Tia's Pupdates

31/12/2022

Day 89 of our 100 Days series sees and Tia's Pupdate is a little late on being posted so to prevent a bottom-biting, she can also provide our New Year's Eve entertainment. No matter what you have planned for this evening we hope that you enjoy a good start to the New Year - take care and be safe!

And now let's discover Tia's latest shenanigans :-)

Hello everypawdy! Tia here with a quick pupdate. It appears I’m having another one of those season things again. I quite like it because all the boys want to be my friend. Rodney and Bruce don’t even want to go out for their walks as they don’t want to leave me.

When I go out for my walk I go and see Charlie. The hooman says I’m a fl**zy because I push my backside up to his kennel. It makes Charlie happy though so I guess that's what she means.

Naturally, I am still being good and helping the hooman whenever I can although she never appreciates it. Apparently, we will be getting presents for Christmas so I am excited to see what I get. The hooman says there are lots of dogs that won’t get presents at Christmas which is very sad. I’m hoping that Santa will bring them a new home. I’m off to see Charlie now to be a fl**zy. Love Tia ###

Can you help provide a loving home for one of our dogs and give the ultimate gift for the New Year?

https://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/dogslist/

25/12/2022

Merry Christmas Everyone!

We hope everyone and their furry (and not-so-furry) companions are having a good day. Debbie has been busy capturing some of the dogs she looks after opening their presents so I'll edit some of that footage together as a Boxing Day treat. I'm also planning to post about one of the things we've been working on and on New Year's Day Debbie will post about what we're planning for 2023.

But today we would like to thank everyone who makes our mission possible. A big thank you to kennels which provide exemplary care to our dogs and always going the extra distance whenever needed. Thanks also to the vets we work with to make sure that the dogs are kept in the best possible health. A massive thank you also to the volunteers who keep things running including the committee members. Special thanks to Lisa Hird for coming on board and providing the expertise in aiding our behavioural training and rehabilitation.

And last but far from least, we'd like to tell you how much we appreciate the support we receive from you. From adopting dogs in desperate need of loving homes, donating money, time and gifts and even sharing our posts to gain awareness for our work. Supported by dedicated people like you we are able to continue making sure that vulnerable German Shepherds can live the life they deserve and not the one they've suffered.

In preparation for the New Year we have a new advert to help us spread awareness of our mission so please watch, like, comment and share:

https://youtube.com/shorts/09BCndj0gas

07/12/2022

The ongoing Postal Service action is impacting other delivery providers and we've been advised that it is likely to worsen as we approach Christmas. We advise that if you want any physical items from the store then they should be ordered by the end of this coming weekend (12th December 2022) .

We have some awesome gifts for friends and loved ones. And with each purchase, you're helping to save dogs like Wellie the Christmas Angel.

https://www.gsdwelfarefund.co.uk/shop/

03/12/2022

20/11/2022

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16/11/2022

Unfortunately, it's not been a good day or two for me, especially with my main computer deciding to go on strike. Thankfully Tia volunteered and said that she'd cover Day 73 of the 100 Days with 100 Dogs series. Normally I'd be worried but she promised no bottom biting and that she'd been helping the hooman (Debbie) out without any problems.

I'm sure it'll be fine...

Tia and the Wheelbarrow

Hello everypawdy. Tia here with a pupdate. You will all be pleased to hear that I have been on my best behaviour. It's true and not only that - I've also been helping the hooman nonstop to try to lighten her load.

You may remember how I discovered the hooman having fun all on her own with the "snow" last time. Well, once I discovered how much fun it was I keep my eye on her now so I don't miss out. Today was my lucky day. It was kennel cleaning day and the hooman was wheeling the snow to the kennel. Being the good girl that I am I even helped her wheel it so we could get there quicker. I was surprised at how much fun I had doing that. I was trying to grab the wheel to pull it to help but it kept spinning around. I wasn't going to let it get the better of me. I persevered. The hooman was ever so excited that I was helping especially when the wheelbarrow turned over. I don't know how she would have done it without me. I'm worn out now after all the excitement and the hooman looks a bit dishevelled. Off to get some chimkin now. Love tia ❤❤❤

Oh, I should have also announced that the GoFundMe for Bella and her pups has surpassed £3,000 - which is great. However, if we can get that even higher and tell them that Tia sent you then the hooman will know who helps the most around here!

https://www.gofundme.com/manage/urgent-appeal-for-bella-and-her-five-pups

10/11/2022

WE NEED YOU TO BECOME ONE OF THE 5,000!

