BELLA WAS ETTA

This is Bella (MT Etta). She was skittish and frightened of everything when I drove to Wales. It took months to get her to like walks and to accept a lead. Now she is as bouncy as any Bichon Frisé and loves people, dogs and no end of walks. Bella has a pronounced maternal instinct and encourages visitors’ dogs in to play by nudging them from behind and showing them they are welcome. The only thing that still fazes her is men! Probably because my sons rarely visit and the only other men are repairs operatives. Bella is adorable and gets on so well with Timmy, the dog I have had since a puppy, who is now 11. She loves her tummy rubbed and mouth playing with my hand - she is so gentle. Bella is a success story, with still a bit of training needed to stop expecting everyone to play. She does try to launch herself at people and other dogs in a playful way but needs handling to stop this behaviour. I am confident she will improve in the near future. I love her so much xx

MANDY WAS LEAH

I met and fell in love with 7 yr old Daisy (was Leah) in December 2023, while she was in foster with the lovely Julie. What an absolute sweetheart she is, the cuddliest funniest little shih tzu, she's a real star!
Inevitably she came with the usual issues of an ex-breeder: never been outside, terrified of having a lead on, wasn't house trained, underfed and therefore very snatchy with treats and food, had no clue what toys are.
Three months on, she is just amazing! Within a couple of weeks she realised she no longer has to fight for food, and was perfectly house trained. She's discovered that the outside world can be fun! For the first few weeks she came out for walks with my older tzu, Lilly, in a buggy, and this got her over her fear of wide open spaces. She would come out of the buggy for a little mooch, then ride home in it again. Now she walks beautifully on the lead (slow, but that's fine), prefers staying on a paved path rather than wet muddy grass (also fine, clean paws!), plays with toys at last (that took a while), cuddles up with Lills on my bed at night, and loves snoozing on the sofa next to me! She behaved perfectly at the groomers, smothering Amy with kisses, and everybody loves her.
She has a total obsession with Meela, my cat, and they seem to be developing quite an unusual bond, which is really cute!
I'm so grateful to Many Tears and Julie for letting me give this gorgeous girl a happy and peaceful retirement. Think I can honestly say she's living her best life now!
With love and huge thanks to you all for the amazing work you do
Val

OOMKA WAS JEANS and ELSA WAS HIPPO

Hi all, just wanted to give you an update on Oomka ( was Jeans) and Elsa ( was Hippo) Elsa has been with us for nearly 2 years now , still getting more confident all the time. Definitely likes her cuddle time and rough and tumble with her new sister Oomka. We were lucky enough to adopt Oomka from her lovely Foster home ,last November. She is growing slowly in confidence, still wary of strangers but loves playing with her new sister and brother and Arby the collie. She definitely loves having a back scratch and ear rub ! Absolutely loves the dog play Parks! Thank you all so much for letting us have these two in our lives. They are amazing
Linda and Martin

JACKSON WAS FIASCO

Thought you may like to see a few photos of Jackson who we adopted from you on 24 November 2023. He adores all of his walks here in Cornwall, especially the beach and moorland walks. He never attempts to chase sheep, cows or birds. Seems to like all dogs. It has been suggested Fiasco may have been a failed gun dog before he came across on the happy bus from Ireland. He dislikes most men and tries to avoid them at all costs. He loves sofa surfing and his two "sisters", Molly (Keir) adopted from you 26 December 2022 and Dora our Portuguese rescue who is now approximately 12 years old. His other favourite thing are his soft toys, which he has a toy box full of, especially the sloths!
Much love
Kim Escott-Bennett

HETTIE

Hello This is Hettie . She is 13 this month. We adopted her from you last Easter aged 12. We just wanted to show you how well she is and how loved. She is a funny, sweet and lively girl and we are totally devoted to her. We thought maybe you could share her pics to encourage other prospective adopters to consider an older dog.
Kind regards Chrissie