Due to his current owner having medical problems Terry is still not here and will now be another couple of weeks. We are giving his owner all the time in the world as it has been a tough time for him and all of this is very hard for him.
Mr Binx is a good as always, will try get some more photos on this week. We are going to give him a vet trip at some point in the new year as he does have a little hop to his back leg when he is running and last week he did start limping for a couple of minutes on that leg so best to be safe than sorry. It isn't causing him any pain so I'm not too worried.
I'll keep you updated and get some new pictures as promised
Lucy, Tinks, Sally and Binx x
30 December 2013
26 December 2013
Hoping you all had a brilliant Christmas!
So last Christmas I mentioned how I had rehomed 13 dogs in 9 months, since then I have rehomed another 16 dogs and Mr Binx is number 30. I think I'm being quite consistent, 30 dogs in a year and 9 months isn't too bad if you ask me!! So the 17 dogs of 2013 are:
Toby
Chewie
Crystal
Peggy
Mabel
Pansy
Bobby
Bunny
Terry - who unfortunately needs a home again
Primrose
Karma
Blanche
Roo
Oscar
Pippa
Tolley
Tyke
and of course mr Binx who still needs a home!
Now I'm not a big fan of the Queen but yesterday for the first time I watched her speech and it was all about reflections. Reflecting on this year makes me so proud, I can look at that list of dogs and realise I've saved so many lives this year, and in return they've saved me and kept me going. It makes me laugh when people call me a hero, an angel, amazing etc. Really I'm not, I'm doing something I love and not doing this would make me feel awful. If we didn't take Terry he would be dead, Mabel would not have lasted in kennels much longer and any of them could have gone to terrible homes without the rescues help. I've saved 17 dogs this year and will continue saving them in 2014, would be nice if just a few of you decided to do the same and joined me on my quest to save these dogs.
Now I have some sad news, Terrys owner died on Saturday and so he is coming back to us tomorrow. I would just like to say Carol was an amazing lady (I don't normally do names but I think in this case, it will be fine), she took in a dog with so many issues and did so much to help rescues. It is awful that such great people are always the ones to leave us early so today I would just like to say thank you to Carol and may you RIP and hope you meet all your old friends at Rainbow Bridge. In her memory I will do all it takes to give Terry the best home he deserves.
I will update you with how Terry is doing at some point in the next week, now in the meantime please read up on the initial story of Terry, the dog we saved just in time! http://lucythedogfosterer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/apologies.html
If I don't post before, happy new year to you all and please remember be grateful for the family and friends you have, they can be taken away in an instance and of course love your dogs more than ever, they are your family and please if you have any problems this year, don't result in rehoming your dog, in the end they could be all you have left!
Lucy, Tinks, Sally and Binx xx
Toby
Chewie
Crystal
Peggy
Mabel
Pansy
Bobby
Bunny
Terry - who unfortunately needs a home again
Primrose
Karma
Blanche
Roo
Oscar
Pippa
Tolley
Tyke
and of course mr Binx who still needs a home!
Now I'm not a big fan of the Queen but yesterday for the first time I watched her speech and it was all about reflections. Reflecting on this year makes me so proud, I can look at that list of dogs and realise I've saved so many lives this year, and in return they've saved me and kept me going. It makes me laugh when people call me a hero, an angel, amazing etc. Really I'm not, I'm doing something I love and not doing this would make me feel awful. If we didn't take Terry he would be dead, Mabel would not have lasted in kennels much longer and any of them could have gone to terrible homes without the rescues help. I've saved 17 dogs this year and will continue saving them in 2014, would be nice if just a few of you decided to do the same and joined me on my quest to save these dogs.
Now I have some sad news, Terrys owner died on Saturday and so he is coming back to us tomorrow. I would just like to say Carol was an amazing lady (I don't normally do names but I think in this case, it will be fine), she took in a dog with so many issues and did so much to help rescues. It is awful that such great people are always the ones to leave us early so today I would just like to say thank you to Carol and may you RIP and hope you meet all your old friends at Rainbow Bridge. In her memory I will do all it takes to give Terry the best home he deserves.
