Category: progress updates

Chip the cairn terrier

Chip has now found a home !!

progress update: 1/9/11

Chip was quite stressed when he arrived not knowing where he was going or the person that brought him on the long journey.
But now he has settled into his foster home he has relaxed and is getting on well as reported below by Jackie his foster Mum.

After getting off to an inauspicious start by arriving in a crate with a muzzle on Chip has turned out to be a real cutie.
Gets on with our dog Basil and the cat although is a bit nervous when people or cars approach when out for a walk.
Has met a few new people since he has arrived and has been friendly with a wagging tail. Loves playing with a tennis ball and showed a marked interest in the hosepipe when turned on, so would probably love watery walks.
All in all a super little dog.

Chip has now found a home !!

Zia

Zia has now found a home !!

progress update from her fosterer Heleanor

Zia is a Collie cross about 18 months.
Her tail has not stopped wagging.
She pulls slightly but that can be sorted easily.
She traveled home in the car with out a peep.
She has met the cats, rabbits and chickens as well as my other dogs.
She was inquisitive but that was all.

Zia has now found a home !!

Ella

Ella has now found a home !!

Likes-

Long walks, cuddles, sleeping on the sofa, other small dogs, her toys, playing fetch, car rides (shortish) and coffee!

Dislikes –

Being left for long periods of time, mushrooms.

I eat anything food wise apart from Bakers as it upsets my tummy and I don’t like mushrooms.
If you leave your coffee around I will drink it ! I am trained to play, fetch,always bring the ball back to your feet.
I always enjoy fetch but also love playing football just don’t let me have the ball to long I try to chew it.
I don’t chew shoes but enjoy slippers.
I am also trained to sit, lie down, give my paw, wait, leave it and any other normal commands.
I also love playing tug of war and play fight but I can get little over excited.
I can be protective especially of women but love everybody who gives me a cuddle.

Ella has now found a home !!

Pickles ( a.k.a Pixie, a.k.a Fay )

REHOMED

progress update: 21/8/11

This is Pickles (aka Fay) playing with her new friend Tia

progress update: 27/6/11

progress update: 27/7/10

Just a little update for you Helen, and hope all is well with you and yours.
Pixie has now been spayed, as you may know, and everything went very smoothly.
She’s all healed up with no problems, back to her normal activities, and thoroughly enjoying herself !
Thought you might like to see these pics, one of them chasing around in the fields, and the other of them both relaxing in the garden.
Best regards from Lynne, Holly & Pixie.


progress update: 4/7/10

Hi Helen,
Just thought you might like these photos, one of Holly & Pixie playing, and the others taken on the patio,
after a long walk and a swim. They are getting closer by the day, and Pixie really brings Holly, (who’s 10 now),
to life on their walks.
Pixie is absolutely full of beans, loves swimming, looking for rabbits, and chasing with other dogs too, which is great.
I have had a small problem with them stealing each other’s beds, which I can smile about in the daytime,
but am not quite so happy with at 2 – 3am in the morning, when Holly usually whinges as she can’t get back in her own bed as Pixie’s right in the middle of it !
The last couple of nights have been peaceful, so obviously my persistence has now paid off ??!!!
I just love them to bits, and it’s great to see that Holly has really accepted her now and gets pleasure from having her around.
She’s still top dog though of course, which Pixie is more than happy with, and takes lots of examples from her.
Luv from Lynne, Holly and Pixie x

progress update 5/5/10

Thought you might like to see this Helen, both the girls half asleep after a long, fun walk and big dinner !
Although Pixie (Faye) tries to show affection to Holly occasionally, it’s not reciprocated yet,
Holly rather ignores her most of the time, so they don’t really interact much yet.
They are quite happy living together though, and Pixie has developed a very strong attachment to me,
which I’m pleased about.
I’m hoping they will get a bit closer eventually, but there are no guarantees, as you know,
and you can’t force the issue.
Best regards, from Lynne

progress update: 21st May 10

Fay has now been rehomed !!

Bramble (the girl)

Bramble has now found a home !!

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.

Bramble has now found a home !!

Icke

Icke has now found a home !!

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.

Icke has now found a home !!

Tia

Tia has now found a home !!

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

Tia has now found a home !!

Dave

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

Jet

Jet has now found a home !!

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.

Jet has now found a home !!