100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 49 - Meet Shyla

Just one day until the halfway mark in our 100 Days with 100 Dogs series and it coincides with National Puppy Mill Survivor Day. The name gives it away as a US 'holiday', but it is far from a US only issue. When the price of puppies skyrocketed during lockdown we saw more increased numbers of puppy farms cashing in. It's estimated that around a quarter of puppies bought during this period originated from puppy farms and so risking health and behavioural issues later in life on top of the atrocious conditions often found. And as we've seen (along with other rescues all over the country) many of these puppies end up in rescue, or worse.

Meet Shyla

This is the lovely Shyla and she's 4 years old with a gorgeous black and tan short coat. She is great with people but can become excited and jump, so we recommend a household without young children.  

Shyla is reactive to other dogs so she requires a pet-free home. She's currently located in Stamford, Lincolnshire.

If you can provide the home Shyla is searching for then please contact us via the form here

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

Dickie's Diary - A Trip to the Vets

Hello everypawdy. Dickie Hill here and I've been on another adventure.  Mum took me somewhere called "the vet".  I've been there before so I was quite excited about going. We always have a lovely time when we are there.  Everypawdy makes a fuss of me and I receive lots of treats.  

I can also look around and I practice standing on a big platform thingy. That's easy peasy because we have platform thingys in the garden. This is a magic one though because it tells Mum if I've been eating too many treats.  I think it said that this time so I was a bit worried but thankfully I still enjoyed a lickie mat while waiting even though the magic platform told Mum lies. 

Mum says that sometimes when I go to "the vet" they may have to do things to me but I know they are all kind to me so won't hurt me. She says all pups should visit the vet and make friends, not just when they need something. I saw some dogs there that were really frightened but I don't know why. Maybe they thought the magic platform thingy would say they were fat too.

All the best pupstars - Dickie Hill signing off for now! 🐾🐾🐾

Don't I look great in these photos? Does your German Shepherd also look good in your photos? Then get those photos submitted now for the 2023 GSD Welfare Fund Calendar before time runs out!

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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/