I will update you with how Terry is doing at some point in the next week, now in the meantime please read up on the initial story of Terry, the dog we saved just in time! http://lucythedogfosterer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/apologies.html
If I don't post before, happy new year to you all and please remember be grateful for the family and friends you have, they can be taken away in an instance and of course love your dogs more than ever, they are your family and please if you have any problems this year, don't result in rehoming your dog, in the end they could be all you have left!
Lucy, Tinks, Sally and Binx xx
21 December 2013
... and breathe!
Really sorry had a hectic week but my final assignment of this year has now been handed in so I can breathe a sigh of relief!
Unfortunately I have bad news, the couple came down from Scotland as planned but as before Mr Binx did not like the dog... we are baffled. He has never had one problem with our girls and is usually well behaved with other dogs on a walk so nothing makes sense. Anyone who is interested will need to be local and come for many visits with their dog to get him used to them, which may involve a muzzle at first to prevent any nipping (which looks to be out of nerves). We are worried if he goes along that he will get worse with dogs and will become more anxious. We will take it one step at a time with him but at the moment he is happy here with us and will be throughout Christmas. So everyone Merry Christmas! Have a good one, look after your doggies, treat them like your family and no dumping them because you are bored/fed up of last years puppy.
Oh and before I go, Pippa was rehomed on Thursday to a lovely family who fell in love at first sight and after a first viewing decided they would like to adopt. I was just waiting for her to crash into the christmas tree when I dropped her off in her new home but I know she will be happy there and she really is going to be a member of the family.. as she should be!!
Lucy, Tinks, Sally and Mr Binx xx
Unfortunately I have bad news, the couple came down from Scotland as planned but as before Mr Binx did not like the dog... we are baffled. He has never had one problem with our girls and is usually well behaved with other dogs on a walk so nothing makes sense. Anyone who is interested will need to be local and come for many visits with their dog to get him used to them, which may involve a muzzle at first to prevent any nipping (which looks to be out of nerves). We are worried if he goes along that he will get worse with dogs and will become more anxious. We will take it one step at a time with him but at the moment he is happy here with us and will be throughout Christmas. So everyone Merry Christmas! Have a good one, look after your doggies, treat them like your family and no dumping them because you are bored/fed up of last years puppy.
Oh and before I go, Pippa was rehomed on Thursday to a lovely family who fell in love at first sight and after a first viewing decided they would like to adopt. I was just waiting for her to crash into the christmas tree when I dropped her off in her new home but I know she will be happy there and she really is going to be a member of the family.. as she should be!!
Lucy, Tinks, Sally and Mr Binx xx
14 December 2013
Bad News I'm Afraid
Right lets get the worse news out of the way. Unfortunately Terry the yorkshire terrier we had in earlier this year will be coming back to us. I don't want to openly put the circumstances but unfortunately his owner has taken seriously ill and is in hospital. We are in close contact with the ladies husband but we are allowing him his own time to get Terry back to us and he isn't wanting to rush. These are extremely sad circumstances, where I nearly cried when I found out. It is not the owners fault at all before anyone points fingers and it is of course not Terrys fault. I will keep you all updated but I expect he will be back early next year.
More bad news, Mr Binx viewing for tomorrow has being cancelled. May I just say before you consider applying read the advert carefully!! Mr Binx is spoilt, as are all my fosters and they do sleep on the bed. This is just the way we run in this house but some dogs would not benefit from being shut away from their owners. Mr Binx and Pippa are like this and need to sleep on the bed or at least in the same bedroom as the owner!! Thankfully we feel this is fate for Binx as a couple in Scotland had registered interest and we were going to call if the viewing fell through. So I have contacted them and they are going to come down on Friday! The couple live only a short distance from the beach and in the heart of the greenery of Scotland... I only wish I could live there myself. Now as you know I have two ex fosters in Scotland already. Mabel and Bunny and both have the perfect homes so I am very hopeful. All my faves go to Scotland!!
