The Max & George Trust

02/04/2025

DOGS DAY OUT:
With Otis, Frank, Poppy & Melon

Our volunteers & pups took advantage of the sunny skies & enjoyed a day trip out to the park.

All of the dogs did us proud; travelling well in the car, walking beautifully on their leads & sitting patiently in the cafe. Being all round fantastic representatives for The Max & George Trust, flying the flag for ALL rescue dogs of different shapes & sizes!
Well done to the whole gang!

You can find out more about all of the dogs here:

OTIS:https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BecMvoiCa/?mibextid=wwXIfr

FRANK:https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19C8evjtXG/?mibextid=wwXIfr

POPPY:https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1RBf4WHwLR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

MELON:https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18xQeNqSfX/?mibextid=wwXIfr

If you’d like to meet any of the dogs, please send us a private message, we’d love to hear from you!

02/04/2025

Poppy needs a home 🩷

🐾 Shih Tzu x Chihuahua

🐾 Female

🐾 1yrs old

🐾 Lived with children

🐾 Ok with other dogs

🐾 Super friendly

If you are interested in meeting Poppy or any of our other dogs, please send us a private message

To help us care for the dogs, pay for vet bills, cleaning & feeding you can make a £5 monthly donation by clicking this link:

https://buy.stripe.com/3cs17jddMdogciA8wC

To help us feed the dogs you can purchase food along with other items we need & use here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/251KZM3F3Z08N?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwAR3ZjKAFlVhCMjgwQtbbHX_2WPL0dWnv3V8V-GkuTSK12Z-ic4Fe7kpO8SE

And please don’t forget to share!

01/04/2025

Come & Say HELLO!

Saturday 5th April
11am - 1pm

Our volunteers are hosting a fundraising stall next to our good friends Metamorphic Charm at:

Curborough Countryside Centre
Watery Lane
Lichfield
WS13 8ES

Why not plan a lovely day at Curborough Countryside Centre, enjoy lunch out, treat yourself to some gorgeous spring plants, followed by a spot of window shopping at the selection of unique shops.

Our fundraising stall will be offering cute handmade Easter crafts, dog accessories, dog equipment & dog toys… & meet some M> dogs too!
We’d LOVE to see you there!

31/03/2025

Frankie needs a home.

This little lad is full of FUN! He loves fuss, cuddles, affection & has the CUTEST waggy tail!

If you are looking for a best friend to fill your life with immeasurable love, play & fun then Frank is the chap for you!

🐾 1 - 2yrs old

🐾 Pug

🐾 Male

If you are interested in meeting Frank or any of our other dogs, please send us a private message

To help us care for the dogs, pay for vet bills, cleaning & feeding you can make a £5 monthly donation by clicking this link:

https://buy.stripe.com/3cs17jddMdogciA8wC

To help us feed the dogs you can purchase food along with other items we need & use here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/251KZM3F3Z08N?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwAR3ZjKAFlVhCMjgwQtbbHX_2WPL0dWnv3V8V-GkuTSK12Z-ic4Fe7kpO8SE

And please don’t forget to share!

30/03/2025

Sunday SUNDAE’S in the Spring sunshine with Snow, Brittney, Bonnie & our amazing volunteer gang!

The pooches were treated to pup cups in the park… what a glorious way to spend the weekend!

Learn more about the doggos here:

SNOW
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/197kiEyhx2/?mibextid=wwXIfr

BRITTNEY
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/155edZ6vVK/?mibextid=wwXIfr

BONNIE
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CKz1WkkJA/?mibextid=wwXIfr

If you’d like to book an appointment to meet Snow, Brittney, Bonnie or any of our other dogs please send us a private message to arrange an introduction. We’d LOVE to hear from you.

🥰

27/03/2025

26/03/2025

Ella is ADOPTED 🩷
Ella is a beautiful family dog who is happily living in foster with young children & other dogs.

