The Halfway Dog House

06/12/2024

🤬 please meet little Joe!

I’ve started the weekend off angry, disappointed and honestly just darn right fuc£ed off. When will humans stops abusing, dumping, neglecting and allowing animals to suffer??

Joe became our smallest breed of resident yet but just the same as the bigger breeds, a human has abused him and then dumped him.

Joe is around 7-8 years old and has just been seen by our fabulous vets Firmount Vets, Antrim Joe has a sore eye, is baldy on his hind quarters and has a bad case of worms.

One of the most disturbing and odd things on Joe is a hole in his ear. This looks like the hole you get when you hole punch a piece of paper!! This has been deliberately done with a tool! 🤬

Joe is a little guy who has no idea what love is or that humans can treat him kindly. I’ve made a promise to Joe that this will be his best Christmas yet and the last one of not having a family of his own.

I have added some special treats for Joe to the Amazon wish list, a new collar and comfy bed he can call his own.

Please see our PayPal below if you’d like to contribute to the cost of his vet visit today or others in the future.

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/DB9WIR9L2QDZ?ref_=wl_share

http://PayPal.me/halfwaydoghouse

05/12/2024

⭐️IVY

Ivy has gained weight very quickly and is still enjoying her 3 meals a day along with treats. 😊 Whatever has happened to Ivy has made her very untrusting and wary of humans. 😢 However she does come around quickly and once she trusts the is super affectionate.

Due to her having to build trust in you and this all taking time, we would love to find ivy a foster home with the view to adopt to avoid her being around after she has bonded strongly with someone.

Ivy is going to require a very specific home that is adult only and pet free.
As I’m sure you guessed these homes are very difficult to find so would appreciate if you can share this post for Ivy or PM if the page if you think you think you could offer her what she needs.

We have linked both below should you wish to contribute financially or by purchasing something off our wish list.

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/DB9WIR9L2QDZ?ref_=wl_share

http://PayPal.me/halfwaydoghouse

05/12/2024

⭐️REHOMING APPEAL BLUE

Please meet Blue who is a bull dog cross with the most gorgeous puppy dog eyes. He is approximately 9-12months old and already a very clever boy who is toliet trained, crate trained, has basic doggy commands including, sit/paw/bed etc and has great doggy manners when playing with other dogs.

Blue is currently in foster and living with 4 other dogs of various sizes. He loves to play and run around and then have a cuddle and snooze on the sofa or in front of the fire.

He can live with another dog pending a meet and greet and could live with children who have dog savvy parents. Blue will make someone a fantastic family pet.

If you feel you could gift Blue his very own family in time for Christmas then please PM the page and if you can’t, then please like and share this post so they can find him.

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04/12/2024

HAPPY POST. 😊

Do you remember Nala who we travelled to Blackpool for to collect along with her 10 puppies around this time last year??

Well just look how she is doing now. 😍

THIS is why we continue to rescue even when is breaks your heart at times, and humans make you mad.

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03/12/2024

⭐️ROUND UP of who all we have in the rescue at the moment.

Some of these guys are available for adoption now, others will be available in the future when we have assessed what kind of home they need and some require a foster space.

Please PM the page if you’d like more information on any of the dogs below and in the mean time, please see our links to help either financially or by purchasing something from our Amazon wish list.

Being self funded we really appreciate everything and anything that is donated.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/DB9WIR9L2QDZ?ref_=wl_share

http://PayPal.me/halfwaydoghouse

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02/12/2024

Well done Sadie for picking the winning name MAGGIE! £30 on its way to you
We raised £50 from this card for the dogs so thank you everyone for your continued support💕🐾

02/12/2024

🎄 Let’s start the festive season off on a happy note….show your pets all ready for Christmas, past or present and from dogs to cats, to the exotic ones.

01/12/2024

Just a quick post to clarify that Doreen is NOT a an xl bully.

30/11/2024

30/11/2024

This is a bit of a rant to highlight an issue that arises time and time again when we appeal for fosters!

Commenting and messaging that you’d love to help/can help/will help is all well and good but we need people to follow through!

Fostering is one of the hardest things you can do but also the most rewarding. You need to be a ware that no you can’t “pick” which dog you want, we have ones that NEED a home environment, chances are the dog is going to be scared, under weight, unsure and will 100% need time to settle, not a couple of hours bur rather days/weeks! The dog you’re taking on has already been let down by humans so please, don’t waste our time or your time by commenting /applying if you’re not 100% it’s for you!

For fostering you need to be able to keep the foster dog and, if applicable, your own dog separate when you’re not supervising them.

The foster dog may not want you to stroke or pet them until they get to know you and that isn’t going to happen over night. It takes time!!

