Archive for Furry Friends Animal Rescue Surrey
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Charlie - 2 year old male West Highland White Terrier
Charlie is a 2 year old male West Highland White Terrier who came here three days ago as an abuse case, but not the type I am used to! Charlie is a very dominant dog and has little respect for people at the moment. When he first arrived he was extremely randy with my dogs and when I told him off he proceeded to attempt to chase me about the lounge in an attempt to bite me.
In his previous homes this has resulted in the people running and he was most surprised when this did not happen here. Charlie needs an owner who is going to stand their ground and someone who understands that physical punishment will do him no favours. Although he has tried it on a couple of times since arrival we have not smacked him at all. It has all been done with tone of voice and a more domineering body language than he is used to and ensuring that if you want him to do something then he has to do it.
Already he has shown signs of improvement. On arrival he refused to let a lead be put on him, hated anyone leading him about by his collar and even got the hump when someone tried to shut him out the room (he would fly at the door and tell you off!) Now he is fine with all of the above and if he starts any of his nonsense he will stop in his tracks, look at you and wander off. This is not 100% yet but we are getting there with him.
I am looking for a very doggie minded person to take Charlie, work extremely hard with him and carry on from where we leave off. Charlie would suit a multi-dog household as he seems to thrive in a pack environment. He also needs to go to someone who will treat him like a dog and not some soft toy/baby. He is NOT a cuddly dog and does not appreciate cuddles, kisses and pampering!
Basically Charlie has been allowed to get away with alot and when he got to the point where he was uncontrollable the owners were given two choices. Put him to sleep or try to get him into rescue. No rescue was interested because he has bitten, but I like to give each dog a fair trial and see if problems can be worked out. It is very rare (in my opinion) that a dog will bite for no reason and often they are screaming body language at the owner who cannot read it.
Charlie’s past is a little sketchy. I know that he was bought as a family pet from a pet shop for 6 children. He was taunted by these kids and did bite them. The kids were very mean to him and actually encouraged him to chase them as a small puppy and when he matured and really meant it, the parents felt that he was vicious and had to go. He then got passed onto a couple of ladies who did love him, but got him more as a substitute child than a dog and he ruled the roost.
They did try with extremely gentle and kind training to nurture him and make him realise that he did not have to bite, but he is a dog and had no understanding of what they were trying to do being that they were both inexperienced handlers.
He is quite scared of sticks or anything stick-like and (as an example) as I was carrying a piece of wood through the house he felt very threatened, but instead of hitting the deck he went into a full blown and frenzied attack at it.
He is being castrated on Monday. He is fuly vaccinated and micro-chipped. Charlie cannot be homed with children and if visiting children come round then he will need to be crated (he is crate-trained) until the kids go. He is great with other dogs (and will be even better when he is castrated) and is fine with cats. He has shown little interest in the small animals.
If anyone feels that they have the knowledge, experience, compassion and sheer determination, but are able to offer a stable and consistant environment for Charlie then please contact me.
16May2008 | Furry Friends Animal Rescue Surrey | READ MOREScully - 2 year old male Greyhound
Scully is a 2 year old male Greyhound who was bought into rescue because he would not chase. When they let the mechanical hare go he ran the other way! He was then named Nerd, but he had a name change as soon as he got here. He is amazing! He is such a calm and placid dog.
He has lived with children, is fantastic with other dogs and is fine with cats and small animals. He has half-heartedly chased one of my cats when she ran off, but stopped immediately when called. He has eaten his dinner in the same room as the cats, been nose to nose with ferrets, rabbits and smaller animals such as rats and degus and is totally not interested.
Popular to contary belief Greyhounds do not need hours of exercise. They are built for short bursts of speed and then they want to rest. This is typical of Scully. He likes a quick run around and then a sleep! Scully is castrated and micro-chipped and has had his first vaccination today.
7May2008 | Furry Friends Animal Rescue Surrey | READ MORENancy and Annie
Nancy and Annie are two Border Collies (mother and daughter) who were pulled off of death row in Ireland and will need a home together. Annie is 8 weeks old and Nancy is 2 years old. Annie has a condition called Anophthalmia. It means that she was born with no eyes. Nancy did have two other puppies with her. One was fine and the other one had just one eye.
