Flori's Friends Rescue - Reg Charity 1177365

04/11/2024

It’s been a busy few days for the girls, they have:

✅ Been to the river cafe for a hot chocolate and a cuddle
✅ enjoyed a Merlot at the pub and got themselves photographed for the pub wall of fame as they’re just too cool for school
✅ chosen their own fish in Tesco
✅ played the puzzle games at the local park
✅ successfully eaten the house plants
✅ took a dump outside of their litter tray 🙄
✅ had a stroll through Canterbury town
✅ been fussed by far too many people

04/11/2024

Ideas for corporate sponsors please 🙏🏾

We are looking for roughly 10-15k to sponsor an indoor ‘kennel type set up’ area for the entire year of 2025 for us to be able To operate and carry on saving dogs. This sponsorship would save a LOT of lives in 2025

All ideas welcome please …. This would get us in such a better place to crack on with what we do best and not constantly rely on outsourcing expensive kennels

04/11/2024

𝙋𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙮𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧.

ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴋᴇɴᴛ

Say hello to the absolute cuddle monster and all round wonderful dog, Robyn.

Robyn came from a home that recently had a baby and as always, the dog was the first to go. Poor old Robyn found herself in our kennels and we all felt super sad for her losing her family. Kennels is a difficult place for all dogs and Robyn really deserves a place to all home now after being with us for a good few months. She has far too much to give to be in a cell block every day, it's actually really sad watching her go back into her kennel.

Robyn is an absolutely stunning, smiley dog with oodles of energy and love for all that she meets. She will shower you with cuddles and kisses when you come home and be the most loyal companion. Due to her boundless enthusiasm for walking she is looking for an active home that likes to go on plenty of walks...she would be absolutely ideal for a couple/person/family that like to hike and explore. This girl can walk for miles and enjoy every single second. Her vibrant personality is best suited to a home with older children (age 12 and above). Robyn is fantastic in the car, at the vets, isn't a vocal dog and is house trained. She keen to learn and is currently receiving some obedience training for her lead pulling. She is making improvements every day now but we would still like a home for her that has some experience in obedience training to make sure she continues to flourish into a well rounded dog. She is a strong dog so the obedience training is super important. We will get her a large part of the way but there will still be some work for an owner to do. This girl does not have a single bad bone in her body, she just lacks a few manners when she is over excited. Robyn also thinks she is a lap dog and her size absolutely does not matter when she wants to come and sit on your lap and give you a big kiss.

Robyn would be a great companion for another high energy pooch and she is fine with dogs she meets on walks (although VERY keen to go over and say hello to absolutely everyone which is why she is currently not an off lead dog). She would be equally happy as the only dog. In the right home, with plenty of exercise she will be an absolute gem for someone to own, she is a diamond in the rough that just needs that special someone to spot her. She is miles better looking in real life than her photos. Her goofy side shines when she gets the zoomies, showing her fun-loving and slightly silly personality and she will shower you with plenty of kisses when you come. She is raring to get out of kennels now as she is getting so bored and is waiting for her forever home where she would make an amazing, loyal pet. Sadly she is not cat tested so we won't accept home with cats or small furries.

She is available to meet in Kent and if you feel this is the girl for you please get in touch via [email protected] or on our contact form on the website and arrange to come and meet her, she certainly won't disappoint

Robyn is 2 years young, healthy, vaccinated, neutered, chipped etc. Home check and adoption fees apply

04/11/2024

We absolutely love spending time with our gorgeous Robyn ❤️ we are SO sad no one has come up for her 😞 she’s such a stunning, affectionate, do**us she deserves to be curled up on someone’s sofa 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Please keep sharing her advert. She’s actually being obedience trained at the moment so she will be much calmer very soon. She’s keen to learn and is now slowly starting to get some handler focus

https://florisfriendsrescue.org/meet/robyn-kent/

03/11/2024

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www.florisfriendsrescue.org/lottery

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01/11/2024

01/11/2024

Link to donate ⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://gofund.me/7de7e7b2

Please consider sharing or donating ❤️

01/11/2024

Our first woodland stomp 🍁🍂

01/11/2024

For those of you that didn’t believe he wore the entire outfit 🤭

31/10/2024

👻🎃Happy Halloween 👻🎃 from our resident cat Buster …. And yes he wore the entire costume. This is one cat that definitely earns his keep here.

