30th January

Sadly Alison is not feeling well this evening and has taken herself off to bed.  Alison like me is a person who soldiers on not allowing oneself to succumb to being ill. So unfortunately for all of those who read the Blog I apologies if it is not up to Alison’s standards. I for one enjoy Alison’s blog and look forward to reading it, often having a chuckle relating to her stories and events of the day. Get well soon.

I love the weekends and today was especially nice with the sun shining no cold northerly winds biting through you. Although it does have its downside for dog walking, people who do not normally walk their dogs come out to take advantage of the sunshine. Those of us who walk our dogs regularly on the common call them fair weather walkers and extra care has to be taken. With dogs appearing from nowhere and the owner not in sight, then the owner will appear a few moments behind oblivious to what their dog is doing. Usually with a mobile phone glued to their ear or they are intensely involved in a conversation with their companion and the dog is running riot making the most of its freedom. On days like this our normal hour walk will take in excess of one and a half hours to ensure our dogs have their run otherwise they are all like coiled springs with the exception of Doris who will not give her ball up in demonstration.

For many people fostering is something that is not considered. It in it's self can be rewarding and enjoyable to know that they will go off  to a new home healthy, happy and healed and in giving them the chance for a new life is the greatest gift you can give.






Bullseye who is currently being fostered by Sally, Simon and not forgetting Saffy is one such dog who is blossoming and is becoming slightly less cheeky although he did manage to open the doors in their hallway cupboard and proceed to pull out and open a screw top dog treats container from about 5 foot up! They have no idea how it got the container open, it didn't have any teeth marks on it!! Needless to say they now have extra locks on the doors! The photos of Bullseye were taken after he'd been racing around the garden with Rufus, (Sally's Mum's dog). Sally's mother enjoys having Bullseye around as it keeps Rufus very happy and fit! Well done Bullseye. Rescue needs people like Sally and Simon and we cannot thank them enough for giving him a stable life whilst waiting for a home of his own.

It is always exciting to hear from anyone who has re homed one of our dogs. We love to hear how they are getting it is always so encouraging.

Some dogs find themselves back in rescue through no fault of their own. These dogs seem to take longer to re home as people think that there is a problem with the dog without enquiring about the circumstances

Gucci  was one such dog. She was homed to an elderly gentleman and came back into rescue when  the gentleman sadly had a fall and was hospitalised, it was decided that it would be better for him to move into a care home. Gucci was placed in kennels and waited until Alan came along and fell in love with her. Her first outing was on a boat going past the kennels where she had stayed but was now free and loved. Gucci is now called Bella and loved by all. Thank you Alan for giving Bella a second chance. She looks wonderful.

Valerie