Category: progress updates

Barnie

Barnie has now found a home !!

progress update: 27/3/12

Hi Helen,

Barney came to live with us from his foster Mum, Angela, on Wed 14th of March, and we haven’t looked back.
He is a real character, he comes to work with me and lays in the office unless one of my residents comes in and then he gets lots of fuss. As you may remember I work at a sheltered housing scheme with the elderly and they love him to bits, I dont think I will need to buy any dog treats again!!!

As you can see from the attached photos, we took him to the beach today and finally got him to go in the sea to retrieve his ball he met lots of dogs, big and small and seems to cope as long as he has his eye on the ball I’m carrying.

Thanks

Nikki

progress update: 1/2/12
Hi Helen,
Just a quick update on Barny.
I took him up to the field last Saturday and he thoroughly enjoyed himself,
running around and playing with the other dogs and helping me plant our small cider orchard !!
On Sunday I took him out for his first run (more like a jog really),
he started to get the idea pretty quick,
did not go too far away and we took it in turns carrying his tennis ball !!
Cheers Colin

progress update: 21/1/12
Barnie is still looking for his new family.
He continues to respond to all his training with great results, and clearly enjoys having things to do to keep him occupied.
He is keen to please, and loves human companionship, so would probabaly be happy as an only dog, as he can be quite pushy with the other dogs in the home.
He really enjoys his walks and playing with his ball, and has proved himself to be very popular with our neighbours and friends as he loves human attention so much.
So come on give Helen a call and come and meet Barnie!

Barney is a nine month old collie x who who has come to the rescue due to a family split.
At the moment Barney is staying with Angela and her family which includes three dogs of different ages and two adults .
Barney now has good recall and has some good manners i.e. he knows sit, stay, down and come, he is still learning that he has to wait until asked to go through a door instead of charging through as he always wants to be in the front or right in the middle of what’s going on.
He sleeps uncrated though the night and is clean .
After his playtime he walks great on the lead but is still pulling before he has had a chance to burn off his energy,so this is something to work on.
He travels well in a car though when he first goes in he is wary and needs a little time before you take his lead off or shut the door -I just tell him its ok and within mins he is fine.
Barney is so much better when he meets new dogs both on and off the lead all you have to do is the 10second rule – meet greet and walk-on.
Barney is a typical collie he loves his ball and becomes very focused on it.
Unfortunately I would not rehome him with young children as there is still so much for him to learn.
He would benefit from a collie savvy person to bring out the best in him, though as long as someone would be willing to give him the exercise, love, patience and attention that he so needs and wants.
So if you think this very handsome young boy is for you then give Helen a call.
Angela and Barney

Buster

Busters’ family have managed to find a home that will enable them to keep him so he is very pleased to be back with them again !!

Buster came into DAWG the other day , Buster is with us through no fault of his own but as I have met his previous family he was clearly very much loved and clearly will be missed, and I have assured them that we will find him another loving home.
Here is his doggy CV.

Name….Buster ..really like my name so would prefer to keep it,
Breed…Terrier x Terrier x Terrier
Colour…Cream with flashes of grey ( coat turns to grey when I charge into ponds ), I have been clipped but my hair is normally mid length, Steve said I look like a toy bear.
Size……Im a sturdy chap but very cuddly
Faults…..None so far.
Character…Very friendly, good with other dogs but I will tell those off with a polite bark when they get annoying ( re: tom Steve’s dog) love socialising , being bouncy , great in the car but I want to explore soon as car door opens, loves food ( especially Steve’s Ginger Nut biscuits…wasn’t me Steve), likes walking ( I could walk for England) , running on beach ( getting wet) great recall ( I will trot off but I always come back when called or your out of view) I also sleep very well at night in my crate with door open. oh and I like TV .
Finally , I have been described of being a “proper”dog ? think they mean I can be what ever you want me to be .

This chap is just faultless , I think he needs a home where he can get lots of exercise where he can come home and cuddle on the sofa ( if allowed), in a family with children over the age of 7 (as he is very playful but in an adorable way) or someone who lives on there own.
Buster has been very tolerant of my dogs and others.

Pickles

Pickles has now found a home !!

progress update: 23/3/12

Hi Helen,

An update on Pickles, we have decided to change his name to Biggles. Pickles is a great name while he’s a cute puppy but looking at his paws we think he’ll grow into a Big boy. Due to the similarity he hasn’t noticed the change.
Biggles has settled in very well there were just 2 nights of crying and he’s now quiet and dry throughout the night.
We all love him and he has really taken to all the family.He loves to play in the garden and is getting regular short works, nothing has phased him he’s very polite with other dogs. He has seen people riding on horses, bicycles, noisy lorries, and by the river he’s seen an otter.
The purbec gun dog school in wareham have a puppy socialisation on the 8th April and my daughter and I are planning to attend.
We managed to get him to sit still in the garden for 2 seconds to take a photo of him.

