DAWG dogs

Dorset Animal Workers Group is a rescue organisation local to the Poole / Bournemouth area run by Helen Griffiths and a group of dedicated volunteers.

19/07/2024

We seem to be having problems with our Landline. Please DM if anything urgent. Thank you 🐾

25/06/2024

Update on DAWG Dog Norman ……

Hi Helen
I’ve taken a photo of Norman relaxing on one of the dog beds with Daisy. He is a lovely boy who likes to have lots of cuddles and snuggles up to one of us as often as he can. He can jump up very high and I have to remember not to put anything food on plates anywhere near the edge of the kitchen table, but I think he enjoyed the bit of my tuna sandwich that he helped himself to!

22/06/2024

Sad news …..

When you find the perfect dog for you, it is the hardest thing to kiss them goodbye.
RIP our beautiful Rosie, from the instant we set eyes on her, we knew she would be coming home with us. We have shared so many adventures together & loved her deeply. ❤️
With our love & thanks to DAWG dog rescue, where our journey began. 🐾
(Photos taken over the past week.)

15/06/2024

We have kindly been donated this Newooe Snuffle Mat. Suggested donation £5. Collection from Mudeford. Please DM or text Jane 07871 162682. All monies come to the rescue. PLEASE SHARE 🐾🐾

15/06/2024

SOLD ….. We have a selection of Chuckit Balls, 9 medium and 1 large, which have kindly been donated in. If anyone would like them for a small donation of £10 the lot. Collection is from Mudeford. All monies come to the rescue. Please DM or Text Jane on 07871 162682. PLEASE SHARE

12/06/2024

Tony needs a home.

Tony is a super little pup who just wants cuddles and fuss. He’s a bit timid initially but he literally just wants you to love him. He is a bundle of energy, loves playing with toys and is friendly with other dogs. Tony hasn’t been fully house trained, we’ve had a couple of wees but if the door is open he goes outside. We did try a night in the crate but he cried so we popped him on a dog bed in our bedroom and he slept quietly all night. Tony does bark if he hears sudden noises but I suspect this is down to him being a little unsure after being abandoned. Tony just needs someone to love him and be his best friend forever. He’ll need some training but he learnt to sit for a treat really quickly, he’s definitely food and fuss motivated. Tony loves walks and is good in the car. I think he would love to be with someone all of the time. He’d been fine in a house with other dogs as long as they are ok with an energetic pup. Tony loves to be sat with you and be stroked and cuddled. He is definitely a lap dog so here’s hoping someone has some space on the sofa for this lovely little boy.

12/06/2024

It has been a busy season with the cubs and we are still taking calls about injured or ill cubs and adults. The last group of five went to the release site last week and there are still a couple of cubs with us. This one is under treatment and the other we have is waiting to go to another rescue to join some of the same age.

16/05/2024

SOLD …….FOR SALE …… We have been kindly donated this lovely, smart folding crate, Iris Ohyama brand, like new. For a small dog or cat, size 55 cm x 31.5 x 36.4. Collection is from the Mudeford area. Suggested donation £10. All proceeds come to the rescue. Please text Jane 07871 162682 or DM. Please share 🐾🐾🐾

27/04/2024

Five more of the cubs went to the indoor pen today . They spent a lot of time exploring their new surroundings . They will stay here for a two to three weeks until they go to a release pen .

We desperately need sites to have a release pen . These need to be in an area or on a property that is secure and where we know they can be released safely . If you think you can help with this please phone the rescue on 01202 380467 and leave a message if no one answers . We will get back to you .

26/04/2024

Norman has gone to his new home

Not a very Italian name but Norman the Italian Greyhound has arrived today . He is five years old and is getting on with the other dogs here .

We will update more as he settles in .

24/04/2024

Ivy and Daffy settled after a feed

24/04/2024

Ivy and Daffy as they have been named we had a call on Sunday about . A man walking his dog had found one of them on a wooded pathway . She was very cold and still . He took her home, warmed her up and phoned us . He went back a while later to check no others and found another one . We went out to see if we could find the earth to ascertain if they could abandoned or whether something had happened to Mum . They are only approx two and half to three weeks old . They were thin and dehydrated when picked up but are now gaining weight.
If something happens to Mum very small cubs will after several hours start to wriggle out of the earth looking for her

24/04/2024

Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee were found on separate days in the same garden . We had one in first after she had been heard calling during the day for Mum . We were called and went out but she had disappeared. We thought Mum had come for her but had a call the following day to say she was in the garden calling again . She had hidden in a tiny gap under some steps . The following day her sister turned up in the garden and we were told she had been heard calling the previous night and was calling during the day .