An appeal was launched but all rescues asked in the UK agreed to take mummy and two sighted pups but refused the little girl with no eyes because they felt she would be too difficult to rehome. The other two puppies were placed in a rescue and I agreed to take Nancy and Annie.
(Annie, pictured above)
Because Annie has never known any different she uses her other senses perfectly. She also uses mummy as a guide, hence why they have to go together. As Annie grows she will learn the layout of her home and surprise her new owner as to how well an animal can adapt to a disability.
Whoever adopts these lovely girls will need to consider their home and if it is suitable for a blind dog. For example, the new owner will have to have a garden and this would need to fully fenced with no escape holes. A sighted dog getting out the garden is bad enough, but if a blind dog were to escape then it could find itself in real danger.
(Nancy, pictured above)
There can be no ponds or steep drops (i.e. high steps). I would expect a minimum fence height of 6 foot (mum can see afterall!) and Annie would need to be walked onlead (possibly an extenadable lead or a training lead) otherwise a blind dog could easily wander off and get lost.
I personally have owned a blind dog and it is not as daunting as you might think. Annie has never known having sight so she is not going to miss it and is a happy and loving puppy. The dog will learn the layout of her home and house-training is just the same as with a sighted pup. Once they know where the door is then they get the idea very quickly.
Nancy loves her baby and is very bonded with her and they cannot be split up. Nancy will be spayed as soon as she comes into rescue and has had her first vaccinations, has been wormed and defleaed. She will have her second vaccinations before leaving us. She will also be microchipped.
Annie has had her first vaccinations and will have her second vaccinations before leaving us. She will be micro-chipped and will need to be spayed at about 5 months old. I am looking for an understanding home for these girls with someone at home for the majority of the day and no young children.
If you feel you can offer the total dedication that these girls need then please contact me. These girls are due to arrive on 25th April.
20Apr2008 | Furry Friends Animal Rescue Surrey | READ MOREBonnie - 1 year old female Labrador cross German Shepherd Dog
Bonnie is a lovely Labrador cross German Shepherd female aged approximately 1 year old who came in as an unclaimed stray, did her 7 days and was not claimed. She was at a dog pound who has a high euthanasia policy so she came here to find a new loving forever home.
Bonnie is excellent with other dogs, great with cats and can live with young children. She is quite tall though and bouncy. She would suit a family environment and would love to go and live with a nice playful dog.
She has be fully vaccinated, micro-chipped, spayed wormed and deflead. Bonnie is a very loving dog and can be left for short periods of time.
20Apr2008 | Furry Friends Animal Rescue Surrey | READ MORESnoopy - 8 month old male Beagle Cross
Snoopy is an 8 month old male Beagle cross who has had a very bad life so far and I am looking for someone who can help him overcome his problems. Snoopy was homed but was returned to rescue today. He was purchased from a petshop in Sutton, Surrey by a family consisting of five children and two parents all with severe learning disabilites.
The parents, who were barely coping with their 5 disabled children, bought this adorable dog when he was 8 weeks old and he has had a life of sheer hell and torment with severe cruelty being inflicted on him by all of the children. Because the kids were out of control and the parents found it nearly impossible to cope with it all, the dog has had a life so far of being pulled about, poked with sharp objects, had his ears pulled and had severe blows to his body.
In all honesty the petshop should never have homed any animal to this family considering that they are well known in the area for cruelty to animals. Snoopy is out of there now, but has some serious rehab to start. He suffers from extreme seperation anxiety for a start. He is absolutely fine when people are around, but gets very scared when left.
Because my dogs go to work with me the kennel environment does help as the dog can be left during the day and he can come to no harm and they then learn that their person is to return after they have been left for a period of time. We are also working on his behaviour in the home as the dogs come home with me in the evening.
Snoopy is fairly confident with people surprisingly. When he arrived first time round he was quite cringy, but he has quickly come around and loves to play and loves his food! He is a stubborn dog and (typically of the Beagle breed) listens only when he wants to making him hard to train for obedience. Food is the way to his heart though and with treat training he should progress.
