Samira came to us many months ago, very afraid along with a few others who had had some rough years in a pound in Romania.

She was timid, she never asked for anything but would always be around – she was surprised to feel love and kindness and it took a little while to build her trust. She wasn’t as happy as the others here no matter what we tried for her.

She was completely overlooked, almost as though she was a black dog and we were all baffled why she waited such a long time to get a trial as we couldn’t find any “faults” with her.
But we learn that some dogs just wait longer than others for their forever homes to come up and what a happy ending this one is. Her new mums’ email below shows why she waited so long – she was waiting for Emma, her new mum, for her time to shine.
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“I’ve volunteered at Dogs4Resuce for about 2 years, mostly working with the feral / semi feral / scared dogs (everyone knows Tiger!).

I first seen Monty in June this year when he arrived from Cyprus Dog Rescue the day before. He was in a room and no one had been able to touch him. Knowing that not only was he semi feral, but also black in colour, he would not stand much chance of been adopted, or even fostered out. I spent a little time in the room and was able to gently stroke him, however he was shaking with fear.

A few weeks later I decided I would foster Monty. Myself, Emma and Lou we were to able guide him into a cage so that he could be carried to my car. The look of fear in his eyes was so sad to see, he honestly had no idea what was going to happen to him. [Read more…]

We know Emma & Anthony who run Street Hearts BG after helping by taking some of their rescue doggies over the years.  Famous ones like Tarka and others have been rescued from horrific ordeals by these guys.  It has been a pleasure dealing with them and they have become really helpful friends for many things.  We have met Emma briefly once before but this time we get to meet and spend some time together as they are coming for the weekend.[Read more…]