ADOPTED
This little cutie is just 18 months old. Totally adorable, loving and playful, she is waiting for you at the refuge Canin Lotois in Cahors
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Black Labrador
Danielle who I work with rehoming dogs, never likes taking in black male dogs is she can help it as they are notoriously difficult to home. However, even she is totally in love with Gentleman” as she calls him. A four year old handsome chap who lives up to his name one hundred per cent.
Helia
Adopted
This little girl, Helia, is a true darling. I spent the afternoon with her the other day and could hardly bear to leave without her. Helia a dachshundx is just three months old and was given up for adoption by some gypsies who were moving on. A real ‘mummy’s girl’ she just adores cuddles and I’m sure she’s heading for a life full of those !
Puppies
Just look at these little cuties ! Brother and sister they are Courtalx so will be of medium size. Known for their good natures these babes are just four months old.
Guapa and Dolce
ADOPTED
Ok for those of you who like the ‘biggies’, this gorgeous six month old ‘Newfie’ is waiting for you at the Cahors Refuge. Dolce is the only one left out of three pups and is missing her siblings so desperately wants a new family of her own. These huge dogs need a lot of grooming so we are looking for someone with experience of the breed.
We also have a 2 year old male who needs a home as his owner cannot give him the attention he needs and wants due to work commitments.
Venard
Going to a new home in August
This is indeed a sad story and we are hoping against hope that someone out there will take pity on poor Venard. At 8 years old Venard has had a great life up to now. He is gentle, loving and obediant and from living every dog’s dream he is now confined to living in a laundry room in an apartment in Paris because a new baby has developed skin problems and is running the risk of becoming asthmatic because of an allergy to poor Venard. Poorpaws would have taken him without question if we didn’t have two large male dogs who don’t take kindly to new males in the pack. My heart is breaking for Venard and I do so hope that we can find him a new home. His owner will pay all transport costs to wherever a home can be found.
Australian Shepherd Puppies
Now I don’t usually put puppies for sale on the website but this is a one off litter and Poorpaws has been offered a donation for each one sold through the website. I tell you, I have no shame when it comes to getting money for the dogs !! Australian Shepherds (dogs that is, not two legged ones !) are the most fabulous dogs (see Fashion below), intelligent and affectionate as well as being beautiful. These are for sale at 450 euros each and will be ready mid July and will leave vaccinated and chipped. If you are interested, contact me and I’ll put you in touch with the owner.
July 2012
“Those of you who read last month’s Poorpaws news will remember that I told you that our dear Bella had died (she’s the one with floppy ears in the photo with me). I had her cremated seperately and collected her ashes a couple of days ago. During a quiet moment yesterday I decided to sprinkle her around the garden at the back of the house (which is in fact the part that fronts on to the road) where she loved to laze and keep an eye on what was going on on the hill opposite as well as going totally loopy whenever anyone arrived to visit. I walked around shaking her ashes out and talking to her saying how we would always remember and love her and all the other slushy stuff one comes out with at times like that. I was getting quite tearful until I turned round. Unbeknown to me, Tiny the Terrible poodle had been following close behind and was covered head to paw in grey ashes !! I couldn’t help laughing, Bella was not Tiny’s best friend (to put it mildly !) and it just seemed as though she was getting the last laugh.
I still have the ashes of the lovely Carrie who was cremated many months ago and keep promising myself that I WILL take her up to the hill where she spent so many happy hours running around (and I spent so many less happy hours looking for her !) but I just can’t seem to leave her up there on her own. At home she was always in a large park, not running in the garden as she was a danger to cats and in fact did kill a kitten, so the garden doesn’t seem right either. Mind you I suppose it would give the cats a chance to get their own back, they could pee on her! So Carrie languishes in her urn until I make a decision.
June was not a ‘nul points’ month thank goodness. Special Delphine has gone to a new home and news is that she is proving herself to be every bit as lovely as I said she is. Be happy Delphine and let’s hope that this is, finally, a permanent happy home.
