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Happy
Endings 2010
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Merlin & Barry
It is now nearly a year
since we took Merlin & Barry in.
They are totally different now, Merlin especially.
The 2 shy cats that wouldn't come near you have been replaced by
two that are as daft as anything & are more than happy
to sleep on your knee (they are both on the settee next to me now).
At times they do knock the living daylights out of each other
which includes standing on their back legs
and having a kind of boxing match!!
They have settled very well and are never apart,
if they cant find each other in the house,
they start whining like little kittens!
They are very very
playful
(I have the scratches on my hand to prove it!),
I dont think either of them will ever like being picked up,
but thats not an issue as they follow me everywhere anyway.
Thanks for your help
when we took them in.
Regards Paul Caulfield
Hope
Update
Hope, now named Bella,
came in with a
litter of pups who were dumped in a box
and found by a member of public.
The whole litter found wonderful homes
and you can see some of Bella's siblings below.
As can be seen Bella has a lovely sister
called Millie
and is really enjoying her herself.
A few words from mum and dad:
Just a couple of photos to show you how Bella (Hope)
is making herself
at home.
She has settled in really well and is very sweet natured.
We are all enjoying having her around
Bobby Update
Baby
Bobby was a puppy on what we call 'Death Row' in a council pound.
He was picked up off the streets as a stray at just a couple of months
old,
we took him in and he found a wonderful home
with
his new big brother Archie
and his human big sis Rosie as can be seen in the pics.
He has acres of land to run around in and cats to keep him amused!
His family are so happy with him and love him to bits, he's a real
character,
a typical feisty and confident little man!
Staffies are a beautiful breed of dog that are all too often
mis-understood.
Yet another little Staffie who has found a loving forever
home.
 
 
Dasher Update
Our little Dasher was ten weeks old when
he was given to us,
he also had brothers and sisters Hope, Joy, Dancer and Rudolph,
he was also the shyest and the sleepiest.
He has turned, in
time, into a
wild playmate,
but even so he still loves going to sleep in front of the fireplace
after tea.
At first we wanted
a Basset
Hound
but instead we got a Lab X Boxer with the character of one,
so it is
perfect.
We love him with
all our hearts.
Marcin Magda Piotr
and Pawel
Marcinkiewicz
 
 
Tia and Misty Update
Tia and Misty. Can you believe we'd had
them two years on
1st Dec 09?
The time has just flown by.
Both are doing really well
and we've had no health issues for a while.
I probably told you the last
time I wrote that Misty had a lump on her
mouth and when we
had it sent
for biopsy it was a mast cell tumour,
and quite a high grade one,
so as well as having the lump removed
she also had chemotherapy
just to try and give her
the best chance possible, she was
given the all clear in Nov 2008
so we hope and pray she continues to do so well.
Tia still has her problems with her back leg
but she also got quite a bad
allergic reaction to several kinds of mites
so we inject her at home
every 3 months with a special treatment
from the vets and its cleared
it up great.
So thankfully we might actually have an ailment free year,
there are about 8 vets at our practice and between us we know them all!
Despite having 3
walks a day
they both still get as excited as puppies
when they hear the
leaders
clanking, Tia loves nothing better than
slowly walking and
sniffing
anything interesting behind us whilst Misty
is always out in
front trying
her best to catch a Rabbit or Squirrel
for dinner,
thankfully this has
never, or will ever happen as she is
not quick enough
and they hear
her long before she smells them!!
The girls continue
to take over
the house and now have three different
beds each so they
can be with
us all of the time where ever we are in
the house, we were
adament this
would not happen but we can't bear to
be apart from them,
anyway they
deserve such a nice life especially as
they advance in
years! On an
evening Tia likes nothing better than
sleeping whilst
Misty loves to
give herself a manicure - she spends
more time on her
nails than me!
Love from Lisa,
Michael, Tia
and Misty XX
We
brought Rudolph home 3 weeks ago just before chrismas.
He
cried for the first
3 nights
but since then has slept through happily.
He
was fairly quiet
for the first couple of days,
wanting to just cuddle up and sleep.
He is
still struggling with his toilet training
but does make it outside most of
the time
so hopefully we'll have cracked it in the next week
or so as he is
responding very well to rewards and praise.
Rudolph (or Rocky as we have renamed
him)
will sit, stay, lie down and come when asked
and given a reward.
