Success Stories

Chico

HI,

 I thought I would email you some pictures so you can see his handsome self in his new home !! He has settled in really well and is gradually becoming less timid. He seems to be a right little climber as he loves to sit on his shelf and wooden tunnel. He also really likes his weekly treats and his time spent in his run especially in the sun as you can see in the pics he likes chill in the sun haha.

thanks very much and I am glad to have given Chico the new home he deserves

 

Max

Just a quick update on Max the spaniel x cross shar pei we adopted last month. He's really settled in well with the family, gets on with every family member and visitors, he tends to bring people a present when they come into the house such as a toy. He has certain moments of anxiety when specific members of the family leave, but it's a working progress and he is alot better then when he first came in approx 4 weeks ago. He is good on the lead and also with the other dogs in the area and absolutly loves playing with his tennis balls, which he has alot of! He has learnt new obedience commands such as wait, paw and lie down. He has also learnt some self control when eating his food and also when getting ready for his walks. He is well loved and we are sorry to say that he will not be returning to your sanctuary.
Thank you for a wonderful addition to our family!
 

Merlin is Magic

Hello everyone.
Thought I'd give you an update on Merlin. He has really settled in so well and everyone who meets him, loves him. We went to visit relatives in West Sussex the week before Easter and He was so well behaved. He adores the car, in fact we have to be careful if some body has their boot open or He will be in! Merlin loves the beach and loves a ball, beware anyone playing footie on the beach! Anyway we hope you like the photos, as you can see Merlin has personality enough for himself and a few more doggies.
We will keep in touch and send more photos  as we get them.

Best wishes,
 Elaine, Nigel and India
 

Joel and Lila

Hi everyone,

Just a quick line to let you all know how Joel, our adopted dog and Lila our foster dog are doing.

They both have settled in very well and love there walkes and roast dinners. Joel loves to play alot and he is such a lovely boy. We just can't resist his big brown soft eyes.
When we have left him in the house alone, he goes mad when we return. Grabbing anything he can to play with sqeeky toy, sock, hair roller you name it we have had it thrown at us, all in good fun. He loves playing on the beach and is so well behaved. We have to thank you for finding us this really great dog that we love so much, we would not be parted from him now.  Lila is so sweet, but so different because she is so old. We have to hand feed her because of not having any teeth. She sleeps most of the time, so doesn't really need alot of lookin after. How anyone could have dumped this little old lady we will never understand. All I can say is they now have a safe and happy forever home with us.

Carol and Colin Spence
 

Isla lands on her paws!

Just wanted to share with everyone a recent happy success story.  Isla came to in a dreadful state, neglected, emaciated.  Now her world has been transformed

 Extracts from recent email received :- 

Hi everyone!

Just a quick email to let you all know how I am getting on in my new home, plus I have attached some photos.

I love my new home and thank you all for letting mummy and daddy have me, I am spoilt rotten, I have really settled in really well.  My mummy has finally sorted out my food, she tried me on Butchers but it did not suit my tummy and I had the runs for a couple of days so she took me up to meet my new vet Mrs Lester, she was very nice and put me on Science prescription diet, that soon sorted out my tummy.  She recommended  that they put me on what is called the Raw Plan once my tummy was sorted, where someone would come out once a week to deliver my food which would all be fresh produce, well mummy went green as I could see her thinking "how much is this going to cost??"   Mr Lester gave us some samples of Burns but I did not like that either.  Anyway I am now on James Wellbeloved and I love it!!  

Here is a typical day for me, I get woken up early as mummy likes to walk me before she goes to work, we go out about 5.15 and get back in at 6 where I have a huge drink of water and go straight back to bed whilst mummy and daddy get ready for work, well daddy has usually left by this point.  Mummy goes to work about 8ish,  I then go and wake up my big sister Jemma, I jump on her bed and give her a kiss then go back on to mummy's bed for another sleep.  Jemma and Holly are off at the moment so they play with me until mummy gets home at lunch.  Jemma gave me her teddy bear yesterday his name was Bob... Bob is dead!    Mummy buys me lots of teddies, this drives daddy mad as he says to her what is the point when they only last her 2 minutes but Mummy knows how much I love them.  So she secretly buys me them!   In the evening usually the whole family come with me on my walks.  I get lots of attention as I am so cute!

