The day was showery so although walkers were numerous, the walks themselves were sometimes short. However quite a few dogs got out, and so many thanks as always to oyur team of loyal volunteers.
When I arrived at the refuge Carole was trying to track down the owners of a 17 (yes, seventeen) year old dog who had been found wandering. He was tattooed (great), but there was no response to her phone calls. However Doudou’s owner phoned us later and came in immediately to get her beloved dog.
This old man had gone wandering because there is a female on heatt in his village. Those of you who are against castration, think about that, will you? In any case, Doudou and his mum are now happily reunited, to everyone’s relief.
The second lucky dog was Lucky himself! Yes, after sixteen months at the SPA, this lovely shepherd cross has finally found a home. Some of you may remember that he was homed briefly, but he came back, as his adopters did not believe us when we said that he needed an enclosed garden. He now has a 3 meter high wall round his play area. That should do the trick!
It is funny, we quite often have these non-descript looking shepherd crosses at the refuge. Lucky was not too dissimilar in looks to lovely Quirk, who left last week. Lots of volunteers are drawn to these dogs, but all too often they seem to go unnoticed when people come to adopt. We are all delighted for Lucky!
Apart from Doudou who left again, there were no arrivals. It was a good day!
Doudou – still chasing the ladies at seventeen years old!
Lucky – ADOPTED after sixteen months (not to mention the time before his previous failed adoption)