Well, as usual for a Sundays the refuge was shut today, but plenty went on yesterday apart from the departure of the “Scottish contingent”, so I will bring you up to date on some of that!
Firstly there were quite a few adoptions from the refuge: Winnie, the long haired border pup left us, as did Cherokee, Charlot and (for me best of all) Saké. The reason this was such good news was that the lady who adopted him was the same lady who had reserved Mirza. She was the little Yorkie who died so tragically a couple of weeks ago at the vets. Saké is in fine fettle and we hope that he and Marie-José will spend many happy years together. We already have some lovely photos of him in his new home and I am sure more will follow.
The other major event yesterday was the Carcassonne Village of Associations. This is when all the local clubs present their activities to the public in an attempt to get new members or supporters. The SPA usually has a stand and this year was no exception.
As you know, I have been away recently, and it is nice to know that I am dispensable. With no input from me, the volunteers organised the entire thing. A team of them manned (or rather “womanned”) the stand, did a presentation of some of our dogs and spoke to members of the public about the SPA. Perhaps this will result in some new adoptions, but it has certainly gained us several new volunteers!
Thank you so much to all the volunteers who took this on, plus Melanie, an employee who went in her free time. That is what I call dedication!
And this morning the indefatigable Fred who has the Yorkie Alfie in long term foster, did another vide grenier, so yet another cheque is on its way to the SPA. What a great team we have at the refuge! It is quite humbling!
So does Cherokee
And Charlot (now called Percy)
And here is Sake (now Chouchou) in his new home
And here are a couple of photos from the Village of Associations. Thanks to the girls who spent their day publicising the refuge