100 Days with 100 Dogs - Day 100 Livestream

A big thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the live stream marking the final day of our 100 Days with 100 Dogs journey. We hope that it was an interesting discussion for you all and if it's something that you'd like us to do more of then please let us know and we'll see what we can do.

The recording of the video is now available on Youtube here:

https://youtu.be/3Ov8YAqRr0g

Facebook users can also access the video via our Facebook page here:

https://www.facebook.com/germanshepherddogwelfarefund/videos/1240372676595284

Anyone who's interested in reading more about the issues facing the UK dog rescue sector as a whole can download the article from the link below and any feedback is welcome.

http://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Hot-Topic-Rescue-in-Crisis-v2-2.pdf

If you're associated with or in contact with other rescue organisations then please share this with them and we'd love to hear any thoughts they may have in preparation for the ADPDAWG meeting on the 21st of February 2023. Thanks!

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 99 - Meet Ace

For the penultimate post in our  100 Days with 100 Dogs series we meet newcomer Ace who's only just joined us and is still under assessment but we hope will be ready for his new home soon.

Ace is a youngster at 9 months old and as you can imagine is very energetic!  He's come to us because his previous home was unsuitable and her's currently enjoying some new space to play in.  Unfortunately, he's had little training so will need some work to help settle properly.

He's not been fully tested yet so we're not sure how he'll be with other dogs - especially males. He's very boisterous so unlikely to be suitable for a home with young children under 10 years old.

Ace is currently located in Stamford, Lincolnshire. He's currently too young to be neutered but he is microchipped and vaccinated.

If you can offer Ace a home then please get in touch via the adoption query form here:

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

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 98 - Big Mac Crosses the Rainbow Bridge

Day 98 on our journey through 100 Days with 100 brings the sad news that one of our resident dogs, Big Mac has crossed the rainbow bridge. He was one of the many permanent resident dogs we look after. He was cared for by our chairman Debbie who says...

"It is with a broken heart that I have to write this. Big Mac was given peace in sleep today and grew his angel wings. He had been off colour and his skin was becoming even more of an issue but I felt there was something else going on. All vet advice was followed but he didn’t improve. Mac then became lane on his back leg with no obvious injury. It appears he had bone cancer and was in pain. There was no option but to let him go. Big Mac had been here for 4 years and in all that time he never put a paw wrong. He never showed any signs of aggression. He was the most amazing loving loyal boy. I will miss him more than words can express. Fly high, my special boy. You were loved so deeply ❤"

We hope that you'll all join us for our live-stream event tomorrow - there'll be in-depth discussions and fun prizes: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/670393971438515/

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 97 - Meet Milly

We have another newcomer for Day 97 on our journey of 100 Days with 100 Dogs and we're only a few days away from our live event to mark the final day. Use the link below to join in and the latest news is that there'll be some fantabulous prizes given away during the live stream. Not only will we talk about where we are at the moment, but also preparing for the meeting at the Houses of Parliament about the c current crisis for dog rescue and welfare in the UK.

https://fb.me/e/4JY69glHT

This impacts us all so please join us and get involved in the discussion. How would you fix dog rescue in this country:?

Meet Milly

Milly is a lovely and affectionate female German Shepherd looking for her new home. She's around 15 months old and is very energetic and playful. She does like to chase so a cat-free (anything small, furry and chaseable3 really )home would be best. She is trained in most domestic aspects and would ideally continue refining her behaviour as she settles and trains in her new home.

She understands most of what she needs to fit into a household but will benefit from ongoing training.  She has lived and trained with other dogs and enjoys being with people, but some caution is needed when meeting new dogs or people, She can become excitable when encountering new things. She's still a bit of a chewer so some rehabilitation is needed,

Milly does still need some extra work to allow her to fully settle into a new home. She needs her mind and body kept busy, with someone home most of the time, and people who are willing to be patient and support Milly in embedding positive behaviours, even when excited, and enjoy having a small, young, livewire, delightful and loving GSD in their lives. Milly has so much to give in her forever home.

