TED WAS BROOKLYN

We adopted Ted (was Brooklyn) in April 2023 when he was just 5 months old. He seemed to settle into family life very quickly, helped by his (little) big brother Rocky, Ted is the sweetest natured little boy and is loved by all of us – although Rocky sometimes tells him off when he has had enough of Ted’s seemingly endless desire to play, Ted is completely unfazed by this and just keeps going. Ted loves both people and other dogs, he always wants to say hello to everyone when out on walks, he is not so keen on squirrels or pigeons and these are chased out of our garden on a daily basis with great enthusiasm. Ted’s dad works from home with an office set up in the spare bedroom, where Ted has a set of cat steps up to the windowsill so he may watch the world go by – and shout down at passing dogs which dad finds a bit annoying when he is on a work-related call or online meeting. Ted makes us laugh everyday with his puppy playfulness and every day we count him among our blessings – Thank you Many Tears for allowing us to take Ted home as part of our family.

WILLOW WAS WINNIE

Hi all
We were going to wait a few months before updating you about how little Winnie is settling in but we could see how much you all loved her, so here’s a little update.
We all loved the name Winnie but we sadly had to change it to “Willow” (depending on where you look, means ‘freedom’). Lily, our other cocker got confused when we said Winnie, ending of the names sounds the same, and Winnie didn’t really react to her name. Willow is now responding to her name, most of the time!
When we entered our house, we let her fully explore, loads of sniffs. We were unsure how she would react to the crate, we had a flat bed inside with blankets and towels over the outside to make her feel secure, and a normal dog bed outside. She jumped up on the top of the crate and sat there; crate went immediately. So has a normal dog bed which she loves to sleep in at night and next to it the the flat bed from the crate with blanket which she sleeps in during the day.
We have seen no signs of resource guarding. The previous adoptees returned her to the centre within 2-3 days, we can’t understand why. However, we have over 16 years experience with cocker spaniels, Willow is our 3rd, so know what we are doing.
Both Lily and Willow get on very well. They both have their own ‘zones’, Willow in the hall and Lily in the dining room. There is a stair gate in the kitchen we use to separate them at night. The first night Willow was here, I slept in the living room; she couldn’t see me but I kept reassuring her vocally. She cried for 20 minutes and then settled. 2nd night I did the same, 1 minute crying, 3rd night I slept upstairs but initially watched from upstairs bannister. She started to cry but then Lily came to the stair gate and calmed her. She now goes to bed with no fuss.
Willow is loving her 3 walks a day, all different. Monday we put her on an extendable lead with a harness; and loves it as can explore more. She loves the back garden where she loves play time and zooming around the garden, with Lily chasing her or vice versa. They have developed a bond in such a short time.
Willow is really benefiting from having another dog her age in the home. She watches what Lily does. We are training her as a puppy, as bless her she didn’t have the best start in life. Her toilet training is brilliant, we’ve only had one accident and that was on her first full day here. We have always taught our spaniels to ring a bell at the back door when they want to do their business, Willow is learning this. We are also working on the staying command. We have a field near us https://www.fieldtastic.co.uk/ (just incase any new adoptees in Wiltshire area) we have used this place for all our spaniels; they can run off lead in a large secure area; we will take Willow here once a week, she will love it! Eventually, we will use this field to train recall. All the training is at Willow’s pace.
Liza Yates

RIA WAS VICTORIA

We adopted Ria in September 2023. She settled in really quickly with our 2 dogs, Juno our elderly whippet and young Garner, our very happy and loving (and much bigger!) Spaniel we adopted from you in Sept 2022 (update Sept 2023). Ria was very nervous and reserved with people for a long time, but loved her favourite spot on the sofa and her basket from day 1. With a lot of patience and understanding, 12 months later she has transformed into a very loving cuddle monster who loves her playtime and walks, and knows where the treat tin is hidden, before crashing out for the evening - either on the sofa or on Garner - both is better! Welcoming an adopted dog to your family and watching them develop trust and their charcter is a journey, and sometimes that journey takes longer - are we there yet? Yes, I think we are.
Every dog deserves a second chance. Thank you MTAR, for all that you do.

MARGO WAS JINGLE

Hi We rescued Jingle on 27/05/24. She was quite reserved and a little nervous (understandably) of us initially. In the cage on our way home she was very quiet and still.
Once we arrived home, she went and hid in a hedge in the garden! She had never lived in a house, been on a lead, it must have been a little scary for her.
We are now 15 weeks down the line! How she has changed!
She is now called Margo – we enrolled her into immediately and we had 5 initial 1-2-1 sessions and then into a Group setting with the fantastic Amelia @ Celestine Dog Training in Bristol. Amelia has helped us improve Margo’s confidence and obedience – Margo loves going to training and has even learnt some tricks! Within 4 weeks she was off the lead and her recall is fantastic – she has been a super keen dog to learn and her being interested in food has helped! She goes to the groomer regularly and apparently is well behaved there.
She has a lot of attention in the neighbourhood and in the dog field. Everyone wants to speak to her and pet her. They all love her! She takes it all in her stride. She is a super chilled out dog, very good with people and dogs – never reacted. She now has some dog friends she enjoys a little run with!
We are so glad that we found Margo – we had a gap of 2 years since we lost our last dog and felt now was the right time to look again! We really love her – and so glad we rescued!
Thank you for all you do! Please keep doing this!

BLUSH

We adopted Blush (Husky X Collie) from Many Tears a few months ago and she is the absolute light of our lives. She LOVES adventuring at the beach and the nature reserve next to us! She's just finding her husky voice now (which is very funny) but she's so bright and lively. The collie in her is evident when she tries to herd us and her friends. She's the cutest little best friend I could ask for x

CARRIE WAS CADI

We adopted Cadi (now called Carrie) on 10th April 2023. I must admit i did not like the look of her at first glance. But it did not take us long to realise what a gentle loving dog she is. She is so good with our grand children but other dogs she still has a few problems with. But the tube of salmon works a treat to take her mind of the situation. She loves nothing better than sitting in the garden admiring her surroundings. She’s a bit of a bully when she wants to sit on your lap Though!. We are so pleased she came into our lives Wendy and Morgan