The Haven Rescue

22/03/2025

Meet Venus ♥️

Venus is a border collie x who arrived to us from Clare Dog Shelter after she was surrendered into the pound.

Venus is about 18 months old - 2 years old .. she is now fully vaccinated microchipped and spayed. She gets on well with other dogs, she walks brilliant on the lead, loves trips in the car and is an all round fun little dog that would thrive in a home that likes their walks and outdoors and then to snuggle up on the couch in the evening.

Venus is now looking for her own forever home with the following requirements:

• with or without another dog - she gets on well with males and females

• she likes her walks and then to chill out in the evening

• she is fully vaccinated, microchipped, and spayed

• Ideally, we think she would suit a home with older kids or teenagers

If you'd like to offer Venus her own forever home, please pm the page to start the process 🙏

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21/03/2025

Meet Kailey ♥️

Kailey is a border collie x who arrived to us from Clare Dog Shelter after she was surrendered into the pound, subsequently adopted, and then surrendered back again .. she's had a whirlwind few weeks and is now looking for a patient kind home to stick with her and offer her a forever home 🏡

Kailey is 18 months old .. she is now fully vaccinated microchipped and spayed. She gets on well with other dogs, absolutely adores playing ball, and will play fetch all day.. she walks brilliant on the lead, loves trips in the car, and is an all-around fun little dog that would thrive in a home that likes their walks and outdoors.

Kailey is now looking for her own forever home with the following requirements:

• with or without another dog - she gets on well with males and females

• she loves to play ball and would thrive in a home that would do some agility or sports with her ! She is a smart dog, so she would love the training part

• she is fully vaccinated, microchipped, and spayed

• Ideally, we think she would suit a home with older kids or teenagers

If you'd like to offer Kailey her own forever home, please pm the page to start the process 🙏

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21/03/2025

Meet Rosie ♥️

Rosie is a Pocket Bully who arrived to us via another rescue as she was having no interest 💔

She is an amazing little one .. she is currently in foster in an apartment with Tara & family and Max the terrier and getting on great. She's mastered the stairs, is 100% house and crate trained, and is loving her life.. she spends most of her day snoozing and going for a walk here and there.. she does love her walks but isn't the one for huge weekend hikes .. she would prefer a more sedentary lifestyle ♥️

Rosie was estimated to be born Dec 2022, making her just over 2 years old .. she was picked up as a stray and never reclaimed.. she was suffering from irritated bowel when she arrived, which has started to improve with being in foster and being on a low dose steroid ( inexpensive less than 20e per month) and we are weaning her off these and it is likely she will not be on them longterm as she is gaining weight ( she has steadily increased her weight in foster ) and home comforts are agreeing with her.

Rosie is a badly bred Pocket bully ( like most of them ). She has bowed front and back legs ... she copes well and is well able to move and grove when she wants .. she also has a mild heart murmur ( requires no medication)

What's not to love about her ♥️

Her ideal home will be:

• with or without another dog

• no cats

• dog savvy kids and parents

• House or apartment living

If you'd like to offer Rosie her own forever home, please pm the page to start the process 🙏

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21/03/2025

Happy forever home, Mylo 🏡

Mylo arrived to us in November 2024, surrendered at 10 months old because his owners were going back to work and they had him since he was a pup, but we're unable to care for him any longer.

He arrived to us with no vaccines, not neutered and a very bewildered young chap. We got him sorted with his vaccines, etc. and posted him for a home, we didn't get too many offers, a big black male dog, we never do! but then he was adopted just in time for Christmas, and we were delighted.
He was then returned 40 days later because the kids in the house "wouldn't leave him alone," and he was barking at strangers when they came to the house, and Mam was worried he would do something ( Mylo hadn't actually done anything!!) He arrived back to us, sitting in the middle of the kids in the car.

Mylo's heart was broken a second time ... and so was ours, but like most young labs .. he rallied and settled back into his routine here again. We, on the other hand, had to take a closer look at whether we will continue to rehome dogs, where children are, as most other rescues say no... and we can see why now, but this is still an ongoing discussion at the rescue.

Then along came Wendy and Stephen .. Wendy is a dog walker by trade and was looking for a solid young dog who would be able to go to work with her and be happy with multiple dogs .. and be a sensible chap !

