11/10/2024
A very honest post...
Rescue is HARD right now! It seems now more than ever, people are looking to rehome their dogs and there are less and less adopters looking for a new member of the family which is putting a huge strain on the rescue world.
As a small and fairly new rescue, I get countless messages from people trying to find space for their dog to be rehomed, particularly for dogs with behavioral issues who need a more one on one facility to help them to succeed. I currently have 6 dogs on our wait list waiting for a space to become available and 2 new rehoming enquirers have come through just this week. We are doing all we can to help these dogs and their owners but there is only so much we can do as a small facility run by one human who loves dogs.
I feel like it is important to be honest in situations like this, we can only improve or gain support when people know there is an issue we are facing. However, there are things you as outsiders can do to help even if rehoming a dog isn't an option right now!
How can you help?
1. Share our posts, content and tell others about us
The more people who know about us, our dogs and what we do, the more potential to find forever homes for our dogs, foster families and support to help us help more dogs in need.
2. Donate
A small donation really can go a long way and it doesn't have to be money you donate. We have an Amazon Wishlist where you can buy gifts for our dogs or if you can donate financially, we are always grateful for every penny no matter how small.
3. Become a foster family
If you have space in your home to help a dog in need and are willing to continue with training consider applying to become a foster family! Foster families provide a temporary home for a dog in need until they can find a forever home. Foster families get full support from our team as well as financial support and are a crucial way of increasing capacity without a formal facility to house dogs.
4. Adopt a dog!
If you DO have a dog shaped hole in your home, please consider meeting one of our dogs and seeing if you would be a good fit for a forever home for them. We put a lot of time and energy into helping the dog we work with get the training and support they need to be loving family members and all adopters get full lifetime support so we can help at any point in your dogs lifetime.
We can't thank those of you who continue to support our little rescue project, we are doing all we can to help dogs in need and even though it's tough right now, every hard day is worth it when one of our dogs finds the perfect forever home!
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