Laura_E

That's fantastic news. Well done Tyson.

Bless, they are lovely.

Imposter or not, she is lovely.

So sorry

Awwww, they are lovely. I love those last two pictures, they look very professional!

If I didn't have Tess and the cats I would take them in an instant, but the house is too small to keep them all apart if they don't get on. When Sadie was here the cats were confined to my bedroom as I think she wanted to eat them for dinner, so they decided to rebel against their imprisonment and stage a dirty protest! I will ask around if you like to see if anyone may be able to offer them a foster space? I know that new homes would need to be checked first, but it might be worth a try. Doris Banham have kennels in Crewe so they might be able to help out? I think the kennels are privately owned but they pay to house a lot of their dogs there. I also think the lady that owns the kennels is a dog behaviour expert, so would be able to do a good assessment. Sorry to go on, I'm sure that you know all this already!

Poor dogs I know it's a long shot, but is there any way of testing them with cats and other dogs? My house isn't exactly spacious enough to house 3 dogs and 2 cats on a long term basis, but it could be a better solution than their current situation.

What a handsome boy Fingers and paws crossed for him.

At the risk of being controversial, we spend billions of tax payers money each year to assist people that don't and never have contributed to the economy in any way (I'm not taking about children or the elderley), so even if this facility was funded by public money, I think it would be cash well spent. But it appears that most of the funds came from alternative sources anyway. We claim to be a nation of animal lovers, but very rarely do we see any evidence of that. I think it's quite refreshing to read about something positive happening for animals for a change.

I hope the scum bags involved in this get their just deserts. Evil and heartless bastards. Poor dogs.

Gracie is such a pretty little thing So glad to hear that she is having a better day. Continued good thoughts for her recovery.

Gracie looks like an absolute sweetie Lots of get well soon thoughts being sent her way.

What gorgeous pictures It was lovely to meet you, and thank you for persevering with Tess, I know she is a total pain to photograph! I had a look on the Greyhound Gap website when we got in and noticed that Swift (we couldn't remember her name yesterday) may have a potential home. I also saw that she had passed her cat test with flying colours, what a perfect girl.

I am such an idiot. I meant Holly is gorgeous, not sure where I got Bonnie from! Sorry I was having on of those days when I replied, too many unruly teenagers to deal with!

Bonnie is lovely Congratulations. I saw how many dogs were entered for the golden oldie category so she beat of some stiff competition. We went to the heats at the Egham Royal Show and Tess didn't have quite so many (not even half that number ) to compete with, so I think we got lucky!

Things aren't looking too positive for Scruffts. Tess went along to the Battersea Reunion event today and entered the Bonniest Bitch over 7 years category, but didn't even make it into the top 8! I spoke to a very nice man afterwards who told me that it was all a stitch up and that the judges were only putting ex-Battersea dogs through. I don't actually believe his theory, but it was quite amusing! On another note, does anyone know if there are any Oldies Club bandanas knocking about? I thought it might be a good idea to get Tess to wear one at Scruffts and get the word around, it would also be free advertising!

So sorry to hear this sad news

Hi Gilly So sorry to hear about your loss, it's always a sad time, but it sounds like you gave Spice a great home. I also find it really sad to see an old dog in kennels, or ones that are continually overlooked. The Oldies Club have lots of lovely dogs looking for homes, so I am sure that when the time is right you will find your special companion. There may well be an easier way to post pictures on here, but the way I do it is via Photobucket. I upload the picture to my Photobucket account and then copy and paste the image code.

Nine applications from potential new owners?! It's a shame that these people don't come forward to offer homes to any of the poor staffies or oldies that find themselves in similar situations. I find the £1000 adoption fee slightly unbelieveable, maybe the family just made a very generous donation? It must be totally heartbreaking for them, it seems rather cruel that the new owners won't give her back, but I suppose we don't know the full picture. What an awful situation for all involved.

I really sympathise with you for having to deal with this. I worked in a prison for 4 years, started when I was 18 years old, and like most people, thought I could make a difference. I quickly learnt that completely unprovoked verbal and physical abuse were an every day occurrence. I've lost count of the amount of times that I have been threatened with rape and violence, and just ridiculed in general. But despite being used to dealing with this from the general prison population, and to some degree desensitised to it, I still always got a feeling of dread whenever I had to work on the healthcare unit. It has given me such an appreciation and respect for people that work within the field of mental health, I know that I certainly wouldn't be emotionally strong enough to deal with it on a long term basis. Anyone that can get up everyday and go to work knowing that they are going to be dealing with unpredictable, violent and volatile individuals, deserves a medal in my opinion. I'm obviously talking about a small hardcore group of people, but you only need one or two of them on a unit with 30 other mentally ill people to send everything into disarray. In the whole four years that I worked in the prison I was only seconded to healthcare on a handful of occasions, but thats where I picked up all of my injuries! Sorry, I didn't mean to hijack this thread by going off topic, just wanted to say well done to Fee for sticking with what I have seen first hand to be a very difficult and often frustrating job (I hope that didn't sound patronising ).

Yes please! I also hope that really bad things happen to them. Sick bastards.

I don't think I actually said that you should feel guilty. I said a lot, not all, of people would probably like to think that whatever animal they are eating died in a quick and humane way. I'm sure that most people (not all) would feel guilty if they knew that they were consuming an animal that died in a horrible and traumatic way. It's human nature to try and reassure ourselves, and each other, when faced with with an uncomfortable or upsetting situation.

Thats excellent news! I'm so glad it worked out for you. Maybe you could call him Houdini?!!

He is lovely

So sorry Lucky Thinking of his foster family tonight