He is also destructive if he gets bored, but he should grow out of this as he matures with guidelines and training. This is a habit he learned in his first home because he was never exercised. An important thing to know about Snoopy is that he cannot live with young children. He is worried by them and this was the reason that he was returned from his last home. He was badly treated by children and now he tries to dominate them.
He is NOT dominant over adults though. He took to chewing at the kids hands and it got so rough that the people felt that they could not cope with him. He is good with other dogs and loves a good rough and tumble with a like minded dog. He is not in anyway aggressive with other dogs and is fine with cats too. He just ignores them. He shows an interest in small caged animals, but it is only a passing glance really.
We have had Snoopy castrated and he is fully vaccinated and micro-chipped. If anyone feels that they can give Snoopy the extra time and dedication that has been lacking so far in his life then please contact me.
17Apr2008 | Furry Friends Animal Rescue Surrey | READ MORECrystal - 1 1/2 year old female Mastiff Cross
Crystal is a Mastiff cross female aged approximately 1 1/2 years old. She has an amazing way of curling up to the size of a Collie!Crystal was bought to my attention quite a few months ago after she was picked up as a stray and never claimed. She was found on the internet on another site along with a list of other dogs who found places but because of Crystal’s breed and the state that she was in nobody offered her a place.
When Crystal was found she was near on totally bald and painfully emaciated. She had untreated mange and was found wandering as a stray and never claimed. She was rescued just in time and found a safe spot at a boarding kennels by a private rescuer and then I do admit that I forgot all about her! She was safe and my head is already buzzing with dogs that are unwanted.
A few months later this lady was mentioned again and I honestly thought that by this time she would have found a home. However, this was not the case and it turned out that she has been languishing in kennels ever since. The kennels are good and they have done a great job getting her skin much better.
She had been treated to treat the mange, but this week they noticed a few scabs that had appeared. They also had trouble with her guts. Everything they fed her seemed to go right through her and the kennel staff were concerned so asked her original rescuer to take her to the vets.
The vet announced that because her skin had not cleared up properly and because she kept getting diarrhoea that a time limit should be put on her because she was obviously not going to get a home anytime soon because of the breed she was. He suggested taking a skin scrape and a stool saple, see the results and then decide whether she should be put to sleep.
When I heard this I felt so sad for her and because my gorgeous little puppy, Marley, went to his new home yesterday, that I did have a spot here for her, so she was welcomed in as a Furry Friend.
She is great with other dogs, brilliant with cats, calm and well behaved and good with small caged animals too. She totally ignores them. I have absolutely no doubt that she would happily live with children, but I am going to kid test her regardless. She also has the most kissable face that you could imagine and goes all silly when you cup her head in your hands and give her a big kiss on the lips!
Crystal is fully vaccinated, wormed, defleaed and has been treated today for her Demodectic mange. We are going to bath her every three days with Malaseb shampoo to soothe her skin as from Wednesday, but to be honest it really isn’t that bad. She has had some food today (just normal tinned food) and so far so good! Crystal will be spayed before going to her new home.
14Apr2008 | Furry Friends Animal Rescue Surrey | READ MOREJasper - 4 year old male Dalmatian
Jasper has had quite a bad start in life and we are now looking for a dedicated owner who can give him the loving home that he so desperately deserves. He was spotted a few weeks back by a concerned member of the public when he was advertised as free to a good home on a free-ads site.
He was due to be put to sleep because his owner could not keep him anymore. Jasper had already been homed once but returned because he chased the persons cats. The owner then homed him to the next family who came along who had three cats (knowing that he would chase them) saying that he would be fine.
When he did the obvious and the family tried to return him they were told under no circumstances would they take him back and he was their problem. An appeal went out for him because the new family could not cope with his antics and he ended up staying with us at the kennels whilst we search for the right home for him.
At some stage Jasper was diagnosed with epilepsy. He is on a very low dose for a dog of his size and because he had not had a blood test for a long time, we had this done when he arrived. We are awaiting these results and I will update when we find out what they are.
Depending on the results an epileptic dog is not horrendously expensive. The medication he needs works out at about £20 per month and he would need a blood test every three months which costs about £35. It is a small price to pay for such a lovely boy! The medication he is on has controlled his condition for a long time with no fits in between.
