progress update: 10th Oct

Bizzie has now found a home !!

progress update from Claire: 29th Sep

We have had some nice walks in the sunshine. She loves to cool down with a dip in the sea or river. We took her to Highcliffe beach on Saturday. As soon as she hit the surf she was ready for us to throw the ball. She seemed quite particular about how far and in which direction she wanted us to throw it. Some of my girly throws didn’t even register for the chasability factor, so I had to get it myself! Thankfully the waves were a bit better at bringing the ball back than she was. She did tear off up the beach a couple of times but my jumping around and calling enthusiastically must have been more appealing than the Jack Russell she had spotted digging in the distance because she did come back!
Sunday at the river was similar. Bizzie was barking at me to throw the ball that she hadn’t yet retrieved from the previous throw. Thankfully two boys were paddling nearby and waded over to recover the ball before it bobbed off down the river.
She has been good in the house and in the car. She seems very calm for a young Collie.
We’ve been playing with the toys in the garden she’s already got her favourites and gets a bit impatient if I don’t throw them quickly enough.

My neighbours have been telling her what a lovely girl she is but we weren’t in any doubt about that, were we!

progress update: 22nd Sep

Lizzie’s family are very kindly fostering Bizzie so that the sisters are back together again

while Bizzie awaits a new home !!

Update 16th Sep

Oops!! Due to a bit of confusion over the names of the sister pups

yesterday we listed Lizzie as being back at the Rescue.

We wish to apologise to Lizzie’s ( somewhat worried ! )

family and re-assure everyone that Lizzie has a very good home and is being well looked after.

It is in fact little BIZZIE who is back with us at the moment !!!

This is through no fault of her own and so we are now looking for a new home for her, and her alone

[ not Lizzie as well !! ]

Anyone who may be able to help,

please contact Helen for more details !

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Bizzie’s progress update: 26th July

Bizzie is a lovely girl and has been no bother at all apart from chewing a few shoes but hey i

obviously had too many!

We have had some lovely walks and Bizzie loves playing with the kids at the beach,

she is a fantastic swimmer.

We did get told off for trampling someones picnic but as i pointed out there are plenty of beaches where dogs can’t go.

We are off to Yorkshire next week and Bizzie is coming too so I’ll keep you updated.

She might come home with a northern accent!

Mel

Lizzie’s progress update: 1st July

progress update: 28th June

Lizzie has now found a home which has 10 acres for her to explore and play in,

and the same day Bizzie has also found a home where she too will receive lots of love and attention!

progress update : 21st June

Jan was watering her garden but Bizzie and Lizzie thought it more fun to bite the water!

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Lizzie in the forest

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Lizzie in the garden.

After the shock of popping the football, she found it much easier to play with in it’s deflated state.

See how pleased she looks!

Bizzie and Lizzie are 5 month old collies.

They already know how to sit and are

socialised with other dogs.

They are also good with cats and children.

They will need further training and have lots of energy

so would probably be very suited to agility training.

progress update: 8th Nov

Abby has now been rehomed !!

This is Abby
Six month old West Highland Terrier cross Yorkshire terrier,
she is more like a Westie in size and build.
Loves dogs, people and I’m sure will be able to get along with cats as she is young enough to train.
She is just a pup so will need training,
she was with a retired couple who found her youthful enthusiasm for life to much for them.
She is a friendly and enthusiastic dog!

progress update: 8th Nov

Prince has now been rehomed !!

I am 9 years old and have spent all my life on a chain in a back garden.
The people who had me said I was no use as a guard dog, it took them 9 years to realise this.

So, they were going to get another dog and thought they would shoot me.

I’m not sure what this means but I’ve been told I had a lucky escape.
Having spent most of my life on my own I’ve not had much company and I love the company of humans,

I like dogs also but can’t get enough of the fuss and stroking that I have had recently.
Helen says I’m a good old mix of many breeds with a bit of terrier thrown in for good measure.

I’m also good with cats  well any company will do when you have spent your whole life on your own with no telly!

Prince is a 9 year old terrier mix.