They are much smaller than they look in the photo, quite diddy in size . As the others here are older than them, on the weekend they went to another rescue who has a solitary cub the same size .

24/04/2024

These cubs came into us at three weeks old as a family group. They had been on there own for two days calling for their parents so we knew something had happened to Mum and no dog fox around to continue providing food . They were a little thin and dehydrated when collected . As nothing else wrong with them and in a family group we didn’t need to handle them. As soon as they were old enough we introduced them to the indoor pen . When the temperature at night doesn’t drop so drastically they will be off to the release pen . Later in the summer the door will be opened for them to go . They will be support fed for a few weeks .

24/04/2024

Ivy was handed in at nearly 8 weeks old . She had been found when her eyes and ears were nearly open and the person kept her for several weeks . We had to scare her away until she learnt humans are not to be trusted . As all the cubs here are too young to form a group with her, she will be going to anther rescue to mix with a cub of the same age . This is Ivy last week investigating her new surroundings .

Please if you find a cub do not keep them , hand them into a rescue and we will check the area to be sure there are no others and will try to reunite with their Mum . If this is not possible we will keep them and mix with cubs if the same age to form a group ready for release later in the year .

17/04/2024

12/04/2024

Ash cub

11/04/2024

Debi in spite of having a million things to do still finds time to run a page to raise money for the foxes in our care . She holds auctions and posts the foxes regularly, as well as appeals for items we need for them. Thank you Debi from all the foxes and cubs

https://www.facebook.com/groups/animals.need.you.fundraising

11/04/2024

The noise you here in the background is normal cub noises from the others. This is Oak who is playing with his first toy

11/04/2024

The Secret 7 were hiding under a shed in the grounds of a care home, after their mum was killed . Needless to say the little rascals weren't keen on coming out... but after 4 hours of perseverance, we had them all in carriers by about 11pm.

11/04/2024

I have been busy with hand rearing this year's cubs hence me not posting recently. So far 11 have arrived and are all doing well. They are now eating from bowls and last night I was able to have nearly a full nights sleep . Always a relief, as by this time I am starting to feel a little spaced out after not sleeping more than a two to three hours a night. It is a lovely time of the year and I wouldn't change it as feel total privilege to help these gorgeous cubs on their way to adult life and eventual release. Couldn't have done it without the lovely Helen and Chloe helping me.

01/04/2024

Ally has found a home …. update from her new family …..

We had just lost our beloved 16 year old Lily, who had come to us in a highly traumatised state. Helen knew we were still grieving but wondered if we could consider adopting Allie - another traumatised dog. Of course, we are also big fans of Jack Russells, so we were delighted to meet her and bring her home.

It was a bit sad taking her from Yvonne, who had looked after her so well for seven weeks and had fallen in love with her. We had to change her name from Allie to Abby because we know too many people called Allie.

We already had three DAWG dogs and hoped they wouldn't overwhelm her. In fact, she was delighted to meet them and within 10 minutes, she was playing chase with Lucy (Staffie/JRT). Later, she was snuggling up on the chair with all of them. Since then she has decided that If there isn't enough room, she can just sit on them.

Poor Hugo (JRT/Pug), who 6 months ago was thrown out of a home when they got a puppy, was sulking at first until he realised he wasn't being replaced. He has decided to man-up and be senior boy (easy, as the others are all girls). Abby thinks he's a hunk. Ember (long haired Chihuahua, top dog and princess) likes her too and doesn't even object to being sat upon.

She is a bit worried about going out into the garden but is getting better and better all the time. She sometimes ventures out on her own - Especially if she thinks she can reach the tortoise's peas as a snack...

We took her and the others to visit friends, who also have two dogs. One of them is very excitable and we wondered how Abby would cope. In fact, she thought he was lots of fun but told him off when he became too pushy. She had a wonderful day playing with five other dogs.

