hi Helen

I hope you are well. Just another update on Jack. He’s still doing

really well. My office has just moved and will be dog friendly so he

starts his probation period tomorrow as office dog!

He hasn’t eaten the sofa recently but he does steal dirty washing when

it’s been sorted into piles for the machine. You’ll find the occasion

sock where you know you didn’t put it i.e. on the deck or halfway

across the hall.

The cat is still in charge and will regularly eat Jack’s food whilst

Jack sits patiently behind, waiting his turn. He really is a big

softie.

I’ve attached a photo (on the infamous sofa) which I just love.

Take care

Sarah

progress update: 5th Aug

Hi Helen

Just to give you an update on Jack.

He’s doing really well.

Curled up asleep in his bed as I type.

His habit of eating the sofa re-emerged recently but I think we have it under control i.e. he’s not allowed in the family room unsupervised!

He’s recently discovered he can swim (rather than just paddling)

and likes to go to Iford Bridge golf course for walks with his Dad in the evening.

He and the cat get on well too, as long as Jack remembers his place – Ernie is in charge!

I work in the mornings now but when it’s nice weather, Jack has the run

of the garden and a fenced off area of the garage

(complete with 2 seater sofa – he hasn’t eaten that one though, he’s not daft).

We see Kate regularly at Friendly Dog Club and will be at the fun day with the demonstration team.

He even came 3rd at a fun dog show in New Milton recently!

Anyway, I hope the centre is doing well. Keep up the good work.

Sarah Morris

Sammy (a.k.a Sam) and Jessie

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progress update on Jessie: 17/12/12

Hi Helen,

Was looking at the website the other day and thought it was about time I sent a picture of Jessie now she is all grown up!!!
We are really lucky to have her, she is such an important part of our family and such a wonderful dog, she loves the chaos of our busy lives with lots of children to play with!
Jessie makes other doggy friends very quickly on her walks and likes nothing better than a good chase around, nothing seems to wear her out!! Except perhaps the endless beaches in Cornwall on our yearly holiday!!
Hopefully sometime in the near future we will be looking for a friend for Jessie!! Have signed up for your email notifications, so will keep watching the website!!
Best Wishes

Rob, Becci, RJ, Ellie, Alfie, Esther & Jessie x

Sam and Jessie have now both found homes !!

progress update on Sammy: 13/8/11

Hi Helen,
Sammy has settled in really well.
He has filled out and shot up, quite big for a nine month old.
He is doing really well with obedience, although suffers with occasional selective hearing.

He’s retrieved one of the children’s old toy bowling balls from the bottom of the garden, makes a rattling noise when rolled, and it is now his favourite toy.
He loves his bubble machine and insists it goes on everyday, costing us a small fortune in batteries.

He has been away to model shows with us and loves the caravan, particularly our bed, which is now off limits as he has his own.

I have enclosed some photos for you.

Regards

Debbie

progress update on Sammy: 12/3/11

progress update on Sammy: 12/3/11

Hi Helen and all at DAWG dogs,

Here is an update on our much loved “Sammy” (Sam) who we adopted from DAWG dogs in February.
He is such a beautiful boy with bags of character, mad as a hatter and very much loved by every member of our family. We cant imagine life without him. He is very easy to train as he cottons on to commands very quickly. He is almost totally housebroken, I say almost because we still have the occasional excitable accident. His favourite game is tug of war, but we have to make sure that it is us that wins in the end and not him (important aspect of training).
He loves to fall asleep in the sun, so much so that we have had to open up the conservatory especially for him.
Sammy loves running round the garden in search for new rabbit holes. Since having him we have not seen any trace of next doors cat( digging up my flowers) or the local herons (eating our fish) well done Sammy.

A very big thank you to you Helen and your team, keep up the good work.

Debbie

progress update on Jessie: 17/2/11

Hi Helen,

We wanted to say a big thank-you!! Jessie came home with us yesterday & it feels like she’s always been here. She is such a sweet natured little girl. Full of beans, our children are so excited they can’t believe their luck. Jessie slept right through the night in her cage and is doing her business in the garden, (bar one or two expected mishaps.) Have attached a couple of pictures for you, exhausted after a hard days’ playing with her new chums!!!!

Thank you so much.

Rob & Becci

Hi Helen,

Sam (tan and white) and Jessie (tri colour ) have been with us a few days now and settling in well with Dawgdogs Jack and Izzie.
Sam and Jessie were dumped on the side of a road two days before Christmas in the freezing snow and ice .!!!
A kind gentleman driving down the road at the time and swerved and overturned his car to miss the puppies ,Thank goodness the man was unhurt and picked up the puppies and took them to the rescue .
Sam and Jessie are such cuties they are learning to do there business outside and they sleep all night.
Sam and Jessie have had there first trip to Pets at Home in branksome and they loved getting a treat for being so good.
They are very loving and are a joy to have.
(And a very big Thank you to that wonderful man who saved them )

best wishes

Kevin and nicky ,Jack and Izzie xxxx.