He is a very intellegent and responsive dog.
It
didn't take Rocky long to find his feet
and more and more of his personality
is shining through each day.
He loves to play with his people
and
his toys and we have great games of fetch
with his squeaky ball.
He has fit
right into our family and everyone has fallen
under his spell, not just us
but grandparents,
aunts, uncles and friends! Everyone loves him.
He
has made a huge difference to our family,
bringing joy, fun and exercise galore.
We wouldn't be without him now
and he has made our family complete
Dancer Update
Dancer was dumped in a park in a box
along with his 4 litter mates at about 5 weeks old.
We just hope the
mother is ok
where ever she is.
See his brother below called Rudolph.
They were nursed by
a
veterinary nurse
for a couple of weeks
then they came to
one of our
wonderful foster homes.
All have gone to
lovely homes.
Here's a note to their foster mum and dad:
Dear Linda and Barry
It feels like we’ve
had Monty
(changed his name from Dancer)
for a lot longer
than two
weeks, he has settled in beautifully.
He was completely
house trained
after 3 days
and now goes
through the night
with no fuss at all.
He has a lovely
temperament and
is learning very quickly.
He is still pretty
well behaved
at the moment
and hasn’t destroyed anything
but as days go by he gets more bold!
He is great on
walks although
he is a bit reluctant
at first because of the snow!
We’re looking
forward to taking
him
for long walks in the forest.
Sam Update
Sam who is a Malinois-was originally found
by a member of public
by a
motorway with a leg injury, the couple took him to safety
but he
managed to escape...
Sam is one very lucky dog because he was
found
again
and was brought to our attention! After a
spell in the vets
he
was fostered by the wonderful Katie
who has fostered many dogs
particularly the 'hard to rehome' ones.
We believe he was thrown from a
car on the motorway-
he had a fear of cars, especially getting
into
them.
He also had a fear of people,
would hide and sometimes growl
when
approached by strangers. However, with time,
patience and TLC he
greatly improved but wasn't
completely over things when
his new Mum
came along
to offer him a forever home.
We've had many updates on Sam's
progress
and he's come on leaps and bounds...
too much to mention
but here is a nice letter
from the beautiful Sam himself:
Dear Fairy
Godmother
I wanted to write and say THANK YOU SO
MUCH
for finding me my
cinderella!
Mum is ever so good to be and loves me to bits,
though I
must admit that I've got her wound round my little paws!
Mind you, I'm not so little any more.
I have a rapacious appetite
and pretend to still be hungry -
however much I've eaten, so I'm on
rations now,
but I look ever so well on it. My coat is thick and
gleaming
(thanks to a FURminator), I've had a bath (it wasn't so bad
once I got used to the idea and the warm water),
and people keep
telling me how handsome I am.
I'm sure I've grown a bit taller too -
even the man in the Pet Shop said so.
I still love playing with my toy snake,
(I'm sat with my owners
sister on one of the pics)
and make Mum do "Mad Dog" with me -
she's
attaching a picture of me in the dark garden,
pretending to be a
ghoul.... I wonder what Santa will bring,
as I really enjoy playing
with balls and chasing things
that are thrown for me (there's a toy
pheasant that he'll love to chew)
I'm not as destructive as I was,
and don't chew things to pieces any more.
Mind you, mum has had to sew
up my snake
once or twice, but that's cos it keeps looking at me
and
rattling it's tail....
The back seat of the car isn't scary any
more.
I don't like it
when we approach the car but, as soon as it's unlocked
and the door is
open, then I rush to jump into the back
with my nice red harness on, so
I can get strapped in
and don't fall off the seat. It took a while
but
I really enjoy going out in the car now -
even if there isn't a lovely
walk at the end of the drive!
I've sat outside a pub in Warwick Market
Square
watching the Saturday market and I really enjoy that.
I'm
meeting lots of dogs and playing nicely off lead with them,
and I let
their owners admire me -
though it's best if they give me treats as
well.
Mum took me to Flyball last Friday evening and
that was
MAD MAD
MAD. I flew over the jumps when Mum was standing
at the other end, and
got rather excited
when watching the relay-races that the other dogs
were having.
Mum tells me that I'll get the hang of going away from
her
(I do it on walks, so it shouldn't be a problem)
and I'll probably
get more interested in the tennis ball once
I figure out what's going
on.