31/10/2024

These guys have learnt where the on button is for this game - it’s alllll we could hear all night long 🤣

30/10/2024

A little progress video of our boy Barney now available for adoption in Kent 🙏🏾

He is such an incredibly special dog that really deserves a forever home ❤️

https://florisfriendsrescue.org/meet/barney-kent/

30/10/2024

Little bit of afternoon enrichment

29/10/2024

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐓

𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗺, 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝘂𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲

Meet 3 year old Barney,

Many of you have followed Barney’s unbelievably long and very sad journey at this rescue and also watched his incredible transformation. Barney has suffered a vast amount of trauma in his short life and arrived to us a completely shut down dog that wouldn’t even eat. Barney was initially adopted as a Romanian stray after having endured harrowing abuse as a puppy, abuse that no dog should ever have to go through.

After spending 2 years in a home, he was relinquished to our Kent kennels after the household got busier with a new-born baby and Barney was not able to cope with being thrown in at the deep end. Kennels absolutely crucified this dog, and his future was looking very bleak. There were days where we had run out of options as to how to make progress with him and there were many times he had the staff in tears. Every single member of this rescue has put their heart and soul into this chap’s rehabilitation and we are so very proud to even be writing this advert.

Before we start his advert, here are a few words form his trainer:

“Barney is one of the kindest, sweetest dogs I have ever worked with. Beneath his nervousness lies a true gentleman who simply wants to be loved and cuddled. Whoever adopt Barney will gain not just an incredible dog, but a loyal companion. His fun, cheeky personality is starting to shine through as he builds confidence. He is only just learning that it is okay to let loose, play with his toys and enjoy life. With patience and understanding Barney will blossom into an extraordinary companion. I am genuinely envious of whoever is lucky enough to welcome this beautiful boy into their home. He is a hidden gem just waiting to be discovered”.

Barney is still a nervous dog, but he is not aggressive in any way and would rather choose flight instead of fight. He has previously been a very misunderstood dog but in fact, all Barney wants is to bond with somebody. Due to his nervous nature, we are looking for an experienced, quiet home that has a good understanding of handling nervous dogs, are firm and calm and that can offer him guidance when he needs it. Adopters that are home enough to dedicate time to his journey and training is a must. He can live with teenagers + and can also live with cats. Barney would absolutely benefit from living with another well rounded, calm, young/middle age dog as he takes a lot of confidence and guidance from being around them and this has greatly benefited his rehab. A home in a quiet area with lots of countryside walks is a must, built up towns won’t be considered. Active homes will enjoy Barney as he likes his two long walks a day. Anyone wanting to adopt Barney should understand the time, patience and calmness it takes to rehabilitate a dog with his trauma history. If you are a first-time dog owner/novice handler, Barney is not the boy for you. If you are into dog well-being and training Barney will be an absolute cracker to own.

Since moving into home boarding training, he has flourished into such a good boy. He walks beautifully on a lead, is house trained, can travel in a car, is good with other dogs and is happy to stand and be petted by strangers (although still nervy of tall men), a far cry from the dog that came to us at the start of the summer.

Inside the home Barney requires a separate area for him to be able to have as his safe space, e.g. an area that can be baby gated so that he never feels any pressure to interact with visitors (although has proven himself to be fine with them when he is not pressurised to socialise). 6ft plus garden fencing is a must for a dog like Barney.

Barney has come on so much we think in the future he could absolutely be a dog
adopters can take to cafes, on trains and in busier places. The progress he makes each day is huge. We would prefer Barney stay within a 45-minute drive of Canterbury, Kent to ensure adopters are able to get training support should they ever require it. His adoption comes with lifetime free training and telephone guidance should it ever be required as well as 5 weeks free pet insurance. He is healthy, neutered, vaccinated, chipped, flead and wormed.

There may seem like a lot of criteria to this advert, but this boy has been let down so many times we aren’t going to let it happen to him again. In the right hands he is going to make someone unbelievably happy.

Please get in touch via the link below if you think you could be Barney’s happy ever after, the one he was always meant to have.

https://florisfriendsrescue.org/meet/barney-kent/

Home check and adoption fees apply