Branksome Pets at Home are raising funds for the DAWGdogs!
Due to Covid restrictions we won’t be able to be in store with the dogs to help as we usually are.
Please do donate if you go into the store as every penny helps us to continue to rescue animals and to pay for veterinary bills, food and the running costs of the Rescue.
Colin and his team at Branksome store are working hard on our behalf to raise as much as they can for the Rescue.
Thank you for your support!
The following is an account of what happened to a DAWGdog owner this morning:
“I was walking * towards the rugby field on Hardy crescent and a silver 4×4 bibed it’s horn and I turned to see if I knew who it was, I didn’t so I carried on walking across the field. When I got to the other side of the road the car was there, they wound down the window so I asked if they needed any help, the guy just started asking loads of questions about * and I started to get a bit worried, then he asked me if I wanted to sell “the dog”. I shouted no and started to walk away and they started to reverse the car towards me, so I ran.
There was a man in his 50s with balding head, white fair skinned and a heavy stature, the woman of similar age had dark hair but she was wearing a dark face mask.
The car was like a hilux with a solid shell on the back, silver in colour with 2 names on the back passenger side. Either jonny and jody or Charlie and jody.
I reported to the police when I got back home.”
[* Name of dog redacted for security]
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EVERYONE:
PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL OF YOUR OWN AND YOUR DOG’S SECURITY AND SAFETY WHEN WALKING YOUR DOG
BE AWARE OF OTHER PEOPLE & VEHICLES WHICH ARE NEARBY WHEN YOU ARE WALKING YOUR DOG AND ALERT IF THEY APPROACH YOU OR APPEAR TO FOLLOW YOU, EITHER DURING THE WALK OR AFTERWARDS ON THE WAY HOME.
ALSO
BE AWARE OF PEOPLE IN YOUR VICINITY WHEN CALLING YOUR DOG BY NAME:
BE AWARE THAT YOUR DOG MAY BE MORE INCLINED TO APPROACH A STRANGER IF THEY CALL IT BY NAME.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR DOG UNATTENDED, IN A VEHICLE OR ELSEWHERE, FOR ANY REASON
Here is a photo of the cub in carrier ready to go off for release.
The conjunctivitis now all cleared up .
He was released this evening back to his family .
The greeting he gave the Dog fox was just amazing and a treat to behold.
Sheila has sent photo of the two cubs who have bonded immediately.
This is the cub with prolapsed bowel and the one we could not find family’s home to release back to and will be released eventually together.
This is the cub who had the prolapsed bowel ready to go to Sheila’s to be with the cub she is looking after at her place now his companion has been released.
He is recovering extremely well.
It has been a Foxy week this last week with three cubs arriving and today an adult Fox with a foreign object in between his toes.
Removed and cleaned up by emergency vets this evening.
Antibiotics given along with painkiller and now safely installed in a large crate so we can monitor he is eating well before release on Tuesday back to where he came from.
Two cubs came in last Sunday one with conjunctivitis and the other with a prolapsed bowel.
Now both doing well and hope to release the one with eye problem back to his family.
The other cub arrived Thursday and in spite of attempts to find the place where her family live we had no success with this.
She will be living with another cub until we can soft release them both late August.
Here is a photo of the adult Fox:
The cubs don’t keep still enough for photos but will try to get a couple.
Thank you to the emergency vets based at Walton Lodge who have been marvellous and also Afrivets who have put up with my endless phone calls to them this week for advice!
Santa Paws Appeal at Pets at Home, Branksome
Please come and say Hello
and maybe donate a meal or two for the dogs’ Christmas dinners?
progress update: 18/12/2019
Buster Bronson and Flash …. on duty raising money for DAWGdogs
Biscuit doing her bit at Pets at Home on Monday
Lord Lester and Jeanette were at Branksome Pets at home to raising awareness of the Santa Paws Appeal.
He condescended to wear antlers for a very short while but did keep his Christmas jumper on which was bought for him especially to strut his stuff in.
progress update: 11/12/2019
Alani saying Hello to a customer today at Branksome Pets at Home.
Eric has been helping to fundraise today at Branksome Pets at Home .
I think he enjoyed himself by the looks of it.
He will back to help again on Friday afternoon.
Lord Lester is trying out his antlers ready for fundraising at Branksome Pets at Home tomorrow.
He hopes to meet lots of people and raise funds for the Christmas meals.
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Alani and Eric are at Pets at Home, Branksome
today and tomorrow helping us raise funds for the Santa Paws Appeal.
Please come and say Hello to them
and maybe donate a meal or two for the dogs’ Christmas dinners?
Pets at Home, Branksome are once again holding their national Christmas appeal for Support Adoption For Pets –
Santa Paws Appeal in store now until 24th December, 2017
During the Santa Paws appeal, you will be able to ‘Buy a Pet a Christmas Dinner’ for a 50p donation.
Please pop in and say hello to Helen and the team of DAWG volunteers,
meet one or two of the Rescue dogs and donate 50p to buy a Rescue dog a Christmas dinner.
Thank you for your support.
