Stella
Forget Me Not Reading Rescues
Look who is up and at it this morning !!! Stella !! Feeling much better in herself !!! So here we go little girl the hunt for your forever family continues 💜💙
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The name is…
So I put all the name suggestions into the wheel generator and the little lady with no name is now called…..DAISY !!
Forget Me Not Reading Rescues
He is beautiful little Rici from Romania. He is taking his time. He is up and down with his behaviour. Some days he trusts me other days he does not. Today was not a trusting day. Possibly because I had to bath the multiple sores on his body and clean out his ears which are possibly infected.
I will get little Rici to a point where he feels better physically and mentally. Whatever it takes I promised him that. He will have the best years of his life here in the UK that is another promise I made to him. If nobody wants to give my boy a forever home well that is OK to. He will stay with me.
These little souls they take time. Lots of it but you wait. You watch him over the next few weeks. With work and patience he is going to be just fine !!
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Forget Me Not Reading Rescues
I try my hardest to explain what life is like for the rescuers and dogs in Romanian. I try my hardest to explain why I stay with rescuers who, over the years, have become my friends. People in the UK never really understand their life. Their hardships. I guess unless you live and breathe the life of a Romanian rescuer you cannot be expected to understand what they or the dog’s experience. There are some good people in Romania. They are trying their best to change the life of the dogs there. Trying their best, against all the odds to save and help as many dogs as possible. Dogs that are abandoned, like Alfie and like little Bisquite, rescued this week by a lady just driving by. She was so happy to be rescued and of course she will come to the UK and we will find her the family she deserves. Dogs like her, like Alfie…..they are the reason 💜💙 #forgetmenotreadingrescues #romanianrescuedogs #overseasrescuedogs #rescuedogs
Forget Me Not Reading Rescues.
We have quite a few little Forget Me Not Dogs in foster care. Their families are really the most amazing people just like little Dusty’s foster family. Dusty is 14 years old. He came into foster about 4 months ago. Sadly his owner had fallen at home and was unable to care for Dusty. We took Dusty into long term foster care and Dusty is really living the high life !! This week he is on holiday in Wales and exploring all sorts of places. On a regular basis, Dusty gets to have a cuddle and a snooze on a heated blanket !! Apparently he loves it !! I mean who wouldn’t. Here at the rescue we think at 14 years old having been a loyal companion to your owner, you deserve to be treated like a king !
Older dogs are such a lot of fun to foster or adopt so please do give them a chance !
Forget Me Not Reading Rescues
ALFIE UPDATE
Just before I get off to bed here is a little bit of good news. Here is our favourite boy !! ALFIE still doing well !! All your funds were sent for his care. Just his leg to be operated on. He must then heal and then……Freedom 💜💙 Thank you Daniel Brat and Anna Highnote
Keep watching later for some more rescue news !! You will love it 💜
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George and Me
(My diary of a Romanian Rescue Dog)
George, my George is a sensitive little soul. When he was returned to the rescue I did not intend to keep him. I did not want another dog. I already had seven !!
My aim was to work with him and do anything it took to get him ready for his new home. But….when you put everything into these dogs, the time eventually comes when the circle closes between you both and the unbreakable bond is complete. Of course only dog people will understand the special bond between dogs and humans.
I have worked hard with all my dogs. Some, harder than others. I have a bond and I love them all but George is the most sensitive little boy of all. Even more sensitive than Kale and that really is saying something !!
There is no magic recipe to rehabilitating these dogs. Indeed it takes time. A lot of patience and commitment. It also takes a lot of reading about dog behaviour. Finding the right trainer is a must. I will be forever grateful to Wright Way Dogs - Training for sticking with George and me through some pretty difficult days. Especially when he first arrived !! As my lovely friend always says, “Every day, every situation is a training day.”
I celebrate all George’s little milestones, so does he with a special treat !! He is a little trier my boy. He beat the bridge this week and today he walked over another bridge that he most feared !! Ok he did multiple check ins ! Needed lots of treats ! But he did it and all in the wind !!
