Water Babe BONNIE

BONNIE has discovered water !!! she absolutely loves splashing around and her little face lights up, and all her worries disappear. She met horses today and sat as they went past her but was not too sure about cyclists. She is getting better when meeting new people as long as they do not smother her. She is such a gorgeous girl and has a super temperament and its such a pleasure to watch her slowly coming out of her shell. Keep it up Bonnie.

Love Eleanor xx

Brave BONNIE

Well for someone whose legs wouldn't work a few weeks ago she is certainly making up for lost time. BONNIE is discovering the great outdoors and absolutely loves her walks across the fields. She is on a long training lead which gives her the freedom to run ans she loves it. She has also discovered lots of interesting smells and " unmentionable" things to roll in. I couldn't get her out of the brook where she was paddling, I think she would have stayed there all day.

It is great to see her enjoying herself. However she is still wary of people. Now if we have visitors I ask them to sit on the floor rather than the settee, and after a few strange looks they do just this. In this way Bonnie feels less threatened and after a few minutes of viewing the person with suspicion she gradually edges nearer until she is practically sitting on their laps. Well done Bonnie, you are a brave girl.

She is very good in the house, loves being in the garden but drools when travelling in the car.

She has such an infectious cheeky personality and is an absolute star in the making.

Love Eleanor and Bonnie xxxxxxxxxx

Beautiful Bonnie

This is BONNIE. She came over from Eire in the middle of February. When I first met her she was a very scared little girl who did,nt want anything to do with us and would "shy" away when approached. It took a lot of gentle coaxing to get a lead on but walking was a " no go" and she would flatten herself on the floor and not budge. Bonnie was very wary of people and would cower down expecting to be hit. It really is heartbreaking to see such a young pup affected in this way. Anyway that old Wiccs magic has worked and Bonnie is now enjoying her walks, she is bouncy and loves to play.

Today she drew the short straw and has come home with me. Hopefully we can build her confidence up and show her that life as a young pup is fun ,fun and more fun !!!!!

Watch this space.

Love eleanor x

Daisy leaves for her new home

DAISY HAS BEEN ADOPTED !!!!
Well done Daisy, have lots of fun in your new home. Your new mum and dad were totally smitten after meeting you today. You certainly made us laugh and brighten up our day. You may be small in stuture but you have such a wonderful big personality.
I confess that I very nearly failed again as a fosterer and had a tear in my eye as I waved Daisy off...............mind you she wasn't bothered about leaving and simply turned her back and kept her eyes focussed forwards, little minx !.
Good luck crazy Daisy, it was a pleasure to have you stay with us, and already the house seems "empty" without you charging about.
Love Eleanor, Neil, Bazra and Bobbiegobs xxxx

Beach Babe Daisy !!

DAISY has been to the beach !! She had a great time. We went to one of favourite haunts, Holkham and Daisy, Bobbie and Bazra enjoyed miles of glorious empty sandy beach. In fact at times it felt as if we were the only ones left in the world, it was great. The woofs played for hours on the beach and swimming before walking back through the pines. Would you believe it ?........Daisy didn't get up to any mischief !!!!!

Love Eleanor and crazy Daisy xxxxxxxxxxx

Daisy's Day Out

Daisy has had a day out today and has been an absolute star ! We went to a large countryside/game fair at nearby Kelmarsh and took the dogs with us. It was a very big event, lots of people, children, gun dogs, a funfair, trade stalls, bands, medieval jousting and lots of gunshot. Well Daisy just strutted around, her tail wagging and just tok everything in her stride, she wasn't bothered about anything. In fact it took us ages to get anywhere as everyone wanted to say "hello" to Daisy and of course she just loved being the centre of attention. But she did get herself into mischief !.....she tried her paw at shoplifting and pinched a pair of socks off a stall, she then wrestled a large toy dog to the ground and knocked over a whole load of wellies as she tried to play with a jack russell ! There was a dog show and I couldn't resist entering Daisy and her Auntie Bobbie in the "best rescue" class and they came 3rd. Here is proud "fosterdad" with his girls !!! Love Eleanor and Daisy xxxxxxxxxxxx

Daisy helps out !!

Daisy has tried to be a very helpful girlie today !!! Firstly this morning she thought that she would clear the table in preparation for me to put down my cup of coffee.........however I ended up wearing my coffee!!. Then it was off to visit my parents and she went to help my Dad in the greenhouse and now all his trays of seedlings have Daisy's "dainty" footprints all over them. This afternoon my brother came over to replace a gate and his face was a picture when he saw Daisy as the last time Daisy was here my brother came to replace some fence panels and Daisy pinched all his tools. Well my brother obviously hasn't learnt and as soon as his back was turned she was pinching his tools and left a trail of them around the garden !!!!! This evening she tried to scare the wheelbarrow off by using her "bestest" voice and then was drinking and dancing in the water as hubby was using the watering can to fill up the bird baths...............so yes Daisy has been very helpful !!!

