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that the password or username is incorrect and I have tried to reset it but that did not seem to work either !

I guess it comes down to whose dog is Ted as to who has the make the arrangements but a an option might be trusted house sitters https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/house-and-pet-sitters/ Sam ( still pretending to be Mark )

I think it was mid December reading back , buggered if I know what I did but one morning I just could not log in We had a lovely xmas with Aisling and things have been very busy here since then with work , we had the Dogs Trust CEO visit this month as they are my major sponsor for the spay neuter program , we have also been invited to give a talk at the Dogs Trust conference in Croatia later this year Mark and I are going to Malawi for Mission Rabies from mid April to help run a mass rabies vaccination campaign and assist with some training for vets in running spay neuter programs we will be there for 6 weeks I was just thinking how much my life has changed since the events of 2005 and losing my job in 2006 , if Snow had not put up a link to elephant volunteering in Sri Lanka ( thanks Snow) and I had not thought sod it why not bloody well go and do it then I wonder where we would be now Over the last 10 years we have had some awful ups and downs far more than I have ever mentioned and I am very happy with where we are in 2016 and I hope it gives hope to every one that things even when they are very dark can change for the better because believe me I would not have wished my 2005 - 2006 on anyone and its taken me the best part of 10 years to get over that Sam Loobie , I am so so so pleased Ashley is back home with you Snow sorry to hear about your health issues , I do hope you are able to have your procedures very soon

Hello all its Sam ( Happylittlegreensquirrel ) here pretending to be Mark For some reason since late November I have not been able to log in but today in a flash of "I can't believe its taken me 4 months to think of this" I have used Marks login I will go and read back now but I hope everyone is well and enjoyed Christmas , New Year , Valentines day , Pancake day and every thing else I have missed

Press Contact Lists, does anyone have any press contacts they use/have used/know of that they can pass onto us so we can do some press releases ?

Argh, just argh

This is Pinky the dog, the beautiful girl was was sterilised yesterday by Dogstar, her operation was paid for by 24 unconnected people who liked the Oxford Learning Facebook page, thats pretty cool. For every new like in March ( up to 3000 ) Oxford Learning will donate 50p to Dogstars animal welfare work in Sri Lanka 425 new likes are still needed for Dogstar to get £1500 to go towards their work Dogstar NEED 3 THINGS If you have not yet liked Oxford Learnings page please do it right now, the easiest 50p you will every donate at no cost to you which makes it a bit of a bargain. If you have liked already (THANK YOU) please take a look at the Oxford Learning page and see how many of your Facebook friends have liked it. You can invite friends direct from the page and very one of your friends who like it raises another 50p. Please share this information on your Facebook wall and ask your friends to do the same Cost to vaccinate one dog or cat against Rabies £4 = 8 likes Cost to sterilise a dog or cat £12 = 24 likes https://www.facebook.com/oxforddistancelearning

Former street puppies Kianne and Kenzie (Kianne with the red collar, Kenzie blue) are being fostered by me and Sam here in Sri Lanka. 3 weeks ago they were mange ridden and so terrified of people they urinated if you picked them up, now just look at them Mr Dog by the way is their favorite toy :-)

I will post some updated pics of Sandy in the next day or so, he is making good progress. Still some work to do but he is getting there.

This is going to take a long time to deal with and will be a major drain on our resources both money and time. We will do everything we can to fix these

They are nutters, bouncing-jumping and generally being daft. Very different to the subdued puppies laying in the middle of the road. Still some way to go, but making some progress

Samantha is a finalist for the Ceva Animal Welfare Awards in the International Volunteer category. She works so hard and its fantastic to see her work getting recognised, I am so proud of her and everything she does This is the wording from the Press release Ceva have put out: The nationwide awards, held by Ceva, manufacturers of Feliway and Adaptil, will celebrate volunteers, charity workers, veterinary professionals and young people who have all demonstrated dedication to animal welfare. Samantha, originally from London where she worked in the engineering department for the London Underground. After the 7/7 bombings she was made the site manager of Edgware Road, assisting the police investigations, removal of the damaged train and reopening of the station. However shortly afterwards when her role was made redundant she wanted some time out so headed to volunteer in Sri Lanka. It was here, in 2006, that Samantha became aware of the welfare problems and desperate need for sterilisation amongst street dogs in Sri Lanka and as a result she founded her charity Dogstar. After setting up the charity, Samantha has been working tirelessly to ensure thousands of dogs and cats are sterilised every year, as well as educating the children in the need for vaccination against diseases such as rabies. Last year Samantha organised a teaching clinic for western vets to work with Sri Lankan students in the improvement of animal care and treatments. Samantha said: “ we’ve sterilised over 3,000 dogs so far and vaccinated more than double that against rabies. This is the only way we can reduce the stray population effectively and there’s still a lot to be done. “I spend between three and six months of the year over in Sri Lanka and the work is incredibly varied and exciting. There’s so much work to do over there in terms of vaccinating and sterilising but also in educating people in animal welfare. We’re fundraising, training teachers, teaching young children about animals and developing a workshop demonstrating surgical protocols in a field clinic environment. It keeps me very busy” “When I’m back in the UK I manage the fundraising, digital media and charity governance as well as looking after the team back in Sri Lanka remotely via emailing and Skype. However, in April of this year both my husband and I will be moving out there to volunteer full time which we’re very excited about.” Ginette Bryant of Ceva Animal Health said: “The International Volunteer Award category is more competitive than ever this year; there were just so many fantastic candidates who dedicate their lives to animal welfare. We’re really excited about the awards but the judges have an extremely tough job on their hands.” Ceva Animal Health’s judging panel consists of celebrity vets Marc Abraham and Joe Inglis, as well as veterinary surgeon Chris Laurence MBE, Ross Tiffin of the Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB) and Dennis Baker OBE Chief executive at Wood Green, the Animal Charity. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on April 3 2013. For good measure she also got an article in the Southwark News! (being a Peckham girl) :-)

I did mine in 11.24 and thought my legs were falling off!!!. Sam did really well and recovered quite quickly :-) Is strudel the new "miles in your legs" health food ?

Phew, that is good news X

Sorry to read this!