Today we had two wonderful adoptions.
First of all, and completely out of the blue we said goodbye to Storm. Seven years old this month and at the refuge for almost a year, this lovely boy has finally found a home. He has been a favourite with the employees and volunteers alike, due to his good nature but also due to his incredible ability to pull funny faces. The photo of him below was taken last weekend and shows him doing his famous Popeye impression! Not his best look, but how can you not smile at this dog? The family who took him just fell in love on the spot, so it was off to the vet to be chipped and away he went, running out of the refuge gate with his new young master, leaving slobbery kisses in his wake.
He will be missed by his kennel mate Tina, whom he has turned from being a terrified bag of nerves when she arrived to the well socialised and homeable dog that she is now. He will also be missed by a non-canine, Melanie, who cried when she heard the good news. Aren’t we a bunch of softies at the SPA? We want them all to find homes, but we want to keep them for ourselves as well!
The other adoption was that of Axel. Now here was a dog who was not at all easy to home. He arrived at the end of October, badly injured after what looked like an unsuccessful attempt to dock his tail. His rear end had been cut off, and was badly infected, so he was rushed straight to the vets. Had he not been brought to us, it is unlikely that Axel would have survived.
He has done a lot of growing up at the refuge, and we have Kawa to thank for much of that. However he is still a very lively dog, so would need a sporty energetic owner. And that is exactly what he has found. Several meetings have taken place and today was the day. Axel was identified and left the refuge!
In other news, a local newspaper has picked up on the story about Charly’s reunion with his family, and so he really will be a superstar. The hope is that it will encourage more people to identify their animals.
There were a couple more reservations, too, so keep following the blog for more good news!
Storm doing his Popeye impression
But look how handsome he is when he is not fooling around
And lucky Axel finds a home. Who needs a tail? Not me!