100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 80 - Fond Farewell to Jerry

After being cheered up by Dickie's hormones we have some happy news for the 80th day in our 100 Days with 100 Dogs series!

We're happy to say that the amazing Jerry has left to start his new life with his new mum. Jerry so needed to find a place to call home where he can gain independence from Tom and in return, I think he will help mend his new mum's heart. I feel sure they will make a great partnership. 

Thank you Kerrie for opening your home and heart to Jerry ❤❤❤ we look forward to seeing updates 🥰

Of the dynamic duo that leaves the ever-energetic Tom looking for his forever home. He's quite boisterous and can be vocal at times although he's responding well to training. It should be remembered that he has missed out on the crucial socialisation period so extra care will be needed with him and no young children or other pets in the household would be best. So far he's not shown any issues and he's very affectionate and will make an amazing companion for the right person.

If you can offer Tom a home to develop, grow and be loved in then please get in touch:

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

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100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 79 - Dickie Big ...

After a grim week, Dickie has joined us for the 79th day in our 1009 Days with 100 Dogs series - I'm sure we can rely on him to cheer things up a bit...

Dickie Big B....

Hello pupstars although I guess I'm not a pub anymore so Hi everypawdy instead!. Its Dickie Hill here and I thought I would just check in with you all. I'm 11 months old now so very soon I'll celebrate my first birthday. It's very exciting!

Mum says she can tell I'm that age because of the hormones. I don't know what that really means but she keeps calling me Billy Big something which is silly because she knows my name is Dickie. 

She also said that we probably have another year of this hormones thing and she doesn't look happy about it. Apparently we need to practice all the things I already knew because I seem to have forgotten it all. 

Instead of being just me and Ada on our walks we now play with ACE and Beau. They are not quite as much fun as Ada but we still have good times.  Mum says I am still a good boy really. I hope you are all well. Love Dickie xxx

Mum and I also say 'Thank You' to those of you helping Bella and her pups - it's very kind of you. We're closer to our target, but there's still more needed. I wonder instead of presents (well maybe some presents) people helped Bella that would be a nice surprise for Mum and Bella - what do you think?

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

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 78 - Princess and Shadow Cross the Rainbow Bridge

It has been a sad week for Welfare. 

On Tuesday Princess needed a vet check because she wasn't eating and continually straining to go to the toilet. Clearly, this caused her considerable distress. Sadly the vet agreed that there was something serious causing stomach problems and that at her age it wasn't fair to her to keep her suffering. He recommended euthanasia and heartbreaking as it always is we agreed. Princess joined us very recently and we can'#t help but wonder if this was why she'd been relinquished to us. 

Then today, Shadow appeared as bright as a button all day. He went for a walk this afternoon and then an hour later he lay lifeless in his kennel. He was rushed to the vet but sadly was dead on arrival. 

Princess was buried at Rose's and Shadow will be privately cremated and his ashes will be scattered in the field where he loved to play. 

It always hits hard when we promise these dogs a new life and we don't get to fulfil our promise. 

Our sincere thanks to Rose Greig and Lawrence John respectively for taking such good care of Princess and Shadow whilst in Welfare ❤

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 77 - Tom & Jerry Playing in the Mud

Day 77 of our 100 Days with 100 Dogs series sees Tom and Jerry having fun in the mud. I can't help but wonder what's buried there!

The ever energetic Tom is still looking for his forever home. If you can provide a loving home for him and continue with his training then get in you via the form here:

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

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 76 - Elda Settling In

After yesterday's video showing the scope of our current undertaking, we want to remember the positive side of what we do. So for Day 76 in the 100 Days with 100 Dogs we see how Elda is progressing since joining us after being rescued from Police custody - a battle that took two years to win.

Elda Settling In

The lovely Elda continues from strength to strength. Given all that she has been through, she's adapted amazingly well. Her character is starting to reveal itself and she is full of mischief. 