I will update you next week hopefully but with the madness of Christmas please excuse me if I get delayed. Binx is doing well, is now fully vaccinated and will be coming to work with me tomorrow for a few hours to meet people and raise some money for the rescue :) With the raffle tickets in October we raised £1200 for the rescue which will help greatly towards vets fees :)
Lucy, Tinks, Sally and Binx xx
More bad news, Mr Binx viewing for tomorrow has being cancelled. May I just say before you consider applying read the advert carefully!! Mr Binx is spoilt, as are all my fosters and they do sleep on the bed. This is just the way we run in this house but some dogs would not benefit from being shut away from their owners. Mr Binx and Pippa are like this and need to sleep on the bed or at least in the same bedroom as the owner!! Thankfully we feel this is fate for Binx as a couple in Scotland had registered interest and we were going to call if the viewing fell through. So I have contacted them and they are going to come down on Friday! The couple live only a short distance from the beach and in the heart of the greenery of Scotland... I only wish I could live there myself. Now as you know I have two ex fosters in Scotland already. Mabel and Bunny and both have the perfect homes so I am very hopeful. All my faves go to Scotland!!
I will update you next week hopefully but with the madness of Christmas please excuse me if I get delayed. Binx is doing well, is now fully vaccinated and will be coming to work with me tomorrow for a few hours to meet people and raise some money for the rescue :) With the raffle tickets in October we raised £1200 for the rescue which will help greatly towards vets fees :)
Lucy, Tinks, Sally and Binx xx
9 December 2013
So Much Interest
So Christmas is coming fast and I'm getting busier and busier with the load of college work and more work hours but I'm still here and still have my little Binx! We've had a lot of interest for Mr Binx so please if you have registered interest don't be offended if we don't call back. I am being picky about him because he is such a loving, perfect dog. I don't want him to go to a home with too many dogs where he would get overwhelmed or somewhere where he would be left as he does have separation anxiety and will bark the house down when left, especially if theres no dogs for company. Now I have just spoken to a lady and have arranged a viewing for Sunday. The lady has a young westie so I think as long as the two get along the viewing will go well, however if they don't we may have to start rethinking what sort of home is suitable for Mr Binx.
I don't think there is much more to update on. As Christmas is approaching we are obviously being more picky with homes. Although we won't go to a complete standstill, rehoming a dog this month will be around how busy a lifestyle someone has. Who has the time for a new dog when they have all the family round and the hussle and bustle will cause more stress than it already is moving to a new home for the dog. So don't be offended, we are thinking of everyone here. Not only the dog, who is obviously most important, but for people and there families. Its a busy time of year and no doubt the next couple of months will be more hectic than ever but I'll keep you updated on how we get on!
Lucy, Tinks, Sally and Binx xx
I don't think there is much more to update on. As Christmas is approaching we are obviously being more picky with homes. Although we won't go to a complete standstill, rehoming a dog this month will be around how busy a lifestyle someone has. Who has the time for a new dog when they have all the family round and the hussle and bustle will cause more stress than it already is moving to a new home for the dog. So don't be offended, we are thinking of everyone here. Not only the dog, who is obviously most important, but for people and there families. Its a busy time of year and no doubt the next couple of months will be more hectic than ever but I'll keep you updated on how we get on!
Lucy, Tinks, Sally and Binx xx
3 December 2013
Bad News I'm Afraid
Unfortunately the viewing of Binx didn't go well. He was overwhelmed with the three dogs and would not stop barking and was clearly distressed. We tried going for a walk to calm them all down but Binx took a definite disliking to one of the dogs, which did end in a little scrap and their other dogs been quite scared of Binx. It was obviously not going to work and we were all very disappointed. So Binx is still with us and we are now thinking he may be best rehomed with just one calm female dog for company. He adores Tinks and spends alot of the time snuggled up to her so he would benefit from being with another dog.
On a more positive note yesterday Binx had his first off lead walk and was brilliant. He had a run then came back to let me know he was okay and never went too far so I was really happy for him there. I think if he did see a dog his recall wouldn't be great but it can easily be improved on through trust and training.
On a more positive note yesterday Binx had his first off lead walk and was brilliant. He had a run then came back to let me know he was okay and never went too far so I was really happy for him there. I think if he did see a dog his recall wouldn't be great but it can easily be improved on through trust and training.
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