German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund

12/12/2024

Mr Casper, aka snuggle bum was out modelling his new Adopt Me bandana today.

22/11/2024

Our auction finishes tomorrow. Dont miss out - get your bids in now https://www.facebook.com/GSDWelfareFundAuctions

This auction page is to raise funds for German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund we currently habe approx 80 dogs in our care Auction finishes saturday 23rd november ❤️

14/11/2024

Luscious Lilley is still looking for her foster home. She loves the car and having a little potter about for 15 minutes.

03/11/2024

Reposting as original post disappeared.

Foster/retirement home wanted
Our little Lilley doesn’t ask for much in life. She is around 8/9 years old. She has been in kennels a while now, while we worked with her to improve her confidence and reduce her nervousness.
She has come on so well, loves getting in the car and going for a little potter. She doesn’t need a long walk, just somewhere where she has space to sniff and investigate.

She has ignored other dogs on walks, although will try to shy away from people. Recently she has tried to follow them once they pass and sniff them!

She loves her bum scratches and will let you groom her for a bit too as long as you go slowly with her. She now greets us with a wag in her tail which is huge progress from when she first came into rescue.

She is around 8/9 years old and needs to build some more muscle on her hind legs so short walks would be ideal to slowly build them up. She travels so well in the car and is the perfect passenger.
We are seeking a foster home for luscious Lilley where she can continue to blossom. Lilley needs an animal free home because we feel she would be too stressed to share it with others.

Lilley can be nervous of new people so a quiet home with no young children would be ideal.

If you think you can help please get in touch either via the website or email [email protected]. If you can't help, please share her post 🙂

11/10/2024

A few of our stunning dogs waiting for homes. Their full details can be found here - https://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/dogsforrehoming

05/10/2024

Come on guys. This should be fun. Basically, once you sign up for this you will be emailed a list of things to find in the home. It’s not quite as simple as in saying for instance, a potato masher - the clue will be a riddle and you have to work it out. I’m looking forward to seeing people’s interpretations of the clues. Book your place now!

Prizes

There are 5 prizes on offer as per the photos below.

The Scavenger Hunt starts at 7pm on Sunday 6th October.

To Enter – please pay £5 to [email protected] PayPal or bank German shepherd welfare fund. 20-34-69. 70254622. Let us know once you have paid and we will add you to the list.

We will email you the scavenger list 5 minutes before the start of the hunt, along with the Zoom link to show your finds

Bringing a glass of wine is optional 😂😂😂

03/10/2024

Anyone else joining in our indoor scavenger hunt? Book your place now!

Prizes

There are 5 prizes on offer as per the photos below.

The Scavenger Hunt starts at 7pm on Sunday 6th October.

To Enter – please pay £5 to [email protected] either by bank transfer or PayPal

We will email you the scavenger list 5 minutes before the start of the hunt, along with the Zoom link to show your finds

03/10/2024

A call out for our mantrailing sessions, coming soon.

Introduction to mantrailing sessions

Exclusive to GSDWF

Dates: Saturday 12th October as Sunday fully booked

Location: Moulton Marsh Nature Reserve, Moulton, PE12 6LL

Slots: Am or Pm sessions

Cost: £30.00

Tony Briggs has kindly offered to run introduction to mantrailing sessions exclusively for GSDWF at a discounted price.

You can choose which day you would like and whether you want to come AM or PM. These slots will go fast so get yours booked now. Email [email protected]

Once paid, we will send you all the necessary instructions. We will ensure there is enough space and time to avoid seeing other dogs so dogs who are worried about other dogs are welcome.

27/09/2024

21/09/2024

Who is coming to our scavenger hunt? It’s Sunday the 6th October at 7 pm.

How it works

You have 30 minutes to solve 25 riddles and find as many of these items in your home as possible

Use the zoom link we will email you along with the clues and come on as soon as you have solved the riddles and found the items. We will ask you to show us your items while on Zoom.

The first person to come on to Zoom and show us all the item gets to choose their prize (we have some amazing prizes lined up for you) We are thinking we might introduce a prize for the person that shows initiative and brings the “nearest to” set of articles 😉.

If you have not been able to find all the items in your home, still come on Zoom at the end of the hunt to show what you have collected. If no-one finds all the items, the first prize will go to whoever collects the most items

Prizes

There are 5 amazing prizes on offer

The Scavenger Hunt starts at 7pm on Sunday 6th October.

To Enter – please pay £5 to [email protected] (PayPal) or by bank transfer German shepherd welfare fund. 20-34-69. 70254622.

Once you have paid email us at [email protected] and we will email you the scavenger list 5 minutes before the start of the hunt, along with the Zoom link to show your finds

Feel free to bring your own glass of wine. Look forward to seeing you there 😉

19/09/2024

PLEASE READ.