We thought Mylo could be the perfect match, and they thought so, too ! Happily, their trial has been a success, and Mylo ( now Benny ) has been officially adopted ♥️

We received these wonderful photos and updates;

Hey! The trail flew by! We would absolutely love to proceed and adopt Benny 💙 he’s settled in so well and shown us what a good boy he is and getting on fantastic on my walks ❤️ thank you so much, xx

Happy forever home, little one, and thank you to Wendy and Stephen for giving him his own happy ever after and restoring our faith in people ♥️

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21/03/2025

Discussion:

What are the 3 main things people should do BEFORE getting a rescue dog ?

(There is no right or wrong in this )

I'm just interested to see what the general public thinks are important.
The 1st things that come to your head ?

Picture of Bailey for cuteness 😍

20/03/2025

Meet Socks ( white face) and Sam ( black face )

Sam and Socks are 4 month old Lab x Puppies - both are male.

Socks & Sam arrived to us as a part of a litter of 4 remaining pups of an original litter of 16 ... They were the 4 surviving pups of that litter .. the other 12 had died at and a little after birth. Born to an inexperienced mother as her first litter, it was destined for disaster from the beginning.

We had been told about them via the dog warden services as these 4 pups and mum had been getting out through a broken fence and wandering about .. The owner then got in touch via a foster home and wanted them gone.

Unfortunately, they wouldn't hold them for us to start vaccines in their home, which would have helped in providing them some level of protection so they moved to foster and we booked and paid for mum to be microchipped and neutured the next day. Our volunteer picked her up, brought her to the vets, and brought her home again. Thankfully, this has now put an end to her adding to the population of unwanted dogs.

The pups received their vaccines and vet checks, and sadly, 7 days after their arrival, the developed parvo .. most likely picked up when they had been out wandering.

Despite intensive nursing, we lost 2 of the pups ... and ran a bill of just over 2,000 euros saving Socks & Sam .. financially putting us back into a hole that we had tried to get ourselves out of.

This is the reason when owners ask to surrender dogs we now require them to have vaccines - They are your dog and you have a responsibility to protect them .. even if you don't want them anymore.

Sam and Socks have since coming home thrived.. they still have some weight to gain back and are now at that leggy stage in their growth, but they are now looking for their own forever homes despite their bad start in life.

They are Lab X pups ( mom is a full lab, dad unknown) they have been in foster with kids and other dogs and are great. They are happy, friendly social pups.

They are, however, large pups and will be large active adults. Do not apply if you can not commit to the next 15 years of their lives.

They are looking for homes with the following requirements:

• with another dog ideally to play with
• they can be trained to live with cats
• they can live with kids and have been in foster with kids
• house training and lead training is ongoing
• they are fully crate trained

If you'd like to offer them a forever home, please pm the page to start the process

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20/03/2025

Meet Lady ♥️

What a change from her first photo in the pound to having pup cups with our walkers last weekend !

Lady is a 2 -3 year old Brindle Lurcher who arrived into Laois Dog Pound as a stray and was never reclaimed.. she then arrived to us once her stray time was done.

Lady is a happy affectionate young lurcher, she loves her zooms and then to chill out. She's great with other dogs big or small, just no cats please.

Lady's ideal home will be:

• with or without another dog ... she gets on well with male or females

• she can live with dog savvy kids and parents

• she is fully vaccinated microchipped and spayed.

• She cannot live with cats

If you'd like to offer a happy little lurcher her own forever home please pm the page to start the process 🙏

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20/03/2025

Meet Flutter ♥️

Flutter is a 2-3 year old Border Collie who arrived into our care as her family were moving back home and couldn't take her with them.

Flutter is understandably devastated at the loss of her home, her routine, and everything she knew .. it's take her a little while to adjust and start to understand her new normal, but she's getting there ...

There's also a language barrier to be faced with her .. she doesn't understand us as she's been raised with a different language since she was a pup .. so our kind words don't really mean anything to her 💔

Flutter is timid until she knows you. She hasn't had a huge amount of socialisation with other dogs, so she doesn't understand how to play.. but she has been introduced to our calmer dogs and is learning to mix with them .. she gets on well .. but can be a little overwhelmed by dogs that run into her face.