🐾 Ella is a Border Collie cross

🐾 DOB: 11/09/21

🐾 Ella loves other dogs & keen to play

🐾 She loves being outdoors & walkies

🐾 Enjoys chew treats & toys especially tug of war with some rope

🐾 If allowed on the sofa she enjoys belly rubs & being near you in the evenings

🐾 She is house trained & sleeps all night in the kitchen/diner at her current foster home

🐾 Ella has been left for up to 4 hours with no problems

🐾 Ella is great with kids

🐾 Ella walks very well on a lead

If you would like to meet Ella or any of our other rescue dogs, send us a private message to book an appointment. We’d love to hear from you.

25/03/2025

There is not enough words …

24/03/2025

It’s happening all across the Country, in the background, quietly and going unnoticed with no end in sight. It’s been going on for well over a year.

Rescue centres are at crisis point and closing their doors, turning dogs away due to lack of resources and space.

Yesterday, it happened to us and for the first time in 9 years we couldn’t help a dog in need.

This decision was and is heartbreaking. It affects us all here in ways people cannot be expected to understand. Suffice to say the emotional toll it takes on our mental health is immeasurable. It’s sometimes the ones we can’t help that haunt us more.

What really is an animal rescue centre?

Every animal rescue centre will define themselves differently but at the very core ALL animal rescues ARE the frontline service to animals in need. It’s that simple.

We are the equivalent of the A&E hospital, the local homeless shelter, the mental health department and social workers all wrapped into one BECAUSE animals arrive hurt, injured and sick. Animals arrive shut down needing time to decompress, rebalance their emotions before they can begin to heal, they arrive abandoned having lost the home they felt safe in & some arrive from domestic abuse, owner deaths or found themselves lost.

This is what we are as a dog rescue. We are a frontline service to a dog in need

And just like A&E departments all across the UK we are feeling the strain. Most of us are aware of the overwhelming strains our local A&E departments face daily. We see patients in need of treatment forced to wait in ambulances stacked in the car park and patients in beds left in corridors because there is no space.

I am quite sure most people will agree it’s far from ideal but necessary in extreme emergencies. Eventually ALL patients get the help they need & no-one is turned away BECAUSE A&E departments are the frontline for us humans in our time of need,

This is exactly what an animal rescue centre is for an animal in need. This is what we are to dogs in need, sometimes, to help a dog in desperate need we have to improvise OR let that dog die. We have always acted to the best of our ability, where we can, in the face of an emergency because if we don’t ... who will ? Would you ?

But, like all rescues we are at crisis point. We are experiencing unprecedented amount of dogs needing a roof over their head, dogs who are sick because owners cannot afford veterinary costs and dogs that are suffering from the effects of lock down with behavioural issues at a level unseen before Covid.

Unlike A&E departments, we receive NO government help. NO help or support from the local council. No grants or funding handouts. Instead we rely on volunteers willing to give up their time to help. We rely on the generosity of our supporters who kindly donate small amounts of cash when we make an appeal, or much needed food donations to help us keep the dogs fed and blankets for bedding to keep the dogs warm and comfortable.

We don’t get anywhere near the support large rescues get. No small local rescue can compete or even tries to but all local small rescues are there for their community and we are ALL in need of more help.

Yesterday, for the first time we had to turn away a dog in need because we do not have the funds to treat him or get him medical help. The poor, elderly dog that appeared in good spirits, very much full of life and love presented with a large growth on his rear leg.

Sadly, his owner, at 98 years has recently been admitted to an end of life cate home where his four legged best friend is not welcome. He is no longer able to provide for his much loved companion who has shown nothing but love and loyalty for 14 years.

Can you imagine the crushing despair, guilt and soul destroying sadness we feel at having to say we couldn’t help.

But the reality is we could not. We just don’t have the money. Our vet bills are at a record high. Dogs needing homes is at a record high. Dogs needing medical treatment is at a record high. BUT our resources are at a record low.

What would happen if we weren’t here? Would anyone notice us gone?

