Well, following yesterday’s adoption of puppy Diamant, today we said farewell to puppy Gimli!
As some of you know, the ScPA has been on a bit of a Lord of the Rings naming session of late as far puppies are concerned. So when this little lad arrived looking for all the world like a rottweiler crossed with a dachshund, calling him Gimli seemed the only possible course of action!
Yes, we do get some improbable mixes, and although we can never be sure of a dog’s parentage (or how the mix came about!) one thing is sure, Gimli is a fabulous looking chap who has left the refuge after the shortest possible time. Dogs can leave before ten days are up, but only if we are certain their owners are not looking for them; ie when we have a contract officially surrendering the dog for rehoming. Otherwise dogs have to spend ten days behind bars (and without walks), to give their owners a chance to find them.
This is not nice for the dog, of course and for that as well as a number of other reasons, it is far better to bring a dog in after having contacted the refuge beforehand. As we have said on many occasions, the more we know about a dog, the easier to find the right him or her the right home.
An adoption is how we like to start every week, and let’s hope for plenty more good news to come!