Greta is also off to a new home where she will have to learn Dutch. A lovely couple came round to look at several dogs but Greta stole the show. I just know she will be happy, Dutch people are great dog owners, not caring what a dog looks like (although Greta is, of course, a great beauty !), they just seem to look into the eyes to see the character. They are also very responsible owners and I have never had a Dutch person wanting to abandon a dog. (Oops, perhaps I shouldn’t tempt fate !)
Duffy, aaah Duffy, you with the eyes to break hearts at a blink ! It’s funny how things turn out sometimes. Good friend Tiffany who did great stuff for dogs in France, has gone back to the UK and is setting up a network to rehome French hunting dogs in England. Hunting dogs – especially older ones – are not easy to home here and in the six months that she has been here I have not had a single enquiry for Duffy. So Duffy is set to cross the channel in July. Then a couple of weeks ago a very nice English couple saw Duffy’s photo on my stand at Montaigu market and were charmed. They said they would love to give her a home but were only on holiday and due to return to England two days later. Hah ! No problem says I, Duffy will be going there too. And (I’m sure I was always told you shouldn’t start sentence with “and” !) it turns out that the people live in Dorset and Duffy would be going to Cornwall. When I explained all this to Duffy, she immediately packed her bags and enrolled in a crash course in English – ‘food’ and ‘walk’ seems to be all she has learned so far. I just know she’s going to leave without looking back and I’ll be the one soaking tissues. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
Duffy was also a star a couple of weeks ago. Our vets rang to see if we had a largish dog we could take to Prayssac immediately to give blood to help another very sick dog. Ernst rushed her up there and she took it all in her stride. she can now add ’Life Saver’ to her cv.
If you didn’t come to our Piggy Roast evening, kick yourselves all round the room ! It was a great night. Thanks to Amanda and Pat the meal was delicious – with such a fantastic veggie option that we had to stop people taking that too as portions were limited. Blues Train were their usual great selves making it impossible to sit still, you just had to get up there and dance. Some people wouldn’t come because of having poor piggy roasting on the spit. As a vegetarian myself I have to admit to having reservations, but had we advertised a roast pork meal, cooked in the more conventional way, no-one would have complained. If you can’t bear to see the animal cooking, you shouldn’t eat the meat anyway. Just because you don’t normally see the animal cooking, doesn’t mean it just came by magic wrapped up ready to cook. Had we advertised a vegetarian meal, I fear we wouldn’t have sold many tickets !! The money hasn’t been counted yet but I know we’ll be making good donations to dog rescue associations and cancer research. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making the evening a success.
Thanks also to Joyce at la Sirene in Montaigu. They had a Jubilee Street Party and Poorpaws benefited from raffle takings. I know several people who were at the party and apparently it was a great event. My 92 year old friend Lynne was quite miffed that one table won several raffle prizes. Wouldn’t have happened “in my day” “people were more thoughtful and if they’d already won one prize they’d put the second back” !!
Whilst I’m typing this I’m also watching Murray on court – he seems to have hit a sticky patch so I’d better give him some encouragement. Wimbledon is great this year, the kings are having a tough time hanging on to their crowns !!
Have a great July !
Sue x
PS. Don’t forget that if you don’t see the dog of your dreams here on our adoption page, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE go to the Cahors Refuge website – refugecaninlotois – and to the Carcassone Refuge site – dogrescuecarcassonne – where so very many dogs are looking for homes. In fact both refuges are faced with having to make very sad decisions if the numbers don’t go down.
Kostas
I am a puppy of about 3 months. I am looking for a family with a garden to give me room to live and grow. I enjoy going for walks.
I was rescued from Greece (see my facebook page under Kostas Canis) for the story.
I am vaccinated and micro-chipped. I am friendly, good and full of energy and enjoy socialising with other dogs. I am house-trained overnight and understand the loo is outside.
I am looking for someone who loves dogs and wants to spend time with me.
Zip
Zip here is a lovely 2 year old Lab who is an angel indoors and, indeed outdoors provided he has a fence higher than 3ft to keep him in !! However, once out he is rather a little bugger and cats are not safe. His owners, who themselves took him on from an unsuitable home, tearfully have to rehome him now because of the cat problem. So, if you have a well fenced garden and love black Labs – just look at his little face ! – Zip would love to come and play ! Vaccinated, chipped and neutered.
