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Geoff

Hello to all at NCAR,

Its been a little over a year since we took home Geoff and I figured its about time that we gave you an update as to how we've been getting along.

When we first came to see Geoff, and the way I'm sure you guys remember him, he was a naughty little git, didn't care much for any human affection and wasn't too fond of other dogs.

Well he still doesn't like other dogs but the signs he wasn't otherwise like that were on show from the journey home. Within minutes of driving away he was lying on his back wanting some belly rubbing attention and he hasn't really looked back since. When home he wants nothing but love and attention. He does unfortnately rule the roost and he takes every advantage of the fact that we love him. He's gone from sleeping in the kitchen and having an extra bed on the floor in the living room, to having his own king sized bed in the spare room and climbing onto the couch or our bed whenever he wants some extra comfort or attention. He does have a fair few amount of pet hates when he's home. He barks at the follwing things when he's in the house....

- police/ambulance sirens whether on TV or in the street

- bird noises (especially seaguls) on TV

- other animals he can see from the window/garden (dogs/cats/rabbits/birds)

- helicopters on TV or flying over the house.

Strangly its only dogs and cats that he doesn't like when he's out walking. A police car can go by when he's walking and he doesn't bat an eye lid.

He loves to watch the football with his Dad and goes mad whenever Liverpool score. He loves going out for walks when it's sunny but absolutely hates it when its raining. We have to drag him out when its raining - even when he's wearing his coat. He never fouls in the house but he's sooner hold it in all day than go out in a light drizzle. Then when we do drag him out he generally does his business as quick as he can and then drags us back in. Once back inside he wont move from the mat until he's had a full rubdown with a warm towel to make sure he's bone dry.

He generally eats better than we do. As well as his buscuits he has plenty of fish - tuna, mackrell, salmon, and sardines are his favourite and likes nothing more than leftovers from a Sunday Roast for a special treat.

In summary, Geoff has become a very pampered and spoilt, very content with his lot in life, very happy rehomed baby pooch and we are very happy that you let him come home to live with us.

All our love and keep up the good work.

Matt, Ces and Geoff

xxx

Andy

A Happy Tail from an NCAR Rescue dog

Hi my name is Andy

I was adopted from NCAR on 12/4/06 when my owner came to a fun open day, when she came to my kennel i looked at her with my brown eyes and she fell in love with me.
I am glad she chose me as I get taken on lots of walks by my dad and sometimes my mum.
I am very good off the lead and I get to play with lots of other dogs on the field and in the park.
I like to play ball and have lots of toys, as you can see on the photo’s I have made myself a den in the rockery, although I gad to pull out a few plants to make it my own, it’s nice and cool there in the summer.
I love going for a ride in the car it really good, we all come to the events at NCAR to support you all, at one event in August 2006, I came 2nd in the sleeping beauty competition and won a rosette.
Anyway that all for now, see you all soon at the next fun day.

Love Andy xxx

Tara

Hello everyone at North Clwyd.

Tara’s a delight! I can’t believe she is now 1 tomorrow and we’ve had her for half a year, it’s great! We’re so glad we found such a big, friendly dog. She adores the car, is mostly well behaved and quiet and very good company. She used to be such a bouncy nippy dog, but now she hardly ever does that! It took time to train her properly and it was definitely worth it. She loves to bomb around and bang into people! She can even do paw.

We love having her around although she has managed to chew a few things such as: 2 pairs of shoes, two pairs of slippers, a pair of sunglasses and a phone!

She is always making us laugh, such as when she’d just rolled a round in a huge muddy ditch, then ran out, into someone’s back garden where they were having a garden party and went straight to the food tent!

She’s shown much interest in people and toys, and whenever someone comes through the door she gives a few quick barks and a massive lick!

Although, we have had to give her many baths for she ‘s rolled in many things such as a dead goose and a lot of poo!

I just want to thank you again for how much joy me and my family have got out of

her.

Thanks again,

The Cliff family xxxx

Ellie

Hello my friends

Its Ellie here I lived with you for a long time with my babies, I have now been living in my new home for about 10 months now so just thought i would let u know how I’m getting on, Me an Duncan are still as close as ever I love snuggling up to him when were sleeping, I do like to have all his toys tho! I also love giving the cats kisses!