If you can offer the type of home Milly then please contact us via the Adoipotion Query form:

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

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 96 - Meet Luna Bear

Day 96 of 100 Days with 100 Dogs and I'm convinced there are not enough hours in the day :-) Today we meet Luna Bear who has been getting ready for rehoming with our behavioural specialist  Lisa Hirtd and you can see some of her training and rehabilitation on Lisa'sDog Behaviour Clinic  blog:

http://dogbehaviourclinic.blogspot.com/

Luna is just over a year old and ready for a new home with someone who has the time and patience to continue her training. She has a lovely temperament and can quietly settle down without being asked once she has had some interaction or a walk.

She is a young bouncy dog who thinks the whole world is exciting and needs to be explored. She needs someone who can remain calm and quiet while she calms herself. She is learning to walk on a loose lead and once she is getting regular walks every day this will be much quicker. Ongoing support will be provided if needed

While out and about she's good with other dogs but she would need to be the only dog in her forever home although an incredibly patient male dog might be ok. With her bouncy energy, she shouldn't live with young children (under 10) but otherwise, she's excellent with people and with continued training will fit nicely into her new home.

If you want to offer Luna Bear her forever home then please contact us via the Adoption Query Form here:.

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

Please like, comment and share this post so we find Luna Bear's new home.

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 95 - Meet Max

Day 95 is upon us and this week is speeding by far too quickly towards the live event on Sunday. We've just announced that we'll conduct a Q&A session as part of the live stream and set up a thread for people to add questions:

https://fb.me/e/2vhI2e9wx

We hope to see as many of you on Sunday as possible. Today we meet another Max (which seems to be a popular name!) who's eager to find his new home. 

Max is approximately 3 years old. He's a very loving dog that loves to play but also enjoys a cuddle. He is very ball driven. He also enjoys being with people including children. So far he hasn't shown any issues with other dogs although He will make a perfect pet. 

He has been on vitamin B12 injections from the vets to help his metabolism and help him be able to digest his food properly. Since his treatment of B12 he really has shown significant improvement and is putting weight on all the time. He will make a family whole with his loving nature.

Max is currently located in South Lincolnshire and if you'd like to offer him a home then please get in touch via the Adoption Query form:

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

Amazon Smile Shutting Down

Amazon has announced that they are closing their Smile program effective from February and this will be a blow to the donations we receive. The scheme used to generate a donation whenever a registered user purchases eligible products from the Amazon Smile store (essentially a duplicate of the main store). These donations were quite small as you can see from my statement and we hoped for more sign-ups but they were a free bonus that helped us pay for the ongoing costs of caring for the dogs. You can read Amazon's announcement here: 

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-closing-amazonsmile-to-focus-its-philanthropic-giving-to-programs-with-greater-impact

Unfortunately, the new programmes do nothing for smaller charities for us. This is frustrating as we've received very little notice about this. We'll of course contact them to see if they are looking to continue helping in any way, but the way this has been handled doesn't offer much hope.

However, there are alternatives.

We've posted about easyfundraising and Give as You Live before and if enough of our supporters used them while shopping online they have the potential to transform how we can fund our operations without costing shoppers anything. They're supported by a huge range of retailers and the donations tend to be more generous than Amazon's so this could be better for all of us in the long term. They also run some excellent offers that not only can save you money, but raise more for us.

They're not perfect and you need to make sure that you use their websites and/or apps to ensure the donations are tracked. Retailers' apps don't always work properly so you need to use the websites for shopping - this isn't always convenient, especially for your big supermarket shops, but even if you use them for some shops or special deals every little bit soon adds up. For people who use browsers, you can install handy add-ons that will let you know if a retailer supports the scheme when you visit their web stores and ask you if you want to track a donation. If you are not sure what this means then shout out and I'll help if I can.

Finally, if you use my personal referral links then once you've raised £5 we receive an additional £5 donation free. I've also copied screenshots of my current statements for both schemes and as you can see takeaways, e-|Bay, Etsy and many other stores can earn donations. Together we can make the difference without costing anything extra - will you make the difference?

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?char=45963&invite=8ik9ub&referral-campaign=s2s&cid=45963&name=Michael

https://www.giveasyoulive.com/refer/R9UoZA4yjntKlOrMZIfyog7ag0qzM9sKNA-3D-3D

Please share with friends, family and anyone who can sign up and help us continue our work. Thank You!