The Lead-Dog's human, Douglas, said that he'll give Mum
the blog
details of his policeman mate
who has 5 working Belgian Shepherds, so
that'll be intriguing
(and probably set me more challenges).
So thank you once again! I love my house
and
garden,
although
it's a bit wetter than I really want.
I love my life.
Please give my
wettest licks and little nips on the hand / wrist
to Auntie Katie, I
haven't forgotten her -
though it seems longer than 2.5 months now.
Much love
Sam
Rosie
Update
Back in 2007 a dog called Rosie
was transferred from the Manchester branch to our branch
as they couldn't find a space for her,
she'd been with the National RSPCA for many months
beforehand going through rehabilitation
whilst prosecution of the owner took place.
The first 2 photos shows her condition initially,
then the 2nd shows her condition after several months-
this was what she was like when she came into our care,
much much better!
Our branch paid a fortune on various in-depth tests
to establish what she was allergic to which is 3 types of weed!
One being most commonly found everywhere.
She was on steroids, shampoos and antihistamines
to control the problem.
The last few photos show her in her new home,
she was rehomed in 2008. When Rosie came into our care
she suffered with kennel stress very badly
so she was fostered for a few months by Christina and Dean
who did a fantastic job with Rosie, we can't thank them enough,
they worked hard with her medication and shampoos
and she was one hell of an active dog!
I myself (dog rehoming coordinator)
spent hours every day walking her whilst I was out of work
and I still get a lump in my throat when I drive by
the lovely places we visited together.
We weren't without our problems
(which Sharon and Tony were made aware of)
when it came to Rosie but we stuck by her
as we could see past her problems and knew she was a great dog.
We cannot express our gratitude enough
to her Mum and Dad Sharon and Tony
for taking her under their wings to give her the best possible
home,care and love.
Their email below is testament to how much work
they put into taking Rosie off the steroids
and to find a more natural and healthier treatment.
They have shown true commitment and loyalty to Rosie
and she in return. If it wasn't for special people like these
then dogs like Rosie wouldn't stand a chance.
Email from Sharon and Tony:
Hi Carmen, Christina, Dean
Thank you for your letter & document,
I have been meaning to get in touch myself,
sorry, I know you and Christina and Dean
must miss Rosie a lot, she is such a special dog!
and I know how you wanted what was best for her
especially after what she has gone through,
and you all do a fantastic job, I do admire you all,
for all your hard work that must go into saving animals
thank god for people like yourselves,
and I thank you all, and I can understand totally
how you would all feel about Rosie,
she has touched everyone's heart who meet her,
everybody loves her especially me and Tony!
Anyway I will tell you about my little baby Rosie,
she is very much loved, I can’t explain enough to you,
at the moment my laptop is on the arm of the couch
and she is snoring her head off on my knee,
she is like a baby when she wants to be!
(and only when she wants)
the rest of the time she is a little nutter
but not as much as she was! She has calmed down a lot!
I think she has got more of a problem with the birds
on the roof! than dogs & cats, she loves going for walks
as you all know and Rosie also loves looking out the window,
barking at the birds on the roof!
and when they fly over towards us, and fly over the house
she runs into the back looking for them, she is so funny,
Rosie does what she wants all the time
she has got the total run of the house,
and is a very happy dog, she sleeps on the couch
on a big cushion all wrapped up in her quilt, she loves it,
(she has had beds but loves to sleep on the couch!
Anyway I have got some good news for you all!
Rosie is a lot healthier now and she is off the steroids!
and has totally been discharged from the vets!
Rosie was under a skin specialist at my vets
and she said I could try and slowly wean Rosie off them,
as I did not want her on them at all,
but when Rosie flared up she wanted her on them,
so this has been a long process,
and I was monitoring this myself and keep her on
minimal medication and at the same time
and I was fully researching all about pet allergies,
while this was going on I could see Rosie’s
own immune system was getting stronger,
and she was finally off the steroids in November last year
and was doing fine with just 1 Claritin a day,
Rosie was still under the vets visits every 3 weeks
then 5 weeks then in May this year she was discharged!
 
 
 
Flossy
Update
Flossy
(her new name is Fluffy) was adopted in 2009,
she was literally dumped in a rubbish bin
when she was a puppy.
