[in the hills]

Enjoy him KC and keep us posted .... would love to know how he gets on. 


Have the other blind dogs settled in?


Our blind Flattie lived until 14 and was full of life and joy until the end. Mad as a hatter in fact. 

[happygolucky]

A great number of people give aid to foreign countries when there are needy in their own, that's no more wrong than getting a dog from another county, the needs there and who ever feels they want to help should definitely not be made to feel guilt, help is  help after all. No one will either tell me not to do an act of charity if its close to my heart or try to make me feel guilty.
 If I were KC I would be fummeing   you do what YOU think is right 

[Kitchen Cottage]

"If I were KC I would be fummeing   you do what YOU think is right"

I am more laid back than that and fummeing is so smoky!

The shorthand of "madness" from Berkshire Boy, instead of "you have a different view of this"  said it all really

I understand the other view, and you invite it when you post a thread.

I don't accept
(a) A disabled animal has less value and should be euthanised first before healthy animals.... the outcome of that would be the, very, inhumane, result that cruelty leading to disability was then followed by death.  Is that the only restitution we can make to these animals?
(b) That British dogs have more value and there is some national league table of rehoming they jump to the top of
(c) That money should always be spent in the most economically regenerative way, i.e, that £200 would help rehome or care for 2 or 3 dogs here..... I think there is no absolute list of how you allocate resource, economics is obviously one factor ...but so is need and kindness.

And I think the BB approach is based on a idealised economic model of supply and demand that doesn't work.  If I don't take Terry, it doesn't mean I would take a dog from a UK rescue... in fact, I probably wouldn't.  Terry has touched my heart and made me willing to inconvenience my life a little to find a place for him in it (and get a MASSIVE return from him), other dogs who are in shelters that I haven't come into contact with, don't make me want to do that.

My point is I AM EXCITED ABOUT TERRY 

[ZaktheLad]

Well done on giving Terry a home  I hope you have a great time together and that he will be very happy in his new home with you. 

[mowhaugh]

I hope you and Terry are very happy together!

[Old Shep]

Hope it works out ok for you with Terry - and well done for saving a dog.   Dogs can't help where they are in the world.  I have fostered a couple of dogs from Ireland - and then felt guilty that I maybe should foster dogs from Britain - or maybe just Yorkshire or maybe just within 10 miles??  But the bottom line is 2 dogs now have fab homes and had a lovely time with us.



I understand your excitement and please keep us updated with photos :-)

[happygolucky]

I had a good friend who was a hunt member in UK, she was a big animal lover but came into loads of abuse from her fox hunting passion, the truth being, she did far more for any animal or farmer than most non hunt people, when they went on  holiday abroad somewhere sorry forgot where, she saw abandonded dogs and paid money to keep them in kennels for a long time after she arrived  home, she took in all sorts of strays...that's how some people are, if you can help its not a matter of where its how... Hope you keep us all updated on Terry the Terrier, hes one lucky boy