Some of you have started to send in entries for the caption competition and very good they are too! Keep them coming.
Bullseye is continuing to improve, his wound is looking good and he is obviously well in himself. Also we have had some good news which may mean Sandy does not have too much longer to wait! More on that when it is definite.
The blog has covered some of the day to day running of the rescue but I have not said much about the other side, the phone calls and emails, several a day, asking us for help with dogs whom their owners can no longer keep. The answerphone message says we have no spaces and only to leave a message if you are ringing about something else, it has been like that since March yet despite that we have taken in six dogs since then! Some people still leave a message despite our message. One lady last week said her mother was moving in with her and had mental health problems and was frightened of her daughters five year old SBT. The lady cried and said the dog would have to be put to sleep if it was still there, she begged me to ring back. Another man said his son had left his dog with him but due to work and health he couldn't walk him. The dog was left alone for hours in the house and had done lots of damage. It is heartbreaking not to be able to help but even worse when you hear of dogs in pounds whose time is running out. Tonight we had emails about three such dogs, one called Buster who is with the Reading dog warden and then Cracker and Charlotte who are in a pound in Lancashire. They all look really lovely dogs and it took away all my excitement about getting close to freeing Sandy, knowing that we cannot help them.
We are putting those emails on the blog to provide an example of the sort of requests we receive, and in the hope that somebody may be able to help...
Hi Alison
I spoke to a little while back asking for some help with some Staffords we had in the pound and at the time you couldn't help but I just wondered if things had changed at all. I am desperately trying to find a rescue to help with these two SBTs. We have 8 Stafford type dogs in at the moment (the pound is in Lancashire) but when I've asked which would be suitable to go to a breed rescue they have said just these two.
This is what the pound have said about them.
CRACKER
Cracker by name and Cracker by nature. He's described as a well adjusted young man who is great with people and dogs. His rehoming date is 13.11.
CHARLOTTE
Charlotte is a petite black and white staffie girl. She's a sweet little thing and her rehoming date is 14.11
If you think you can help them that would be amazing and thank you. We would get them neutered if it would help their cause. If you would like any more info on either of them then please just ask and I'll do my best to find out the answers.
I hope you are well and sorry to be asking again
Andrea, Homeless Hounds
Hello
I was wondering if there?s any chance at all you might have a space for 'Buster'? Our 11 month old SBT. We have picked him up as a stray already only a few weeks ago and he was restored to the owner. We have now picked him up again and the owner has made no attempt to come forward and claim him. His 7 days are up on Thursday and I wondered if you might be interested? He?s a lovely boy!
I've attached a couple of pictures of him just in case! Any help you can offer would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks so much
Suzanne Webb
Dog Warden Service
Housing and Public Health (Level 15)
Reading Borough Council
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