The Dogs Today blog has a story running at the moment about nominations for smaller registered charities to be considered for a share in a legacy being considered by an animal lover. No doubt there will be many well deserving causes and like all of them £25,000 would make a marvellous difference to the collies in our care.
So if you feel able could you follow the link and nominate us please? If you have a special reason to share in the blog then please don't be shy, thank you for any support you can give.
http://coldwetnose.blogspot.com/2009/05/30-most-deserving-dog-charities-in.html
Bye for now
Ben
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Still busy, busy, busy
Another Bank Holiday over and another 9 lucky collies were off to new homes over the weekend. Homing still remains busy and what has been surprising is the number of mail orders in the last few weeks. It's been a very good month and we are very grateful for this support as always.
We've had some new (or perhaps read more) drainage installed in the paddock to try and help with our ongoing drainage problems and hopefully this will help - it certainly can't do any harm!!
Tiling of the rescue kennels starts next month so we will be running at slightly reduced capacity for a few weeks while the works done but the end result should be well worth it.
Of course the grass is growing faster than I can cut it at the moment - especially with the combination of warmth and rain.
Regular visitors will of course have heard of my own latest addition and I'm delighted to say Reilly continues to impress. I've never had a dog who I feel so comfortable about taking into other peoples houses and even meeting young childen. We went to a friends house on Sunday and her daughter is only two but a bit wary of "big" dogs. By the end of the afternoon they were sharing the sand pit and the best of friends !!
Having missed out on a holiday last year Sue and I were determined to manage one this year, it won't be our normal motorbike touring abroad but we've booked two cottages for one week each in Scotland later this year (if anyone wants a good website with lots of choice in Scotland do ask me) and of course Reilly will be coming along to meet the midges :-)
The new feature on the website showing pictures of recently homed dogs is proving very popular so thank you to all of you who pop in most days to see the lucky ones. Glad it's such a hit.
Bye for now
Ben
We've had some new (or perhaps read more) drainage installed in the paddock to try and help with our ongoing drainage problems and hopefully this will help - it certainly can't do any harm!!
Tiling of the rescue kennels starts next month so we will be running at slightly reduced capacity for a few weeks while the works done but the end result should be well worth it.
Of course the grass is growing faster than I can cut it at the moment - especially with the combination of warmth and rain.
Regular visitors will of course have heard of my own latest addition and I'm delighted to say Reilly continues to impress. I've never had a dog who I feel so comfortable about taking into other peoples houses and even meeting young childen. We went to a friends house on Sunday and her daughter is only two but a bit wary of "big" dogs. By the end of the afternoon they were sharing the sand pit and the best of friends !!
Having missed out on a holiday last year Sue and I were determined to manage one this year, it won't be our normal motorbike touring abroad but we've booked two cottages for one week each in Scotland later this year (if anyone wants a good website with lots of choice in Scotland do ask me) and of course Reilly will be coming along to meet the midges :-)
The new feature on the website showing pictures of recently homed dogs is proving very popular so thank you to all of you who pop in most days to see the lucky ones. Glad it's such a hit.
Bye for now
Ben
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Anyone need a lifeboat!!
Don't you just love summer. The last few days have been "mixed" to say the least and we seem to be in a monsoon moment as I type.
The weather is putting back some extra drainage work we're having done which will hopefully alievate some of the problems we have around the paddock, especially during heavy periods of rain. Unfortunately we'll never cure it completely as we are surrounded by clay but this will certainly help.
Thanks to a generous donation from The Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust work will begin next month on tiling the rescue kennels. This will be the culmination of the dreams from over 12 years ago and bring the kennels to a high standard. Careful housekeeping during the last few years and the donation mena we are now in a position to have the work done which is expected to take about 4 weeks. The kennels will continue to operate of course but at a slightly reduced capacity for a while.
Bye for now
Ben
The weather is putting back some extra drainage work we're having done which will hopefully alievate some of the problems we have around the paddock, especially during heavy periods of rain. Unfortunately we'll never cure it completely as we are surrounded by clay but this will certainly help.
Thanks to a generous donation from The Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust work will begin next month on tiling the rescue kennels. This will be the culmination of the dreams from over 12 years ago and bring the kennels to a high standard. Careful housekeeping during the last few years and the donation mena we are now in a position to have the work done which is expected to take about 4 weeks. The kennels will continue to operate of course but at a slightly reduced capacity for a while.
Bye for now
Ben
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Photos of dogs who've found a new home
Whilst we don't show photos of dogs looking for new homes (but will send a photo if really needed) we did discuss at a recent Trustees meeting that would look into showing photos of some of the lucky collies who've found a new home.
After some searching of the internet we found a solution to not only the use of photos in-house but also having photos on the website. So instead of having to do a job 3 or 4 times it's now very easy to use photos for different purposes with a minimum of time and effort (thanks Google!!).
You can find a link to the new section on the homepage of the website and also a link via the Dogs for Rehoming page and this will be updated automatically as new dogs find their new homes.
We hope you enjoy a brief look at the lucky ones.
Bye for now
Ben
After some searching of the internet we found a solution to not only the use of photos in-house but also having photos on the website. So instead of having to do a job 3 or 4 times it's now very easy to use photos for different purposes with a minimum of time and effort (thanks Google!!).
You can find a link to the new section on the homepage of the website and also a link via the Dogs for Rehoming page and this will be updated automatically as new dogs find their new homes.
We hope you enjoy a brief look at the lucky ones.
Bye for now
Ben
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Some better news for a change
Thank you to all those who've emailed and even rung the office to offer condolences after losing Taffy - it's much appreciated.
Homing is still going well - we even have quite a few empty kennels at the moment, not that it'll stay like that for long with up to 16 dogs arranged to come in by the end of next week. We're also getting into the "show" season and I'm at Cannock Chase on Saturday (9th) for a Canine Awareness Day.
I also have some good news to share for a change. After our sad personal loss recently I'm delighted to introduce a new addition to the Wilkes household. It's quite a story of fate really. We'd arranged to help a collie in Ireland by bringing him back with us from the recent conference. The arrangements had been made a couple of weeks before we went so I had no way of knowing that on the very day Taff left us I'd meet Reilly (Freddy as he was known then) within a couple of hours of that happening.
There was just some strange spark as I saw him waiting outside the hotel in Dublin and after a couple of days thinking about it Sue and I decided to give him a home with us.
So meet Reilly.jpg)
, as you can see he's a handsome chap and settled into his new home very quickly.
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, as you can see he's a handsome chap and settled into his new home very quickly. It's always strange having a new dog come into your life but he's certainly doing his bit to help and we can't ask for more can we?
Whilst Taffy would never go out of his way to look for trouble with other dogs he was certainly not one who liked to interact with them - except for Sheba of course so the biggest change is getting used to a dog who just wants to say hello to every dog he meets.
We're hoping the weather stays fine on Friday because it could be his first trip to Formby Sands, a place that's just ideal for dogs.
Can I just remind everyone of the various fundraising links on the website like Buy At and EasyFundraising as they will certainly help with fundraising due the current economic situation.
Bye for now
Ben
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