olivea

Fab photos - one year I WILL get there. Lovely dogs but particularly love Duke - he's soooo gorgeous!!! Looks like everyone had a great time x

a very hard thing to deal with o:(. Run free lovely boy xx

Do you know how many entries from each region are in yet? I haven't sent any yet - trying to get them to sit/stand long enough for a photo is proving difficult!!

excellent result - well done xxx My first event is 23 April, do you have any of the large banners that I could use? Also, where can I get a "I need a home" lead cos I will be taking Starry. I have a bandana she can wear but a lead would be good too o:).

beautiful pics x

I'll help!!

she's gorgeous xx

that's fantastic, well done! So far I've either been ignored or had "no". I'll just have to keep on trying o:)

I did a "lucky lolly" dip, £1 a go. Some sticks had red nail varnish on the bottom and some had orange, and some had nothing. Stuck the lollies in a piece of oasis (floral foam) so the kids picked the lollies from the top. The prizes were all cuddly dogs. The orange were the "star" prizes, I had about 5 really large cuddly dogs, and if they won a red one they had the choice of any of the smaller dogs - the ones with nothing on got nothing, except a lolly of course. Went quite well and a lot of the dogs had been donated or bought from car boots at about 30p each. Am going to do that one again; I bought the lollies from a pound shop where I got quite a lot in a bag for £1.

there are some really kind people out there and it always gives you a warm feeling when people are willing to help - well done you.

other than food suppliers - where else do you try???

this is a great video - lovely to see so many lovely Oldies given another chance xx

poor poor boy, hope he's found soon xx

Eva was spooked by fireworks early in November and has been missing ever since. If anyone can cross-post, put up posters or whatever it would be really helpful. http://www.doglost.co.uk/poster.php?dogId=26021 I'm praying she's home with her poor owner for Christmas o:((((.

I've been racking my brains for inspiration but not come up with anything yet!

I would also like to run a fun dog show next year so could you also send me some info please - mine will be for Oldies and maybe a local shelter.

what's the closing date??

I think it's a good idea - would be up for that.

I have sent out an email to work colleagues and friends, and posted on my fb page a request not to send me a christmas card. Instead I have asked people to donate just £1 to a JustGiving page I have set up, and the donations are going to Oldies. It saves on buying a christmas card, stamp and having to re-cycle the card after christmas. After only a few days I have received a few donations, and have raised £100!!!! Even if no-one else donates, I am very pleased with that amount!!

Have you tried posting on freecycle?? you might get some, alternatively, some kind person might see it and do an appeal. I'm doing an appeal for a local homeless drop in centre as some of the visitors (clients?customers? not sure what you call them) have dogs and they don't have any protection against the cold and they live out in it all year round. Also, do you have a local uni/college that has a fashion department? - the student union volunteer co-ordinator might find some students who would make dog coats, and lastly, do you have a local volunteer organisation - they too might be able to help. Good luck - hate to think of any poor doglets coping with this awful weather - bad enough being in a pound, but to be freezing and in a pound is sooooo miserable.

Even though Silk has a very thick fur coat of her own I try to get her to wear a waterproof when it is raining heavily, but somehow it never manages to stay on. Pixie really feels the cold so I have a waterproof with fleece for her, which she doesn't like and yesterday when I put it on her she managed to get if off after about 5minutes and as soon as it was off had a roll in the snow - even tho she hates the cold. Starry will be getting one because she has the thinnest coat of all and as she's 14 I'd prefer her not to get too cold. Whether she will keep it on is another matter!!

Run free and happy at the Bridge Smudge, I'm sure you'll be watching your lovely family from up above xxx

me too - and I lurve the dog I've got...... and I'm going to make a lovely christmas card from Silk n Pixie too !

still can't get on now o:((

Ah,poor boy. At least he's in a loving home.