Furever Friends

24/12/2024

December Newbie 🎅 ... Wispa!
Lovely Wispa also joined us this month. She's a laid back girl who loves her treats...if my hand goes in the treat pocket, she's there like a flash!
Typical Lab 🤣

24/12/2024

December Newbie...Eddie 🎄🎅🎄
Gorgeous Eddie joined us a couple of weeks ago and has fit right into the gang!
He's 9 months old, full of fun and rarely sits still 🤣

24/12/2024

Christmas party action 🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄

24/12/2024

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....🎅🎅🎅

24/12/2024

Christmas Week fun! 🎄🎄🎄

24/12/2024

Christmas Pups! 🎅

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas everyone ! 🎄
We've had an action packed week with not one or two Christmas parties ...but 5! Pass me the wine 🤣 But in all seriousness, the dogs have had so much fun and soooo many treats!
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Hope you all have an amazing time !

20/12/2024

Happy 6th Birthday Rafa ! ♥️🎉🎉🎉

12/12/2024

Happy 6th Birthday Brian ! 🎉🎉🎉

12/12/2024

Snoopy needs your help !
He has until tomorrow to get enough votes to win some Christmas treats from his vets ! 🌲

If you could click on the link in the comments, which will take you to their page and then like Snoopy's photo that would be amazing.

At 11 years young he deserves a Christmas treat! Especially after this year's health issues ...

Thank you ! 🌲

09/12/2024

Adorable ♥️
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14rinR2VpW/

05/12/2024

Thanks ThreeBestRated.co.uk for another year at the top! 😊
Always lovely to be recognised ✨

02/12/2024

Love this ♥️

https://www.facebook.com/share/15R1ok2hQ3/

❌AT CHRISTMAS YOUR DOG DOESN’T HAVE TO:

🧑‍🎄 Visit Santa at the garden centre

🎄 Be around your visitors

🎅🏽 Go to other peoples houses

🎄 Go to see the Christmas lights switch on

🍺 Go to the busy pub on Christmas Eve

If they are anxious or get worried about people, dogs or busy places or if they just don’t like doing these things. It’s not a fault if they don’t like doing these things, many dogs don’t enjoy ‘human activities’ like this (some do, I have one that loves all of it and two that would be 🫤 ).

✅ Instead they may prefer to:

🚪 Be in their safe space (see upcoming post on this), a quiet room they like being in with a dog gate on the doorway when you have a house full of people who may scare them

🐕 Have an extra trip to a freedom field on Christmas morning and some extra enrichment at home while you go and visit family for a few hours if they’d find it stressful to come with you

🐶 A meet up with a dog or human friend at a place they like rather than a trip to the heaving pub on Christmas Eve

🦴 A trip to a dog enrichment centre or a 121 in an activity they love (scent work, mantrailing etc) rather than an outing to see the Christmas lights switched on

🍖 Some dog safe Christmas biscuits you’ve made them rather than dressing up in a dog Santa outfit

Loads of these Christmas ‘traditions’ that we enjoy are not enjoyed by our dogs, especially if they are anxious or more sensitive. Even the most robust dog may tolerate these activities rather than love them.

Please be mindful of your dogs wants and needs and don’t put them into situations they find stressful just because we want them to be part of Christmas. It’s your Christmas, not your dogs, they really won’t mind not being included in everything you do ❤️

Laura McAuliffe Dog Communication 2024

01/12/2024

Fab day at the Saltmarket Social organised by Della and Doggy Delish !
Thanks for having us 🙂

£300 raised on behalf of NESSR
Northern English Springer Spaniel Rescue

Tilly, Mabel and Jessie were on their best behaviour behind the stall, although being next to the most amazing cake stall was rather distracting for them ..and me! 🤣

And it was so nice to see so many familiar faces, so many of our Furever Friends gang popped along to show their support. I didn't manage to get photos of everyone but your support was so appreciated ♥️

Thanks to Elaine, Stacey and Irenee for working so hard today, we made a great team ! 🙌

30/11/2024

🐾Sunday 1st December 🐾

If you're looking for something to do with your dog tomorrow, pop along to the Saltmarket Christmas Fair!

Dog friendly shopping event, lots of stalls, street food vendors, your dog can meet Santa Paws! Free puppacinos!

I'll be there on behalf of NESSR running a Booze/Chocs tombola with all proceeds going towards helping rescue and re-home Spaniels here in the North East.

Pop along if you're free ! 🙂🐾

Sarah 🎄

30/11/2024

My lovely foster boy Cookie is still hoping to find his forever home before Christmas! 🎄

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15FWsrn2AD/

Someone out there must need a Cookie in their life! The applications we've had haven't been quite right for him so he's still looking for his perfect home 😭
He's 2, neutered, needs another youngish dog for company, strong on the lead, great recall, can be nervous of new people but soon settles down. He needs an active home as he has bundles of energy and a family that will continue with his training. Not cat tested but living with multiple dogs in foster.
If you think you could be his forever fireside please get in touch.
https://www.nessr.org/single-post/cookie-2-yr-old-ess

23/11/2024

Happy Birthday to Ernie who is 4 today! 🎉🎉🎉

18/11/2024

Happy 4th Birthday Rollo! 🎉🎉🎉