It is an absolute honour to work with dogs like George. It is true that dogs from Romania have double the adjustment phase of UK dogs. In general the life of a Romanian dog is hard. It is difficult. So understandably, rescuing a dog from Romania is a VERY, VERY different experience to rescuing a dog from the UK. However, you give these dogs time and effort and boy is it the greatest feeling in the world when they finally start to turn around. Anyway, that is
Forget Me Not Reading Rescues
George and Me (Beat the Bridge)
George is a Romanian Rescue dog. George came to me by circumstance. When he arrived he was frightened. He did not understand the world. He had reactivity issues. He needed understanding, time and a lot of training. So now, that is what George gets.
Dogs like George are born into very frightening and stressful circumstances. Little wonder then that dogs born under these circumstances develop stress reactive fear. The physical response to stress is the release of the hormone cortisone. Cortisone, in short, is a “stress maker.” If a dog like George is continually exposed to things that induce stress they will live in a constant state of fear and reactivity. Once triggered, cortisol can circulate around a dogs body for up to 3 days. In somecases a week. So the aim for me was to try and totally reduce George’s cortisol levels and in doing so hope he would be less reactive !!
For three months George and me have embarked on “No Trigger,” dog walks. No walk can be totally trigger free but I have found it quite easy to reduce them. Over the last few weeks, I have been slowly reintroducing George to busier places. The results are truly remarkable. George has been to the pub and today he BEAT THE BRIDGE !!
The bridge is a place that George has, until today refused to crossed. We normally approach the bridge and then turn back. However, today my boy moved forward and with a bit of reassurance he got to the other side !! Something I thought he would never do !!
George’s trainer from Wright Way Dogs - Training has taught me to look at George’s body language. Watching his body language tells me a little about his state of mind.
I have slowed George’s Beat the Bridge video down so you can clearly see the signs of anxiety he displays. He pulls his ears back as a sign he is anxious. But he then checks in with me for some reassurance to see if it is safe to continue. He keeps going. He shows a lit
ALFIE UPDATE
JUST TWO WORDS - HE EATS !!
Forget Me Not Reading Rescues
ALFIE UPDATE
Alfie is still very sick. He is still fighting. He still has not eaten 😞. The rescuers in Romania are doing everything they can for Alfie and like everyone we are living on hope.
Alfie you have a great future ahead of you my boy. We are planning such a wonderful life for you. Keep fighting little boy so much love is waiting for you.
Forget Me Not Reading Rescues
So it is snowing ! My house is not up yet but here is our lovely girl Lumi out with her people today !! I am told by her Dad that Lumi is today modelling a Dayglo Orange all in one !! 😂😂😂💜
Please send us pictures of the dogs in the snow we love to see them 💙
Forget Me Not Reading Rescues.
Our live story that we are following from Romania. Our little boy now has a name Alfie. Chosen for him by one of our rescue team Donna Hardy. He is now safe in the shelter in Romania. He has a broken leg. This will be operated on on Tuesday. Alfie is now reserved to come the the UK. When he is well enough we will be looking for his foster family.
Forget Me Not Reading Rescues.
Today. We are following a live story from Romania. We have news of a little dog who has been dumped by the owner. Noticing that he was about to be abandoned on the Romanian roadside, he chased after his owner. The video of this is below. Unable to catch the person who has just abandoned him, he admits defeat and inevitably gets run over and injured.
We do not know the extent of his injuries yet. We are waiting. He is currently at the vets. The plan is when he is well enough we bring him to foster in the UK. This is the reason why we rescue the majority of our dogs from Romania. We wait for updates throughout the day.
Forget Me Not Reading Rescues.
Rescues take many forms. But almost always the dogs rescue humans. Today we took Dusty, our 14 year old foster dog to see his 95 year old owner who is convalescing in a care home after a fall. No words needed but a privilege to be part of keeping them together.