June 2012
Well, the total embarrassment of it all ! ‘Nul Points’ for Poorpaws last month – not a single adoption !! I don’t think that’s ever happened before. Greta had two close calls but nothing came of them (so far). Come on, let’s “could do better” for June.
But there is some happy news. Long term Poorpaws followers will remember Bracken the gorgeous Brittany Spaniel who turned out to be a star on the agility circuit. Well I met his owners in town a couple of years ago and – tongue in cheek – suggested that it was time Bracken had a playmate. They nervously agreed but said they would only consider a Border Collie puppy. Bingo ! We had one. A couple of days later I took the pup round to meet them. They (well actually , he) insisted that they were only ‘looking’ and it would only be a trial. Yeah right ! Mrs. Unsworth and I exchanged raised eyebrow looks behind his back. Anyway, a couple of years on and, guess what, Fern (Fern, Bracken – geddit ?) is proving to be a star too as you can see from these photos. I should say
here that this does not happen just like that. Mr. Unsworth spends an awful lot of time and patience out there training them both and they love it – all
three of them. Mr. Unsworth is always happy to give tips and I’m always threatening to dump a couple of the less obedient dogs round there !
Most dogs love agility and it is a great way to keep them fit and happy – why not give it a go ?
Carnet Noir (As they say here in France)
Those of you who have been ‘with’ Poorpaws since the beginning will remember Bella, the very first dog we took in after I found her in an awful state at the side of the road, shortly after we moved to this area of France. So, in fact, Bella was responsible for all this madness ! If you have actually been to visit us you will certainly remember her. A largish hunting dog with droopy black ears and the most amazing “Ooouuuaaahhh” howl. Bella was petrified of humans when she first came here and would sit up on the hill watching us, only coming down to eat when we weren’t around. Getting a lead on her was impossible, well I could get one on her but she would immediately throw herself to the ground yelping and she never ever grew out of that. However, she did learn to love people and adored visitors very kindly allowing them to stroke her – but wasn’t so keen when they stopped. Well, you know what’s coming, she died during the night of Thursday 31st May. It’s a long story and I won’t bore you with all of it, suffice to say that there is a very empty space here where she should be and my heart has taken another knock. Sleep well my beauty-Belle I miss you so very much, and look after the other Poorpaws wherever you are.
Ok tissues away, what else do I have to tell you ? The Piggy Roast !! We are hoping that as many of you as possible will attend our Piggy Roast on Friday 29th June at the St. Pantaleon Salle de Fetes. Blues Train will provide the music and the tickets are 20 euros. Please call/email me to book tickets. There will be a vegetarian alternative for us ‘veggies’, just let us know when you book. As always, profit will be split between dog rescue and cancer research.
It’s my favourite time of year again and the lovely Keith will be coming round to connect up our television for its’ annual two weeks’ use………for……..WIMBLEDON !!!! Excuse me if the next Poorpaws News is a couple of days late, Roger (Federer) will need all of my attention !!
Love,
Sue x
Dave
Meet Dave ! Dave is one very good egg and tries so hard to be good – succeeding most of the time and needing just a little encouragement. At just 7 months old Dave is sadly having to live outside all the time and can have no contact whatsoever with his young master as he seems to provoke asthma attacks. Anyone who has had experience of asthma will know how very distressing this is. A very sad situation for Dave and the young boy so we are hoping that Dave will very very soon find a new family to be loved by. Dave will be chipped, vaccinated and neutered before adoption
Zac
Here we have Zac a four or five year old hunting dog ……..who doesn’t !! Taken in by a kind hunter (yes, they do exist !) who found that Zac is much happier glued to the side of a human rather than running off into the wide blue yonder. At the beginning he rna with the other dogs then looked round and obviously thought “Ooo er, don’t like this much” and ran straight back again !
Chips
Remember Hercules the porcelaine pup ? Well here is Chips a cutesy seven month young lady. Full of fun and bounce Chips needs to finish her education, but who could get cross with that lovely face ?!
Gina
Gina, a great one year old German shepherd dog who has changed from the madcap she was when taken in, to a wonderful faithful, well-balanced dog.
