Today the fundraisers were out in force at our Book and Cake sale at Club Canin in Carcassonne. Logistics for this started weeks ago when posters were made, lists were written and notices placed in all of the online sites, so it was nice to see it all come together at last. One of the…
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In Praise Of The Brown Mutt!
I am sure that you have all heard our stories about how difficult it is find adopters for our black dogs well today’s blog is all about the second most difficult category to adopt out and that is the nondescript brown mutt. Like all refuges in France we lots of dogs of indiscriminate breed whom…
Itchy and Scratchy!
We are fast approaching the season in France where the vets are inundated with scratching pets who inevitably have fleas or an allergy to flea bites so tonight I thought that I would relate my horrific experience which will ensure that everyone who reads it certainly wont forget to treat their dogs or cats! Ticks…
Five More Leave For The UK!
Last week Darcey mentioned in her blog that I was on my way back to France and that I was visiting rescue organisations enroute. I have to say that I loved every minute of these visits and was very, very impressed with both the welcome I received and the rescues themselves. Rescues can be very…
Pet Insurance, A Luxury or Necessity?
A few weeks ago we received an email from someone who adopted one of our dogs about a year ago. The dog had just had an operation which cost 800 euros , luckily they had pet insurance and asked us to blog about the subject. This is certainly a very controversial subject; some of us…
Fundraising, Flash Mobs and Fun In The Sun!
Today was the rerun of last months Quillan car boot sale which was cancelled because of inclement weather and the fundraising team were up at the crack of dawn to set up. Thank goodness that today the sun shone and the car boot ladies and gents made a total of 402 euors. Together with the…
Prospers Sad Return.
Many of you will all remember Darcys blog, just over a month ago about the wonderful adoption of Prosper. Prosper arrived at the refuge in June last year, with horrific injuries to his neck. He had to have over 20 stitches to repair the damage caused by a negligent owner using a prong collar. The…
Luther Is Loving Life…
When Darcey messaged me to say that she has an extra passenger for my UK trip I had a real feeling of deja vu as it was exactly this time last year that Munro travelled with us to meet his new family. I was even more delighted when she said that it was Luxor, a…
Terrific Terriers…
Today we were closed so this morning only the staff were around to feed and clean out the dogs and in the afternoon then the dogs were left to relax! We have however had lots of news about Clara and Piglet, two of the five terriers who have been adopted this year. When some dogs…
Rainy With Bright Spells!
Well today Team Quillan turned up bright and early to set up for today’s Vide Grenier but this was not to be and it was cancelled due to the rain! Never mind I am sure that this will be rescheduled soon and thank you to everyone who got out of their warm and cosy beds…