28th October

Do not start a dog rescue if you want a stress free life! ( Though I am sure you knew that.)

We seem to have had at least one crises a week for the past month but this week we have had three!
Dave rang me at work today to say we had received a call from a vets about a 3 month old female who they had been asked to 'put to sleep' as the owner was moving and couldn't take it with them!

With rescues full people are becoming desperate, but this was unbelievable!



Smudge (also impossible to photograph.)

 People regularly use the term, 'getting rid' of a Staff when they contact us now, but this owner really did just want 'rid' of this puppy, not caring what happened to her at all.

Despite not really having room we felt we had to take her in, even if it was only temporary.
One of the vets from the practise lives near me so she dropped her off this evening, after I had hurriedly bought a new crate, bedding and puppy food.

She is a wriggly,lively, skinny thing who so far seems undaunted by coming into a house full of adult Staffords. She is a very pretty 'silver' brindle colour.
We have not had such a young pup for a long time, (still has baby teeth.)

Thanks Mark for your comment.
 As for the posters, with all the things we have going on I was fairly 'tongue in cheek' about the discrimination and realise it is illegal to put posters in some places, but you usually get a few days before they are removed but this was almost instant!
I do find it faintly amusing that someone might find us so offensiveness.
And they weren't the ones on telegraph poles, those are still there!

Soo stressful here tonight! Only place for puppy to run round and investigate is the kitchen which then winds Chance and Sandy up. Ended up walking her up the road at nearly midnight to try and tire her out before bed!