Dog rescues across the country are in a state of crisis - we operate thanks to the amazing generosity and here is an opportunity to make a significant change.

Generate free donations when you shop online and earn us an additional £10 donation when you sign up and shop at any of the supported stores three times before the end of December.

If 5,000 people signed up and generated £5 donations each would cover most, if not all of our monthly running costs - AT NO COST TO YOU! So even with the current financial crisis, you can increase your support without impacting your household budget.

A few extra clicks while shopping online and you're contributing directly to helping us save vulnerable German Shepherds and caring for them while we find them new homes. That level of funding would be a game-changer for us and keep us operating well into the future.

Will you become one of the 5,000 and make the difference?

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29/10/2022

15/10/2022

Hello everypawdy. Tia here with a pupdate. I'm rather upset at the moment but I know you will understand. The hooman is being very unreasonable. She buys us stuffed toys (she says they are called cushions) and then moans and takes them away when I play with them.
They even have pictures of German Shepherds on so I know they are meant for us. I think she does it as a torment I didn't listen to her though and just kept playing with them. I tried to get her to join in but she wasn't having any of it. There's just no pleasing her.

I'm off now to see if Rodney wants to play with the cushions. Bye for now. Love Tia xx 💗💗💗

Discover a range of informative articles as well as previous Pupdates from Tia and Dickie's Diary entries in our Article Archive:

https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

10/10/2022

Day 56 of our 100 Days with 100 Dogs has nothing to do with today's pupdate (who despite being told this feature wasn't about her insisted and casually mentioned bottom biting as a likely consequence of not doing as I was told). Still, it is a timely reminder that our dogs deserve their mental health to be cared for as well as their physical condition. Simple things like allowing your dog time to stop and sniff while on a walk and providing games for more significant enrichment can greatly help improve a bored dog's quality of life.

And as for Bitey McBiteyBottom...

Tia's Pupdates - Meeting Lionel

Hello everypawdy. Tia here with my latest pupdate. I want to introduce you to my new friend. His name is Lionel. I think the hooman was trying to keep him for herself as she can be mean like that.

I'm too clever for her though and sneaked him away when she wasn't looking. I don't see why she deserves all the good things! As you can see we play really fun games together.

I think Rodney is a bit jealous that I have a new friend but he is still my boyfriend. I must go as I'm going to parade Lionel in front of Rodney to make him jealous. Love Tia and ta-ta for now! ❤❤❤

Update
Like many of us, Lionel didn't survive unscathed from Tia's attentions. If you're a member of our Facebook group then you could bid and win yourself this little piece of luck (well It does look a bit like a ginger rabbit's foot) and enjoy its alleged (and totally unproven) mystical protection.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/230713463690105

10/10/2022

The German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund is a charity that rescues, cares for and rehomes vulnerable German Shepherds. Established in 1975.

01/10/2022

We've received a flurry of entries over the past couple of days, but there are still two more days to get your entries in for the GSD Welfare Fund's 2023 Calendar. Whether it's your favourite photo or matching one of the monthly themes, they need to be submitted along with your £3 entry fee before Monday 3rd October. Full details can be found here:

https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/2022/09/2023-calendar-comp.html

Please, Follow, Like and Share this post to keep informed of our latest news and to encourage as many entries as possible!

28/09/2022

22/09/2022

Hello everypawdy. Tia here with a pupdate. I just wanted to share with you that I am feeling rather miffed at the moment. I tried talking to the hooman but she just said my nose is out of joint. Then she added that my nose is so big that she should have noticed it was out of joint.

How rude! Personally, I think my nose suits me just right. I am sure you have all heard that the hooman brought home two puppies that needed help. I was fine with this and I have to say they are cute. However, what I am miffed about is that when she wanted to socialise them she chose Ada to play with them.

I mean, if that isn't favouritism then I don't know what is. I have so much more experience than Ada and I could have taught them so much. But no. The hooman said she didn't want them learning to bite bottoms.

She did try to win back my affection by trying to play games with me but then played with the ball by myself and pretended I wasn't interested. It's a good job I have my Rodney. He doesn't make fun of my nose.

Must go now as I can smell chimken. She's trying to bribe me now. Love Tia 🤍🤍

17/09/2022

There are only two weeks left to get your entries in!

Hi everyone - there's only two weeks left to enter your photos for our 2023 calendar, so please get those entries in quickly!

