What is it about Fridays? We had yet another bumper day today, with no fewer than four adoptions and three reservations. As far as the reservations are concerned, you will have to wait, but I am happy to tell you about the adoptions. More than happy in fact! Catherine, who was abandoned just a week…
Author: Darcey Dyson
A word on our oldies and identification in action, again
On Saturday’s blog I mentioned that a gentleman had come to abandon his 9 year old golden retriever, and was asked to wait until this coming Saturday, the 31st. Well yesterday he phoned to say that he had found an alternative solution, and that a family member is going to take this elderly dog. That…
Candy’s adoption is finalised.
Today we had both good and bad news. Which is pretty much the case every day, except we don’t always have good news! Let’s start with the bad news. Lisbon came back to the refuge, 10 days after being adopted. This was not done with a light heart, and many tears were shed. Turns out…
Three out, two in.
Some of you will have seen the newspaper articles about a dog who was rescued by the Gendarmerie from its owner who had tied it to a lamp post and was systematically kicking it. The poor dog is now at the SPA and although he is not as badly injured as one might expect, it…
Discrimination both animal and human
As many of you will have noticed, the blogger alternates on an informal and irregular basis between Moira and me, depending on our commitments. During my recent absence I was in the UK, where amongst other things, I visited my closest friend, who is a military officer. She has been the proud and loving owner…
A terrible couple of days
Well, I promised a catch up on refuge news today, but in a way I wish I hadn’t. Nine dogs arrived yesterday. This is a complete disaster, and just shows that however hard we work, however optimistic we are, something always happens to burst out bubble. Two dogs were identified and left immediately, but that…
SPA Annual General Meeting!
This blog is being posted early tonight, because I have to leave for the SPA Annual General Meeting. I mentioned this to a couple of dog walkers yesterday, and they knew nothing about it, so I thought it might be a good idea to explain to you all how the SPA functions. The SPA Carcassonne…
None out, one in, but a sense of optimism!
Today was a day of dog walking and cat testing. No dogs left and only one dog arrived. She is absolutely beautiful and although initially a bit nervous, soon responded when she was given her first cuddle. A couple of dogs were reserved, and although I don’t want to steal anyone’s thunder, all I will…
Woody is homed and Gryphon’s ex-owners come to call.
I very much regret mentioning cats on the blog yesterday. I won’t be doing it again. It is not our fault that the law is the way it is, and if we took in all the wild cats that people told us about, the refuge would soon be full of unadoptable cats and we would…
Peabody leaves and a word about kittens.
If we had wings we would have been able to fly instead of walk the dogs today, it was incredibly windy. The dogs seemed to enjoy it, though, plenty of fresh air. I couldn’t help thinking that it was a good job that Babette has left the refuge, though, as with her huge ears she…