She has loved being out in the New Forest. We call our dogs with a whistle on a walk and she was responding to it on her third walk. She has also met some of our regular dog walking friends and quite liked the look of a very old spaniel, shamelessly flirting with him.

Thank you Helen for introducing us. Everybody who meets Abby loves her. She is such a lot of fun and we look forward to seeing her grow in confidence.

26/03/2024

If you have adopted or fostered a DAWG Dog, you may be interested to know that we have a Big DAWG list on our website and your dog may well be on there. Thank you to Mark who has kept this comprehensive list up to date since 2008!

For various reasons there are a number of dogs that don’t appear on the website, so if your DAWGdog is not on there or the information is old, please send in any updates and photos by EMAIL to the rescue (NOT on Facebook) and Mark will do his best to include them. The email address is [email protected]

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The Big List of DAWGdogs on the website This is a list of all the dog posts on the website ordered by title and then the date of last update. Some posts contain more than one dog so if you can’t find the dog you are searching for here then please try the Search box on the side of the website inste...

24/03/2024

FOR SALE ….. Large hamster cage with accessories, 69 cm long x 36 cm wide. vgc. This is an item which has been donated in to the rescue to raise funds. Suggested donation £10. Collection is from Parkstone or Mudeford. ALL PROCEEDS COME TO THE RESCUE. Please DM or text/ring Jane 07871 162682. Please share, thank you 🐾🐾

24/03/2024

SOLD

PENDING …..FOR SALE ….. We have been donated this superb grooming table, size 89 cm long x 50 cm wide. Excellent condition….£30. Collection is from Parkstone or Mudeford. Please DM or text/ring Jane 07871 162682. ALL PROCEEDS COME TO THE RESCUE. Please share 🐾🐾

24/03/2024

We have been donated two large crates, one is 42” x 28” x 30” high, the other is 41” x 25” x 28” high. They are both sound but slight rust. A small donation would be appreciated. Collection is from Mudeford. Please DM or text/ring Jane 07871 162682. ALL PROCEEDS COME TO THE RESCUE. Please share 🐾🐾

17/03/2024

Sad news that Jane and her family had to say goodbye to beautiful DAWGDog Taylor on Friday, 1st March. Taylor came across from Ireland in 2012 with Mollie and their 7 Kelpie puppies. Jane fostered him but after six months decided he might as well stay as he rubbed along with Dawg Dog Ozzie just fine! Between them they welcomed in numerous foster dogs and when Ozzie died in 2015, DAWGDog Snoop came into the rescue and they carried on with welcoming many foster dogs into their home.

If anyone has one of Taylor and Mollies puppies, we would love to hear from you.

24/02/2024

Rover is still looking for a home. He has come on so well in the last few months, is great with all the dogs that come into the rescue and fab off the lead. Loves to be brushed and will oblingly roll over on his back to have his underside done. Loves lots of fuss. Very loyal and would be happy in a home as an only dog or one with other dogs. He does need a home that has dog experience.

24/02/2024

Sandy has found a home

Sandy has come to us to find a home. Very sadly her lovely lady has died.

Sandy has been here a few days and has shown herself to be a very sweet and social little girl with people and other dogs. She loves nothing better than to be sitting up on your lap or sat beside you. Sandy travels well in the car, enjoys her walks, she is clean and quiet in the house. A really lovely little dog. Sandy is around 7 years old.

If you are interested in offering Sandy a home please phone the rescue 01202 380467 rather than message us on here

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Five more of the cubs went to the indoor pen today . They spent a lot of time exploring their new surroundings . They will stay here for a two to three weeks until they go to a release pen . We desperately need sites to have a release pen . These need to be in an area or on a property that is secure and where we know they can be released safely . If you think you can help with this please phone the rescue on 01202 380467 and leave a message if no one answers . We will get back to you .