We NEED your support more than ever. We NEED your help to help is help them. Without us, where can they go?

The cost of living crisis is hitting ALL animal rescue centres hard, electricity bills are through the roof combined with water, rates and waste collection bills also on the increase it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep going. Then there’s the medical costs and veterinary bills that are soaring.

More than ever before, we need your support to help us with our veterinary costs. We don’t want to turn away another dog in need.

Perhaps you could forego a cup of coffee from Costa or Starbucks for one day and donate what you would have spent to us. That one cup of coffee will not kill Costa or Starbucks but for us it’s a whole world of life saving difference.

Please, if you are in a position to make a donation, no matter how small, you can help him by donating here:
https://buy.stripe.com/dR603fb5Efwo1DW6pi

100% of the donations we receive go towards the dogs care.

22/03/2025

Sunny Saturday Smiles at our
Curborough Kennels today ✨

22/03/2025

MISSING DOG Skye
‼️PRESUMED STOLEN‼️

Skye has a costly ⚠️MEDICAL CONDITION⚠️
She needs to be at home otherwise she will become very poorly, very quickly.

Skyes Mum contacted us for help regarding her lost dog Skye. However, due to CCTV footage, Skye is now PRESUMED stolen. The Police are involved.

Skye can be safely handed in to any vets or dog rescue to be reunited with her owner.

21/03/2025

Join Us for Tea & Tails!
- Easter Sunday
- Armitage & Handsacre Village Hall
- Doors Open at Midday
- Tea & Tails 2 - 4pm
- £7.50 entry per person including a complimentary slice of cake & tea/coffee

This event is slightly different from our usual Tea & Tails Community Coffee Mornings as this event marks the launch of Lauren's book; 'The Search For Effie', the tale of the rescue dog who went missing in a Scottish National Forrest for 4 weeks!

Lauren will be sharing extracts from the book & telling other Max & George Trust tales between 2 - 4pm... Sit back & relax with a cuppa, cake & go on a journey featuring the ups, downs, twists & tales of all that is dog rescue!!!

The doors will open at Midday offering:

- Meet the Dogs!
- Refreshments
- Cake
- Doggy Pup Cups!
- Tombola
- Doggy Lucky Dip
- Raffle
- Buy Natural Dog Treats
- Shop Dog Accessories & Equipment
- Sign up for various volunteering
- Sign up for Lost Dog Tracking & Trapping
- Sign up for Work Experience

Limited spaces apply.
You can book your ticket by following this link:
https://buy.stripe.com/28o2bnc9IdogbewaG3

Join us for an entertaining afternoon with the pooches & learn a lot along the way too! All funds raised go to The Max & George Trust.

20/03/2025

Timid twosome Alma & Hugo enjoyed a trip out with kennel manager Lyndsey & husbsnd Chris.

Alma (aka Lottie) & Hugo are both quite shy dogs when you first meet them, but given time & patience, their trust & confidence grows, blossoming into bound full & fun loving pooches.

As shy as she is with humans, Alma more than makes up for it by being the most popular dog on the block... they all want to be her best friend! So if you are looking for a new playmate for your pooch, Alma is the girl for you!
You can find out more about Alma here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/YuwySmH6c3jRFh1P/

Hugo is a stunning yet shy boy, growing braver by the day. He will benefit from living with another dog to learn confidence from. You can find out more about Hugo here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Rtu5pN3YDSefDTEN/

If you'd like to meet Alma, Hugo or any of our other dogs, please send us a private message to book an appointment. We'd love to hear from you.

20/03/2025

Thank you Thursday: With The Lamb and Flag

Sam & her team have been fabulous at welcoming June & The M> back to The Lamb & Flag for our biweekly Bingo nights... even providing a winning bottle of wine each week!

They recently raised an amazing £100 for the dogs with their 'Guess The Football Team' game. Thanks to their generous punters, every square was sold! Thank you so much to all of the villagers for supporting your local dog rescue... It means a lot!