I get to go for a run in a field near us that mummy and daddy have found,  it is pretty much enclosed and so far we have not seen any other dogs there.  I don't run too far as I like to stay close as treats are always at hand.   

I am getting used to people coming now, I usually get ignored and they let me come round in my own time. 

A lady stopped us last week to say she had two Akita's and lived just round the corner from us.  She also commented on how good I was on the lead as her two pulled alot... Mummy thinks she is the new Caesar Milan ( we all giggle at this)

Anyway, I miss you all, the dogs not so much.

I will be sure to send more photos, probably near my birthday which is the 1st July.  Thank you for sending my vaccination card I believe I will be going to the vets again this month!!

Lots of love Isla xxx

Oh Betty !

Look at her now.  We adopted Beti the cocker spaniel from you in October, and have popped by once to show you that she was all settled and happy, but I hadn't had a chance to send you photos.  Here's one of Beti with some of her new family, and looking posh after her haircut.

Rheuben - A remarkable Success Story

Dear Freshfields

What can we say about Rheuban ? We saw the article in the Champion, in its second week, and thought that someone would have wanted him, but were surprised that we were the first people to phone made arrangements to see Rube, as we now call him.  It’s often said that you don’t chose your pet, they chose you, this we think held true for Rube.  We picked him up the day after Boxing Day.  In one hour our lives changed, he took over the best room in the house, the best seat (nearest the radiator) and has stubbornly refused to relinquish either.

He has become more sure of himself, he loves people and company, but he doesn’t overwhelm visitors, a cursory sniff and lots of tail wagging and back to his favourite seat (presumably just in case somebody tries to steal it).

He has improved enormously since his first operation and weathered his subsequent op. quite nonchalantly, he does his stretching exercises every morning in the garden, stubbornly refuses to acknowledge the resident blackbirds and other inhabitants, but it obviously does him good as his walking prowess is progressing very well because he can cope with longer walks as the weeks go by.

He has likes and dislikes, his dislikes appear to be the colour red, not so much now, the wind, he stands in the garden barking at it, and railway crossing barriers also barked at.  His likes are, going for walks, any kind of food, twiglets, ice cubes from his Mum‘s gin & tonic, stealing toilet paper, the cardboard wrapping on anything, paper and toys, the last few items are duly shredded into tiny pieces and left for mere mortals to pick up.
Regards

Alison and Jerry Guy.

 

What Puppies do at Christmas

I thought you might like to know how the puppies are getting on that we adopted in November last year.  They were originally Chip & Rex, the 2 boys of a litter of 5 handed in to the rescue.  We renamed them Charlie & Bob and as you can see from the pictures they're growing into very handsome boys!
They settled in straight away and like nothing more than curling up on the sofa or charging about the garden being silly!  Although they're a bit of a handful at times as all puppies are, they're an absolute delight!  They love absolutely everybody & we love them too! 
Thank you soooo much for letting us bring them into our home.  After losing our old staffie last year, our house is now a home again!
Big thanks & slurpy kisses
The Brown Family
 

Bob aka Speedy

Bob arrived at Freshfields in a bad way.  He is an ex-racer who had been mistreated and starved by his previous owner. He was adopted by Kate, Bernie and Ashe (another gorgeous rescue dog) 2 years ago this month! Bob had a ravenous appetite and feeding times were an adventure for Kate and Bernie to say the least! With a lot of love, dedication and regular meals, Bob was able to gain some control over this and now he is a fit and healthy dog, with a glossy coat and loveable personality. He loves nothing more than a cuddle and a snooze on one of the 7 "beds" at his disposal in the house - Bob's choice of course.  A common misconception is that greyhounds need tons of exercise, but Bob enjoys quite short walks and a run with Ashe, which is more than enough for him.

Kate and Bernie and Bob have transformed each other's lives - Bob reckons that after a tough start in life he's landed on his paws!

Ben - in the Christmas Spirit !

Hello there!!

Here is a few photos of Ben during the Christmas season!! When he wears the antlers, he doesn't take them off. plus he got some presents from Santa for being a very good Boy this year!