Today saw the adoption of Limbo, which is wonderful news for this little chap. He arrived at the end of March and was nearly lucky enough to go to a foster home. But the vet was concerned about a strange looking patch of fur, and whether or not it was contagious. So poor Limbo has…
Author: Darcey Dyson
A busy day off, and pause for thought.
With a very busy weekend ahead of us, you might think that the volunteers would have used today’s Bank Holiday to relax. Not a bit of it. By far the majority of us work, so a day off is something precious, however when you are dedicated to a cause, there is always something that needs…
Adoption of Tessy, and two anniversaries
Today we had the adoption of Tessy. She, as you may remember, was due to leave ten days or so ago, but the people who had reserved her changed their minds and did not collect her as planned. But being small, young and adorable, it did not take long till she caught someone else’s eye…
Puppy adopted but the sad return of Chandler
Well, as expected, yesterday’s blog did result in much discussion. Most of it agreed that kindness is the way to go, but treating dogs kindly and using positive training methods does not mean that there is no hierarchy. Of course there is a pecking order in every group, be it of people or any other…
Lucky day for three Ls.
Today at the SPA we saw the adoption of three dogs, each of whose name starts with the letter L! Two of them were puppies, baby boy Loustic and little girl Louna. These are two of the “little wolves litter” and we still have one boy and three girls left, of various colours but all…
An upcoming event
The SPA was shut today, and so although we have no news from there, we have something quite exciting to announce. As our Facebook followers already know, the SPA has been left half of a house and its contents, with the other half going to the Foundation Brigitte Bardot. We are planning on holding an…
Check checks out!
Thanks to everyone who contacted us following yesterday’s blog concerning ticks. We had a tale of a dog infected with babesiosis, despite the best efforts of her owner to deal with the threat of ticks using homeopathic remedies. These may well work, and we know that many of you prefer to go the natural route,…
A Timely Reminder
All we know about today’s arrival is that he is a border collie who is very thin and covered in ticks. This is a timely reminder to treat your dogs against these small blood-sucking parasites that can transmit some really nasty diseases. The two most common are Babesiosis (Lymes Disease) and Piroplasmose, and both can…
Adoption of Ivoire and news of Fred
Today got off to a great start for me, as the first email message of the day was news and photos of Fred, who has been renamed Dougal. According to his delighted owners, he has proved to be house-trained, affectionate and good as gold with the family’s cats. He is growing in confidence and is…
Logo’s a Go Go!
Today saw the adoption of puppy Logo. And guess what? He has stayed with his foster family! Logo, as you may remember, was brought in by a woman claiming to have found him in a box. Tragic, eh? What was more tragic was that when she was asked for her name and address (which is…