He was kept all his life on a chain in a garden.

Apparently, his owners recently decided that he wasn’t a good enough guard dog and that they would get a puppy to replace him.

At first they were going to shoot him themselves, then asked a neighbour to shoot him for them.

He is very shy, and has been hit as he will sometimes shy away from sudden movements

As is often the case with dogs which have spent most of their time alone

he bonds with people very quickly.

progress update: 15th Nov

Poppy will be going to her new home tomorrow.

She is going to live with a colleague of Debbie who has rehomed Dillion,

so the siblings will be able to see each other and go for walks together !!

Me and my brother Dillion spent a long time tied up in a dark, dark shed.
Dillion was taken away a few weeks ago and I haven’t seen him since.
Dooley and Rocco told me that he arrived here and went off to live with a kind lady called Debbie.
At least I know he is ok I was very worried about him.
I’m very scared and Helen has made me a comfy bed up in the kitchen,
I haven’t dared move from in front of the radiator yet and anyway it’s very warm here.
Helen says that I will come out of my shell soon as Dillion did and a good home will be found for me.
At the moment I am too scared to lift my head up.
The rope on my neck was very tight and since it has been cut off I feel much better.
I heard Helen on the phone to Mark and he suggested asking Debbie to bring Dillion back for a visit so that we can see each other again.
I am so relieved to hear he is safe.
Helen said it is typical of Mark to think how we may have been worried about each other and she will try to arrange it.
I’ve had a bath because I smelt so bad, I hadn’t noticed this but everyone else had.
I was very scared and Helen said that like Dillion I don’t have a nasty bone in my body and was no trouble.
I am going to stay with Jan across the road tomorrow until a home can be found for me and Helen said her and Louise are very good with dogs and will love me loads.
I’m not sure what love is I guess I’ll find out!

progress update: 20th Oct

Bob has gone to live with Debbie permanently !!

Bob has just arrived at the Rescue

having been rescued at the eleventh hour

as he was due to be put to sleep yesterday.

He is a german shepherd cross,

short haired and about a year old.

He is friendly with other dogs

and is a really nice dog but appears to be frightened of men at the moment.

progress update: 8th Oct

Ernie has gone to his new home today !!

progress update from Yvonne : 21st Sep

Ernie is a delight to foster, we all love him.
He gets on great with all four dogs in his foster home and although he didn’t like being left at first we have learnt if you give him access to your bed he’ll snooze while your away.
Ernie is deaf so you have to catch his attention if you want him.
He loves cuddles on the settee and his tummy rubs.
He doesn’t really like small animals as he barks at the ferrets and rabbits at his foster home.
Martin loves him because he shows polite interest in his tank collection and no one else in the house does.

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Ernie is a 10 year old cocker spaniel whose family emigrated to Australia and left him behind.
He is good with other dogs and children, perhaps not cats. He is very affectionate although possibly a bit hard of hearing. He really loves his walks !!

progress update: 4th Oct

Pepper has been with us for almost 3 weeks and has settled in well, he
is the most sweet natured, laid back dog and acts as if he has lived
here for years. He has at least 3 walks a day and is a favorite with
the neighbours and the staff at the Avon Beach cafe and shop.  He
loves the beach and has twice attempted to swim to the Isle of Wight.
He also keeps an eye on our goldfish but has stopped jumping in the
pond with them (for now).

He loves our grandaughter in fact we think he loves everyone an we
have lost count of the number of people who come up to stroke him.  He
is great with other dogs especially Raz our sons English Bull (photo),
they had great fun in our garden playing destroy all flower pots!  We
don’t think that there is a doggy squeeky toy in existence that he
cannot destroy in less than 30 seconds as he has prooved at home and
at our local pet superstore.

He came to us with a reputation for escaping and this was confimed
when he managed with the help of some trellis to scale a 6 foot fence
(NOW 8 FEET) but luckily was seen and came back when called.  Today he
was let off his lead for the first time and we walked for about 4
miles on the beach and he passed with flying colours his recall was
excellent even when with other dogs.