NO WELFARE? WHAT ABOUT THE DOGS?

Last night the committee was confronted by the monstrous reality that if things continue as they are in about 18months time, Welfare will run out of money
So what about the dogs? We have approximately eighty dogs in our care, some rehomeable, some are sanctary dogs, the victims of human behaviour. A few of those are alive because having been pushed beyond their limits by people, have bitten. They have been passed to us by the courts and police with an embargo on rehoming them. Ever.
Last night we were wrestling with this problem. Few if any of us slept.
These are the options we identified.
1. We need to raise significantly more money than we currently do.
2. We need to find good homes for our homeable dogs.
3. We may need to consider, as unacceptable as it is, euthenasia if the other two options fail.

What can you do to help?
Fundraising. We have two sister groups you could join, they provide help and advice on varied dog related topics. They cost £4.00 a month for both. There is a scavenger hunt scheduled for Oct 6th and we are looking at an auction for later on.
Reach out to friends and family outside the Welfare group. Look at collecting at dog shows, holding raffles in your dog club, or providing cakes whose purchase price is passed on to Welfare. What about organsing a small show, or a sponsored walk.
Help us to find homes for our homeable dogs. Do you know anyone looking for a GSD? Point them in our direction. Do you have room for a little one? We might just have the dog you’ve been looking for.

If we cant turn things around the final option is beyond unaccetable. We have taken in dogs to save them from euthanasia. Are we too going to let them down and deliver them to the final needle? How could we, with a clear consience, do such a thing and live with ourselves ever again?

Please, we beg you, help Welfare to continue its work for years to come.

16/09/2024

Prizes available for our Scavenger hunt. Book your places now ❤️

09/09/2024

Online Scavenger Hunt

How would you like to join an online scavenger hunt and win one of the prizes below?

How it works

You have 30 minutes to solve 25 riddles and find as many of these items in your home as possible

Use the zoom link provided and come on as soon as you have solved the riddles and found the items. We will ask you to show us your items while on Zoom.

The first person to come on to Zoom and show us all the item gets to choose their prize.

If you have not been able to find all the items in your home, still come on Zoom at the end of the hunt to show what you have collected. If no-one finds all the items, the first prize will go to whoever collects the most items

Prizes
There are 5 prizes on offer as per the photos below.

The Scavenger Hunt starts at 7pm on Sunday 6th October.
To Enter – please pay £5 to [email protected] either by bank transfer or PayPal
We will email you the scavenger list 5 minutes before the start of the hunt, along with the Zoom link to show your finds

08/09/2024

SAVE THE DATE.
We will be having a Scavenger Hunt (online) to raise some funds for GSDWF. Some great prizes on offer. Details to follow.
SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2024 @ 7PM

22/08/2024

As mentioned yesterday, we had our first “live” zoom in our new behaviour group. The subject was recall. What an eye opener it was. Lisa explained that when training a recall there are several steps to recognise if we want to achieve a reliable recall rather than a hit and miss one.

Nearly every day I read posts on Facebook from disgruntled dog guardians because other dogs have come charging over and their guardian had no recall or the fact that they got into an argument because their own dog didn’t recall. Recall is obviously a big problem in the dog community yet very few guardians can actually be bothered to do anything about it. They usually try to justify it by saying they have tried everything.

The idea of our new group is 2 fold. Firstly we want to help dogs and their guardians to live in harmony. So many incidences of dogs being relinquished could be avoided if the guardians had the knowledge. We aim to put the knowledge out there for you. Secondly it is to raise funds to help us to continue to care for the 100 (approximately) gsd in our care. Membership is just £3 per month. The price of a cup of coffee. If you are already a friends member then it’s just an extra £1 per month.

The fact that the membership fee for these groups is so low demonstrates that it is not just about grabbing money from you. The effort we put in to running these groups shows. The list of professionals we have had join us in the friends group is amazing. So much information. Lisa will be running the “lives” in the behaviour group. The work she does with our welfare dogs speaks for itself. It’s not just about the lives in the behaviour group. There is the option of discussion in the group and to upload videos of your dog to discuss.

For just £4 per month you could have all this information (and help) at your fingertips. What are you waiting for??

21/08/2024

We kick off with the first of our “lives” tonight at 7 over in our new behaviour group. Lisa will be talking “recall” which quite frankly, it appears many dog guardians need to hear. The behaviour group is just £3 per month to join or just an extra £1 if you are already a friends member. If you are already making a regular donation over this amount to welfare then membership is free.

Tonight’s “live” is available to non members for a small donation to welfare ❤️. Hope to see you there 😉