Hollysdad
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Grrrr... Families
Just phoned mum up and she brought up the topic of Ted for their holiday again. I explained that Blue is likely to be living in over summer due to his laminitis, so with working 6 days a week, seeing to Blue and Walter and Jessie, I really don't see how I can sort Ted out as well. Ted barks when left, so he can't move into my house (it's a mid terrace), so I would have to stay at theirs. I can't move Walter and Jessie into theirs as Ted would chase them. I explained there aren't enough hours in the day for me to live at theirs with Ted, work all day, sort Blue, Walter and Jessie out. This is without even factoring in the gym. Mum said that I should have another think about what we can do with him. I said a dog sitter is the only option. He can't go into kennels as his vaccines aren't up to date - he's allergic to quite a few things, so we decided to stop vaccinating him about 4 years ago. She then said that I should have another think about what we can do with him as dad won't go away unless Ted stays at home. So what started as a nice conversation ended up with me saying that dad is blackmailing me and spitting his dummy out. It's not fair to expect me to do everything when my brother lives across the road from me and actually has his own dog to sort out (so theoretically he could move back home with his other half and we could all muck in as and when), but they seem reluctant to ask them to help.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 )
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Hi Sam
I was just thinking of you this morning and wondering when we'd last heard of you. I had a couple of instances where I couldn't get on the boards and it took a while to sort it out.
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
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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
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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 ?
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Argh, just argh
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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 Lanka425 new likes are still needed for Dogstar to get £1500 to go towards their workDogstar NEED 3 THINGSIf 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 sameCost to vaccinate one dog or cat against Rabies £4 = 8 likesCost to sterilise a dog or cat £12 = 24 likes
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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 :-)-
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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.
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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
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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
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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) :-)
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Difference from the last time I ran this speed was I had a lot more left , my recovery was fast and PT said I looked steady throughout
I did mine in 11.24 and thought my legs were falling off!!!. Sam did really well and recovered quite quickly :-)
Yay to 5km build up :-) xxxx
Hmm strudel!
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Is strudel the new "miles in your legs" health food ?
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Phew, that is good news X
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Tashys required a 2nd operation so we have transferred her to private hospital 2 hours away from here to give her every chance to save her legPoor Kitty is lost with out her and has taken to sitting on my foot , his legs are improving a little each day but his bladder function is not improvingon top of that we have had reports today that dogs are being rounded up and culled in the capital ( its against the law but it happens )Bit of a depressing day here really
Sorry to read this!
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Part of our reward will be being together the whole year :-)
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Only joking, thank you for the kind words :-) lots to do but exciting times
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WHHHHAAAAAAAT were moving!!!!!!!!!!
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I have not managed to watch any of this one!
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The latest Dogstar clinic is ongoing over in Sr Lanka, Sam is over there and putting up pics every day or so. The first ones are up if you want to have a look on Facebook:
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Hello everyone :-)
Just popped in for a catch up (and reading a few old posts), where has all the time gone?
Mark
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Nigel I am so very sorry to hear this news, its sad and upsetting. When and if you want to talk things through just PM me.
You take care
Mark
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Brilliant link, thanks
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Testing from an iPad using the app :-)
March's Mad Mutterings
in Non Animal Chat
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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 !