Let start on a positive note. Today Dinki left and I am not at all surprised. This beautiful labrador x was a gem of a dog, young, really keen to please and ever so gentle. Yesterday we played in the park with her, gave her a bath and told her all about her new life….
Author: Moira
Trudie Toddles Off…
When Trudie arrived on the 19th May everyone went ‘awwww’. It was very apparent that she was an older lady and she was very thin. When we put her in the exercise park she immediately went into the kennel so we guessed that she was used to living outdoors. She was probably an ex hunter…
Dogs by donation…
In the last few years lots of things have changed for the better at the SPA Carcassonne. We have not euthanized due to lack of space for many years and this is due to both fantastic staff and volunteers who spend lots of their own time advertising, promoting and moving dogs to super homes. However…
Moos’s slice of paradise…
Today being the 14th of July the refuge was shut. I hope that all of your doggies have been out for a long walk and are safely indoors. Carcassonne will be a scary place for them tonight! This story will really cheer everyone up and shows just how a dogs life can change after arriving…
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 Wednesday for animals that got spooked with…
Late news and happy dogs..
Just after I had published last nights blog the news of Louise’s adoption arrived. Louise was definitely one of the ‘scaredy’ dogs who preferred to hide at the back of her kennel rather than approach visitors at the bars. She arrived at the refuge with her sister Thelma and we suspect that they had been…
Three dogs leave but Candy is back…
Last night we had a committee meeting and promised to catch up with refuge news tonight so here we go.. Yesterday saw the adoption of puppy Bridget, our four month old berger cross. This puppy was brought into the SPA by someone who found her straying and she quickly managed to escape in our car…
Rescue Dog Poem
Tonight we have a committee meeting so we will catch up with rescue news tomorrow. I hope that you enjoy this poem… A rescue dog will have a tale to tell It may be sad, or of a life of Hell It may be a story of a once loved pup Who found herself…
Just walking the dogs..
Today at the refuge it was cool enough to walk the dogs. This was great news, lots of volunteers turned up and I counted 21 dogs being walked! One of the many problems with not being able to walk the dogs is that our more timid dogs are missing out on socialisation. Louise is one…
Unrealistic expectations?
When dogs are returned its horrible, for so many reasons! For me the most important reason is that the dog has to face being abandoned for a second time. This usually happens when the adopters are not realistic or don’t communicate their expectations and either don’t ask for advice or wont accept advice. If it’s…