Currently we have 4 dogs who we would love to get into foster homes before their forever home is found.

30/11/2024

⭐️REHOMING APPEAL DOREEN

Big D has settled and came out of her shell so much. She is mixing and playing with all her foster doggy brothers and sisters and now comes over to get some attention and a stroke.

Doreen could live with another dog pending a meet and greet and although she hasn’t lived with children while in our care, we see no reason why she couldn’t as long as the children have dog savvy parents. She has spent time with grandchildren and been very gentle. Doreen has so much love to give and will make someone a fantastic and loyal pet.

Doreen is house trained, has her basic commands and can be left alone for periods of time with no issues.

If you think Doreen is the girl for you, please PM the page for more information.

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29/11/2024

Most dog owners in Northern Ireland have just taken this ridiculous ban at face value. No one has caused an uproar or a scene. The majority are following the restrictions such as muzzling etc which is great, provided you have an XL bully type. But it’s happened already.

I can’t express my disappointment enough in the Derry and strabane council area dog wardens who have wrongly tried to type a dog.
This dog in question is little Tommy, pictured below, who was rehomed by ourselves a number of months ago. He is a dinky little man at only 18.5 inches and resembles nothing of an XL bully. Yes he is a strange mix of something with bully thrown in, but he doesn’t meet the requirements for this ban.

The dog wardens advised his owner to exempt him due to the fact he grumbled at them when they arrived at the door unexpectedly, and labelled him “aggressive”. I think a lot of us as dog owners in general know our dogs don’t always take kindly to strangers calling unannounced, I know our certainly don’t. This doesn’t make a dog aggressive. The warden supervisor called tommys owner back this evening and told her that she should exempt her due to this grumble and that she will “thank him in the long run” 🙄

We as XL bully owners ourselves follow the legislation and have no issue with it, provided the right dogs are being typed! Why should Tommy lead a restricted life because under qualified individuals don’t know what breed of dog they’re looking at?? They refuse to speak with us now on the matter despite tommys owner telling them she wanted us to speak with them on her behalf.

This is what we feared at the beginning, dogs wrongly being typed just because the powers that be say so 🤷‍♀️ if a dog doesn’t meet the required height when fully grown then it cannot be an XL bully. If you look at this dog and believe he is an XL bully type then you may book yourself an appointment at spec savers along with a wee trip to England for one of the wardens amazing training courses!

Type the right dogs please and NOT all bully breeds!

https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/conformation-standard-xl-bully-type-dogs

28/11/2024

⭐️IVY UPDATE

As Doreen is now living in amongst our own dogs as part of the family while she awaits for her very own forever family, that meant we had our quiet and safe for space to someone else. And no one needs that quiet and safe space more so than little Ivy who was found curled up outside her kennel this morning. 😢

As regular followers will know she was found tied up to a tree in a forest. 🤬 Ivy is very underweight, scared and frightened. She will quickly take a treat from us but then runs away growling and cowering down.

Hopefully time and patience can bring this girl around also. 😏

Please see our Amazon wish list for some low fat food that’s needed for Doreen and some puppy food for Ivy to help her gain weight.

The irony isn’t lost on us that we have a girlie who needs to loose a few kg and a girlie who needs to gain a few kg.

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/DB9WIR9L2QDZ?ref_=wl_share

28/11/2024

NOW SORTED.

In search of a foster for our new girl now called “Ivy” 🍃

We awakened this morning to this sweet girl laying sleeping on the ground of her kennel floor with her little fleece coat on 😢 we just can’t let that continue hence this post.
She doesn’t appreciate loud noises or fast movements she’s very fearful 😢 she hasn’t been very well socialised as she can bark at people and other dogs, again out of fear. She hasn’t shown any aggression in any way since being here to people or dogs. She does sn**ch treats out of your hand, which isn’t surprising considering her body condition 😢

Ideally we’re looking for a foster home with -experience of nervous/anxious dogs
-no kids
-no dogs or the ability of keep her separated initially to allow her space
-willingness to work on her socialising when she’s ready

She is a really sweet girl and once she trusts you then she’s yours ❤️ if you think you could offer her a foster home🐶🐾

27/11/2024

*ALL GONE*Some names left💕🙏

Sunday evening fundraiser for the dogs in our care💕🐾

Each name £2
Winner gets £30

Paypal
[email protected] ( friends & family) or pm us for bank details

Thank you for all your support 🙏

24/11/2024

It just never ends 😢 this young girl was found tied up in a forest and left to die. She is a little pocket bully and noticably skinny but glad to be freed at last! She is chipped but has no contact details at all, except that her name is “Narla”
She knows all her basic commands so was clearly once a family pet 😢
A short term foster has been secured for her until we can get her into our care ❤️



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