03/11/2015
I'm not sure how many of you know about the evacuation of all the dogs and puppies from TEARS on Friday 23rd October. They've set up a page called "The Great Escape" where all their dogs and puppies found foster homes while the unrest settled and there were then able to return to their premises.
I've been following all the foster failures and how the dogs are doing in homes and people's attempts at trying to get their fosters homed rather than take them back to the kennels.
The thing I love most about this is that all these dogs got to show their amazing temperaments, love and general love of life and people to others who may never have seen this side of them. The foster families can then give first hand accounts of how these dogs have been at home while they were fostered. People can then also see how wonderful rescue dogs and cats are! They're not "broken" or "have something wrong with them", they're just dogs and cats who have ended up with the short end of the stick. They all deserve a second chance at a great life. This isn't limited to just TEARS dogs but to all dogs in rescue and welfare centres.
I volunteer at Animal Welfare Society and I get the pleasure of spending time with some absolutely wonderful dogs and cats. I get to see the side of them that people who just walk through the kennels looking at which dogs appeal don't see.
For all those who are unsure of getting a rescue, why not consider volunteering a couple hours a week to walk the dogs and then you can find your soulmate. By the time you take them home you will know each other and feel comfortable around each other and taking them home to a new place won't make them as anxious and getting taken away from what they new to a new house and new people. And most importantly be committed, give them time to settle in their new home and learn the rules of the house and be patient!
