26th August

PICNIC IN THE PARK..............The Day After Tomorrow

Thank you to all who have commented or emailed with encouragement over the poster.
Will think about the newspaper idea, do you think they would be interested Gareth?
I thought I would take the idea to the Staffy Forum we are part of, made up of members from Battersea and  the breed council as well as rescues.
I also wondered about contacting Boris Johnson and see if they could be displayed on the underground and around London as the "Dogs as weapons," must be of concern to him.
What do you think the message at the bottom should be?
"PLEASE DON'T BREED, SELL OR BUY UNREGISTERED PUPPIES."?

"STOP BREEDING NOW"  ?

 Let me know your suggestions.
Somewhere on there you could put how many are put down each day/week.......I know I have seen that written down.
My idea for the tv ad would be the little abandoned dog trotting through the streets in the rain, looking at people, then lowering his head and walking on with a voice over speaking the words. Then when it says "But they aren't looking for him." Cut to a scene of a family enjoying a cosy Christmas lunch, then a child reaches down just out of shot and scoops up the new puppy. Then the bit about rescues being full and then the message...finishing with dog trotting off dejectedly into the night......

I think Boycie is perfect for this as he looks enough Staffy to be instantly recognisable, is enough Staff to keep the breed snobs quiet but also mutt enough to look the part (helped by being thin)

Thanks to Sally who was the inspiration behind the idea by asking if I still thought Boycie was lost.

Walk was much better today and Boycie had a lot of off lead running with Spryte and Sandy,he can be a bit rough! But otherwise good.
His tum seems settled.



Boycie on his photo shoot

 9 calls or emails from people wanting to rehome their dog this week.