This weekend has been busy even by usual weekend standards!It started at 10 am Saturday after sorting my own hounds I headed up to the kennels with Sue and Andy who collected Robson as a foster. Once there we met up with Jackie and Mark two more volunteers so the three of us could set about the mammoth task of walking everyone and changing bedding followed by walking out two other visitors who I will tell you about shortly.
The first walk saw us taking out Tess, Bengy, Binky, Twirl & Maddie, basically all the shall we say quirkier or more high energy hounds. We followed that with the more sedate walk of Billy, Foxy, Angel and Jade. This takes around 2 hours as each walk last just over 1/2 an hour 3/4 of an hour depending on what pace we take and what we encounter on the way then we have 15minutes or so outside the kennels on the grass for cuddles. After the main munch bunch we walked we took out the guests! Currently we have the pleasure of the hugest Rottweiler male Boris and Rupert the Staffi x Rottie who our kennels are greatfully boarding on behalf of Hope Rescue. Both of the boys are lovely and soft as a brush with people but Boris isnt the best with other dogs which walking the lanes based round a kennels can make for an interesting time! He does though love to cuddle in lean on you and then.... well full sit on your legs for hugs. He is the sloppiest beast I know and its a pleasure to spend time with him as I grew up with Rotts and they are one of my preferred breeds. I just adore them!
After that we headed down to the local dogs home. They have like us had a ridiculously busy week with dogs hitting them left right and center and are just full to the brim struggling for any empty kennel space its so heartbreaking! I would say only about 15 of the dogs were even crossbreeds all the others being pedigrees. You wouldnt believe there were the usual Rotties, staffies, but also a bedlington, a wire haired fox terrier, a St bernard, yorkshire terrier! You name it they had it! Why oh why oh why.
Vicky took me down to meet a lurcher girl who had finished her time. I couldnt believe it when I saw her she has to be Tigs litter sister! Same age same cross only darker brindle and much much hairier and cheekier! Her name is Phebe and she is currently as mad as a box of frogs this girl really needs a good run!
We reserved her and went off to look at the other two inmates who were still doing there time! There was a beautiful brindle whippet x greyhound male and the most adorable little black whippet x greyhound male also. The brindle boy is so thin and was found tied up in a field! Somehow I dont think anyone will be coming back for him! Both are now reserved to us and will come over once they have finished their time.
Just as I was about to leave I wondered into a block I dont often go into usually as its where the pups tend to be but this time I did. STUPIDLY! I found the teeniest tiniest little old terrier man who just looked so damn miserable bless him. He had pulled his blanket out of his plastic bed and was just lying on the floor so folorn and sad. Everybody was passing him by and coing and ooing over the puppies. That was it! Suckered once more what could you do? Toby as he has now been renamed is happily in foster and has to be the gutsiest little monkey ive met!
So without further ado meet the newbies!
Phebe Shepherd Cross lurcher, and the brindle and black whippy boys and not forgetting teeny Toby Terrorist! Could you have left him behind?
Phebe Shepherd Cross lurcher, and the brindle and black whippy boys and not forgetting teeny Toby Terrorist! Could you have left him behind?
The Most Lucious Phebe!
Brindle Babe
Beautiful wee whippet x boy!
Teeny Toby Terrorist!
After that we headed back up to the kennels with Toby Terrier in tow and also Phebe to deliver her safely into our kennel block. She settled well straight away. The kennel staff had a good laugh about our newest little arrival but I think they know aswell as anyone dont be suprised at what Lisa lands with. I did try to tell them that he actually had really long legs honest and that we walked back from the dogs home so they just sort of shrunk on the way!
By then it was around 3pm and after a short break for lunch Tanya and Mark arrived about 4pm. Tanya and Mark are a lovely couple who we homevetted last week as they saw we were desperate for foster homes. They came to collect the delectable Tess. Current news is she is settling in well with them, their lurcher girl Meg and their four year old Son Arthur! All being well I dont think she will be going anywhere once we have gauged just how well she will fit.
Good luck Tess!
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