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



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.



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.





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.



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.



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.



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





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)

Bonnie


Max


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.




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

So sad to read Liz, and as you say just the tip of the iceberg
And it's not just NESSR, I'm sure many rescues are feeling the same
You know where I am if I can be of any help to you or the doggies x

your right Gilly,,its not just NESSR,,,but since we have been so busy of late we thought you all would be interested in whats going on,,,

All rescues as I have said before are feeling it,,,but if we dont all work hard,,,half of these babes will be on the vets tables,,,

THIS BREEDING has to stop,,,,endless pups,,ending up in rescue,,has never been heard of,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,we have had about 12 in this month,,,
and I have seen endless on here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it is such a shame,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

but my worry is,,,if breeders cant sell them,,,,,how do we rehome them,its getting harder each day rehoming unwanted dogs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

here are the photos of the ones i missed, ST will only let me post 10 in one post

another couple of the babes





and Duke who is with Maxine



Gilly i agree all rescues are feeling it the same, this lot doesn't count the ones that have come in in the last month that have been lucky enough to find homes

Whatever happened to a dog is for life, i know cicumstances change and can accept that, its the people who go off and breed more without homes for them that sticks in my stomach

So disheartening to read Hope they all get the forever homes they deserve

I have seen loads of gorg springer puppies on our walk
Sadly I only see them a few times whilst they are young and behaving themselves

Springer pups are a doddle , its when they get older the work begins.
Springers are the most popular breed in the UK sadly most peeps don't know what kind of drive they have or how to channel it they just fall for the ears and big eyes and think that they are toy/ play dogs and this is so far from the truth . The working essp will run through barb wire if she is chasing prey and is one of the toughest dogs going .He /She was bred to work all day and was never bred to be a couch potatoe

Must be so difficult for all of you in rescue who have to pick up the pieces.
You all do a brill Job

Sadly that statement is just no longer true, as perhaps other rescues on here will -*test*-('")ify.

They and their helpers and co-ordinators are spending weeks and weeks trying to find good homes to rehome pups and young dogs to, that just a few months ago would have been barely in the door at a rescue before being rehomed.

If, like me, you keep a weather eye on sites such as Preloved you will know there are litters on there of 17+ weeks old - some litters have no pups sold!

I object strongly to rescues up and down the country having to do the "dirty work" for totally irresponsible owners or breeders. Of course we all have huge sympathy for the pups; but they should never have been bred by their irresponsible owners unless the homes were there for them. After all they will be blocking homes and rescue spaces for older pets whose owners have genuinely fallen on hard times: aren't we all tightening our belts at the moment?

There is a limit to all things the depths of people's pockets (the generosity of members of this site always amazes me!) when they have other more pressing family demands on money and yes, including homes for dogs, if they cannot be sold or given away - then what? Like I said "rescues having to do the "dirty work" for totally irresponsible owners or breeders."

I don't have the answer - I wish I had - perhaps we insist on a large donation, equivalent to what it would have cost the breeder to PTS, before taking litters on?

Easy? No.... definitely not easy for any rescue or any dog in rescue at the moment.

A very sad state of affairs. I wish I could do more to help, the bits that I do seem so insignificant in comparison to the work you rescues do. You have my complete admiration and if I ever win the lottery......... you'll have a great big wodge of my cash too!

Breeding of Springers will never stop especially by people who have no idea what they are doing, I think in this current economic climate rescues are being asked to help rehome more puppies as a matter of course, it's not good, but it's what we're here for, or perhaps we should say "No do your own dirty work, you bred them, you take responsibility for it" then we'll either see more puppies abandoned in cardboard boxes, drowned in rivers or and probably the worst option more 6-9 month old's come into rescue without any training/socialisation whatsoever and let's face it they are even more hard work and definitely harder to find homes for.

"Breeding has to stop" It never will, perhaps "More education of people before they breed the pretty dogs" is the way to go.

Selina well said,,,,could not of put it better myself.............


like you have said,,, rather have them as pups,,as we have enough problem dogs in rescuce..........

Problem dogs? No I think it's their owners that have the problem, but I wasn't talking about PROBLEM dogs here, I was addressing a point made about litters of puppies that had been handed in.

