Goldilocks would not have been quite as happy with the temperature today; Scorchio! Way too hot to walk the dogs, unless they were in the process of drying after being washed, so that is what we did! Three lucky dogs got a lovely bath, (well, shampoo and wind-blow dry) thanks to Anna and Belinda, and…
Author: Darcey Dyson
New arrivals, donations and good wishes.
The weather today was like the porridge in the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, not too hot, not too cold, just right. So that meant WALKIES! As usual on a Tuesday it was a group of Brits who were at the SPA; including new volunteer Andy, who is the adopter of Granite (now…
Bouba comes good!
Good news comes from all sorts of directions. Sometimes it comes with a huge fanfare following weeks of effort, as in Saturday’s fundraiser at Karen and John’s. Sometimes it comes via a message posted onto the SPA Facebook wall. Such was the case yesterday, when we received a picture of Bouba, a dog who was…
Fabulous fundraisers!
Last night was just magical. Stalwart SPA volunteers (and adopters of elderly setter Belle) Karen and John invited “a few” of their friends (ie about 70 of us!) to their beautiful home for a fundraising event par excellence! Tables decorated with bunches of lilac and sunflowers were placed around the swimming pool, and inside was…
Pups and Puppet!
Yet another puppy arrived this morning, found at the refuge gates. This time it is a boy and needless to say he is not identified. He is presumably yet another unwanted offspring of a non-sterilised pet. It is so demoralising. Luckily volunteer Martine was on hand to take him home. She already has Vixen at…
Two yorkies leave, one avoided the refuge completely!
The day started with good and bad news. Unfortunately the family who came yesterday hoping that the spaniel was their dog left disappointed. So Pinot (named for the French cyclist, because we are all glued to the Tour de France) is still with us. On the good news front, however, the little York, Daisy found…
Catch up time!
Although the weather was absolutely baking today, there were a couple of volunteers at the refuge, including Phil on his first visit; he had cycled all the way from Prexian to see us! It was a bit too hot to walk dogs, but we played with some of them in the shady parks and I…
A welcome home trip to the vet
You may have noticed that Moira has been blogging for the last ten days or so. This is because I have been in a tent without internet access. My dogs have been in in their own home (well, my home, but try telling them that) in the care of my sister. I arrived back on…
Dog Rescue Carcassonne comes of age!
Tonight I have some very important and exciting news. As of July 1st, Dog Rescue Carcassonne is officially a non-profit organisation (in French “Association”) in its own right. Some of you may know that I resigned as President of the SPA towards the end of June. I was getting overwhelmed with the politics of the…
A Furry ferretty arrival!
The day got off to rather a strange start, with the arrival of a ferret. I have to say, this is not the first time we have had one of these critters at the refuge; the A in the name SPA does stand for “Animal”. We have also had goats, pigs a buzzard, white rats,…