When a litter of pups arrive at the SPA we always feel sad for the last pup in the litter to be adopted. After his sister Mirabelle was adopted on Saturday we did feel sorry for Nougat but luckily, he didn’t have long to wait and left with his forever family today. Mondays are normally…
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Lutine and Mirabelle adopted!
Just about a year ago a terrified and very emaciated dog arrived with almost no fur. As we immediately suspected she did in fact have leishmaniasis but with lots of tlc and treatments she soon blossomed into a stunning spaniel who we called Lutine. Finding a family for a dog with leishmaniasis can be a…
FIREWORKS TERRIFY ANIMALS!
France commemorates the start of the French Revolution with a national holiday on 14 July. So there will be mass celebrations up and down the country which inevitably involve fireworks! At the SPA we prepare ourselves as we know that we’ll get a large number of stray animals and lost dog reports on Saturday for animals that got spooked with…
Nougaro and two pups leave…
Another scorching but busy day at the refuge and luckily we were busy with departures rather than arrivals! Two of the ‘wonder woman’ pups left, one into foster and one has been adopted. Sameer was the last pup from the litter to be trapped and brought to the refuge but he certainly was the boldest!…
A ‘home to home’ for Belle?
At DRC we are very lucky to have such loyal supporters and its great when folks who already have a dog from us adopt another. This week two of our ‘home to home’ dogs have been lucky enough to go and live with two of our ex SPA dogs. Our ‘home to home’ dogs are…
Tipi toddles off…
According to the weather forecast todays overcast sky and lovely breeze is the calm before the storm but lots of volunteers took advantage of the break from the sun to come along and walk dogs. Today we had a special visitor. Faro who was adopted just over a year ago and lives in the UK…
A home for Helly
Today at the refuge was hot, far too hot! Summer time is very hard for the dogs and even with tarpaulins on the cage roofs to create some shade, its so so hot! A couple of weeks ago we did appeal for paddling pools for the dogs and thanks very much to those who donated…
Millie needs a new home…
Today we had no adoptions so I thought that I would tell you about our most recent ‘Home to Home’. Millie is a three year old Jagd terrier who arrived at a local village lost and pregnant. A couple took her in, helped her give birth to 7 puppies and when they were weaned, rehomed…
Adoption of puppy Pat….
Today we had the adoption of puppy Pat who didn’t have long to wait at the SPA for a forever home. Some are not so lucky and although we prefer pups to go into foster than stay at the SPA, there simply are not enough puppy fosterers available. Puppies are a huge, in fact lifetime…
Adoption of Roosevelt…
Today two dogs left the SPA and one returned. The first to leave was Roosevelt an 11 year old boy who found himself at the SPA after his owner suddenly died. The SPA is a scary place for oldies and we are always grateful when a family either adopt or foster an older dog. The…