Fashion
ADOPTED !
Beautiful, beautiful Fashion is an Australian Colley about 2 years old. A really gorgeous dog who is very, very obediant. Fashion will be sterilised, vaccinated and chipped before going to her new home. I can’t understand why she hasn’t gone yet and can’t think of enough adjectives to tell you what a super dog she is !!
Zorro
Zorro, a one year old border collie type is a typical one year old boy. Boisterous, friendly and just right for training (agility ?). Vaccinated and will be chipped when the right home is found.
Delphine
Delphine is very dear to us here at Poorpaws. Adopted from us a couple of years ago, Delphine is the mother of my own dear little Eenie who was stolen from me. I was tempted to keep Delphine but was persuaded to let her go to what was at the time a lovely home. Sadly, through no fault of her own, Delphine is soon to be homeless again. About four or five years old, she is sterilised, chipped and vaccinated.
Chelsea
Chelsea was rescued from a refuge by a well meaning English family who now find themselves obliged to return to the UK, dogless. This means that Chelsea, Zorro and Delphine (see below) are all looking for new homes. Chelsea is 5 years old, sterilised, chipped and vaccinated. A truly loving faithful friend Chelsea is nevertheless very timid therefore we would not recommend a home with lively young children. A nice retired couple is what we are looking for here!
Georgia
Hallo everyone, Georgia here. just look at the lovely me with my new family – aren’t I the lucky one ? I’m learning to be a very good girl and have my own room to go to when I am tired of playing – well I am still only a baby and there are three of them and only one of me !!
May 2012
Whoa, hey ! What happened there ??! I was so looking forward to our few days on Ile de Ré when no sooner had we set off in the car, than it turned into a time machine, kranked forward four days and there we were coming home again !! Oh but it was lovely. We took everything the weather could chuck at us, torrential rain, gale force winds and periods of fabulous sunshine long enough to have nice a walk every day. As I said last month, there is a distinct difference between being in a nice dry house in bad weather, and being in a leaky mobile home. Sitting by the window in the little house with a good book on my lap (After you’d gone by Maggie O’Farrell) watching the rain lash down was extremely pleasant. When I first came to France I lived by the sea for many years and didn’t think I would miss it when we moved to the country, but there is something about the salty smell of sea air.
Ok, back down to earth. The Book Sale. You were FABULOUS !! You came in numbers and spent and spent. We took over 1,000 euros which was amazing ! About 50% up on the last one. It rained…………….. and rained, but perhaps that was good for us. What could be better on a wet Saturday than to spend a few hours combing through hundreds of books. A special mention for John and Kate who thought it was on the Sunday and arrived to find books already packed up in boxes ready to be moved, had a browse and left money in an envelope with a note asking where everyone was !! Also, will the person who won the curry meal please get in touch with me ? I’m afraid one of the dogs has eaten your ‘phone number !
Right, dog news !
We are DEEEEEELIGHTED to say that Georgia has found a fabulous home – as witnessed by the photo here – and one week later, her sister Gabi was adopted too. Along with them last month, went Andie, Simba, Porcelaine pup Hercule and………………..Cales, after all this time. Wonderful !
A few new ones on the adoption page – don’t miss out on Greta !
Before closing, I’d just like to mention our friend Denise who lost her battle against cancer last week. Before she left us Denise asked that all her books and DVD’s be given to Poorpaws for our next sale and that the collection money at her funeral come to us too. Thank you Denise and I’ll look out for Elton John and Freddy Mercury who you told me, the day before you died, would both be at the funeral.
Because of Denise’s death, there is a little black female cat, Lucky ( or not so) who is in need of a home in a dog free environment. She belonged to the people who owned Denise’s house before Denise moved there and was taken by them to her new house. Two days later she was back and stayed with Denise. She can stay at the house until it is sold and I will take care of her but if the buyers of the house don’t want her, we’ll have a problem and it would be nice to settle her before then.
Hope you all have a lovely May – it is sunny here today, the first day without rain for a month !!
