100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 48 - Meet Bruno

The next day in our 100 Days with 100 Dogs feature not only brings a new dog eager for their forever home, but also closer to the 2023 Calendar Competition deadline. There are only a few days left, so if you'd like to show your German Shepherd off in next year's calendar then you need to get cracking!

https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/2022/09/2023-calendar-comp.html

Meet Bruno

This lovely boy is Bruno and he's 7 or 8 years old. He is a black and tan male German Shepherd. He is described as a real gentleman and he's also great with people. He would be fine with older children.

A dog-free house is probably best, but he could live with a calm female. He's not been tested with cats. 

Bruno is located in Stamford, South Lincolnshire.

If you can offer Bruno a peaceful and caring home then please contact us via the adoption query form here - http://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/adopting-a-german-shepherd/

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 47 - Meet Ross

We're almost halfway through the 100 Days with 100 Dogs series and we meet  another young boy who's sadly experienced a terrible start to life, But with your amazing support we'll find 

Meet Ross

The lovely Ross is a 1 year old male, and entire German Shepherd. He was rescued from dreadful conditions with several other dogs.  Because of his beginning, he can be shy and nervous until he gets to know you. 

Although Ross lived with other dogs he is reactive towards dogs but this is probably fear. Even so, he would be better in a quiet pet free home. He'd better suit a household without young children.

He's currently located in Stamford, South Lincolnshire.

Please Follow, Like, and Share to get this to as many people as possible so we can find Ross a home he can be loved and grow in. If you can offer him his forever home then please contact us via the form here 

http://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/adopting-a-german-shepherd/

100 Days with 100: Day 46: Ace is Ace

For the 46th day of our 100 Days with 100 Dogs series we meet one of our very special resident dogs. Sadly not all of the dogs that come to us are suitable for rehoming, and this can be for many reasons. They might have complicated health conditions, or intractable behavioural issues or on their last strike with a Police order (one more violation and they are executed). If the dog is still capable of enjoying life then we don't put them to sleep, but instead them to live their lives in peace. Even dogs so traumatised they can't live in a normal home deserve a life worth living.

Ace is Ace

Ace came into our care when he was 9 months old having already lived in four different homes. Sadly, something had happened in his original home before he was 7 months old that had obviously terrified him. We believe an electric collar was used on him. 

He was rescued but at each home, it didn't work out for him so he was moved on. In the fourth household he lunged at a member of the family so they brought him into Welfare. 

When he came it was difficult to get near him. He wasn't vicious, he was terrified. We did a lot of rehabilitation work with him and he came on in leaps and bounds but he still reacted to young men (his original home where the trauma had been caused) so it would be difficult to re-home him. On top of all this, the poor boy is now almost blind. The chances of him finding a suitable home were extremely, so we took the decision to keep him in our care. 

Ace is one of 30 dogs in our lifelong care, you can help provide for their upkeep here: http://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/product/sponsor-a-dog/

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 45 - Bella and Pups Update

For the 45th day in the 100 Days with 100 Dogs series, we have some good news to report regarding Bella and her five pups. The pups have now been named: Hector, Reggie, Otto, Casper and Mouse. Everyone continues to settle in well and fur is starting to grow back :-)

Not only that, Reggie and Casper have already departed for their new homes and we wish them and their new pawrents all the best. Otto has also found his furever home and leaves us in October. A big thank you to their adopters and we hope that we'll find homes for the rest as soon as possible.

Their appeal has now raised just over £2,000 and we're heading for the halfway mark. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who's contributed so far, you're support is much appreciated. If you haven't yet then please do so and it doesn't matter how small the donation is,  as one of the supermarkets keeps insisting - every little helps!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-appeal-for-bella-and-her-five-pups

 

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 44 - A Double Bill of Tom & Jerry

We've reached Day 44 and are almost halfway through our 100 Days with 100 Dogs series, although we now have 117 dogs in our care and 30 of those are lifelong residents. Rescue is in crisis for everyone and we're no exception (in fact we're regularly receiving calls to take on because other rescues don't have space), and as with Bella and her pups taking them on put us over capacity, but again with these two, we couldn't abandon these young dogs to their fate.

 A Double Bill of Tom & Jerry

Tom

Tom and Jerry are male GSD puppies who we think are about 5 months old. They were handed in as strays, underweight and with patches of fur missing.   They've obviously been together for the entirety of their short lives. 

They share a strong bond and we've started separating them to prepare them. Tom is the more affectionate of the pair and is becoming very attached to his human carer.  We feel he will have a strong bond with his adopter.  However,  this could cause a problem and present itself as over-attachment. He loves a fuss and cuddles.

They've missed the most important time for socialising but have shown no concerns when going out. We feel that separating these boys is in their best interest for their future. Tom is at the "mouthing" stage and so bad it's not appropriate to have him around very young children.  

Jerry

Tom and Jerry will need homes where their adopters are there most of the time. They can be very vocal at times, but house training is going great. They're a joy to be around.

They're currently located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

If you can offer Tom or Jerry a home for them to develop and be loved in then please get in touch - https://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/adopting-a-german-shepherd/

 

Tia's Pupdates - Nose Joints?

Hello everypawdy. Tia here with a pupdate. I just wanted to share with you that I am feeling rather miffed at the moment. I tried talking to the hooman but she just said my nose is out of joint. Then she added that my nose is so big that she should have noticed it was out of joint. 

How rude! Personally, I think my nose suits me just right. I am sure you have all heard that the hooman brought home two puppies that needed help. I was fine with this and I have to say they are cute. However, what I am miffed about is that when she wanted to socialise them she chose Ada to play with them. 

I mean, if that isn't favouritism then I don't know what is. I have so much more experience than Ada and I could have taught them so much. But no.  The hooman said she didn't want them learning to bite bottoms. 

She did try to win back my affection by trying to play games with me but then played with the ball by myself and pretended I wasn't interested. It's a good job I have my Rodney. He doesn't make fun of my nose. 

Must go now as I can smell chimken. She's trying to bribe me now. Love Tia 🤍🤍

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 43 - Meet Loki

Day 42 on our journey through 100 Days with 100 Dogs brings with it some excellent news - we've passed the £2,000 mark with Bella and her pups appeal. A massive thank you to everyone who has donated so far - we're almost halfway there! If you're able to contribute then please do so here - https://www.gofundme.com/manage/urgent-appeal-for-bella-and-her-five-pups All donations are gratefully received.

We also meet another lovely lad looking for his forever home...

Meet Loki

Loki is very a handsome long haired male German Shepherd dog. He is a joy to be around and loves people - as you can tell from his cheeky smile.  

Unfortunately, he is quite reactive to other dogs so needs to be the only pet in the household. Loki hasn't been tested with cats. 

He's currently located in Stamford,  South Lincolnshire.

Please share this post as widely as possible so we can find the right home for him - if you think that home could be yours then contact us through the adoption query form here - http://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/adopting-a-german-shepherd/