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Please note that the themes are intended as a guide to encourage a variety of fun images, we have no intention of them getting in the way of attracting great photos for the calendar. For example, a photo that relates to the theme anecdotally rather than as an explicit visual theme is fine - although please include the anecdote if that is the case.

To make sure that we also get your best and favourite photos we're adding a Wildcard option that isn't restricted by theme, so can be your favourite photo of your GSD. We'll use these as a back-up for any of the months if we judge a wildcard photo to be stronger than any of the theme submissions, or that theme doesn't receive any valid submissions.

All submitted photos (themed or otherwise) will be considered for the cover photo selection.

Full details for submissions can be found here

https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/2022/09/2023-calendar-comp.html

Please like and share this post as widely as possible so we can get some awesome GSD photos for next year's calendar!

06/09/2022

Tia's Pupdates - Fake Snow, Real Games

Hello everypawdy. Tia here with a pupdate. Today I have to tell you all about a wonderful new game I've learned to play with the hooman. It was so much fun, and a surprise too, as I really wasn't expecting to be playing games. The hooman let me out to play while she cleaned my kennel. I don't usually pay too much attention to this as I usually take myself off in the field to explore.

However, today curiosity lured me back to check what she was doing. She was having so much fun all by herself throwing snow around. It wasn't like the normal icy snow, but still looked a lot of fun so I joined in. I helped her to pull it out of the bag and rolled around in it.

The hooman being a spoilsport tried to end the game, and asked me to go out of the kennel. I really don't think it's fair she gets all the fun so I stayed. I shall be watching in future and every time I see her with the bag of snow I won't leave the kennel. Anyway - I must go as my Rodney is calling.

Love Tia ❤❤❤

To keep me in the delicious treats I so richly deserve, please consider donating generously to the German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund. They not only rescued me (although ambushed is probably more accurate), they also continue to take good care of me and far too many other dogs!

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3TFBXREQPUVUG

[Editor's Note] I've just narrowly escaped being bitten on the bottom as Tia was vexed that no-one had sent her any problems to solve. I tried to explain that maybe, biting on the bottom isn't a solution to all of life's problems. So she bit on the bottom and ran away.

If you have a problem that requires a dog with a particular set of skills then email in to [email protected]. Tia does accept bribes, usually in the form of her favourite sausages, to satisfy this not-so-subtle hint please make a donation and make a note that it is for Tia's sausages.

30/08/2022

100 Days with 100 Dogs: Day 32 - Pupdate from Tia

Day 32 of of our 100 Days with 100 Dogs series has definitely been a day of mixed emotions. On the positive side two of our dogs have found their forever homes, and we wish them and their new pawrents all the best for their futures together.

Sadly we've also had a particularly heartbreaking rescue today, with more dogs than we really have space for. We couldn't say no in this instance, and like all of us in tough times, we make do. The reason we're about to do so is in no small part thanks to our wonderful supports. Some have adopted dogs in need, others provide their time and expertise, and others donate the money we need to keep everything running. For that we thank each and every one of you.

To help restore our spirits Tia (one of our more famous dogs) has stepped in to provide one of her pupdates. We wouldn't at all suggest that she's missing the limelight a bit 😎 If you've noy met Tia before then you're in for a treat - she's quite the character!

Tia's Pupdate

Hello everypawdy. Tia here with a little pupdate. You will be pleased to hear that I am behaving myself, although I'm sure the hooman disagrees. Let her, she hasn't any sense of fun, or understanding of dog behaviour!

Lately I've spent more time in the cabin I with the hooman. She tells me that this is so I still have some home comforts, and to see how I cope in a home environment. 🥰I love it in there! 🥰 There's a huge dog bed, but the hooman gives it a posh name. You know what hoomans are like - they have to name everything. I think she calls it a sofa.

Then there are these big stuffed toys to play with. I know they're for me as they have pictures of German Shepherds on. These are great fun to throw about and try to tear apart. Again they have posh names too. She calls them cushions. I don't understand why she leaves these great toys out for me, but then tells me not to play with them. It doesn't seem fair really.

I was a little bit upset with my Rodney. He keeps going to visit Maya and making whining noises. I am not too happy about it. Worse still, Maya encourages him and pushes her rear end to the fence near him. She is certainly no lady.

