Well, as many of you know, today, it being the first Sunday of the month, the SPA was open. And despite it not being our official Christmas for the Animals (which is the weekend of 14th and 15th December), it did feel a bit Christmassy today. There were gifts aplenty for both dogs and cats….
Author: Darcey Dyson
Arrivals, departures and visits!.
Firstly and as expected, Dylan was brought back to the refuge. On his contract of abandonment the couple stated that this puppy is affectionate and playful, but that he is TOO playful with their other dog and they have old cats. It then says “We were told that he is house-trained, but he is not!….
Happiness and frustration…..
Today has brought both happiness and frustration, as is often the case at the SPA. Happiness came in the form of the adoption of Guizma, or “Little Miss Big Ears” as I like to call her for reasons unknown (?). Great news for this puppy who was found and brought in earlier this month. Another…
Matit is adopted, Igloo arrives and kennels are installed.
Maybe some of you will have seen the photograph on the Facebook page last night, of the new kennels all lined up. These were bought thanks to your donations, and in fact the two XXL kennels arrived thanks to Deborah, a generous supporter who adopted a dog from us way back in the “bad old…
Three dogs leave, but 5 arrive.
Well, as you will have gathered from yesterday’s blog, we at the SPA were in much need of good news and today we have some. Not enough to balance the scales, which are still very much down on the side of sadness. But another three dogs are in the warm tonight, and one is another…
My cup (of misery) runneth over
Tonight I left the refuge in tears for the first time in a long time. They were not tears of joy either (although our last dog adoption seems so long ago that I have forgotten that feeling in any case). These were tears of frustration; frustration and sadness. Frustration at the selfishness and stupidity of…
Hoping for a miracle.
Today has been very mixed. I was elated yesterday after the SPA Facebook appeal for kennels resulted in some incredibly generous offers. My faith in humankind was restored and I went to bed feeling upbeat, especially after having read Moira’s lovely blog about the happy dogs she has been visiting in Scotland. All was right…
Nothing much at the SPA, but good news from afar!
Despite yesterday’s relatively positive start to the weekend today was a complete washout both in the figurative and literal sense of the word. No adoptions at all and plenty of rain. But on the other hand only one arrival, a pre-booked abandonment of a yellow lab who “runs away”. Honestly, how anyone can abandon an…
Four more dogs are in the warm!
Today saw the departure of four dogs! Two of them were reunited with their owners and we had two adoption. First to leave was Helios, whose owner saw pictures of him on Facebook was unable to collect him sooner due to a hectic work schedule. He was collected today to much rejoicing on both sides….
An adoption raises morale
It seems like ages since we had an adoption, so tonight there is cause for celebration. A relatively recent arrival, Gulliver, left today with a lovely lady who already has two SPA dogs and a huge garden. Just as well, as Gulliver is not the smallest of dogs! He was brought in on 15th October…