Ivy and Daffy as they have been named we had a call on Sunday about . A man walking his dog had found one of them on a wooded pathway . She was very cold and still . He took her home, warmed her up and phoned us . He went back a while later to check no others and found another one . We went out to see if we could find the earth to ascertain if they could abandoned or whether something had happened to Mum . They are only approx two and half to three weeks old . They were thin and dehydrated when picked up but are now gaining weight. If something happens to Mum very small cubs will after several hours start to wriggle out of the earth looking for her

Ivy was handed in at nearly 8 weeks old . She had been found when her eyes and ears were nearly open and the person kept her for several weeks . We had to scare her away until she learnt humans are not to be trusted . As all the cubs here are too young to form a group with her, she will be going to anther rescue to mix with a cub of the same age . This is Ivy last week investigating her new surroundings . Please if you find a cub do not keep them , hand them into a rescue and we will check the area to be sure there are no others and will try to reunite with their Mum . If this is not possible we will keep them and mix with cubs if the same age to form a group ready for release later in the year .

Ash cub

The noise you here in the background is normal cub noises from the others. This is Oak who is playing with his first toy

I thought it was time to post three of the foxes that are with us at the moment . We are receiving many calls about injured foxes who most of have sadly been put to sleep. Their injuries were too terrible for them to recover from. This is never easy to do but sadly has to be done. Snappy was caught at the end of December. She was in a weak state and coughing badly. She had either a very bronchial infection or Lungworm. She had an antibiotic injection and was treated for Lungworm . A couple of weeks later another course of antibiotics and a seven days of Panacur followed. A couple of weeks later another spot on treatment for Lungworm. She is now cough free and looking much better, far more relaxed and eating well.

Sizzles a delightful 13 week old Daschund puppy arrived this week. He was with us for less than a day before Carol and Steve two of our volunteers fell in love and adopted him. His name is now Flash

Ghost is bright, intelligent and learns new commands quickly . Sometimes Rover would rather be left to follow scents on his own but is always patient and tolerant of him. Ghost is fostering with Carol now who has for years trained assistance dogs. We felt he needed more attention and time put into his training to keep his clever mind occupied. Being half Collie and half Poodle he has two very intelligent breeds in his mix . He still comes with me and the other dogs for a walk eveyday. He now sleeps on his own at night, and apart from a couple of whines on the first night is quiet. Considering he came into us with seperation anxiety he has settled amazingly well.

Ghost in the forest on his first off lead walk . He is very good off the lead now .

Rover is looking for a home …… New territory for Rover yesterday and scents to follow. Rover will follow a scent backwards , sideways and forwards tracking where it is leading . Good mental exercise alongside the physical . I wonder sometimes while watching him, that if he could be trained to a scent that he would be good at tracking .

Ghost is looking for a home. Please ring the rescue on 01202 380467 if you are able to offer him a home. Please do not Message on here. Ghost has been with us for a few weeks now and is settling down into life here very well . Typical puppy who is active and then falls asleep in an instant . As you can see from these photos, he was one minute playing with a blanket that was in the wash pile, then dead asleep with it in his mouth . Ghost will sit and lie down when asked . When off lead in an enclosed area he loves to chase a ball -not so good at handing it over . Instead hopes a game will ensue with me chasing him in circles . Missy does this game with him instead . Ghost will not grow to Collie size rather more the height of Spaniel .

Rover and I have been getting out before light for walks and by 8 am we are ready to go home. We walked off the main paths to start with and across the heath which at times is tricky in this wet weather. I think that if Rover could talk he would be asking why we have to go the difficult ways across the bog. I was questioning myself on that one too after misjudging a step and sloshing back in a water filled boot. When back on the paths we met a few other early bird dog walkers and Rover completely ignored them and at the end of one walk two cyclists whizzed round the corner right next to us. Rover completely ignored these too. We have met many dog walkers and he is oblivious to them . He has come on so much in the last couple of weeks. In fact it is my favourite walk of the day as he is so good .

Rover is still with us and needing a home. During the cub feeding time I took him to the New forest a few times which he enjoyed . At the end of the walk I thought I would practise his Stay command. Rover needs a home with a active life and someone who has dog experierence. He loves other dogs

Bill is becoming more confident . He loves to be brushed and is instigating play with me.

Rover had his first off lead walk in the forest yesterday and again today . Never goes too far from me even though he runs off chasing smells and exploring all there is to see, Next couple of weeks will be 2 to 3 hours off lead in the forest running off his energy before starting his training.