The hooman makes excuses for her and says that she is in season. Maya needs to watch herself because the last time I saw the hooman season something she cooked it. I'm hoping that I might get seasoned soon to win Rodney back. I'm pleased I chose Rodney though, because Tony has a new home to go to soon, and so he will be leaving me. I will miss him as we do play lots. I must go now I'm going to play with the big stuffed toys as long as the hooman doesn't ruin my fun.
Bye for now. Love Tia 🐾 🐾 🐾

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If you're feeling extraordinarily courageous then you can always Ask Tia for the solution to any problem :-)

12/07/2022

Hello everypawdy! Tia here with a really exciting pupdate. Can you believe that tomorrow is my first gotcha day? I will have been with Welfare for one year tomorrow. It seems such a long time ago that I ran loose in farmers' fields before the hooman trapped me, but in many ways, I remember the fear so vividly that it could have been yesterday. Anything could have happened to me, and even when I was trapped, I remained afraid, but this time of the unknown.

I needn’t have worried because I've settled really well here, and I've even made friends. Rodney is my best friend - although we don’t physically mix, we are neighbours and I cannot wait to get back to my kennel to be next to him. I did wonder why the hooman didn’t let us run together, but she said that it’s because she cannot put a collar or lead on Rodney yet, so if he tried to hurt me (although she thinks he is as besotted with me as I am with him) she would not be able to stop him without a lead.

She said it is called erring on the side of caution. It’s a shame she doesn’t err on the side of caution a bit more often as she is always getting things wrong!

I am still not too happy around people but the hooman says it takes as long as it takes. She said given the trauma I have been through she is not surprised.

To celebrate my gotcha day, I will be doing a live in the new Friends of GSD Welfare group. I am not sure what I am supposed to do, and strangely, the hooman looks a little bit uncomfortable with the idea as she said she never knows what I am going to do next. I don’t know why she doesn’t have faith in me. She said that I might possibly get some treats so I shall really look forward to that. Although, I have to tell you, she is one of those that breaks a treat in two and thinks I've been fooled into believing they're two treats. How stupid does she really think I am. She has promised me this won’t happen tomorrow though.

I really look forward to seeing you in my live tomorrow if you are a Friend of Welfare. Bye for now …. Rodney is calling me. Love Tia ❤❤❤

Discover how to become a Friend of GSD Welfare for only £3 per month here: https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/p/become-friend-of-gsd-welfare.html

08/07/2022

We are pleased to announce that our Friends of GSD Welfare subscription is now available. For only £3 per month you help us continue our mission rescuing, caring for, and rehoming vulnerable German Shepherds. You'll also gain access to some amazing exclusive content.

https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/p/become-friend-of-gsd-welfare.html

11/06/2022

Hello everypawdy. Tia here with another little pupdate. I’m thinking of looking for a new kennel. Not because of Rodney or Tony, but because of the lady hooman. She never appreciates me. Take today for instance.
While cleaning the kennels out, I heard her muttering under her breath. I'm just being polite really as it wasn't really under her breath, she was saying it loud. I didn’t understand all the words (although I knew some were rude) and she didn’t seem to be smiling either!

Despite the rude and strange words, I think I caught the gist of it. Apparently, the male hooman had got some different stuff to put on the kennel floors instead of the regular wood shavings. Not only did it make more mess, but took three times as long to clean up.

Naturally I took I pity on her - after all, not everyone can keep their males in line as well as I can, so I thought I'd cheer her up. I didn't have any hooman treats, so I thought that some play time would help. I kept running back in the kennels with my toss trying to get her to play with me. She just threw the toys out the kennel. So I brought them back in, thinking it was a great game.

The hooman having no sense of humour and being totally ungrateful, threw the toys out and locked the gate, so I couldn’t get back in. How mean can you get? She’ll be sorry when she wants to play tomorrow because I won’t play. Unless she’s got food or special toys of course.

Bye for now I think I can smell the chimkin. Love Tia xx

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If you have a problem the needs my wisdom to solve then you can email my bearded monkey at [email protected] and he'll do whatever I tell him to. I do like sausages, but sometimes it's nice to be surprised.

To help keep me in the treats I so richly deserve, please consider donating generously to the German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund who rescued me, and now continue to take good care of me. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3TFBXREQPUVUG

18/05/2022

12/05/2022

It's been too long since my last pupdate, but I'm back, and I'm helping to solve a cat problem...

https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/2022/05/ask-tia-art-of-herding-cats.html

27/03/2022

Tia's all excited about her new venture to become an Agony Aunt, and to help solve the world's problems. Read her first advice over on the GSD Welfare Fund blog:

https://gsdwelfare.blogspot.com/2022/03/ask-tia-exciting-new-thing.html

If you'd like Tia's advice then please get in touch!