Just look at how happy this darling little girl is!
Here is what her family have to say about her:
Flossy is doing extremely well with her training,
she is a very intelligent dog. We love her to bits
and have made lots of new friends
both human and doggie on our walks.
Sadly my father passed away and his nickname for me
as a child was Flossy,
which is why I think Flossy and I were meant to be together.
Here are some photos of Flossy on holiday last year with us,
resting after a hard days play
and wearing her rossette for 3rd place
in best condition at a local dog show, run by our vets,
raising funds for charity. Flossy has a new friend called Molly
and we walk together as much as possible
so both dogs get to play and have lots of exercise.
She is a much loved dog, a fantastic family pet
and makes us laugh a lot.
Fiona
Saffie
was another dog found as a stray (possibly dumped)
and taken to
a pound where there was a hight risk her
being being destroyed.
We took
her in to find her home.
She is with a wonderful couple who have their
own huge fields,
as seen in the photos, for Saffie to burn off all that
energy
using those long legs of hers!
We believe she was a working
lurcher
and hasn't had proper socialisation with other dogs.
Her owners
have employed a lurcher behaviourist
who has been been helping them to
work on her dog aggression,
slowly but surely she is improving.
Not
many people would go out of the way to help
their dogs overcome
problems so we are very thankful
that Saffie has such great owners.
They wouldn't change her for the world,
they say she is so worth it,
she is wonderful with people
and is perfect in the home.
They adore
Saffie and Saffie adores them.
To
see Saffie on Youtube
 
 
Toby
was signed over for rehoming by the owners
when he was just 8 1/2
weeks old!
They bought him with good intentions but couldn't cope at
all.
So...here he is in his new family home,
the first pic is when he
was just a littl'un in his foster home
and the rest are of him as he is
now.
A
note from his owners:
Toby has settled in very well and now knows sit,
stay
and is in the process of learning paw
he does it sometimes and
other times
it is like he doesnt know what we are talking about!! ha!
He
has done very well with the toilet training
and only has the odd
accident in excitement now.
The kids love him and he still loves hugs!
Please find attached some pics of him over the last few months.
Regards Kerry
and Chris Mills
Daze Update
Dazy
was another dog we saved from being destroyed in a pound.
She was
only 3 months old.
We brought her into one of our wonderful foster
homes
who took care of her till we found her a home,
just look at her
with her new brother...her family
completely and utterly dote on them
both,
after sadly losing their other dog tragically
whilst boarding in
private boarding kennels when on holiday,
they were grief stricken and
desperately wanted another dog.
Her mum and dad have had no problems
whatsoever with her
and love her to bits.
Another life saved and
another happy ending.
To see Daze and her Brother on Youtube
Tess Update
We saved Tess, a
Staffy cross, from a pound
where she was going to be
put to sleep after not being claimed
even though the previous owners
were traced.
When we have space we help dogs
that are facing
destruction in pounds through no fault of their own
all over the
country.
Tess was fostered for several weeks by Aunty Connie
who fed
her up as she was very underweight.
Just look at Tess now,
she has
found a new caring and loving family who adore her,
they cannot sing
her praises enough,
typical of the breed she is fantastic with children
and is a very affectionate and loving dog.
A very Happy Ending for Tess
and for those who helped saved her life.
Holly,
elderly but young at heart and over weight,
came into one of our foster homes because
her elderly owner went into permanent care
(who, since Holly was rehomed has sadly passed away)
as a result Holly had been put into kennels for a few weeks,
family took her in and came to us for help.
Here is Holly with her new Mum and they are like peas in a pod,
they are perfect for each other!
The dog rehoming coordinator has spoken to Holly's mum
and she is over the moon with Holly,
she is everything she wants in a dog.
Here's a few words from the family:
I
am writing on behalf of my mum Mrs Elizabeth Bridges,
to let you know how Holly is getting on.
She has settled in nicely and is very happy
and as you can see she has lost some
of the excess weight already,
as my mum will only feed her the very best
"Healthy Options" dog food.
She is getting plenty of exercise although the snowy weather
has been rather challenging but between us we have managed
and when she gets home after her walk she likes nothing better
than to snuggle up on her new bed.
I am hoping she has filled that gap
after the sad loss of her beloved Robbie.
 
 
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