I did a really good dead the other day I bought a little birdie into the house that had fell out the nest I picked it up very gently and brought it into the kitchen, good hey! So mummy put it next door away from my cat friends,

We all went camping which was great fun me an Duncan loved it with our friends Cassie an pip, I wouldn’t go into the sea at first but second day i was very brave as Duncan was swimming and didn’t want to miss out! I’m just looking forward to our next camping trip now!

Me and Duncan are very clever tho, we work as a team to open the safety gate to go and eat the cat food upstairs oooops! But we do come straight back downstairs when the bowls are clean!

I will come and see you soon and you can see how well my skin is as mummy has it under control,

I’m a very happy doggie and get all the love and cuddles I want,

x x x Thank you for looking after me x x x

Tess

Hi Everyone at NCAR

Well its 4 weeks now and Tess (known as Mag to you) is really well settled.

She is a beautiful natured dog and so much fun, leaping around like a puppy and diving in streams and racing around the countryside like something possessed.

She rolls around the floor gently pawing and playing with my sons. WHAT A JOY.

Anyone reading this and wondering if taking on a pet from a rescue centre is the right thing... well yes indeed. Trust in the staff’s recommendation and you will end up with the perfect loving companion. Expect to put in plenty of time, effort and patience and the reward is unbelievable.

Thank you NCAR For our beautiful Rottweiler, we love her to bits

Billy

First of all I would like to thank you for all the hard work your organisation does, we adopted a Collie X called Billy Roger just over a year ago and he is a joy!

Now that he has settled down into his routine and his training classes I would like to give something back to your rescue. We have considered fostering but we're not sure if we have the room, and we already make donations as often as we can. Therefore the main thing I can you offer you is my spare time if there is anything I could do to help you out?

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards,

Laura Halsall
(and Billy)

Maisie

Hello North Clwyd

Just thought I’d drop you an email to let you know how I’m doing.

I’m now 8 months old and still trouble! I’ve learnt lots of new tricks like fetching the ball, opening and closing the back door of the house and now I walk nicely on the lead. I had a good Christmas, Santa Claus bought me a ball but I burst it within 1 hour!. Here’s a picture of me by the Christmas Tree. I’ve just come back from the vets after being speyed so I’m feeling a bit sorry for myself at the moment.

Maisie Finch

Jacko

Dear all a North Clwyd animal rescue,
I just thought I’d give you an update on how Jacko is doing.
We got Jacko off you on 13/09/08. I couldn’t have wished for a better dog.
He’s obedient and loyal. He loves going for long walks (and chasing rabbits and squirrels!)
He’s an angel around the house and all round a perfectly content dog.
Admittedly he is spoilt a little, but I just can’t resist that puppy dog face.
Since getting Jacko, we have had him clipped. He was just getting too hot on all the long walks, but I think he looks and feels better for it.
I’ve attached a few pictures for you to see how he’s doing. Will give you another update in the future.
Ps Jacko is probably the most photographed dog ever so I couldn't just pick one photo!!

Thanks again for matching us with the perfect dog
Sally & Jacko xx

Oscar

Hi everyone at NCAR, it’s me Oscar( I was called Bubba but I have a new name now) I'm really doing well at my new home, I have 2 new friends to play with called Boosie( Boosie used to live at NCAR as well , she was called Megan then but she came to live here 2 years ago) and my big pal Diesel. We all get on great, Diesel and I rough and tumble together while Boosie is like a Mum and looks after me and keeps me out of trouble! As you can see I have a fire in my new home and I like to sleep in front of it when I come in from my walks along the river, Mum and Dad are really pleased with me because when I go for a walk they can let me off my lead and I come straight back when they call me and I stay with Boosie so I stay safe. My mum say's my only fault is when I meet new people I get over excited and pee down their legs but I am getting better. I really like living here, I have lot's of toy's because I really enjoy chewing thing's
including Mum's settee but Mum say's that's what puppies do on occasion and I only did it the once!
Thank you for taking such good care of Boosie and me when we stayed with you, Mum and Dad say they will bring us back to visit you all when I'm a big boy.
Lots of love and licks Oscar xx

Happy Tails

Happy Tails from NCAR past residents

Why not send us your pets happy tail, telling us about their new life.
Please send your story and pictures to animalrescue@btconnect.com
This will be updated monthly - so keep an eye out for your pets story.