Love,
Sue x
Kiki
Little Kiki here really deserves loving home. Rescued once seven years ago when a baby, Kiki has been living with an elderly lady who loves him. However the lady now has to go to live with her daughter who has two Rottweilers who, although good dogs, scare the living shit out of poor Kiki who has started peeing in the home. This was not acceptable so the lady has asked me to find him someone nice to take care of him. He is here at Poorpaws and I can guarantee that the indoor peeing has stopped. He will have a haircut very soon and lose two tiny family jewels, so may end up being “Keek !!”. Totally fine with the dogs here and no worries as far as cats are concerned.
Greta
Greta here is the most adorable dog. A bit of this and a bit of that, we thought she was going to be a giant of a dog but in fact she has not grown much and is the size of a small female labrador. Very friendly, absolutely great with other dogs and cats, 7 month old Greta just wants to be your VERY best friend. Fully vaccinated, chipped and sterilised we are anxious that she finds a good home soon as her best pal Duffy will be leaving Poorpaws early in July.
Bloom
Bella at Poorpaws always get lots of “Ooohs” and “Ahhhs” when people come here but she is just not adoptable. HOWEVER here we have Bloom who looks just like our Bella and is much less complicated – in fact not complicated at all, an absolute darling in fact. At two years old she is fine with other dogs, nervous of cats – but that would soon pass – and is just GREAT with people loving to be cuddled and fussed (possibly for the first time in her life). I can tell you from personal experience that this breed of dogs are lovely.
Andie
Adopted!
Poorpaws has a great record for homing older dogs and we’re hoping that this will continue for Andie here. Andie is ten years old and was at the Narbonne refuge. Because of severe overcrowding there certain dogs were selected for the big sleep and Andie was one. Luckily the lovely Rowan at Carcassonne refuge agreed to take the doomed dogs and give them a chance at her refuge even though there are equally desperate dogs there. I spotted Andie and just couldn’t not try to help. She has a wonderful nature, gets on with everyone and everything, brilliant on the lead and no hang ups. She just wants to have a home where she will be loved and happy (don’t we all ?!). So if there is someone out there has a place for a calm loving oldie, think of me, oops, no sorry, I’m not calm, think rather of Andie.
Gus
Here we see Gus (previously Gaston) obviously trying to make a good impression on his new owners by helping (? !) to clean up the leaves. He has been warmly welcomed by his new pal Josie and has obviously been lucky enough to land in a place which must be called ‘Happiness’. Good on you Gus.
April 2012
April and I know I should be hoping for rain but I just can’t bring myself to do it. Rain is great when you are in a nice dry house with a cup of tea looking out at your recently planted flora drinking it in but when you live on a building site in a delapidated mobile home with 17 dogs and 20 cats around, it’s a different story. However much time you spend wiping surfaces down they are immediately covered in William Morris Paw de Chat print. I have to wear waterproof trousers to get down to the car otherwise I’m covered in the later design of Paws de Dog sizes various !
Mea culpa time !! I’m always banging on about getting your dogs sterilised. Even if you say your dogs never go out without you, there is always the possibility of a second’s moment of inattention and there you go, more puppies who risk ending up in the Lot or a dustbin. Well, we have Fargo, a huge Ariegois dog, who is so frightened of everything that it was considered putting him to sleep as he would have no quality of life. I said I would give him a try here, he could just live his own life in the safety of a park and large garden and no-one would bother him. He isn’t aggressive you understand, just terribly terribly nervous. Well, after six months I can just about touch him but only when he knows I am going to open the park and let him run in the garden. The other day when bringing the other dogs home from a walk, I had that “moment of inattention” and Fargo was out into the big wide world. I hadn’t had him neutered as I didn’t want to put him through the stress of a visit to the vet. SILLY, SILLY ME !! I spent an anxious day at work imagining him battling with other males in order to impregnate some poor female – it’s ‘season’ time and there are hundreds around. All the other dogs were shut up in parks, the back gate left open, Ernst was asked to keep an eye out and to close the gate as soon as Fargo came home. I got back in the afternoon to find Fargo happily playing in the garden. Phew ! Then a SFB moment (I can’t possibly write that in full), the back gate was still open. I charged up to it and did an Ally McBeal flying leap to close it before Fargo realised he could get out again. I turned round to see him looking at me a sort of bemused “duurrhh, been there, seen it, dunnnit, got the t-shirt” look on his face. For those of you who are interested, Ernst had been so involved in putting in windows (yeah !!) he hadn’t even realised Fargo was back!