DAISY SAYS THAT SHE IS INNOCENT.........OK !!!!!!

Love Eleanor and Daisy xxxx

DYNAMIC DAISY !!!!

DYNAMIC DAISY !!! has returned to Wiccs after things didn't work out for her in her new home, luckily I had a "free" bed so she has come back to me on foster. She has grown a bit since I last saw her but she still whizzes around everywhere like a turbo charged rocket !!!

Daisy is just adorable, she may be small in stuture but she has a HUGE personality, she is quite enchanting and really brightens up our day. Daisy takes a very keen interest in all the sounds and sights going on around her, she is very bright and you can see the cogs going around in her head as she thinks about things. She absolutely adores other dogs and loves to play racey chasey as well as snuggle up afterwards. She loves her "Auntie Bobbie" who does tend to lead her astray...especially where digging in the garden is concerned !!

Daisy really is a gem, never a dull moment when she is around and she really is a little ray of sunshine. Hubby justs thinks she is fab, fab ,fab !!!

Love Eleanor xxxxxx

Spring is springing

It has been a while since I did a Mack update, we have been overwhelmed lately as Luca is very ill. :-(

Mack is still making progress and is a happy and relaxed boy most of the time. We had a slight setback a couple of months ago, a youth on a bike rode at Mack and got off to meet him, I warned him that Mack is nervous of bikes but he still came at Mack and got his leg nipped! We have met people on bikes many times since and Mack has been fine? I think it was just because the lad rode straight at him?

Mack had been a little unsure of male visitors coming to the house and would bark and growl? recently we have kept cheese in the hall for visitors to give Mack when they come in and he is improving, in fact he appears to like visitors now. He has been fine with women though?

We would love to keep Mack as we really do love him but even after all this time he is still tense when out walking in the neighbourhood, there is just too much going on for him to relax fully. :-(

Mack has been an angel with Luca, he will tumble with him but is gentle when they play. When they finish playing, Mack will spend ages licking Luca’s face and he appears to be aware of the part of Luca’s face which hurts so he avoids it. ( Luca has bone cancer in his frontal sinus)

Mack and his gang.

I will be very happy when Mack gets his forever home as he is a fantastic dog with loads to give to the right person/people, He is a joy to have out on fields where he can run and play, and when he gets home he is happy to flop by your chair just looking up to give the odd lick on your hand. :-)

Elegant Mack

Mick

LASSIE LEAVES FOR A NEW HOME !!

LASSIE HAS BEEN ADOPTED ! WELL DONE LASSIE, YOU ARE SUCH A SPECIAL GIRL

I'm still in a state of shock as I expected Lassie to be with us for a while, so my emotions are all over the place. But we are both so thrilled for Lassie. Although only with us for a week she had made such progress. She was more relaxed in the house and with us both, she tried to play with Bobs and Baz, she looked interested when Neil picked her lead up and said "walkies", she greeted me when I came into the house yesterday and actually wagged her tail. All things which other dogs do without thinking twice about, but, for Lassie huge steps.

Well done Lassie, you are such a brave girl. You are going to have a lovely time in your new home and you have a gorgeous brother Timmy to guide you and play with.

Love Eleanor, Neil, Bazra and Bobbiegobs xxxxx

Lassie staged another "sit / lie down " moment on one of our walks today,. I thought we were in for a bit of a wait but she suddenly discovered her legs when Bazra, my collie boy came bounding up to me as he wanted to play. Lassie decided that she wanted to join in !! I don't know who was more surprised, me or Bazra. Also she has jumped into the car quite willingly. In just these two moments I am beginning to see glimpses of that real cheeky girl hidden within her beautiful but sad face. Well done Lassie, you are very brave.

Love Eleanor x

Lassie

This is the lovely LASSIE who hitched a ride home with me at the weekend. She is a young "Irish" girl who appears to have had a very hard life so far as she has spent most of it shut away in a barn ! As a result she is very nervy and finds everything, including people very scary. Whilst at Wiccs it has been the softly, softly approach as she trusts no one and has no confidence. Sarah and Paul felt that the time was right for Lassie to move on towars the next stage of finding her forever home by going "on foster"......so here she is.

We know that progress will be slow and that we cannot rush Lassie, but we hope that we can enable her to feel more comfotable and show us all what a gorgeous girl there is just waiting to come out.

Lassie knows me well from walking her at Wiccs but is wary of hubby, although she will go to him to take a treat. She has explored the lounge and kitchen and already I've discovered she will thieve anything within her reach !! She is eating well and we are just going on short walks, at a slow pace. On our walk this afternoon she promptly sat down and wouldn't budge for ages, so we just had to wait for her to move. This evening she had an "accident" on the carpet and when I went over to mop it up she scuttled away and cowered down, reall frightened.......it was heartbreaking to see.

So yes a challenge, but not impossible. My aim is to be able to give her enough confidence about herself that she will be able to join me when I go running.......it will take weeks or months but I'm sure we will get there......................watch this space!

Love Eleanor