Black Dog Barn

01/01/2024

Hi Everyone, Mistletoe aka Missy here. I am looking for my forever family. I am a Rottweiler cross, one year old and a very happy, pretty young girl.

Marmalade Sandwich Cat & Dog Rescue was asked to help me find a new home and I have been living at Black Dog Barn for a little while now, apparently I am in foster care.

🐾 I love people and other dogs and am very respectful of cats, sheep and horses. I haven’t met any cattle yet.
🐾 I am clean in the house and don’t chew furniture or human belongings. I can reach up high enough to put my paws on the kitchen side but I only look at the food.
🐾 I don’t mind being left in the house on my own for short periods of time or overnight but it would be lovely to be a hot water bottle instead.
🐾 I like travelling in the car, and am happy to visit the vet. I have learnt to have my paws washed after walks and I am learning to come back to a whistle when I am off lead.
🐾 I would like to live with adults or older dog-savvy teens – I am big and bouncy so I don't think little people will be happy with me.

I am looking for a family who will give me plenty of exercise and stimulation. They need to be willing to invest time in my education and fill in all the gaps I have; I pull a bit on my lead and haven’t seen much of the world so everything is very exciting out and about.

Consistent and focused training will see fast results – I am super smart. I would love to accompany someone who walks a lot, or is keen to do some specific activities, I hear scent work, agility, park runs and canicross are fun.

I have had my operation so I can’t have puppies and I have had my vaccinations and some worming tablets. An adoption fee and home check will be required if you want to give me a happy ever after home.

🐾Please contact Black Dog Barn for more information about me.

Love from Missy x

29/12/2023

XL BULLY TYPE OWNERS

Please be aware that if you have applied for the exemption certificate for your dog, the muzzle/ lead / insurance rules apply with immediate effect from you gaining the exemption.

You do not get to wait until the 31st of December to muzzle and lead in public.

Some people have already fallen victim as they have applied for exemption, been granted the certificate, and then thought they could still walk their dogs muzzle and/or lead free till the 31st of December.

21/12/2023

20/12/2023

Great info on muzzle training from the Bue Cross. Not just XL bullies need muzzles, some dogs need them to help them feel safer.

20/12/2023

If you're wondering what to get for your pet this Christmas, please consider an identity tag. Apart from being a legal requirement these days, for both dogs and cats, it also makes sense. If a member of public finds your pet, they would far rather bring it home to you than have to call the dog warden or take it to the vet for scanning. The vast majority of dogs being brought to the pound are wearing collars, but frustratingly no discs, or carrying discs with phone numbers that are out of date. So please, be smart like Santa and get your pet an identity disc. Stray Aid has a range of identity discs from £5 that we can engrave while you wait, or you can get them from some pet shops and shoe repair shops, or online from Amazon or eBay🦌🐕🐈

12/12/2023

❗️£10 cat neutering❗️
We are still running the Cats Protection Program £10 neutering scheme, call to get booked in! No voucher required

You are eligible if:
🐾you are on low income £25K and under
🐾you are a full time student
🐾You claim benefits (universal credit, income-based employment support allowance, income-based seekers allowance, housing benefit, pension credit, child tax credits, working tax credits, council tax credits)

What is included:
🐾neutering of the cat (male or female) along with pain relief and medical collar to prevent licking
🐾microchipping

If you would like to book an appointment for your cat to be neutered please call us on:
📞0191 5130913

02/12/2023

With temperatures plummeting and snowy weather across the UK, it’s important to keep your dog warm during their walk

15/11/2023

APPLICATIONS TO APPLY FOR AN EXCEPTION CERTIFICATE TO KEEP A XL BULLY ARE NOW OPEN. You can find out what is required here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-certificate-of-exemption-to-keep-an-xl-bully-dog

Before you can apply for the certificate you must have 3rd party liability Insurance. If you join the Companion Club with Dogs Trust https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/support-us/membership you benefit from 3rd Party insurance. This does include dogs banned under the DDA that have been exempted including XL Bully.

You can find more information about the XL Bully Ban on our website https://www.freshfields.org.uk/xl-bully-ban-update/

04/11/2023

02/11/2023

How interesting!

Understand the possible connection of pelvic limb lameness and retained deciduous teeth, and the treatment and long-term care in this veterinary case study.

