So here are the rather delayed promised photos of Chance. He really is a handsome boy! We have come to realise Chance can not be left for long periods of time so will need a very special home. He suffers from separation anxiety and will howl even when there are other dogs around. I really do feel sorry for him, he has such a sad face.
He is slowly coming out of his shell and every now and then you will see his tail do a quick wag when he catches a glimpse of you and he will come close for a kiss. All this old boy needs is a bit of time and love. He is fully housetrained and when we're home he spends the majority of his time asleep in front of the fire. He loves his walks though and walks really nicely on the lead, no pulling at all, he just walks to heel. Chance is dog friendly and just tends to stay out of these threes way. He would be okay with another old calm dog. We have yet to test him with cats but I think he would be cat friendly as he is such a gentle boy.
Lucy, Chance, Tinks, Sally and Binx xx
Really sorry for the lack of updates, being so busy. So lets take things a bit of news at a time.
First: I failed again! Mr Binx is now officially my dog. People at work have been waiting for the moment for a while and to be honest think most of the people in the rescue expected it. He is my little man and nowhere would be more perfect for him than here. He has his best friend, Tinks. Fosters to improve his confidence with other dogs. And comes to work with me and meets new people all the time. He is my special little boy and I am so happy to be owned by him... and so is Tinks.
Secondly: Last week Harry had his three operations in one. All went well, he was left with no teeth, no lump and no balls but he is feeling much better now thankfully and the vet has no concerns, so he is ready to go to his forever home.
Finally: Last week we were made aware of a dog in a pound which was going to be PTS. There was nothing wrong with him, he was old, had done his 7 days and nobody wanted him. He had been assessed as a friendly boy but still the pound were willing to put him down. So Jane from the rescue went along and fought to save this boy and was given an hour where she made sure we could take him in. It would have involved moving Harry to a foster who could only take small dogs but I was willing to do that to rescue a dog from death. Harry loves everyone and as long as he was loved thats all that matters. So we took on the poundie. An 8 year old supposedly lab x... who we now think is a whippet x, possibly with a beagle. He had no name so thanks to everyones help on facebook we decided on Chance. We took a Chance on him and now we want someone else to do the same.
Chance is a quiet old boy who adores men. He doesn't ask for much but someone to care for him and give him his basic needs. A couple of short walks a day, a garden to potter about in and two meals a day with plenty of treats in between. He has grown very fond of my dad and will bark when he leaves, even if I'm in so he needs to be walked before he leaves, coming back when hes gone and a good rawhide chew keeps him quiet. He is fully housetrained however may have accidents if left due to stress. He sleeps all the way through the night and is generally a quiet boy. We think Chance may be deaf but the only effect of this is he can never be left off lead and careful approaches must be made so he doesn't spook. I'll add pictures tomorrow but for now I need to get some college work done!
Lucy, Tinks, Sally, Binx and Chance x
Well Harry has settled in here very well, he has so much love to offer considering how he has obviously being let down in the past. He is now eating brilliantly and on 4 meals a day, eating twice the amount he should probably be eating but we want him to put weight on and I'm pretty sure he is doing that. Surprisingly he is already getting used to his name and responding when called, hes catching on with housetraining but it is hard work and involves regular outings. He sleeps all the way through the night and is left in a crate if both me and my dad are at work. Today I did put a hot water bottle underneath his quilt just to keep him warm while he was in there as he obviously feels the cold easily. Harry follows me around everywhere, literally he will even follow me into the bathroom. He chases me around like a little shadow. He can now not only climb up stairs but climb down them to. Its fair to say I am yet again a proud foster mummy. The more hes progressing, the more confident I am that he will get through this operation okay, but only time will tell. Harry does have some slight food agression which could be down to being starved before so needs to be left alone while eating. He can't cause any harm though as he has a lack of teeth and such a tiny weak mouth. He can be grumpy and does ocassionally growl at Binx for getting too close but it is just a little moan and he doesn't try fight.
We did get some proper photos done of Harry from someone who helps with the rescue who has an amazing camera.
