One adoption today, and it is of a dog who has avoided the SPA completely, thanks to foster family extraordinaire, Isa!
Little Newton arrived at the SPA at the beginning of this month when his family moved house. They took their unwanted belongings to the dechetterie and amongst them was a tiny puppy. They offered him to a woman who was there too, and when she said that she did not want a dog, they put Newton into a rubbish bin and drove away! Luckily for him the woman knew of the SPA, and brought Newton to us, when Isa stepped in yet again!
It is not often that we have puppies who are going to remain small. And although Newton is of indeterminate breed, everyone is certain of his size. It will be interesting watching him grow up and see what breeds emerge! And we are sure that we will have news from Newton’s new family, as they have been carefully selected by Isa!
Losing a dog is never easy, and it has taking this family a year or so to be ready to take on another dog. Little Newton stole their hearts, and now they are all set for lots of fun with this little lad. Many thanks to them and also to Isa and her family for yet another succesful fostering! There were other people interested in Newton, it is relatively rare for the SPA to get small breed pups. We hope no one is too disappointed, and of course we are bound to have other pups in the future.
So not a bad start to the week and we are already aware of a couple of adoptions that are due to take place later on, so it could be a good one!
Just a quick note about Doudounette, the BoxerX with Leishmaniose, and cancer history, dumped in the countryside somewhere. I saw her in the infirmary and I took her home so she passed her last 2 or 3 months happy and free. Well… she’s doing great! After 13 months, a few antibiotics, diet change, fresh air, cuddles, compant, she runs (not fast or far!) climbs up yje stairs to our room to bed, and is adorable. She is still a little sgort of breath, and can’t have her bad teeth out as she’d probably not wake up. Hence the antibios, less and less often. I feed her supplements, which work, it seems. I did mots of research to find the best combinations.
So my vet guesses at 10-15 yrs old. Not bad for a Boxer in any state, but for her miracles have happened.
Obedient, clean, loving and now trusting too. A happy dog.
Wow Bravo, that’s a lovely story- thank you! I adopted a big old boy 9 years old at the Carcassonne SPA, he’s still ok though he’s had prostate & perhaps a begining of Cushings disease. He had some hormone treatment from the vet, & now I treat him homeopathically with Chaste Berry (Vitex Agnus Castus) & he’s fine allthough not a great eater & he’ll be 14 in December…