It was great to be back at the refuge today, especially as it wasn’t too cold and was bright and sunny. As the temperatures plummet we all know to put on a cosy jacket, hat and gloves before we venture out but what about our dogs? How do we know if our dogs are cold…
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The gifts and kennels keep arriving; unfortunately so do the dogs!
It is perhaps not coincidence that we always have dogs brought in to the SPA the day after every open day. People just assume that we will have lots of room thanks to all the adoptions. Well, guess what? Those days are long gone. Yesterday one dog was adopted and today three arrived. I am…
Inuit adopts a family
Well, as many of you know, today, it being the first Sunday of the month, the SPA was open. And despite it not being our official Christmas for the Animals (which is the weekend of 14th and 15th December), it did feel a bit Christmassy today. There were gifts aplenty for both dogs and cats….
Arrivals, departures and visits!.
Firstly and as expected, Dylan was brought back to the refuge. On his contract of abandonment the couple stated that this puppy is affectionate and playful, but that he is TOO playful with their other dog and they have old cats. It then says “We were told that he is house-trained, but he is not!….
Happiness and frustration…..
Today has brought both happiness and frustration, as is often the case at the SPA. Happiness came in the form of the adoption of Guizma, or “Little Miss Big Ears” as I like to call her for reasons unknown (?). Great news for this puppy who was found and brought in earlier this month. Another…
Matit is adopted, Igloo arrives and kennels are installed.
Maybe some of you will have seen the photograph on the Facebook page last night, of the new kennels all lined up. These were bought thanks to your donations, and in fact the two XXL kennels arrived thanks to Deborah, a generous supporter who adopted a dog from us way back in the “bad old…
Three dogs leave, but 5 arrive.
Well, as you will have gathered from yesterday’s blog, we at the SPA were in much need of good news and today we have some. Not enough to balance the scales, which are still very much down on the side of sadness. But another three dogs are in the warm tonight, and one is another…
My cup (of misery) runneth over
Tonight I left the refuge in tears for the first time in a long time. They were not tears of joy either (although our last dog adoption seems so long ago that I have forgotten that feeling in any case). These were tears of frustration; frustration and sadness. Frustration at the selfishness and stupidity of…
Hoping for a miracle.
Today has been very mixed. I was elated yesterday after the SPA Facebook appeal for kennels resulted in some incredibly generous offers. My faith in humankind was restored and I went to bed feeling upbeat, especially after having read Moira’s lovely blog about the happy dogs she has been visiting in Scotland. All was right…
Settled in Scotland..
I am writing this blog from Scotland and from what I hear its much warmer than the South of France this week! Now you probably suspect I am spending my days lunching and shopping but although there has been quite a bit of that I have also been visiting our Scottish doggies, so in tonight’s…