Kind regards
Paul

Hello Everyone! My name is “Pickles”.
I am a 16 week old liver & white English Springer boy.
I am an adorable little chap (or so I have been told) who loves everyone.
I get on brilliantly with other dogs,cats and children.
I love having my tummy tickled and being taken for walks.
I’m only a baby though and have been told that I pull on the lead and need to learn to behave myself a bit better, but everything is so exciting that I just can’t help myself!
I’m sure that with some training I would soon learn to walk nicely like the other dogs (as I’ve also been told that I’m quite clever!).
If you think you could offer me a loving home, please call Helen at the rescue x x

Max

Max has now found a home !!

progress update: 10/3/12

“I’ve had Max a couple of days now, and he is a perfect gent.
He hasn’t chewed anything or got up on to the counters (even for the cat food).
He’s clean and will wee when asked. We’ve yet to hear him bark.
He does try and play with our dog Basil but Basil is being grumpy but Max doesn’t respond.
I’ve had him off the lead in the park even though there were other dogs there, he was just interested in chasing his ball which he brings back and if you don’t throw it quickly enough he picks it up and throws it to you to remind you.
He walks well on a harness but pulls a bit with just a collar.
All in all he is a lovely dog and would be an asset to any family.”

This is Max, 5 year old labrador/ German shepherd cross.
Castrated, chipped and vaccinated.
Been told he’s good with children.
He gets on with other dogs and our cat.
He’s in the rescue through no fault of his own.

Kito

Kito has now found a home !!

Kito after Niki and Heleanor set to and gave him a hair cut.
His coat was full of matts and after they had cut the hair away found that his ear was badly infected and weeping.
Poor Kito must have been in pain for quite a while.
He is off to the vet tomorrow to have surgery on the ear.

This is Kito a Lhaso Apso, 6 years old.
He arrived along with Pheonix and Shady.
He is currently fostering with Niki and getting on very well with her dogs.

Jesse

REHOMED

progress update: 28/2/12

progress update: 30/1/11

Hi Helen,
Here are a couple of pictures of Jesse. He is a lovely dog, full of bounce and enthusiasm. We now have him off lead in the forest, which he enjoys immensely. Sausages have worked to convince him to jump into the car under his own steam, but he does like to think about it first and can get easily distracted! We are winning!
Regards, Sally and Tony.

progress update: 18/12/10

Hi Helen,

Just a note to let you know how Jesse is getting on. In fact you would never know that he had not lived with us all his life. We have no problems so far with him sleeping in his bed in the kitchen over night. We have just had to tweak the central heating boiler clock to stop him waking us up too early! He loves our grandsons and adores the garden, chasing round and round. Today he is wearing his celery perfume. In the garden this morning he found some frozen paper which had been used to blanch celery and had a great game with it! He enjoyed his walk in the snow this morning (so far only on an extending lead).

Have a great Christmas, with our best wishes

Sally and Tony

–

This is Jessie the 1 year old collie that came in and went to a new home within a week.

No photos of him yet

He came from a couple who loved him dearly but due to housing problems were unable to keep him.

Humpty

Humpty has now found a home !!

progress update: 17/2/12

Hi Helen

Just to update you on this handsome boy.
He will be three in April.
Gets along fine with my dogs and all that we have met out on our walks.
Has good recall. He has met the rabbits , chickens, guinea pigs and cats and is very good with them all.
Once in the car travels well, a little unsure about getting into the car.
He likes to play ball and frisbie and splash about in the river.
He is good in the house barking only at the doorbell he is a really smashing dog just waiting to go to a new home.

Heleanor

Hi Helen,

Humpty is nearly 3 years old, he is a red and white border collie.
He is ok with cats enjoying playing with my other foster Jasmin. Has lived with children.
He is ok on the lead but can get carried away trying to get to all the lovely sniffs.
He has mixed in well with my girls. Will write again when I know him better.

Heleanor

Charlie

Charlie has now found a home !!

progress update: 29/1/12

Charlie is about 2 years old.
He gets on well with other dogs and our cat, who treats him with utter comtempt as he is the same size as her.
She has had a go at playing with him but he’s not too sure of her.
He is good off the lead and enjoys chasing a ball which he then carries around.
He does whine a bit when people leave for work/school but it doesn’t last long and he is very happy to see you when you arrive home.
He is learning to sit and wait for his food but this is a work in progress.
All in all he’s a very happy chap.

Jackie

progress update: 28/1/12

Charlie is great, a bit wary of new people at first but soon makes friends.
He’s about the same size as the cat and she treats him with utter contempt.

This is Charlie who is looking for a home.
He is about 2 years old, friendly and gets on with other dogs and cats.
Charlie is a bichon frise.