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Gibson

Gibson has now found a home !!

Gibson is three years old and a Collie cross.
He came from a couple that loved him very much.
Gibson just could not take to the new baby and even though his people tried for ten months to get him to accept baby Gibson just didn’t feel happy.
He is fantastic with other dogs and loves people.
He would be better in a home with older children.
He has been to the pub with his foster Dad to meet the regulars who all loved him.

Tommy and Paddy (a.k.a Timmy)

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progress update: 13/12/12

Tommy and Paddy are very well and a couple of pics are attached for you to see them.
They are amazing characters and are so different from each other that it’s hard to believe they are brothers!!
They are loving their walks around here, and we go out for about 2 hours each day.
Paddy has filled out a bit, and they both have become quite muscular with all the exercise.
They are used to traffic now, though it did take a while, and I don’t hesitate to take them through town now at any time of the day to go to walks on the other side of the square.
They love their kongs and I put a bit of cheese in the bottom and stuff a couple of markies in and they have this after their tea.
Everyone loves them in town as they are so easily recognisable and make a handsome pair.
I don’t find their blindness an issue at all, and in fact its amazing how they scamper around like sighted dogs on walks.
All in all a big success!

progress update: 19/8/12

Hi Helen,

A quick note to put your mind at rest.
Timmy and Tommy have settled in amazingly well, and after an aborted attempt to go for a quick walk
on Saturday, we set forth this morning at 8am and had a successful trot up Fleet Street and returned via the back tracks, a real success, and then another longer walk during the day.
They are eating well and are now both sound asleep, Tommy on his back and snoring.
They seem entirely happy, and I am very happy indeed with them.
Thank you so much for all your help.

I’ll send another report later in the week.

Best wishes,

Hazel

Tommy and Timmy have now found a home together !!

progress update: 27/7/12

Tommy and Timmy are now walked by the Woof Parade children who have been nominated Official Dawgdogs Walkers.
Tommy and Timmy love walking with this gang as they get lots of fuss!

progress update: 21/7/12
Well, what can I say about Tommy and Timmy except they are the perfect dogs.
Blind they may well be and I challenge anyone to know this when they meet them as they run around like sighted dogs.
Today a posse of enchanting children took over the walking of them on Saturday’s weekly Woof Parade which for those of you that don’t know what this is it is a weekly meeting of ex Dawgdogs and non Dawgdogs for a dog extravagance of ball throwing and walk around the heath.
The children loved taking it in turns to walk them as Tommy and Timmy sniffed their way full steam ahead stopping occasionally to roll in fox poo.
I hope that someone will come forward to offer them a home together as I will not part these brothers and anyone who adopts these two will be the
lucky ones but in the meantime I am happy for them to stay here as
long as it takes to find them a deserving home.

A short clip of Timmy and Tommy

A longer clip of Timmy and Tommy

We have discovered that both Tommy and Timmy are blind and can only see a little bit of light.
They get around so well that it was apparent at first.
They are both good with other dogs and enjoy their walks.
We know that a blind dog is not first on anyone’s list when looking for a dog but hope that someone with a generous heart will offer a home to one of them.

progress update: 5/7/12

Timmy and Tommy spent the night quietly and were clean and dry in their crates this morning,
very affectionate little dogs,just a bit bigger than terriers these little Beagles make super companions

Tommy and Timmy are two and a half year old Beagles.
We would love to find them a home together as Tommy is partially sighted but realise it
may not be possible to do this.
They are sweet natured boys and get on well with other dogs.
Pat their foster Mum will send in more updates once they have settled down.

Ollie

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progress update: 11/12/12

“Thought you might like to see a picture of Ollie!
He’s been with us a year now and is absolutely gorgeous, as you can see!
I’d like to have a pound for every time someone has asked me what breed he is, and my daughter Chloe aged 4, very proudly tells everyone he’s a labradoodle-boxer cross!!!
We feel very privileged that he’s ours!!”

Max

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progress update: 20/11/12

Hi Helen.

I thought you would like an update on Max who we have had with us for over 5 years now.
As you can see from the photos he is a very happy confident chap who is at his happiest when surrounded by adoring people which is lucky as nearly every person we meet seems to be incapable of not making a fuss of him.
Apart from a few stiff joints he is still fit and healthy, if a bit slower than he was.
He has been a delight to have and even members of the family who were unsure of or didn’t like dogs are now sold.

Sorry it has taken so long to update you.
Mike Legg.