I get the last laugh, Fargo is off to the vet next week and will come home missing two little pieces of his anatomy !!
Talking about not letting dogs out, there is a law that you may not know about – I certainly didn’t. It is forbidden, illegal even, to let your dogs run free off the lead in woods and forest between 15th April and 30th June. This is when the wildlife are having their young. Any of you who have stumbled across a baby deer doomed to death because the mother has been frightened away or have had the very distressing experience of your dog bringing home a baby deer, will realise what good sense this makes. We are lucky enough to live in France, many of us in the countryside and we should respect the laws of the land. I walk about ten dogs nearly every morning before work and amongst them are a knot of four or five hunting dogs who b****r off regularly, coming back hours later. Well they are in for a shock, they will be on strict lead rota for those weeks.
Well it was another good month for adoptions – Shiva, the German Shepherd, Hercule, Gaston, 2 Labs, Trudie and Cherie and Dylan all went on to happier futures. Thank you all.
Georgia and Gina had one enquiry which, sadly, didn’t come to anything. Gina is off to Boot Camp for a week in the hope of turning her into an angel. I swear I reckon they’ still be here when I go into a retirement home – can’t wait !! Tiny Ben has joined the list of ‘lifers’ here, little bxxxxr that he is. There was one person who said she was quite taken by him, but she could afford to be, she is quite safe living in New Zealand !!! Thank you anyway Michelle !!
For those of you who come to see me at Montaigu Market on a Saturday morning, I am still there (weather permitting) but I’ve been moved and am now next to Angela and her lovely curries. Actually I won’t be there on the 7th because of our Barn Book Sale, please don’t forget and come to support us, have a browse and a serious munchies attack on the lovely home made cakes. At the hamlet of Beliben next to Sauzet in the Lot – follow signs and balloons. Looking forward to seeing you there. As I said, even if dog resuce is not your thing (in which case you won’t be reading this !), half the proceeds go to cancer research and I am sure that each and every one of us has some reason to be thankful for that.
Back in May by which time we will have spent three days on the Ile de Ré. Bliss, nothing to do but read and sleep – can’t wait.
Love,
Sue
Elsie and Emma
Elsie and Emma, two beautiful ex-Poorpaws pups having a great time in the snow !! We hear that Emma is very sociable and one of her many demonstrations of intelligence is to open the door to let friends in where Elsie is ready with a very welcoming wiggle.”
You look lovely ladies, stay happy.
Jackie and Roxy
Jackie, on the boat, was adopted from Poorpaws over three years ago and a while later her owners came back to choose a pal for her. They originally came to see a HUGE hound……………….and went home with this little cotton wool ball, Roxy. Since then the whole family has moved to New Zealand, via Hong Kong. A long way from the farm shed for Jackie and from being chucked out by a breeder for having a heart murmur – thank goodness ! – for Roxy !! I think you will all agree they look like they are having a great time in NZ and apparently have both turned out to have sea-paws !!! Keep in touch both, New Zealand is on my ‘must visit’ list when I retire !!
Simba
Adopted!
Simba, a cute little 7 year old boy poodle is in need of a home urgently. His owner has gone into a home and he is really unhappy (so is Simba). No worries with other dogs, cats or children, Simba will be vaccinated and chipped before moving on.
Tina
Tina. This lovely girl has been at the refuge at Carcassonne for toooooooooo long, in fact since 2010. Born in August 2006 she is great with other dogs, cats, and children as well as being very beautiful. Good basic obediance skills, quick and willing to learn, the only thing she doesn’t like is being left alone for a long time, then she will try to escape. So if you are looking for a pal for your dog or a gorgeous constant companion, Tina is for you.
Oh, forgot to say, your children driving you nuts ? Then follow this recipe. Take, children, Tina and a ball, mix ingrediants in a garden and leave to play for HOURS ! Tina will love it !
Hercule
Little Hercule (Porcelaine pup) has gone to live with Captain Hastings and just look at these beautiful photos ! Result I reckon !!
