saving DAWGdogs since 1987
progress update: 9th May 09
Today Flossie has gone to live in her new home in the New Forest !!
Flossie was living rough in the hills in Ireland.
She is only 7 months old but had already given birth to a litter of pups,
on being caught it was found that all of the pups were dead apart from one.
She is a really nice dog, a bit nervous but will soon get over this.
She is fostering with Jane and family who adopted Ozzie from us a year ago and kindly offered to help.
progress update: 9th May 09
Max will be going to his new home on Thursday !!
Max is a two year old Collie who lived on a farm.
The farmer was going to throw him over the cliff as he had no use for him.
He was asked to wait as a home could be found for Max and agreed to wait a couple of days.
Eileen in Ireland collected him and fostered him until he could come to England.
He is skin and bone and his coat is in a poor condition but this will improve with a good diet.
We think he has been hit as he ducks his head when about to be stroked.
He is fostering with Della, Tony and their dogs.
progress update : 8th Mar 09
Hello Helen,
Thought I would drop you an email to let you know how Ella is getting on.
Her passport is now underway and we have had her checked by the vets and she has a clean bill of health.
She still has her nervous moments, but we are hoping with time she will grow out of this with lots of reassurance.
She loves the new forest, we went up there last weekend for the day and spent five hours walking around and playing with her.
I have attached some photos of her antics maybe for your website so other fosterers can see.
Somebody enjoys puddles very much, she likes to pounce on them and scoop them in her mouth and then proceed to make us all wet.
We have grown very attached to Ella and can’t see life without her now.
She is such a fantastic dog and if it had not been for you and others like you, we may never have found this out.Keep up the good work.
Tina Lacey
progress update: 5th Feb 09
Ella has now found a home !!
progress update: 27th Jan 09
I stayed at Claire’s this weekend.
She came to collect me. She has a crate in the back of the car. I knew what to do, I’ve seen these before. I jumped in and settled down for the ride.
Claire said I was well behaved in the car.
It took me a little while to settle in when we got to the house. Claire took me into the garden on the lead and let me have a look around the house until I decided I would sit in the kitchen and watch her every move from the comfort of the door mat.I was allowed in the lounge after dinner. A fleecy blanket had been put out for me to lie on so I lay on it. I think I’m too big for the settee. Shame!
Claire said I was good. (See there is a theme starting here?)
I like lots of affection, so every now and again I got up to ask Claire or Mark if they would mind giving my ears a tickle or give my back a scratch. They happily obliged. I hope they enjoyed it as much as I did.
We went for a walk. I like to be in front. I think I lost points here, even though I did sit patiently when they stopped for a coffee.I noticed later that Claire likes to stay up late watching movies. I thought I should set an example. When she went to make a drink I took myself off to bed without being told. The crate was open and the blankets looked cosy so I was pretty sure that was my bed.
Claire was surprised. I am the first dog she hasn’t had to encourage or bribe into the crate. She didn’t even have to say ‘bedtime’.
I didn’t squeak or cry during the night. I heard Helen tell Claire she thought I might but I didn’t.
Claire said I was as good as gold!We got on very well for the rest of the weekend. I had to wear a gentle leader on walks which I wasn’t very keen on but I didn’t make a fuss. I got extra treats and praise for wearing it.
I liked it when we went to play in the garden with the ball. Sometimes I brought it back, sometimes I didn’t. I had fun just bouncing around.I was given some toys to play with indoors. I know not to bounce around the house so I played a bit just to humour Claire. Indoors is for tummy tickles and cuddles and snoozing on the blanket.
Apparently I have very good dog manners (apart from pulling on the lead), I am clean in the house and I am a welcome guest anytime!
Ella is a year old german shepherd cross.
She is very gentle and gets on well with other dogs.
progress update: 7th Mar 09
Paddy has gone to his new home today, he bounced around with glee as his family came to pick him up !!
Paddy is a year old, very sociable and playful.
He is good with dogs and children.
He was a stray and is very thin and is now being fattened up whilst staying with Tony and Jenny.
Dear Helen,
I am looking for a new home for my 8 year old Beagle, maybe you can help?
I have had Bayou since I collected him from France when he was only 8 weeks old.I am now a busy working mother and I struggle to give him
the attention he deserves.
It breaks my heart but I know Bayou could be happier in another family.
Because we would like the opportunity to visit him a few times a year, we are hoping to re-home him somewhere
not too far from Christchurch.
The ideal home for Bayou would be with an active and ‘outdoorsy’ middle-aged couple,
who have time and energy and most of all, love to give.Bayou is an extremely handsome 8 year old neutered male.
He is a tricolor pure breed Beagle with a French mother and an Italian father.
He is microchipped and has a passport.
All his vaccinations are up to date, including Rabies.
He is very kind and used to children.
He is also friendly towards other dogs.
Bayou needs attention and affection and he is most happy in company with humans.
Like all Beagles, Bayou has a strong hunting instinct and needs a strict diet to avoid overfeeding.
If you or someone you know might be interested in adopting Bayou,
please get in touch with me:07983 626 090
Thank you,
Kristina
progress update: 23rd Feb 09
Molly has gone to her new home !!
Molly was rescued from a pound in Yorkshire that was about to close down and where she was going to be put to sleep just before Xmas
Mariela and Harriet put on a show at Mariela’s house for their friends and family.
