Resident Care Dogs - Beau

As part of our commitment for rescuing German Shepherds we undertake not to have them put down except if absolutely necessary - and most certainly not if they simply cannot be rehomed for whatever reason. In these cases we'll take on the permanent care for the dog ourselves, and the same occurs if we decide that it's not safe or appropriate for the dog to be homed with the general public.

You can help our care for these dogs by sponsoring one or more of them for only £20 per dog, per year. Learn more and submit a sponsorship request here - https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/p/sponsor-our-dogs.html 

We currently have over a dozen such dogs in our permanent care and this week we meet the lovely Beau.

Behavioural Topics - Getting Used to Grooming

Lisa Hird writes the first article (and many for the future as well) for a new series providing guidance on behavioural issues with dogs - especially those encountered with rescues. She is highly qualified and experienced and has successfully worked with us directly.

You can discover more about her work and experience on her website:  

https://www.dogbehaviourclinic.co.uk/

Tia Pupdate - Helping Out in the Garden

Morning everypawdy. Tia here with a little pupdate. I've had a very busy morning helping the hooman with the gardening. I’m worn out I can tell you! It was such hard work. The hooman tried to tidy the garden because one of the naughty ones had shredded some bits all over the place. While she did that I thought I'd work on the membrane sticking out of the naughty ones hole. 

I thought this would earn me extra chimkin. But you all know how ungrateful the hooman can be and she didn’t seem the least bit impressed by my efforts. I thought I had done so well because I'd pulled a huge chunk out. Apparently the hooman didn’t want it pulled out. Honestly it looks a mess the way it is now. If she'd let me finish then I could have made it much better. At least I have created a game to keep the naughty ones entertained when they come out here. Bye for now. Love Tia 

Welfare Welcome to Karma

Can we please give a warm welcome to the lovely Karma. She is 8 years old and is here due to the Ill health of her owner. She is working line bred so would better suit an experienced GSD person. So far she is coming across as a sweetheart but she is very reactive to other dogs so any potential adopter would need to be aware of this. She is being cared for by Uncle Lawrence 

To find out more about adopting one of our dogs please check here: https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/p/adopting-german-shepherd-dog.html

Tia Pupdate - Who Gives a Toss

 

Morning everypawdy. Tia here with a pupdate I hope you are all well. I’ve been having fun here. I’ve been playing the tossing game with the hooman. It was a bit different today. She tossed more chimkin when I was near the lid of the sand box. I kept hanging about hear it and she kept tossing so then I jumped on it. This obviously pleased the hooman because she tossed several bits of chimkin. She said this is called a jack pot. If you ask me she’s getting confused with being a crack pot. Anyway I did it several more times to show her how clever I am. Must go I can see she’s got a stuffed kong for me. 🐾🐾🐾

Doggy Pawems - Why Not Me

Debbie Hill (the GSD Welfare Fund's chairman ) talents also extend in other directions. Here is one her poems about a dog in rescue wondering why they are never chosen to go to their forever home.

Tia Pupdate - The Joy of Sticks

Morning everypawdy. Tia here with a pupdate. I hope you are all well. I’m afraid I am in trouble again! 

I discovered a really good game this morning. By pulling this “stick” off the pile it made some of the other “sticks” fall. The hooman being the moany moo she is, told me to leave it but I ran off with it. 

Then she ignored me, so I ran up to her with my stick to nudge her with it to get her to play. She didn’t ignore me then. She said some words that they didn’t teach me at puppy school. I haven’t got a scooby snack what she was on about. In fact I haven’t got any snacks because the hooman says I’ve put on weight. I think she should be the last one to talk about things like that. I’m off to see what else I can do to help now.

Lots of love Tia