Hi All
After everything that´s been going on with the dog shelters on the island, I just wanted to let you know about the one in La Oliva.
Apart from the basics like bedding, bowls, toys and treats, they also need worming tablets, flea drops and cleaning materials (shampoo and betadine for the dogs as well as bleach for cleaning out the kennels). If anyone has any old kennels they don´t use, they would be greatly appreciated rather than the bits of wood the dogs have at the moment.
The shelter is open to the public on thursday mornings between 8am and 11am for adoptions and to get the dogs out for a play and help clean up, etc.
Any help, no matter how small, is really appreciated. :D
I was thinking about getting a dog but I'm a hell of a dog breed snob... If anyone see's any mastiffs, or mountain dogs (newfoundlands..St B's there can you let me know.. or going smaller.. cheeky wee staffy's or proper Scottish terriers even..
Its a long shot I know..but its either big dogs or wee ones with a good temperament and spirit for me :D x
Quote from: sandybbfan on September 23, 2012, 22:23:02 PM
I was thinking about getting a dog but I'm a hell of a dog breed snob... If anyone see's any mastiffs, or mountain dogs (newfoundlands..St B's there can you let me know.. or going smaller.. cheeky wee staffy's or proper Scottish terriers even..
Its a long shot I know..but its either big dogs or wee ones with a good temperament and spirit for me :D x
You cannot beat a good old Mutt for lovability and loyalty. I had a few over my life growing up and they were always faithful. The last dog we had before we moved was a useless Labrador that was only capable of tearing the neighbours jeans off the line and cost my mother a fortune in replacing the girls levis. :P
Ohhhhh Can the Man,
You have just brought back a load of memories for me, we had a cross chocolate lab/border collie a few years ago and he was a little b****r until he turned 2. He could get in the fridge and empty it!! we had to put a child lock on it, no washing was safe on the line because he could get it off and destroy it. Net curtains on the back door window was always torn to shreds, and he was Houdini incarnate, he could escape out of our garden no matter what, we ended up with 6ft high lat fencing with wire at the bottom of it dug into the flower beds to stop him tunneling out.......The saddest day of our life when he was diagnosed with cancer and we had to have him put to sleep, we still miss him but now we have a 10yr old Heinz 57 and a wire haired terrier that someone dumped in our village.....
Sandybbfan......good luck with your search for a dog....
Mawbeef :D :D
I can´t promise that you´ll find what you´re looking for but why don´t you pop up one thursday morning between 8am and 11am and have a look round. The La Oliva shelter is only small and you´ll get to see all the dogs and have a play with them (someone will advise you which dogs are good together and which have to be kept separate).
It won´t take much of your time and you never know, you may just find what you´re looking for - or rather, one of the dogs might just decided that you´re what it´s looking for ...........................................
Quote from: Can the Man on September 25, 2012, 13:18:42 PM
Quote from: sandybbfan on September 23, 2012, 22:23:02 PM
I was thinking about getting a dog but I'm a hell of a dog breed snob... If anyone see's any mastiffs, or mountain dogs (newfoundlands..St B's there can you let me know.. or going smaller.. cheeky wee staffy's or proper Scottish terriers even..
Its a long shot I know..but its either big dogs or wee ones with a good temperament and spirit for me :D x
You cannot beat a good old Mutt for lovability and loyalty. I had a few over my life growing up and they were always faithful. The last dog we had before we moved was a useless Labrador that was only capable of tearing the neighbours jeans off the line and cost my mother a fortune in replacing the girls levis. :P
I've tried Lab's in the past and dalmations..nutters they are! they chew anything and everything lol
Quote from: Lostboys on September 25, 2012, 16:12:42 PM
I can´t promise that you´ll find what you´re looking for but why don´t you pop up one thursday morning between 8am and 11am and have a look round. The La Oliva shelter is only small and you´ll get to see all the dogs and have a play with them (someone will advise you which dogs are good together and which have to be kept separate).
It won´t take much of your time and you never know, you may just find what you´re looking for - or rather, one of the dogs might just decided that you´re what it´s looking for ...........................................
I might just do that..thanks x
There's a new bitch Podenco in at the moment who is very very skinny, loving & shy.
As for the regulars there's a very funny Pointer who just wants to be touched all the time and a gorgeous Bull Terrier who is stunning to look at with a playful but good nature.
All the dogs need homes but these two are perhaps a priority because the longer they're locked up, the more difficult it'll be for their natures.