We promised you more information about the DRC Dog Show with a Difference, and true to our word, here you are. First off, many thanks to Marcus who designed such a wonderful poster, which we hope you will share with all your friends. It gives a good idea of what we will be up to…
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Home to Home success – From Djabu to Zaba
On Sunday we blogged about the adoption of Roquette, now renamed Nogi, mentioning that she had gone to live with recent DRC home to home success, Djabu. We mentioned that we would tell you more about this later in the week, and here we are! A bit of background to refresh your memories: In October…
Save the Date for the second DRC Dog Show with a Difference!
Today we have a date for your diaries. The second almost annual DRC Dog Show is now in preparation. We hope to see as many of you as possible at the event, which is taking place on Sunday April 26th at the Club Canin Trèbes. Gill and Kai’s beautiful garden in Caunes Minervois has changed hands,…
Become a member of Dog Rescue Carcassonne
We have now been an established association for 5 and a half years. Over the last few months, we have been looking at how to restructure how we work with the ScPA, on social media and how we could help more dogs in the area. We have various projects in mind and have decided to…
Happy New Year from DRC
As you will guess, this is the last blog of the year from us here at Dog Rescue Carcassonne. We have had another good year and would like to thank everyone for supporting us during 2019, be it by donating, attending (or hosting) fundraisers, sharing our posts or by dog walking or adopting. The dogs…
How to choose a good refuge….
So you have decided to adopt a rescue dog, that is great news but how do you choose a good refuge and what should you ask to make sure that you make the correct choice? ASK, OBSERVE AND RESEARCH. Conflicting answers or reluctance to answer questions are red flags. Ask about the dogs heath and…
It will be cold, so cold….our Hot Dog Campaign!
It doesn’t seem that long ago we were worried about keeping the dogs cool and now we have to think about how to keep them warm over winter. The South West of France is all about weather extremes and it seems crazy that not long after installing misting systems, we need to consider more heat…
The tale of Capsule and Isis.
In Sunday’s blog I mentioned that a friend who was staying with me found a couple of dogs tied up and apparently abandoned. I know that many of you have had this experience, so I thought it would be a good idea to tell you a bit about it. Whilst walking into town, Debs saw…
When I’am Old and Grey..
If we are lucky enough to still have our dogs when they become old and grey then helping them stay comfortable, as pain-free as possible is something that we may have to deal with. My Boxer x Labrador, Phoebe is a large dog who has had arthritis for a couple of years. This was confounded…
To brush or not to brush…..
A Third of British Dog Owners Brush Their Dog’s Teeth (& It Could Save Their Dog’s Life!) I laughed when I read this headline as every time I am coming back to France from the Uk, Darcey asks me to bring doggy toothpaste. She cleans all of her dog’s teeth every night. I have to…