Nawak
Adopted!
Most of you will know that I love Brittany Spaniels and here is a beauty. Two years old Nawak is a lovely boy who has just arrived at the refuge in Cahors. A lively lad Nawak will need a home where he gets plenty of exercise with someone who will finish the education started. Cats are a grey area, but with slow and careful introduction, should be fine.
Duravel pups
These gorgeous things are the result of an accidental coupling between and German Shepherd and a Labrador. (Please, I beg of you, don’t listen to a vet who tells you that your female dog should have one season before sterilisation !!!!!) These are very healthy 5 month old babes whose owners are desperate to find new homes for them.
Shiva
ADOPTED!
Four year old Shiva was found as a puppy with cigarette burns on her little body and shot in her ear. Her life has been happier from then on but now it’s crisis time. Her owners have to move to an apartment and cannot take her. Beagles are just the most adorable dogs and Shiva is no exception. Affectionate, loving, great with children, cats and other dogs, she just needs love and a garden to run around in.
Poppy and pups
Just look at me, aren’t I just the most beautiful mum ?! I’m a young Braque who was either chucked out for getting “into trouble” or I got lost – I’m so frazzled with this brood to look after that I can’t remember ! Anyway my babes will be ready to go to new homes at the end of March (thank goodness !) – one of the brown ones is reserved already – and I’ll be looking for someone to love me too. I’m basically a hunting dog but if you know Braques you will know that we are elegant, intelligent and make wonderful pets. At the moment we are in the 87 department but would be very willing to travel to the right home.
Chocolate Brown Labradors
Stop Press ! Two fabulous chocolate brown female labradors (real ones !) 18 months old needing a new home (together if poss). If you are looking to breed don’t even bother getting in touch, sterilisation condition of adoption. they are GORGEOUS !!
Mamou
Remember the story of Tiny the Terrible and the long journey to find a much nicer dog for Doreen ? Well, here she is ( Mamou, not Doreen !). Following surgery and receiving tons of tlc Mamou is doing great in a lovely home. Silly you Tiny !!
Labrador Pups
Adopted….Adopted……ADOPTED!!!!
Gabi “Well, we’re still here at Poorpaws, been here since the beginning of the year. Can’t understand why no-one wants us.”
Georgia (red collar) ” It’s all your fault, you are too naughty.”
Gabi “Me ?! what did I do ?”
Georgia “Duurh ! Jumping onto the table when Sue was out, breaking into the bread bin and eating the bread, taking all the fruit out to the garden AND eating the cats’ anti-trots pills. How do you feel by the way ?”
Gabi “Don’t ask ! Anyway we are vaccinated, chipped, housetrained and still only four months old. Not bad I reckon.”
Georgia ” Oh quick, someone is looking at us on the website, here we go, get the sad cutesy look on. Perhaps we’ll be lucky.”
Gabi “I’ll miss you – keep in touch !”
Patchy
Here is the little terrier who was found, rehomed then three months later ran back to the people who found him as if to say “nice try, but it didn’t really work out”!. Re homed again and this time it looks as if it is for keeps. Here is Patchy (love the name) with his new family and surely that is a big smile on Patchy’s face ! Thanks to all concerned for this Happy Ending.
German Shepherd
Adopted!
This gorgeous girl is a German Shepherd, but with a short tail. At 18 months old she was brought in for adoption as her elderly owner couldn’t cope with her. Danielle has worked a lot with her and she is now very obedient and affectionate – the dog has come on well too !!!
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These little cuties are two male setterX and a female Border ColleyX. All about two and a half months old.
Tiny Ben
Ok who is going to relieve me of this little shit ?! A right perisher ! At about two years old tiny Ben has not had much luck. He is already blind in one eye and was found in an apartment alongside his dead owner. If you are looking for a dog to sleep on your bed and sit in your lap all day then Tiny is your boy. However, when not the centre of attention he will bark incessantly and will bark aggressively at any dogs you may encounter on a walk. He hates a collar being put on him and will nip when crossed. Nevertheless, I love him, but he is driving me nuts !!
