The joys of Rescue

QUOTE (lizzy23 @ October 03, 2008 09:32 pm)

The NESSR Team have been busy over the last month or so, with what seems to be an endless stream of dogs needing to come in to rescue for one reason or another.

We have the very young, 7 yes 7 puppies all off one litter that a lady thought she would be able to sell and needless to say she hasn't sold a one, these are the easy ones, after all they are young and cute and everyone wants a puppy

we only managed to get photos of a couple the others wouldn't stay still

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Then we have the ones that need a bit more of our help.

We have Scruffy, 1 year old, who has hip Dysplacia but to see him you wouldn't think so. Came in to rescue because his owner couldn't look after him as he has Leukaemia himself and is in and out of hospital.

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Then we have Archie 4yo Archie is a cocker who was handed in for Biting a child, when the child fell on him, but it also turns out that he has bad hips and will be going in for surgery in the next couple of weeks to sort that out.

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Then we had Alfie 3 homes at 11 months old scared of everything and again with a pronounced limp, turns out he also had chronic hips, to the extent that the vets said he was in excruciating pain and the kindest thing to do would be to let him go to the bridge while he was under anaesthetic.Run free Alfie we tried we really did.

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Then theres Micky 5yo who can't be homed and will be staying with his foster carer, he needed an operation to take a toe off, and during this it was found that he has a heart murmur and could take the walk over the bridge at any time.

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Jerry 10 months old, has Queen anne legs, but again it doesn't bother him, to all intents and purposes he is just a normal springer, who needs a home to prove to him that the world isn't a bad place.

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Barney 8 month old little deaf boy, coming on in leaps and bounds with hand signals, he didn't ask to be born like this, but he was, so Nessr will pick up the pieces and find him a new home

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Spot 8yo took in to the vets to be put to sleep, also needed a toe removing.

Then theres Duke, kept at the vets for 3 weeks as a stray before coming in to Nessr, he is now on Foster with Maxine.

Then theres the 10 month old working cocker that has come in today sold to a pet home and clearly a worker as he is legally docked,

And our oldies Bonnie 9 and Max 8, lovely pair and real victims of the credit crunch, owners having to move in to rented but guess what no one will let them have two dogs, these guys are currently on Holiday with Rose (Zakdog)

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and the list goes on, i have one to come tomorrow 3 yrs old, just a case of wrong dog in wrong home, they don't know what to do with him so he spends his days out in the garden.

Bella who is with Rachael and Ben came in because her owner had died.

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The thing is this is just the tip of the iceberg and i'm sure the phone will continue to ring tomorrow, and whats our place in all this?? well we take them in, love them like our own, and work our hardest to raise the pennies that they all need to ensure that they go to their new homes with everything they need.

To our volunteers and all the people who help or support us in any way Thankyou from the bottom of our hearts , i know Scruffy and the rest would if they could, to anybody out there who after reading this is wondering how they can help, well have a look at our Christmas Sales Thread Christmas Sales or come see us at any of the events we are holding in the future. We make a mean cup of tea.

Thanks for Reading

The NESSR Team

YES LETS BACK TO TOPIC,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

unsure where all this venom comes from,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,old faces,,,where I come,,we welcome them,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

QUOTE (selina @ October 05, 2008 10:07 pm)

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I'm pretty sure all Freya meant by that was you don't see people on here for an age and then all of a sudden, one little disagreement and up pop all the old faces

Why is that?

Sorry Selina you've got that wrong I come on most days I just don't post that's all and I don't always choose to advertise to one and all that I am on the forum - no ulterior motive in that I can assure you. BUT I will post when I read something that I feel strongly about - namely people that I know and care about getting slagged off for no apparent reason.

Anyway this is getting stupid and completely off topic - it's the dogs that matter. Perhaps we should start another thread where we can all have a damned good go at each other.

The Groupie

Selina, for my part ,i thought we had something quite interesting going on,which i'm sure a lot of people outside of rescue may not know about.

i'd be happy to carry it on if you like

Nev

QUOTE (lizzy23 @ October 05, 2008 10:38 pm)

Selina, for my part ,i thought we had something quite interesting going on,which i'm sure a lot of people outside of rescue may not know about.

i'd be happy to carry it on if you like

Nev

Who am I the topic police?

If people want to carry on a discussion then carry on, certainly no need to seek my approval wether a topic carries on or not

QUOTE (selina @ October 05, 2008 10:07 pm)

And what would you do if they turned out to be aggressive or have 'issues'?

Forgive me if I'm being thick here but I thought that was what fostering was all about - assessing each dog by someone with experience. It's no good rescuing a dog and letting it go straight to a new family without knowing if and what issues the dog has - that is just being irresponsible and not rescue at all.

I would foster dogs but the logistics of where I live make that impossible - well not impossible but it wouldn't help any dog from the North or further south to be shunted up here, be assessed and then shunted back down the A1 (a 5/6 hour journey) to a new forever family. The poor dog WOULD probably end up with issues then. But if push came to shove I would foster again. My last attempt at fostering ended up with me being a failed fosterer

only difference was the dog was fairly local so did not have a long ardous journey here.

Let's forget all this bitterness and hatred for a while and try and work together - but sadly I don't think that will happen

Seen as there are so many people viewing this topic why don't I re-direct all of you to the fund-raising section ....... where I believe there are some wonderful Xmas hampers at auction

Moi..........cheeky.........never

QUOTE (Daisy&Missy @ October 05, 2008 10:09 pm)

Seen as there are so many people viewing this topic why don't I re-direct all of you to the fund-raising section ....... where I believe there are some wonderful Xmas hampers at auction

Moi..........cheeky.........never

nice 1 sal

http://www.nessr.net/smf/index.php?board=75.0

FOR THE DOGS

QUOTE (Daisy&Missy @ October 05, 2008 10:09 pm)

Seen as there are so many people viewing this topic why don't I re-direct all of you to the fund-raising section ....... where I believe there are some wonderful Xmas hampers at auction

Moi..........cheeky.........never

good idea,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I will be cheeky also,,,,,have you got a pattern for those lovely coats,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Believe it or not...no

Orders will plummet now people know I am cutting them by hand after a glass of wine

LETS START ANOTHER THREAD PLEASE,,,,,,

QUOTE (Daisy&Missy @ October 05, 2008 10:21 pm)

Believe it or not...no

Orders will plummet now people know I am cutting them by hand after a glass of wine

Sally, you're cracked!

QUOTE (Daisy&Missy @ October 05, 2008 10:21 pm)

Believe it or not...no

Orders will plummet now people know I am cutting them by hand after a glass of wine

pmsl. Classic Sally, love it

and, whilst we're being cheeky, I've been making earrings to sell for the dogs tonight ... in between a bit of light reading

if anyone wants to buy a pair, they will be up on Spaniel Trust tomorrow