Missy

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progress update: 16/11/12

Hello Foster Mummy Pat

I hope you like my photo of me with my special friend Minnie Mouse – she’s much bigger than me but I like sleeping under her particulary when I can arrange myself on my back with all legs in the air.

I have just had my second check-up with the vet man who is very kind to me. He says I still have an ear infection and so must now have another course of anti-biotics – different to last time. He also cleaned out my anal glands – thank goodness! They were really giving me gip.

I have got used to my routines now and enjoy myself – or sleep. Sleeping is something I do quite a lot of because I am an elderly lady but I do have two walks every day, mostly with my dad. On Thursdays I do the the paper delivery round with mum and dad and two/three times a week I go on the Age Concern bus which dad drives. It’s fun meeting all these new people on the bus who all make a fuss of me. I also visit and ‘aunt and uncle’ who are in their 90’s so are elderly like me.

I have got used to going down the garden on my own although I like to see that mum or dad are waiting at the door for me and I have found a way of letting them know when I need to go out so that the house is clean and dry. Bit of a nuisance that I don’t bark and I have no way of letting anyone know why.

If you would like to come and see me you will be very welcome.

Love Missy.

progress update: 7/10/12

Dear Helen

She has settled in exceedingly well enjoying physical contact with whoever is ready to rub her tummy or tickle her ears.
She has been on the AgeUK bus and loves the elderly passengers who are only too ready to make a fuss of her;
many of them have had dogs before and miss owning one now.
She takes a leisurely walk each morning (helping with the once a week paper round) to get the joints moving and has a more energetic one in the afternoon.
Evenings are for eating and napping and bedtime means a lovely snuggle up to ‘dad’ on his bed.
She enjoys being brushed and groomed – just another excuse for lots of fuss!!
Hope the attachment is sufficient for your needs but let me know if I need post the original.
Kind regards
Linda Hollows and Tony Miles

progress update: 1/10/12

DEAR FOSTER MUMMY PAT

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I AM WELL SETTLED IN AND HAVE BEEN LOTS OF
PLACES. I VISITED THE STROKE CLUB AND MET LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO SEEMED
TO LIKE ME AND STROKED ME AND I LOVED THIS. I THEN WENT DOWN TO THE
BEACH FOR A WALK WITH MY DAD – NOT TOO KEEN ON THE WIND IN MY FACE BUT
WAS OK GOING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. I MANAGED THE STEPS UP AND DOWN
TO THE BEACH WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE BUT I DON’T SEEM TOO KEEN ON THE
STAIRS IN THE HOUSE.

I ALSO DID THE ONCE-A-WEEK PAPER ROUND WITH MUM & DAD – QUITE GOOD FUN
WALKING UP AND DOWN PEOPLE’S GARDEN PATHS. HAVE ALSO VISITED A COUPLE
OF OTHER HOMES WITH DAD WHERE EVERYBODY SEEMED TO LIKE ME.

I LIKE THE CONSERVATORY IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE SUN COMES IN AND I
STRETCH OUT ON MY BACK AND LET THE SUN WARM ME UP. I HAVE DECIDED
THAT I LIKE AN EVENING MEAL BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A FEW DRY BITS LEFT
OUT SHOULD I NEED A QUICK SOMETHING DURING THE DAY. THERE’S A SOFT
BALL AND A SMALL TEDDY FOR ME BUT I HAVEN’T GOT INTO PLAY MODE YET.

THOUGHT I MIGHT GET AWAY WITH DOING QUICK PEE OUTSIDE DOOR BUT DAD
SOON CAUGHT ON AND NOW I AM TAKEN TO THE END OF THE GARDEN. HOWEVER,
HAVE DECIDED THERE ARE LOTS OF LOVELY SMELLS HERE SO DON’T MIND THAT I
HAVE TO WALK BACK TO GET TO MY BED.

I HAVE A MORNING AND AN AFTERNOON WALK – BIT STIFF GETTING STARTED BUT
OK AFTER A WHILE. OFF ON THIS THING CALLED A ‘MINI BUS’ THIS
AFTERNOON – HOPE I LIKE IT. WILL LET YOU KNOW. MY DAD HAS YOUR EMAIL
AS WELL AND HE MAY WRITE TO YOU AS WELL. NEED TO HAVE A NAP NOW. LOVE
MISSY

progress update: 25/9/12

Missy has now found a home !!

Missy went to her new home today and wasted no time at all in getting
comfy on the sofa and having a little nap x sweet dreams missy x

Missy,Zander and Lucky hogging the sofa – older dogs make great pets!

The beautiful Missy is a little gem to have around and great with other dogs but as yet not to be trusted of the lead as she has no recall but is learning her name,
she is developing a personality more every day and is to be found in her basket paws in the air asleep on her back.
Missy is around eight years old.