31/10/2023

Info for Bully breed owners 😢

😔WE STAND BY YOU 😔
A post for UK bully owners please read 💔

Like all sensible people we are appalled by what we have seen today. Despite overwhelming evidence demonstrating that breed specific legislation does not work, does not stop bites and does not protect the public, we are once again today faced with yet another hideous murderous law that we have campaigned against for over 30 years. We are heartbroken that this is happening once again in the UK,but this time on a much larger scale than before 💔💔💔

Our followers know that we have fought for many years against the horrors of BSL, we have helped too many dogs and owners to count and managed to save many lives in the face of what seemed like hopeless odds. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR INNOCENT DOGS AND OWNERS but we need your help!

We are under inconceivable levels of pressure already with the sheer numbers of abandoned and unwanted dogs and we are being asked numerous times every day to take in dogs whom we will soon be unable to rehome BUT WE CAN HELP YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

We want to reassure responsible owners that you and your dog do not have to face exemption alone. We can offer support, guidance and the benefit of our considerable experience in these matters. But we must remind owners to be there for their dogs first and foremost! Please step up for the dog(s) you chose to have in your lives, we will stand by you and with you even though we cannot do it for you - we wish we could 😔

At the moment all that we know following the government’s update today is as follows:

From 31 December 2023 it will be against the law to:
* sell an XL Bully dog
* abandon an XL Bully dog
* give away an XL Bully dog
* breed from an XL Bully dog
* have an XL Bully in public without a lead and muzzle

From 1 February 2024 it will be a criminal offence to own an XL Bully in England and Wales unless you have a Certificate of Exemption for your dog.
You will need to adhere to strict rules such as microchipping your dog and keeping it on a lead and muzzled when in public.

You will also need to neuter your dog. If your dog is less than one year old on 31 January 2024, it must be neutered by 31 December 2024. If your dog is older than one year old on 31 January 2024, it must be neutered by 30 June 2024.

The guidance on the www.gov.uk website sets out some further information for owners including the very broad range of physical characteristics that will be used to decide if your dog is “of XL Bully type” 😔 As with the flawed pit bull type definition, these physical characteristics unfortunately apply even if you can evidence that your dog is another breed.

The above restrictions will be in place from 31 December 2023 and the period for completion of registration only lasts until 31 January 2024 so time is of the essence.

At this moment in time we do not know any more, we have no information yet about the format of the exemption process or how or when applications should be made. We will update more as soon as we know more.

Ir is our firm advice to all responsible bully owners that you must begin muzzle training without delay, make a confirmed veterinary appointment for neutering and microchipping within the time restrictions if not already done or obtain proof if already done, and manage your dog so that they are always under control, including being on lead and, by 31 December, muzzled in public. Your dog needs you to be the owner they deserve, now more than ever.

We will continue to offer advice and support as well as practical input and guidance where needed but we fear for the future of our beloved bullies 😔💔 we need changes to dog ownership to protect public safety but this is the wrong kind of change and innocent dogs and owners are being punished when they have done nothing to deserve it.

Today is a sad day for us all. We beg UK bully owners not to let their dogs down now when the country and the government appears to be against them, not to give in to disgusting offers of compensation to kill their innocent pets! We must show the world that we are responsible loving committed homes for dogs who have done nothing wrong except look a certain way.

We have urgent meeting with legals tomorrow and will be arranging public information meetings with practical support and advice on muzzling, garden safety and procedures, as well as the exemption process .

Our main message is keep your best friend SAFE !! , PROTECT THEM!! by always having them on a strong lead in public and as already stated muzzle training.

There will be further posts with information and support .

Remember we STAND by you so please STAND BY your friend

The picture here are of 3, XL bullie pups that a breeder was about drown , they were vaccinated by our Vet today they are now in the safe hands of a rescue .
Sadly the Poor abandoned breeding female is not! She was yesterday dumped and is now in a pound like hundreds of others 😔THEY won’t get out alive !
They pay with their lives, when it’s those who breed and abandon who should be made to pay. They are the cause of all the unwanted and abused dogs .
The dog rescues and pounds are in crisis due to overbreeding of all dogs ! We call on the government to do something about it… before another breed is targeted!!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=723634146462205&id=100064468791421

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/xl-bully-type-dogs-to-be-banned

The Trustees of Carla Lane

09/10/2023

Still have some of our pet 🐑fleece left this year. Great for lagging pipes or wrapping plant pots in for the winter.

