A DOG LOG

As the temperature has exceeded 30°c in most parts of the country, it’s been far too hot to walk Luna at our usual mid-morning time. Besides, she’s spent much of the past week being poorly. On Monday, I took her to the vet’s ‘out of hours’ emergency surgery, and on Tuesday, she was admitted to the hospital for blood tests, scans, and x-rays. By Wednesday, she was still too sick to come home and underwent more tests. On Thursday, she was released, but staggered out to see me l

On Friday, 20th June 2014, I walked into an animal rescue shelter and... Well, the rest is a bit of a blur, really. I know I met several dogs that day. Ziggy, Dustin, Roughy, and Pamela, to name but a few. Sadly, none of them were suitable for my one-bedroom maisonette with no enclosed garden. So I sat at the dog rehoming desk, contemplating going back to my original plan to get a cat. Yes, it can be difficult to adopt from a rescue shelter as they tend to ask lots of questio

On Thursday, 12th June 2014 this video went live on YouTube. Lulu is a young and active dog that is looking for a home where she will have her socialisation and training continued. She is very intelligent and is willing to learn so will be a fun dog to have around. She loves playing, meeting other dogs and companionship. She can live with kids 11+, possibly another dog and can be left home alone for short periods initially. I met Lulu on Friday, 20th June 2014. She came home

“In the grand scheme of things my being and my existence is so insignificant, does it really matter that I have no money, no free time, no social life and little sleep? Deep down I don’t think so. I think it matters that when someone, anyone, needs help, and when that being depends on another to help them, that I throw 100% of myself into being there. I think you’re the same, and the world needs more people like us. Things will get better and you’ll look back on this phase w