10th November

I thought I should clarify our reasons for not offering rescue back up for the 10 month old male one of our blog followers had offered to foster.
The first is that we have not seen the dog and he was described as long legged, we never take a dog in without seeing it first.
The second was we have no space at all to put him in if something should go wrong with the foster home and especially if he did not get on with the fosterers dog, which leads into the third that from the description this dog was not good with other dogs and needed to be the only dog in the home with a very experienced handler who could spend time training him and also the dog sounded as if he would not find a home easily leaving us with another 'sticker.'
When I share these dire situations with you I know it gives you a sense of helplessness but I want you to be aware of the gravity of the situation with SBT's, it is not just this one dog,there are hundreds more in the same predicament. Gone are the days when you could rescue a difficult Stafford and save its life because the reality is you will be stuck with it because no-one else will want it, and there will be another hundred dogs exactly the same out there.

While we are in a sombre frame of mind can I draw your attention to the fact that in a few days time we will have had Sandy for a year.
Do you remember the big appeal and excitement when she finally arrived? This was how the blog started as well.
BUT a year on and we have not homed her.
And unlike some of the other long stayers, she is not happy and for sometime has been stressed by life here.
We are far better than a kennel environment but we are not her home.
This has been bothering me for sometime and I have to ask, should we have taken her in?
Also if she is unhappy and we cannot find a suitable home, what should  we do?
Gone are the days when you could save a difficult Staffy and guarantee a happy ever after........