Thursday, December 21, 2006
Room for a thought this Christmas
Max has been a brilliant part of our lives and he is going to be a big part of it in to the future. He always is up to something and is always in to everything.
We have done lots of stuff with him over the past few months and he is getting more and more confident.
Marcus and Max also are working with one of our friends in the village and Sarah at Hamble Hounds to give her dog more confidence with other dogs on leads.
As always we support Many Tears and they have lots of dogs in at the moment, some from their last day at the pound before PTS and some from a home where their humans left and left 2 puppies their mum and a friend to fend for themselves.... basically starve. I can not imagine this being a human act, but it was.... just take a look ... donations, treats and even a forever home or foster home is always a wonderful thing, not just at Christmas.
http://www.freewebs.com/manytearsrescue/dogslookingforhomes.htm
We have done lots of stuff with him over the past few months and he is getting more and more confident.
Marcus and Max also are working with one of our friends in the village and Sarah at Hamble Hounds to give her dog more confidence with other dogs on leads.
As always we support Many Tears and they have lots of dogs in at the moment, some from their last day at the pound before PTS and some from a home where their humans left and left 2 puppies their mum and a friend to fend for themselves.... basically starve. I can not imagine this being a human act, but it was.... just take a look ... donations, treats and even a forever home or foster home is always a wonderful thing, not just at Christmas.
http://www.freewebs.com/manytearsrescue/dogslookingforhomes.htm
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
WANTED! :)
WANTED
MAX IS
WANTED FOR
ESCAPOLOGY & BIN RAIDING
APPROACH WITH CARE
KNOWN TO WAG TAIL & LICK PROFUSELY
CAUTION
DO NOT RUB BELLY UNLESS YOU WANT A NEW BEST FRIEND
REWARD
DIRTY PAW PRINTS & LOTS OF FUN
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS DOG!
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Pleas from the lonely....
Hi,
I have just had a read through Sylvia's latest notes on the Many Tears Website (link to the site is on the right of this page). She runs the rescue HQ and her husband runs a boarding kennels on the same site that pays the bills.
This year Sylvia has asked Bill (her husband) to let her have the 6 kennels that he usually keeps for his late booking regulars. He has agreed.
Basically all the big rescues in the UK close their doors to new inmates until after the festive season from this weekend (15th Decemberish) this means that the dogs that the pounds have no room for will face death if they are not rehomed or picked up by their owners who have lost them. Simple basis that space needs to be made so the residents that have had "their time" (7 to 9 days) are taking up the space new inmates require, so the longer term ones are passed to rehoming charities who usualy take them. These charities on the whole close their doors over the festive period, no new temporar homes, the dogs are humainly put to sleep.
If you live near the Welsh base for Many Tears or could donate a few pounds to pay for a person to assist Sylvia over the 3 weeks of Christmas that would be brilliant. Have a look at the site, with your help Sylvia could rescue another 16 dogs. A drop in the ocean, but a hope and saving of those poor animals.
- On a lighter note -
Max will do his photo shoot tonight and we will load a picture of the doggie James Bond on to here with him in a less clean state from a walk he went on this week over the next few days.
Vx
I have just had a read through Sylvia's latest notes on the Many Tears Website (link to the site is on the right of this page). She runs the rescue HQ and her husband runs a boarding kennels on the same site that pays the bills.
This year Sylvia has asked Bill (her husband) to let her have the 6 kennels that he usually keeps for his late booking regulars. He has agreed.
Basically all the big rescues in the UK close their doors to new inmates until after the festive season from this weekend (15th Decemberish) this means that the dogs that the pounds have no room for will face death if they are not rehomed or picked up by their owners who have lost them. Simple basis that space needs to be made so the residents that have had "their time" (7 to 9 days) are taking up the space new inmates require, so the longer term ones are passed to rehoming charities who usualy take them. These charities on the whole close their doors over the festive period, no new temporar homes, the dogs are humainly put to sleep.