08/10/2023

How lovely.

02/10/2023

Beautiful bunnies looking for a home.

RESERVED THANKS

We think there must be a loving home out there for Spaghetti & Garlic Bread!
This cute and playful pair of young female bunnies have waited months to be adopted.
They are neutered, vaccinated and microchipped and ready now to hop into your life.
You must provide them with the correct living accommodation in line with RWAF guidance.
Call Christine on 07894449580 for a homecheck.
We are based in Bishop Auckland and will consider enquiries from the northeast of England ❤️🐾

25/09/2023

A vet group has warned of a disease within dogs that has been found across the UK that could prove to be fatal to our beloved pooches.

25/09/2023

25/09/2023

Collars and tags are a legal requirement foe your dog.

Animal charity Blue Cross has warned dog owners of the law.

12/09/2023

I didn't know this. More care needed moving snails.

SNAIL TAPPING

Curtasy of Helen Tracy - Author of the original post in Wildlife Gardening Forum.

Two days ago I did a post about the importance of snails in the wildlife cycle in our gardens.
The responses I have had have been frankly amazing-with some incredibly interesting and informative comments .
I would like to pull out one in particular though that was shared by a number of people.
It was a totally new piece of information for me and I would like to take this opportunity to share it with you.
I did not know that if I picked a snail off the ground to move them to a safer place I could cause potentially pain if I did not do it properly, by just ripping the snail away from the ground.
It can also cause the mantle to collapse which could kill the snail.
Although a snail does not have a brain-in the same way that a human has, they do have a nervous system through their body and many scientists think that their reaction to certain stimuli have proven that they experience pain.
Although it has not been proven 100%, I do not wish to risk hurting this fragile creature, or killing them by causing the mantle to collapse.
I was horrified that I had been doing this all these years, but was so grateful to those who shared this information to me.
So to prevent either of these happening you just need to tap a snail on their shell to make them retract their body into the shell before you move the snail.
Just pulling them away from the ground- is potentially excruciatingly painful for the snail and will often result in their death.🥲
Please become a snail tapper.
We so need these little guys to maintain the wildlife balance in our gardens.
Thank you.🐌

07/09/2023

This month!

24/08/2023

23/08/2023

❌❌25.8.23 Finder has just updated tonight that the person claiming to be the owner yesterday turned out not to
Be , unfortunately, so they are still Looking for the owner of Coco❌❌

DOG FOUND KINGSWINDFORD DUDLEY WEST MIDLANDS DY6 - CHIPPED TO DARLINGTON COUNTY DURHAM

Today this poor little dog was dumped outside my wife’s grooming salon he was matted covered in urine and scared stiff. He is microchipped but the number for the microchip isn’t working. My wife has bathed and groomed him much to his delight and we currently have him at home as no one will take him in.
Please help us find the owner he’s 12 years old and named “COCO” according to microchip, he went missing from Darlington area County Durham. Please help reunite this poor dog with his owners

https://www.facebook.com/stacy.valentine774

23/08/2023

Please keep dogs on a lead on cliff paths as they don’t always see the dangers and will carry on running 🐕🥲.

These two photos were taken at the same time - one is from an adult’s eye line and the other one from a medium sized dog’s eye line….

Stop and think keep it on a lead

20/08/2023

One of our clients is running the Great North Run in memory of her son Owen who passed away. If you would like to support her to raise money for Bansko Street Dogs in Bulgaria, however small a donation, please click the link below. Thank you :)

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/UK60WENBANSKOSTREETDOGSGNR23?utm_term=mQKZmKMgA&fbclid=IwAR0zAJ--sNK_SfB5FZB9qzBvma6G6ttwdeKiTZJHUiFbgF8l_5Muje_HVt4

Weʼre raising money to help provide vital funds for Bansko Street Dogs In loving memory of Owen Thomas Graham ❤️💔.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

19/08/2023

19/08/2023

🐈‍⬛❤️this older boy is looking for a new home❤️🐈‍⬛
He has been with the rescue for a few weeks now after being brought in by a member of the public. He is a lovely chilled boy and he really deserves a warm cosy home of his own.
He has been blood checked, castrated and chipped by the rescue so he is all ready for his new home.
Please get in touch if you can help him ❤️
Homecheck and adoption fee required.