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Bramble is approx nine months old, and is a lovely dog.
She is very friendly and affectionate and gets on very well with people and dogs.
She is very good off the lead and on walks comes back regularly on her own accord without being called.
She is quiet, well behaved and a very intelligent dog who would bond very closely with someone who could offer her lots of attention.
progress update: 29/7/11
Icke has been with Jeff for nearly a week now.
He goes to the pub every evening for a pre – dinner drink and to chew the cud with Jeff and his drinking cronies.
Icke has not had a perfect life before coming into the rescue and could be a bit over protective.
His frequent visits to the pub have helped this a lot and he is has become a sociable dog plus he is sharing bed space with Jeff’s four other dogs and Scooby so has learnt from them how to behave himself.
Quite often the dogs we take in have really had a rough time and they take a while to settle which is why we like to give them time to find their feet.
He first fostered with Nicky and her family and did well there but as he is a dog that is better without young children he has gone to stay with Jeff whose children flew the nest many moons ago.
progress update: 18/7/11
Hi Helen,
He’s no trouble, have been out and about with him today down the river where we met Heleanor with Roxy and her dogs.
Then we went to the common this afternoon, so he’s had a busy day, he really enjoys his walks and is very energetic, he could do with some lead work as pulls like a steam train, but maybe that will settle down in time, I’m hoping he will shed the excess weight with all the walking we do every day, he’s also taken much better than I thought to his crate, he loves it, he’s in and out with toys he can find, suprising for his age, he’s also very affectionate and adores his cuddles, he doesn’t mix much with the girls much to Tilly’s dismay as she’s tried desperatley to get him to play but to no avail, he seems terrified of her, poor chap.
regards
Niki
Just arrived into the Rescue, we’ve temporarily called him Icke as he looks a bit like David Icke!
He is an eight-year old male cocker spaniel.
progress update : 7/7/11
Hi Helen, just a quick update on Tia now we know her a little better,
this little dog has made such progress in the week that she’s been here,
she’s really enjoying her time with us and with our dogs, she plays every chance she gets,
but she also enjoys her quiet time where she will take herself off to her crate and have a snooze, she also enjoys her independance and will often take herself off into the garden, something she would never have done a few days ago.
Tia still worries about going in the car but her travel sickness is getting better with each trip, and once we arrive at out walk she thoroughly enjoys herself,
making a big fuss of everyone we meet, she is also listening to me when I call her back so I will be trying her offlead in the next couple of days.
Tia really is a sweet little girl with a big personality, shes fitted right in and all she wants to do is please you, we love having her with us
regards Niki
Hi Helen just a quick update and few more pictures of Tia,
Since her arrival Tia has settled extremely well, shes spent a lot of time enjoying the garden and
pottering about the house, she has also had a few games with my dogs and seems happy to be around them, when
we intoduced Tia to her crate, first impressions were not good but she soon settled down and we had a very quiet
night, shes now happy to take herself in and go to bed, which is great.
We all enjoyed a nice walk beside the river this morning where she met lots of dogs with no problems at all,
Tia does suffer from travel sickness and can be reluctant to get in the car, but once in she travels quietly and
calmly, she is a very energetic little dog who will be bags of fun, she loves to play and is very very affectionate.
Tia has lived with a cat and has been interested in my Rabbits but not overly so, therefore could possibly live
with small furries.
We are very much enjoying her stay with us
regards
Niki
Hi Helen, here are a few pics of Tia, she has settled well and is doing fantastically well with my girls considering
she has never been socialised with other dogs, will update you when I know her better
progress update: 31/7/11
Sad news about Dave the Lurcher, he was on his walk running with Libby his friend and suddenly had a heart attack and died.
Debbie and Jamie who were fostering him are upset but we all agree what a
good way to go running and having a wonderful time.
progress update: 7/7/11
Hi Helen a little info on Dave, he is a lovely boy fits in really well with other dogs, has a bit of kennel cough which the vet says he is nearly over and also an ear infection ,which means he hears loud noises but not the quieter level ones such as talking to him but he is being treated and hopefully there will be no lasting damage, in the meantime if he goes too far away when out walking Libby will go and round him up so he then comes back, he is a bit hormone driven at the moment and needs neutering, when that is done he will be a darling.