Jasper has been poorly socialised with other dogs and obviously cannot live with cats or other smaller caged animals. He is not outright aggressive with them and is tolerant of bitches, but would suit a home as an only dog and with someone who ideally has had experience with Dalmatians.
Jasper is good with children and fantastic with people, although he is stubborn and listens when he wants to! He has lived with young children with no bad reports. He is strong on the lead but this could be easily rectified with the use of a Halti. He did have a harness but this has strengthened his chest muscles and he pulls like a train on this.
Jasper has been castrated and microchipped and has had his first vaccinations sofa. He has also been wormed and defleaed. Because of his exhuberance with people and being so happy to see them he has damaged his tail on the kennel wall (he is extremely happy to see people when they give him attention) and so he is on a course of antibiotics for this at the moment in case of infection.
Jasper will need a fully enclosed garden to run free in. Initially he will need to be walked onlead so he does need somewhere to run off his energy. The garden will need a minimum of 6 foot fencing all the way round.
Jasper can be left for short periods of time on his own, but we prefer no longer than a maximum of 3 hours. A homecheck will be carried out for Jasper. He is available for adoption the London/Surrey area. If you are interested in offering Jasper a forever home, then please contact to discuss further.
10Apr2008 | Furry Friends Animal Rescue Surrey | READ MORERingo
This dog has now successfully found a new home. Thank you to all the DogsBlog.com supporters who enquired about him. If you would like a dog similar to Ringo, may we point you in the direction of all the dogs categorised in the all dogs available for adoption section.
Ringo is a 14 week old male Border Collie who was bought in after a very distraught phone call from a friend of the original owners as an aggressive puppy. He was purchased from a pet shop in Surrey by an 80 year old couple, but because the man could only walk with a stick (and very slowly) and the woman could only walk on a zimmer frame they could not walk the dog.
As you can imagine, the puppy was going stir crazy and started to mouth hard! This they had mistaken for aggression, although his teeth are sharp!
Ringo is fully innoculated and is micro-chipped. We expect him to be castrated at 5 months old. He is good with cats and excellent with other dogs. He has been child tested and although okay, he does get a bit over the top, so younger children are not advisable.
I am looking for someone who has experience with Border Collies and understands how to get the full potential out of them training-wise.
28Mar2008 | Furry Friends Animal Rescue Surrey | READ MOREMolly
Molly is a middle aged female Golden Retriever. I have known Molly for a long time being that she has come to the kennels I work at since she was a puppy. When I got a call from her owner asking if I could take her then I couldn’t let my Molly down, so today she came into rescue.
Molly has always been a very well cared for and loved dog, but, due to a family breakdown, they could not keep her.
Molly is a very good dog and although strong on the lead (which would be sorted with the use of a Halti) she really doesn’t have any other vices.
She is excellent with others dogs, obedient, great with cats and smaller caged animals and fantastic with children. Molly can be left for short periods of time, but no longer than 4 hours (as is our policy). Molly is spayed and micro-chipped and will complete her course of vaccinations next week.
She arrived today and stayed part of the day at the kennels getting extremely muddy and enjoyed getting filthy.
Tonight she arrived at my house very tired, found the sofa and claimed it as hers!
Abby
Abby is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross aged around 3 years old. She was handed into rescue after her owners bred her three times to make profit on the pups and then got rid of her. She has had 19 puppies to date!
When Abby arrived in rescue she was heavily lactating because her puppies had been taken away from her too early. She developed the starts of Mastitus because she was so full of milk, but after a course of antibiotics she was fine and is due for spaying next week.
She will also be micro-chipped and start her vaccinations now that she is well enough. Abby is great with other dogs, excellent with cats and has lived with young children with no problems. Unfortunately Abby does not like to be left for long periods of time and although we are working on this further training to build her confidence will be needed.
On first sight Abby will bark at strangers, but it is nothing to worry about because she doesn’t mean anything by it and once she gets to know you she is very loving and affectionate.
14Mar2008 | Furry Friends Animal Rescue Surrey | READ MORE
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