They raised £31.00 and today delivered it to the Rescue.
Whilst here they met Josie and Rosie who made a great fuss of them!
The money that they raised is going towards vet bills and we would like to thank them very much !!
Below are photos of Mariela and Harriet meeting Josie and Rosie –
progress update: 10th Nov 09
Simba will be starting his course of operations very soon
progress update: 2nd Sep 09
progress update: 21st Aug 09
progress update: 15th Aug 09
progress update: 13th Aug 09
progress update: 4th Aug 09
Simba has a nasty skin scar which hasn’t healed properly
after he was knocked down by a car two years ago.
This started to bleed after he came into the rescue and he was seen by Kasey’s vet
Mr Spencer of Spring Corner Vets who specialises in skin reconstruction.
Even though some of the wound has healed this skin is tight and without surgery will not heal completely.
Mr Spencer is interested in this type of work and has kindly agreed to do the operations at a reduced price,
but this will still run into several hundred pounds depending on how many operations are needed.
We are starting a Simba appeal to help with the costs of this treatment
and if you would like to contribute this can be done via Paypal or by contacting the Rescue.
We have so far raised £83.53 towards Simba’s skin reconstruction which is to start
in October after his holiday in Wales with his foster Mum and Dad and canine friend Buddy.
Hi Helen
You don’t know me but my name is also Helen and I am the previous
owner of the golden labrador that you received at the weekend – you
are calling him Samba but his name is actually Simba (out of the
Disney film The Lion King!!) so hopefully that can be changed. I am
following his progress on the website and just want to congratulate
you and all your staff for the hard work you do.I thought it would be nice if I sent you this just to give you some
history on Simba, i’m not sure how much you have been told so I will
start at the beginning.Simba has been with us since he was 12 weeks old, he is now 4 years
old. He was bought from a farmer on the outskirts of a town called
Ardfert in Co. Kerry which is in the South West of Ireland. When we
first brought him home he was quite nervous but he soon settled into
the routine in our house.Simba is a very quiet dog with no badness in him at all. He is also
very loving and likes nothing better than getting lots of kisses and
cuddles. Simba also loves sitting on his special arm chair in the
sitting room and could stay there for hours, he would be so quiet you
wouldn’t even know he was there!! We have had other labradors in the
past and he loves being with other dogs and running after a ball in
the garden. He has never been around cats or very young children (any
child from about 8 or 9 up would be fine) and I probably wouldn’t
advise this just because he wouldn’t be used to it. He loves going for
walks and can tend to pull on the lead for the first few minutes but
is fine once he is walking for a while.As you have already noticed Simba has an extremely sore looking cut on
the side of his back. This is from when he was knocked over by a car
about 2 1/2 years ago. He escaped from the garden one winters evening
and travelled down through the fields onto the main road and ran out
inbetween two parked cars. The lady that hit him got such a fright
that she forgot to turn off the car and Simba was caught underneath
the exhaust pipe, obviously the pipe was red hot and he was severely
burned. We took him back to the vets 3 or 4 times in the first week as
more and more of his fur and skin started peeling off and over the
next few months we kept what I call a lamp shade on him to stop him
from licking it but it hasn’t really healed much since. I again had
him at the vets a few weeks ago and asked the vet about it again and
he advised us not to do anything with it for the simple reason that
Simba isn’t in any pain with it, he does tend to lick it every now and
then but thats what dogs do they lick their wounds. I really hope that
this doesn’t put people off giving Simba a new home, I know it looks
awful but it really looks at lot worse than it is. As I say he is not
in any pain from it and it doesn’t prevent him from doing anything any
other dog would do.I am so heartbroken at having to give him away and really hope that
some kind, loving family will be able to see what we had seen in him
and give him his forever home.As sad as I have found this whole experience I have learned something
and that is that there are so many dogs in rescue centres like yours
who do need loving homes and if in years to come I ever decide that I
am going to get another dog I am going to go to the dog pounds and the
rescue centres rather than going to a breeder as I now feel that these
dogs need a chance too.I would really appreciate it if when Simba does find a new home if you
could contact me just to let me know how he is getting on. I hope the
information I have provided is of help to you. I would like to finish
by saying thank you to everyone there, I really admire all the hard
work and commitment you put into what you do and i’m sure there are
many happy dogs and families out there to prove that it is all worth
it.Thank You Again
All of us at the Rescue would like to give a big
to
Diann March
who last October organised an Animal Blessing Service at Wimborne Minster
in memory of Ziggy.
A collection for DAWG was taken and raised over £50 !
The Dog’s Shop
progress update: 28th Feb 09
Spock has now been rehomed !!
progress update from Tony: 6th Feb
He seems to be a very loving dog and has obviously had some training,
we had a very quiet and clean night last night.
We think he will make someone a wonderful pet,
I also think if someone was looking for a dog to be trained for obedience tests he would be ideal.
We walked him off the lead this afternoon and he was very good.
He loves chasing a ball and can be persuaded to bring it back.
At home he gets bored and will bring a ball or a rope ring and drop it in your lap so you will play with him.
As to the future he will need to go to someone who can lavish attention on him and ideally get involved in one of the new dog sports e.g Agility, fly ball or disc dog.
From this you will gather that he is not a passive dog and will not be content just sitting around all day.