We think he must have been a pet he loves being stroked and if you rub round his ears will lean into you with his eyes half shut in bliss, he has decided the cats are fun to chase but we are working on that at the moment he is a very good natured boy and learns fast.
He has already learnt that he has to be out in the hall while I prepare their food and then they come in in turn and give me their paw, he eats in a very civilised manner and there is no food aggression, but he will steal what he can and is tall enough to reach work surfaces to take down plates and pans!
He will also leg it out of the front door if he can and trot off down the road and then can’t hear you but he is easy enough to catch you just follow and grab him when he stops to wee,very frequently!
He already recognises me and licks me when I come in being in the front of the pack. He is beautifully marked with a small rosette of fur on top of his head and a small ridge of fur all the way down the top of his muzzle to the nose so cute I have already bathed him with no objections he ignores my chickens and seems ok with children but my boys are older and he has only met my 9 year old goddaughter but he was unfazed.
All in all a lovely boy
Debbie
Lurcher male 10 months old, good with dogs and ignores cats.
As you can see very skinny on arrival
progress update: 29/7/11
Jet’s foster mum is so taken with him that she has decided to keep him herself!!!
New into the Rescue is Jet who is a mixture of all sorts just a year or so old,
fabulous with other dogs and gets on with children.
He arrived to us from one of the London pounds and luckily for him was
looked after by the kind lady who found him at her house rather than have to go into the kennels.
REHOMED
progress update: 20/7/13
This is Tim in his tent at the allotments with Jim who adopted him two years ago.
Jim and Tim are constant companions and best friends.
progress update: 16/7/11
Hi Helen ! Max here.
I have settled in my foster home with Fiona really well, I am really good with her little boy and have not had any mishaps !!! Although I have only been with Fiona for a few days Ii am also behaving really well.
Fiona had to pop out the other day… I have to say she was really pleased that Ii continue to be very good, so much so I was given treats ..YUM !
I’m a really nice friendly chap who would be a loving companion in a forever home, plus I’m really cute and lovable…
bye for now Max x
progress update: 24/7/11
Hi Helen,
Thought you’d like to see Peanut after being with me for 4 months.
As you can see he is a happy and fit little boy. by the way he didn’t win the race but his friend Jazz is much bigger.
He is incredibly well behaved even though he has the typical Jack Rusell temperament in many ways.
He is truly my perfect companion and I am so much fitter as being a young dog he needs decent walks.
Thank you for letting me be his lucky new mum.
Our very best wishes,
Pat and Peanut.
progress update: 8/3/11
Greetings from Peanuts – Alderneys’ new resident.
He travelled here in true stoic Jack Russell style – mainly asleep!
After thoroughly checking out the house and garden it was time for dinner then bed.
Next day he learnt that cars are not so bad after all – lots of short trips rewarded by a walk when the car stopped, he now jumps in eagerly.
He enjoys his meals, not so keen on the biscuits as I had been warned but moistened with chicken stock makes them better. We’ve had happy meetings with other dogs especially another small JRT,
Rosie from Battersea Dogs Home.
Hopefully Peanuts will have his first off lead playtime with her on the beach tomorrow.
He is settling in really well , a happy chappy with a waggy tail. For me, well it was love at first sight.
Best wishes to all,
Pat.
progress update: 17/2/11
This super chap was found straying, he is roughly 3-4 years old.
A gem of a dog who loves other dogs and people and as you can see is very attached to the puppies who are bigger than him and when there were five living here all piled on top of him.
He is so tolerant.
Anyone welcoming him into their house will be very lucky people.
This is Peanut.
He is about 3 and loves other dogs and people.
progress update: 14/8/11
progress update from Helen: 24/7/11
Gus is a year and a half old terrier, bright, lively fella who gets on with other dogs but not small furry creatures.
Gus came to the allotment with me and Charlie who is fostering him and was quite well behaved though into everything that was new .
Gus is a year and a half old terrier.
He and is settling into his foster home.
Roxy is a two year old Boxer who has grown up with young children and other dogs.
She has been a much loved pet but due to health problems her family has handed her into the rescue.
Roxy is gentle and quiet and has a sweet nature.