16/09/2025
SUMMER UPDATE
It was lovely to see Linda, Sharon, Clive and Cristina and all the dogs again when I visited at the end of June/early July. Lots of new faces and sadly some missing, Suzie from Ova and our lovely tripod Boycie. Suzie had not been well so we can only assume she must have sadly died. Boycie still hasn’t appeared, but has gone missing before so all we can do is hope and pray he may return.
Unfortunately more and more puppies are being dumped, most of them alone but some lucky ones have their mothers. During my visit we had a total of 11 puppies turn up at Kinik tomato hali, one litter of seven and one of four. After a few weeks there was only one pup left and she had parvo and was named Belle. Fortunately she has recovered and has been offered a home. Another little pup from the picnic area was rescued by Clive and Cristina after being attacked by the bigger dogs and fracturing a back leg. She is now recovered and is being adopted by Diane Neeson and has been called Hope. Both Belle and Hope are being fostered by Clive and Cristina until they are ready to travel.
The dogs love visitors and it was wonderful that Trudi Wilson and Emma Calvert were able to join one of the daily feeding rounds during their recent visits to Kalkan.
My 2025 Camino
On Wednesday I am heading back to Logroño in northern Spain to walk 305 km to Leon and continue the Camino Francés that I started in 2023. I’m raising funds to help with our winter feeding and general care of the dogs. For full details and how to donate.https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/susan-pye-25
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Thanks to everyone who has kindly donated since April including: Kas Dog Foundation; Claire Day; Jackie, Babazoo Parties; Andrew Smith; Julie Commons; Elly Wijnen; Patricia Casteels andJane Clay.
Also, regular monthly donations from our supporters: Trudi Wilson; Diane Neeson; Diane Johnson; Paul Minter; Richard Chalmers; David Clay; Moira Rutherford; Marilyn O’Dwyer-Batty; Sue Evans; Ingrid Lotgerink; Patricia Eckersall; Rita Emsley; Angela Jones; Christine Van de Zande and Faye Farquhar.
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Finally, a huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers, superstars Linda, Sharon, Clive, Cristina, who feed and take such great care of all the dogs and pups; to KAPSA for all their help with veterinary care and to the rest of the FKFD team my colleagues and friends, Moira, Claire and Marilyn.
Sue and team FKFD