Pepper is so good, he loves riding in the car, so he will be going on
lots of holidays.  He has the run of the house, he has not caused any
damage and can honestly say he is the perfect little fella. He is so
loving, he loves cuddles there is nothing lovelier than snuggling up
together watching TV.  I didn’t think we would ever be luckly enough
to find another pet like our previous dog Bonnie who was 18, but we
have certainly been more than lucky to have found Pepper, we are both
very proud to be his new mum and dad.

Best wishes to you all,

from John & Jackie Hutchison

progress update: 13th Sep

Sergeant Pepper went to his new home yesterday !!

progress update from Claire: 7th Sep

What a lovely JRT. He has been very affectionate from the minute he arrived.
I’ve been heeding Loudi’s warning about his wandering ways, so he’s been on the extending lead in the garden just in case.
Not that he has wanted to be out there much in the wet weather.
He nearly came nose to prickles with the neighbourhood Hedgehog on Friday night.
He was curious about the funny little creature but he didn’t make a fuss and bark like my JRT used to.
We’ve been really careful about the doors too. The crate is useful on the occasions when we need to be in and out .
He can sit in there safely and watch what is going on without the risk of an escape.
The rest of the time he is happy lying next to me on the sofa.
He will come for a cuddle and really press his head against me.
He likes a tickle behind the ears and lots of contact.
On walks he doesn’t really pull but he does like to be in front. That’s fine by me, I don’t like little dog feet too close to mine when I’m walking.
He made positive reactions around children but because of the rain no-one has been hanging around to stop and say hello or pet him.
Hopefully he has found a new home today after meeting his potential new owners at the dog show. He was a very good boy sitting by the raffle stall watching all of the goings on.
He won a rosette for 5th place in the Rescue Dog category. He tried to eat it when I showed it to him! He left the ring sporting an orange rosette.
I however left the ring sporting a wet patch, where in all the excitement he forgot himself and peed on my leg and boot!
After all the nice things I said about him too!
I will miss him he’s such a sweetheart.

Here is a write up about Sgt Pepper from Loudi who rescued him in Ireland:

Yes, what to say about this little man? I would keep him if I could, I’m
mad about him. It’s only because Tessa speaks so highly of you and the
fact that I can hopefully follow via the web that I let him go.
He’s been with me for 9 months or so. Was re homed to this perfect
home, a recently retired outdoorsy woman who’d often visited her sister
and her dog 2 streets away. She returned him after 4 weeks-could NOT
keep him in. He scaled the walls, escaped through every open door…to
just do his ’rounds’ through the neighbourhood and return home 2 hours
later.
One night ( I was staying with a friend in his house) I let out the
backdoor for a pee (yes,lazy!!) and he was gone. An hour later I got a
phone call from somebody in the local pub. He was sitting on her lap at
the bar,enjoying all the attention…TYPICAL Pepper.
He has a feisty but very loveable nature. He is a real Action
Man,always alert and ready to go.

But he’s just as happy snuggling up
to you in bed….
He LOVES children- I would by now be reluctant to home him without
children, or at least a lot of action in the household. He LOVES driving
and sleeping in the car.
He HATES cats,there is no stopping him.
He loves other dogs, including males provided he meets them in a
non-confrontational manner.
I hope his new owners will love him as much as I do.
Since arriving into the rescue here Pepper has settled well and gets
on with the other dogs famously. He hasn’t tried to get out of the
garden but we have a 6 foot fence. He loves food and will try to pinch
the other dogs meals if he can get away with it. I think due to his
wandering nature he will need to be kept on a lead until his recall is
better.
Pepper is a typical Jack Russel (the sort that most people think of as
a Jack Russel and not the refined type that the Kennel Club now insist
is the only pure Jack Russel)
He is a sturdy, muscle bound fella who struts about confidentially,
knowing he comes from a long line of ancestors whose reputation needs
to be upheld. This is the charm of Jack Russels, they are always up for
life. Pepper is a really nice dog (though of course I’m biased because
I love them)