Boba & Jango

This is me, Boba, with my friend Jango. We were called Jerry and Cat when we were with you. We were rescued in Feb 2007. I settled in straight away but Jango wasn't too sure, he was older than me (about 12) so maybe he didn't like change. It took him about 2 weeks to come out from under the bed, he didn't make himself too popular as he did his business under there as well - oh dear. Once he settled in though he was a lovely old boy. We loved each other very much as you can see from this picture and were always cuddled up together. He was very camera shy and there aren't any better pictures of him. I don't have that problem as you can see!

Sadly Jango got poorly not long after he was rescued. He had to go to the vets a lot and had some tests done. They didn't really know what was wrong with him but they gave him some medicines. He struggled on for a few months but in June 2007 our new owners could see that enough was enough and he went to the vets and didn't come back. I was very sad and missed him dreadfully, I didn't know where he'd gone and would sit outside looking for him but he never came.

But that's all in the past now and I am still enjoying life with my new owners. Saturdays are my favourite days as I get tuna then! Yum! Although there is a big black cat from next door who sometimes comes in and eats it all :-( I'm very good at catching mice, shrews and even the odd bat or two - I don't understand about protected species.

Thank you NCAR for looking after me and Jango and I know that one day my new owners will visit you again to try and find a new friend for me.

Love Boba

Barney

It's nearly a year now since I left you to start a new life in Llandudno, since I last saw you I've been to the North Yorkshire Moors twice on walking holidays and I'm going again in May.I walk every day down to the beach at Deganwy and walk to Llandudno and back, this week my owners daughters' dog Murphy is with us as his mum & dad have gone to Andora Snowboarding. Luckily this year I've kept fit and well and only been to the vet once as I was a little sick, better now.

Love Barney

Roxy

We have had a great deal of fun since these two lively charcaters came in to our lives. Oscar the lab loves to go swimming in the lake by us and Roxy loves chasing squirrels through the woods luckily they are to quick and se never catches them. They sleep upstairs on an old duvet which they love and when we go out they curl up on their plastic bed in the kitchen. They settle down of an evening on the settee with us and their is often a race for the best seat. Roxy loves to watch pet rescue programs but we have to keep hold of her otherwise she tries to get into the TV. Oscar is fond of his ball and seems to think we would like it in our mouths he is very comical as his whole body waggles when he is wagging his tail. Roxy has has to have an operation as she ruptured her cruciate ligament but sheseems to be recovering well she only seems to limp when she wants a cuddle.

Thanks for all your help when choosing these dogs and we proudly display your sticker in our car.

Regards Chris & Paula

Daisy

Hello everyone at North Clwyd,

Daisy is a delight. I can’t believe she is 10 years old and has been with me now for over a year. I am so glad I found such a sweet older dog. She loves the car, is so clean, so quiet, and does a sort of sneeze instead of a bark. She has only barked twice. She looked so shocked, as if to say “Where did that come from?” You will remember how nervous she was initially and she used to shake all over. It took time and patience to gain her trust and it was worth every minute. I feel such happiness when she looks so confident. Instead of her tail hanging down and quivering between her legs it is up like an antennae, above her wiggley bum and hips. She is chasing round the garden now like a 6 month old puppy.

She started to resemble a pink rubber glove due to a skin complaint, so is on a diet of cooked fresh fish, with sweet potato, carrot or swede and she loves it and isn’t pink anymore ! She is much more mentally alert and physically active on her fish and veg diet. I am giving her a supplement called Mobile Bones which I found on the internet and also small pieces of Pedigree Jointcare + as treats as I noticed her back legs were tending to give way a bit. Don’t know which is doing the trick or whether it’s the combination, but the difference is noticeable.

She makes me laugh out loud every day, demands cuddles and that I chase her round the garden when she gets bored. She has shown no interest in toys. However I recently bought her a rubber Kong. Hilarious ! What she lacks in brain power she makes up for in enthusiasm and she will spend hours rolling it around trying to get at whatever delicacy is stuck inside, often a prawn or a bit of salmon which she loves. She gets talked to all the time, even when she's sleeping and seems to be having a bad dream, I talk to her and stoke her until she comes out of it. She loves her food and comfort and is very easy to spoil as she is as cute as a button ! I even blew up a paddling pool for her.

I adore her. Thanks again for entrusting her to me and giving us both a new lease of life. I often say she rescued me, not the other way round!