If you live near the Welsh base for Many Tears or could donate a few pounds to pay for a person to assist Sylvia over the 3 weeks of Christmas that would be brilliant. Have a look at the site, with your help Sylvia could rescue another 16 dogs. A drop in the ocean, but a hope and saving of those poor animals.
- On a lighter note -
Max will do his photo shoot tonight and we will load a picture of the doggie James Bond on to here with him in a less clean state from a walk he went on this week over the next few days.
Vx
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Max's Mistake when Muching
As a lot of you will know Max is a hoover. He will eat anything from his food, the cat food and our food to litter on the street and assorted bits from the bin if he is left to gain entry.
Recently Max has had a poorly tummy and we thought it was just his appetite for distruction and the contents of next door's bin bags.
By the way our neighbours both sides are the best they are always having unannounced visits from Max, even with Marcus's amazing defenses that have to be seen to be beleived.
Marcus and Max went out for their evening walk and Max was struggling to do his business and as he scampered from place to place trying to do it Marcus noticed a little bit of white hanging out of his behind.
*Now if you are schemish please skip the next paragraph......
Marcus called Max over and investigated, it was a bit of plastic. He pulled on it and Max grimaced and as he pulled more of this strip of plastic came out. In the end the smelly bit of plastic was pulled out and Max managed to rid him self of the rest of what he had inside.
We are watching him closely, but think he now is on the mend and also that he has got rid of what ever he had wrongly eaton.
Max is a scavenger and will always be so, due to him being dumped and having to fend for himself for a period of time. He sees every bit of food as possibly his last for a while so can have a habit of literally wolfing it down.
We are very careful to keep track of what is around and put things away he may take a fancy to, including the bin. It is a good thing he has a pretty iron clad digestion, but still it made us think what he could eat and what it could do to him.
A friend of mine told me of a dog that they rescued who was a few years old who developed stomach problems and when they operated they fond part of an old tennis ball in his intestine, the obstruction was removed, but the dog unfortunately died of associated problems.
Any dog owner or anyone out and about could assist in ensuring animal domestic or otherwise is safe by putting plastic in the recycling, binning those things that are left by uncaring humans or messy kids and taking care of what and who is around us. Also, make sure the dog you are looking after is not put at risk by what you leave out. They will eat pills, they will chew plastic and they can find all sorts of things worth a taste.
Vx
Recently Max has had a poorly tummy and we thought it was just his appetite for distruction and the contents of next door's bin bags.
By the way our neighbours both sides are the best they are always having unannounced visits from Max, even with Marcus's amazing defenses that have to be seen to be beleived.
Marcus and Max went out for their evening walk and Max was struggling to do his business and as he scampered from place to place trying to do it Marcus noticed a little bit of white hanging out of his behind.
*Now if you are schemish please skip the next paragraph......
Marcus called Max over and investigated, it was a bit of plastic. He pulled on it and Max grimaced and as he pulled more of this strip of plastic came out. In the end the smelly bit of plastic was pulled out and Max managed to rid him self of the rest of what he had inside.
We are watching him closely, but think he now is on the mend and also that he has got rid of what ever he had wrongly eaton.
Max is a scavenger and will always be so, due to him being dumped and having to fend for himself for a period of time. He sees every bit of food as possibly his last for a while so can have a habit of literally wolfing it down.
We are very careful to keep track of what is around and put things away he may take a fancy to, including the bin. It is a good thing he has a pretty iron clad digestion, but still it made us think what he could eat and what it could do to him.
A friend of mine told me of a dog that they rescued who was a few years old who developed stomach problems and when they operated they fond part of an old tennis ball in his intestine, the obstruction was removed, but the dog unfortunately died of associated problems.
Any dog owner or anyone out and about could assist in ensuring animal domestic or otherwise is safe by putting plastic in the recycling, binning those things that are left by uncaring humans or messy kids and taking care of what and who is around us. Also, make sure the dog you are looking after is not put at risk by what you leave out. They will eat pills, they will chew plastic and they can find all sorts of things worth a taste.
Vx
