Rescue pups

I am a rescue dog


So am I


We are both delightful members of society, and much loved. If our parents had bought puppies instead of adopting us from rescues, we'd still be stuck in concrete kennels, barking all day long :(

Rescue dogs rule!

 

They look so happy. I am sure they thank you every day.

 

Aw everyones pictures are awesome. so cute. My boy is just over 2. He's recently started tryin to hump the kitten. Ive been told I should get him chopped because he shouldnt have his watsits...

I dont really know what to do tbh. I dont ever intend to breed from him so thats not an issue. There are enough unwanted cats and dogs as it is

 

Hi FMN-

I say, if it isn`t there it can`t cause any problems re cancers etc. Get `em off!!

 

Yes is my vote too, off with them. It is a simple one day procedure, in the morning deliver pick up in the evening a little groggy and that is it. Vets are good today with the stitches, you don't have to take back again to have removed they are internal.

 

Poor boy, its a good job he doesnt know what we're discussing lol

 

Hi Redstar and Forgetmenot (Hi! to a fellow vegetarian!)
As a perpetual cat rescuer (never had the right premises for a dog until recently , when we immediately rescued our little Milli - Jack russell/ridgeback) and at times I had as many as 28 which were often recovering rescuees from the local RSPCA who needed some nursing. Of course after they were left with limps, mangled ears etc and no-one being interested in them they joined the clan! I practically NEVER had a problem with behaviour (Except for the odd peeing tom!) but always had them neutered as a matter of course. ( Mostly they lived to16 and often 20). An un-neutered female dog or cat can suffer terribly with disease related to the genital area and it prevents all of this. People used to remark on the non-smelly house and the happy atmosphere with the totally un-enclosed animals peacefully laying everywhere. I can tell you that this required huge amounts of cleaning on a daily and sometimes hourly basis to keep them all flea free and happy. I just used to expect each newcomer to react to the happy atmosphere and the older members used to accept them.
As far as guinea pigs go and similar animals - it is well to remember they do need daily handling to make sure they have no sores or infestations especially in hot weather and also I always clean out daily and use a nice hay and straw mix so that they can chew after they finish their food and they won't chew their hutches.
I often found that hutches sold in pet shops did not allow nearly enough room for the animal they were supposed to house and even a large hutch is best with an enclose run on grass as well! After all this care it is a great joy to see an abused or "thrown away" animal happy and peaceful and trusting. Enjoy your little charges.

 

Charley, you're a handsome lad.

 

Ah Marley,

Almost the same with me and my Tessa, getting blurry eyed just reading it. She also took a while to completely relax around us, but it was my (then) little boy who won her round. He was three when we got her-a great big rescue german shepherd. Had all the nonsense about how can we trust her near our boy-all from people who hadn`t seen her with him. They chased each other around the house and garden-particularly fond of going under the dining table knocking everything flying. When he was in trouble and sent to the stairs she came and sat with him-no punishment at all. She slept outside his bedroom door, although I often woke to find her in bed with him. There were times when I wasn`t sure when one ended and the other started. Like yours she had medical problems which couldn`t be overcome, and I experienced real pain for the first time in my life the day I told my boy she wasn`t coming home again. The lad broke his heart. See I`m choking again!

 

Marley he looks fatastic :D

 

Charley's Lovely Marley. and you made me cry....Dee..

 

Fantastic photos, my late father adopted a GSD (having just lost one) when he was nearly 80, they had 4 fantastic years together and the dog was totally devoted to him, sadly we had to return him when we lost Dad last year, as I work, but happily he found a new home. We used to have some great walks together so I hope he is ok now

All my pets (7 chins + 2 Degus) are rehomes some from rescues some directly from owners who couldn't keep them. All being well I should retire in a couple of years and then hope to foster a dog or three, adopt some ex battery chickens and hopefully help our chinchilla rescue out a bit more. I'm very much of the why breed when there are so many pets looking for homes mentality.

 

Eleagnus---I am also a cat rescuer, up to 9 now. All are fixed. Most are feral. I live out in the country in a very safe area (re-traffic). I have a heated cat condo for them in the winter. Dry food is put out daily.
They all hang out around our house. Four of them do come inside through a cat door. My poor OH is allergic. But it is good for the most part they stay outside. Each year through my other cat rescuer friends I hear of the shelters being full of kittens and the no-kill cat agencies overloaded. If people would just fix them at 14 weeks old the population would be decreased.---it is frustrating.