Hi Sarah

In all the excitement I completely forgot to send you the pictures. Skye has literally slotted in and her only fault is that she wants to bolt off so we keep her on an extendable lead all the time. It will, we think, take her some time to teach her to stay near. But with time and patience we will help her sort her wandering off out.

She is adorable and has certainly been well loved in the past. We are in no doubt that she will have run off after something and got lost. If only she had been chipped!

We look forward to seeing you on the 15th. Again very many thanks.

Hello all. This is Phil and Sam just giving you a quick update on Betty, the collie cross alsatian (we think, not sure). We`ve had her 3 weeks now and she`s settling in really well. She was a bit wary of strangers to start with but as her confidence grows she is more relaxed and less wary when meeting people for the first time, although she can be a bit choosy of who she wants to be friends with. She is very curious about new things (read nosey) especially children, and is very good when playing with younger dogs and puppies. As she`s become more settled her walks have become easier as we`ve got to know each others ways. Her recall is very good and she`ll come when called normally, but if she sees something new she has to investigate first before she comes running back. Other dogs out walking are a magnet to her and she has to say hello and have a good sniff and play, but she always comes when called after a bit of fun first. She is a very intuitive dog and very switched on, she loves a good romp and will play ball all day if we let her. She is quite strong willed as well but that`s not a problem as we are quite firm with the boundaries ans she does get told off if she steps out of line. She does try and push the boundaries now and again but we dont let her have too much slack as she`s far too intelligent. We would like to thank Terry and Karen Curtiss for their help and the time they gave to her as she`s turned into a very happy contented dog.

Wishing you All The Best

Philip and Samantha Drake

Flower had been stolen from her garden in January this year, her distraught owner spent months looking for her with no joy, she had almost given up hope when her friend spotted her on our rescue website, poor Flower had been stolen to order, been bred from several times and then discarded on to the streets, she was then picked up and put in to the pound she served her 7 days and was going to be put to sleep as she was not claimed, which is where we came in, as a rescue we offered her a space and was in the process of fattening her up and getting her healthy ready for re-homing when we had a very excited call from her owner, we were delighted to be able to re-unite the two.
One of the biggest lesson everyone learnt here was the importance of micro chipping, if Flower had been micro chipped we could have re-united them back alot quicker, micro chips range from £10-£25 and they are well worth it if you animal is involved in a accident, gets stolen or goes missing this little impant can be a life saver. Safe to say the lovely Flower is now micro chipped although I don’t think she will be aloud out of mum’s sight for a while.