With the horrible weather back again there has not been much going on at the refuge. However much of the work is done behind the scenes, and plenty has been happening via the internet. Questions have been answered, photographs sent, advice given and websites updated.Whilst updating my site today (or rather sending my update to…
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More puppies arrive
No prizes for guessing that these two puppies who arrived on the same day are not related! But I always say that the SPA has a dog for everyone. We have big and small, young and old, male and female, lively and calm. Whatever you are looking for in a dog, we will find the…
Happy days for happy dogs!
One of our tiniest girls was adopted today, but she was reserved so quickly after her arrival that I didn’t even bother to take photos of her! Her adopters have been to see and walk her almost every day, so Isis, as she is now called, was delighted not to be put back in her…
A day out for two lucky dogs
As you can imagine, most of the “action” takes place at the SPA. However sometimes it is nice for the dogs to get out and about and see a little bit more of the world. The volunteers do take the dogs for walks, clearly, but these tend to start and end at the refuge gates,…
Bobby leaves his foster family!
During last Sundays Spring Fayre a couple decided to offer a temporary home to little Bobby, a bichon who had arrived with terribly matted fur, and who really needed some more grooming and TLC. Both are available at the refuge, but with 130 dogs to look after, nothing compares to a real home! However Bobby’s…
Two fabulous adoptions and a fostering.
Well, here’s something that doesn’t happen nearly often enough! A lovely man came to the refuge to look for a very particular dog. Kiko had been abandoned at the SPA three weeks ago by this gentleman’s neighbour (usual story, border collie, too active/intelligent for its owner). However Kiko had been a good pal to this…
Working Afternoon in the Sunshine.
The refuge was shut for the second of two bank holidays, but the volunteers were having none of it! We miss our dogs too much, and the thought of them spending another afternoon alone, apart from a quick flit in to feed the thinnest dogs, was just not acceptable. The sun was shining, so a…
It never stops.
After I had uploaded my blog last night I thought I would be able to relax for an hour or so before going to bed. Then the phone rang. It was the SPA guardian, calling to tell me that a very young puppy had just been put into one of the external kennels. Could I…
A foxy new arrival and a new look on Twitter!
Hey, you didn’t really expect there to be any adoptions today, did you? Not when there are two days of bank holidays approaching and of course most people will take Friday off, thus having 5 days free. So inevitably the movement was inwards, rather than outwards. Some of the owners of the 4 new dogs…
Megan’s Progress
I know I witter on endlessly about our volunteers and the fabulous work they do. Well, as I may have mentioned, not only is their “work” restricted to dog walking. Some of them take the more urgent of our dogs home to foster. This can mean puppies who would otherwise be exposed to the illnesses…