May We Wish All Our Owners, Followers and Supporters A Very Happy New Year.
Our 7th Day of Christmas Dog is Hippo.
I received an odd phone call one day from a gentleman saying he knew of an eight month old puppy with a skin condition on a travellers site and he could pick the dog up if I would take it,he said he was going over the following morning.
It happened to be a Sunday and I took my mobile to church with me (against all the rules) but never heard another word and was unable to contact him.
Then I was contacted by the local council kennels it seemed the puppy had found her way there and they signed her over to us.
When I picked her up she hardly looked like a dog let alone a stafford.
She had grey and pink wrinkled skin and hardly any fur at all and she was tiny. She did look exactly like a hippo.
We treated her demodex and she gradually improved developing muscles and growing a lovely brindle coat.
We knew she needed a special home and then we heard from Mandy.
She lived in the next village and had just lost a Staffy cross and her remaining dog was lonely. She also had cats and a cottage on the common where all the local dogs would call in to say "Hi" and have a treat.
It was the perfect home for Hippo and she took to standing at the cottage gate and greeting her friends as if she had been made for it.
She promotes Guildford SBT rescue everywhere she goes and brings her friends to fundraising events.
Because she lives close by we see her regularly, she even sent me a Christmas card!
She grew the most beautiful golden brindle coat but never grew much bigger.
She is definitely a one off, our own Guildford Stafford Celeb!
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