Elda loves to interact, in fact, she almost demands it because she still doesn't feel secure enough to be touched. Naturally, we'll continue to let her determine the pace of progress. It's not something to be rushed. She will snuggle up next to me on the sofa as long as I don't try to touch her. 

Her whole look has changed. She is such a sweet character that it doesn't bear thinking about how frightened she must have been to get her in the situation she was in.  She is now enjoying life and I don't think I've ever met a GSD that uses their nose as much, but after two years in a cell who can blame her?

Elda is currently one of our resident dogs and one who's been through court procedures so we have additional responsibilities for her care. Like other dogs that will never be suitable for re-homing we don't punish them for it, but instead, provide them with a life they can enjoy.

If you'd like to support their lifelong care then you can sponsor resident dogs here:

http://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/product/sponsor-a-dog/

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 75 - Meet 118 of the Dogs in our Care

We've reached the three-quarter mark of our journey of 100 Days with 100 Dogs and it's been an eventful one. Along the way we've tried to make the quarter completion stages and with this being the penultimate stage somebody had the bright idea of trying to show the context of what we're trying to achieve. At the start of the series we had 100 dogs, now we have over 120 and we've collated photos of 118 of them to assemble this video.

Each dog has 1.5 seconds as Debbie (our chairman) tells us each of their names. For each of those passing seconds, we have a hungry mouth to feed, a dog that might get sick and require veterinary treatment, a dog that's likely to need rehabilitation before it can be homed and of course, the daily care that we all know as fans of the breed requires considerable effort. We love the dogs passing through our care and we look after them as we would our own dogs. However, it's not hyperbole when we state that we are in crisis and need people to come forward to adopt and support us with donations.

We face a potentially grim future - the worst case of which would be us no longer being able to help vulnerable German Shepherds. It could be bleak, but we're still holding on and that isn't just down to our tenaciousness - it's thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our supporters. Time after time they step forwards and help us keep going. And this 100 Days series has also brought us new friends and also new more adopters. If we can build on that momentum then the future might not be so bleak.

There are so many ways people can help - the easiest starting with following and subscribing our page and channel and liking and sharing this post. We need so many shares that it makes the algorithm take notice of our posts and boosts them even further! If you're looking for other ways you can paint the future brighter then check out this massive list here:

https://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/how-you-can-help/  

It truly is a long list and probably near impossible to manage them all, but there's sure to be at least one that suits your circumstances. Thank You!

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 74 - Joined by Princess

Day 74 of our 100 Days with 100 Dogs series arrives and once again we're beyond capacity and shouldn't take in any more dogs. We urgently need adopters for the dogs already in our care and funds to pay for their upkeep and the 30 dogs that are permanent residents.

Naturally, that lasted as long as it took for the next GSD to need our help. There is some good news with a few more dogs off to their forever homes, but still fewer than those coming in. In practical terms, we should close the gates and try and maintain our resources as best we can for the 120+ dogs until the situation improves, but that's not why we were founded. How could we say no to this little girl when she needed us? 

And with your continued support, we hope that we won't have to say no - especially as often we're a last-stop call from a rescue that puts the dogs down to create space.

Joined by Princess

This regal lady is Princess and she's 11 and a half years young. Her owner left the country and felt they faced no alternative but to leave her in the property alone. 

Although not underweight she is malnourished. Her diet consisted of cheap tinned food which is basically cereal and so now has an upset tummy. She's had 2 litters of puppies. 

Princess has the sweetest nature but she's feeling a little bewildered at the moment. We'll give her some time and properly assess her to see what comes next.

We are constantly fundraising so that we can help dogs like Princess. If you care about German Shepherds please consider supporting us. If you work or own a business that can help then please get in touch. Every little helps if enough people are pulling together - there are even schemes like Amazon Smile, Easyfundraising and Give as you Live to earn donations when you shop online that cost you nothing.

We've recently created the Friends of GSD Welfare group and for as little as £3  per month, you gain membership to our exclusive group and access to some incredible content. We need you. Please help. ❤

https://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/product/friends-of-gsd-welfare-membership-1-year/