Like I said I don't have the answer to all the puppies bred irresponsibly that are not being sold at the moment, but what I do know is that they will take the places which older dogs whose owners have had a change in circumstances should/would normally have been filling.

So how do you suggest we help all these pet (ie not problem!) dogs who are now going to be denied a space?? There is a finite amount of space, I have spoken to many rescue owners over the last few months some in general rescue and many are full of breeds they cannot home and are turning away dogs they COULD home, so how do you resolve that?

Yes puppies will be EASIER to place than older dogs but it just means an older dog may be denied a home. I am asking for the answers because I don't have them - do you Cynthia?

As you will see ,this topic appears to have lost its thread......... as it answers your question.................

Indeed the phone did ring yesterday, and our helpers picked up another 4 dogs in need,,3 pups and 1 3yo,,,,and with the helpers NESSR has,,these kids, old and young will be sorted,,,
If you would like to help NESSR in anyway,,,,please feel free to ring us,,,or pm us,,we will look forward to your call......

Obviously every rescue works in different ways,,,,and I am sad to hear rescues are having to turn dogs away,,,

Fifer ,you are right we are all struggling to find home for our dogs but if you take a look at the other dogs on the original post then the pups will most definately be an easier prospect to find homes for.

We all agree that indiscriminate breeding has to stop,but as selina said,it won't so we will all be around to pick up the pieces.

There is however another practice becoming increasingly worrying and that is the selective rescue by some of the organisations out there.

Take a look at Scruffy in the original post,his owner has leukaemia and obviously cannot care for him,he was turned down by a well known national rescue with seemingly endless funds and first class facilities, they passed our phone number on to his owner and in he came.Scruffy has Hip Dysplacia and has so far cost Nessr in the region of £200 for supplements,medication and a course of hydrotherapy.He may well cost us another £2000 if he needs surgery.

We don't have massive funding and the costs will hit us hard.If Scruffy gets his forever home, any donation given will not even come close to paying his medical bill.Now ask that same organisation if they would take in seven pups,I'm sure the response might be a bit different.

Lizzy has recently been accused of being a "Hard Yorkshire Lass",well i'm sorry but rescue has a habit of making you harden up pretty quick.

Members of this forum and others like it only see a fraction of what all rescue workers have to put up with on a daily basis.I've got to the stage i come in from a hard eight hour shift and dread hearing the answerphone beeping that we have a message.Sometimes its a straightforward case,youngish dog with no issues,usually its nothing like that at all.

So yes breeding needs to stop but rescues also need to remember why they were set up in the first place, to rescue all dogs in need,not just the one's they think they can turn round quick.

To anyone out there thinking of volunteering help to any of the rescues,then that's great,we all need all the help we can get,but be warned the realities of rescue life are not just the cute and cuddly dogs you see on here.

UNCARING ? Never, FED UP?,Sometimes, HARD?, you bet we are

Nev

Hasn't that always been the case?
We've certainly witnessed it over the years, many times.

Scenario on end of phone " hello, I've got to rehome my dog because it's aggressive The ****************** rescue said to ring you as breed rescue"

Again sadly it's nothing new, and it certainly doesn't just happen from large National rescues, it happens within the various breed rescues as well, a potential problem dog that's going to cost a few quid, "No sorry, we're full" or better still just a load of verbal abuse down the phone for the owner in need and so a different breed rescue way out of the owner's area gets a call instead.

I know 100% we have helped when other rescues have turned a dog down because it's an older dog or one with health issues and we have covered the extra transport costs as well , we just get on with it and accept that for whatever reason the other rescue couldn't help at that time, I'm sure there will be times when we have run out of foster spaces as well after all our foster carers have limited space and time as well, those elusive ever expanding walls are just a myth after all. Any one fosterer no matter how big there heart can only give so much time to assess dog's efficiently.

I couldn't agree more, space and foster time allowing of course

Oh its so sad - i cant believe how many litle ones there ar out there needing homes.
I wish we could take n some more......

If we can help in any way just let us know!


Good luck to all of them and well done NESSR for all your hard work.

Sue
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