11th November Day -3

Today was day 10 for Bullseye after his op which meant he could officially go off lead. I walked him with Sprite (one of my own dogs) but did not let him off because I tried that the other day with alarming results as he just ran in a straight line oblivious of me and my calling, it was a miracle I got him back in one piece. Do you remember we said he needed boundaries. He is excellent with other dogs/cats but for the moment cannot go off-lead. Which made me think how each of our dogs needs different things in a home and how important it is to assess them and match them with the right home. I know many of you have found it hard with this appeal because what we are asking for is homes and you just feel you cannot offer that and that's fine because it has to be the RIGHT home else it's just not going to work. We especially don't want one of our dogs who has found a good home being upset.

The other night I had a call from Deb Fox who adopted Reuben (now Harley) Reuben was a very demanding dog when he was here and we despaired of ever finding him a home, then Deb came along and it was a match made in heaven! They are perfect for each other and Deb's lifestyle is perfect for him, they adore each other. It has to be the right home and we just have to wait.

Yesterday we received an email with 17 dogs all due to be pts if spaces could not be found for them. Amongst them were at least six who would pass muster as pure Staffs. It is heartbreaking and the sheer numbers so overwhelming, we can only help a few.

Lets just look at the options. If you had millions of pounds at your disposal what would you do? Build a big kennels like Dogs Trust but it would soon become full and Staffies hate kennels, if there were still no homes the dogs would soon become miserable. I do not know what the answer is we just have to take satisfaction from helping a few and doing that as well as we can.

I thought the news article yesterday about the theft from our vets was quite good, it's not every day you have a police officer describe you as a "worthy cause". Upwards and onwards perhaps tomorrow will bring some good news.