March 2012
March ! No, not an order, just a statement ! 2012 is really getting into gear now so come on in the weather’s lovely !
Last month I left you on a bit of a cliffhanger. Would I or would I not be a future wife after the 29th February ? Well, dear reader, I have to tell you that the answer is a definite “no” !!! There was a huge ‘domestic’ on the 29th and I realised that the very last thing I wanted to be was a wife again. I suppose at least I’m not a future ex-wife either !!!
Now you all know I like to share tips and hints with you. Well here’s one to remember. Computer keyboards do not like cups of tea. Honestly. Whether it was because there was no milk or sugar I don’t know and am not likely to find out. The keyboard went on immediate strike. Luckily good friend Billy came to the rescue with a prosthetic keyboard and the lovely Keith took my laptop off to his workshop to give it a makeover. So we are back on again and as Keith wouldn’t take any money, I have put some more in my ‘New Computer’ money box.
OK, dogs. Again a good month with many dogs finding happiness. The Montaigu dog’s owner came forward and although dog was very happy to be reunited with owner, owner never so much as gave a thank you to the lovely family who had been looking after him. The Leonberger puppy, Fox Terrier, Fionna are either in new homes or have them to go to. The one who really sent Kleenex shares soaring was Sam (Gold Medal Waggiest Tail: Category 3 Dogs with no tails) who, after much too long at Carcassonne refuge, went off no-tail a wagging with delight.
Lots more dogs on the adoption page. Sunshine is here so you’ll all want to get out walking and you will look much less stupid if there is a dog on the end of the lead, so take a look and give us a call or send an email. I’m putting Tiny the perishing poodle back on for one last try, but don’t hold out much hope !!
Oh, oh, oh, nearly forgot ! We’re holding another Barn Book Sale on the 7th April at Lesley Judd’s barn in the hamlet of Beliben which is two minutes from Sauzet in the Lot on the Villeseque road. So if you have books to get rid of, get in touch and PLEASE come along on the day from 10 am to 3 pm. Gorgeous home made cakes, tea, coffee and hundreds of books to browse through and select for the Summer. This time we’ll have books in English, French and Dutch. Dvd’s always welcome but, sorry, no videos.
Have a great month !
Love,
Sue
Ellie and Frannie
Received these latest photos of Ellie and Frannie which I just had to share with you. Aren’t they lovely ?
Porcelaine Pup
Adopted!
Hercule – his new name – will be going to join Captain Hastings (previously Elfie), so happiness guaranteed !
For those looking for a light coloured puppy with a black nose who will be medium to large ( you know who you are !), bingo ! Approximately two months old.
Gaston
After being ‘on trial’ for a week, we are happy to say that Gaston has passed with (very almost) flying colours, so, is, ADOPTED !!
Ok how could you get cuter than Gaston ?! A two year old Griffon x, he is fun, affectionate and obedient. Griffons are very popular amongst us Brits, is it the floppy ears or those “please take care of me” eyes ?!
Leonberge Colley
ADOPTED !!
(and could have been three times over !)
For those of you who love big and fluffy, look no further. This ‘little’ girl is a cross between a colley and a leonberger. Just two and a half months old, her brother has been homed and she is feeling rather lonely now.
Fionna
Fionna, a little darling of a girl is just one and a half years old. Found wandering, attempts to find her owners have failed. How could such a cutie just be cast aside ?
She is just desperate to have her own ‘chez moi’.
VERY VERY URGENT !!!
Many people were sad to see these old boys back on the adoption page, but then a (very) good fairy flew down from Haute Vienne and the boys are receiving loving tender care. ADOPTED !
Well these poor boys thought they had a home to go to – in fact they had a choice of two. Then the first people dropped out and the second in fact only wanted details so that they could be horrid to the owners who are in such a sorry state. Doesn’t it just make you proud to be a human ?!! So the Labs are still looking for a new home. They are in foster care for four weeks but after that their future is uncertain.
These two old boys (11 years) are in a desperate situation. Their owners have gone belly-up bankrupt and are leaving France at the end of the month to stay with friends. No room for these two old gentlemen. They are described as gentle, affectionate and good with other dogs and children. Anyone got a place at the inn ?