Flutter is now at the stage where she needs to get back into a forever home ... Her ideal home will be:

• With or without another dog - ideally a calm older dog that is passive and will be kind to her - not a young in your face jump on top of you to play kinda dog - there not her vibe

• She is now fully vaccinated microchipped and neutured.

• She can live with dog savvy kids or teens

• Ideally, a Polish speaking family - this isn't a must-have requirement, but it would be nice for her if possible

• She has been cat tested, and there is potential there for her to live with a cat.. but dependant on the cat - They will need to stand their ground - cats that are nervous or have never lived with a dog won't be suitable

If you'd like to apply to give Flutter her own forever home, please pm the page to start the process 🙏

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20/03/2025

Meet Temperance, Beth & Jess ♥️

These 3 Poodle x Border Collie pups arrived to us after they were another accidental litter born to a working Collie mum.

These 3 needed somewhere to go as they were no longer wanted so they arrived to us.

3 pups that will be highly active large breed dogs when fully grown, with working genetics on both sides These pups won't be the type that will sit on the couch all day ... despite their fluffy looks they'll be active adults.

For this exact reason all 3 will travel to Sweden next month into active dog sporty homes that are aware of what they will need when their older.

Thank you to Philip, Nicole and Hazel for getting them to us.

These guys are already reserved for their own homes so please do not apply.

A huge thanks to their foster homes who have taken them on for the next few weeks in order to get them ready for their next adventure.

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19/03/2025

Bye-bye Bosco ❤️

Bosco arrived to us in October 2024 with another German Pointer all the way from Kerry Dog Pound after they had been surrendered in because they were gunshy.. we ♥️ the pointers, so we offered them space, and they travelled up to us ( a huge thanks to Sean, Tim & Lorraine for that impressive relay with 2 big bouncy dogs 🤣 )

Bosco settled into his routine .. he went through Winter with us .. learned to wear coats that he loved 😍 He is one of the coldest dogs we've met in ages 🤣 He made plenty of doggie friends here, learned to walk on a lead ( some days better than others ) and was just the best fella ..

Despite several posts, no solid home came forward Bosco, so when the opportunity arose for him to travel to Dogs Trust Liverpool we jumped on it !

Bosco set sail today travelling overnight and will arrive into the UK in the early hours and travel up towards his new destination where he will settle and start looking for his own forever home 🏡

If your UK based and want a happy, social, loveable oaf of an English Pointer in your life, then please do get in touch with the team in the UK or ourselves where we can direct you.

We can't wait for the update of him in his own forever home 🏡

A huge thanks again to Alex, Georgia, and Eileen for all their help on this one ♥️

Teamwork ♥️

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19/03/2025

Say a big hello to

Peaches - A 5 month old German Shepard female puppy *Already reserved, please do not apply*

Pickles - A 6-7 year old Labrador mix

Peter - A 10 week old Pomerian puppy *not yet available for rehoming please do not apply*

All arrived from County Dog Shelter after they had served their stray time.

None of them microchipped ( law since 2013), and none of them had an owner looking for them 💔

Every age, every breed is ending up in pounds across the country.

Dogs really aren't family members anymore ... they are an accessory for the majority of people.. something to tick off the list of "things to get " to settle into the aesthetic of life and what you think you should have at a certain stage of your life.

Unfortunately for the majority of dogs, if they misbehave, be a dog, bark, dig a hole, or not be perfect.. they are swiftly packed up and gotten rid of.

Over the last few weeks, we have seen it ourselves .. Pups that went out at 10-12 weeks returned because they started to push the boundaries because they are becoming adolescents.

We are receiving 10+ calls on the daily of people who purchased dogs and breeders refusing to take them back and purchasers wanting rid of them.

Vet practices now ring us weekly with dogs that have been brought in to be PTS asking if we can take them.

Plenty of these owners use excuses of "aggression" to force the hand of vets to PTS young, healthy, over exuberant pups to sleep .. because if someone in front of you is telling you how aggressive and lethal this dog is, what are you expected to do ?

Something in Ireland needs to change ..

We're not sure what .. we always go the route of responsible ownership, researching the breed you choose to bring into your home, being realistic with your lifestyle and the dog you want.

But more and more, it seems like we're just beating our heads of a brick wall because despite the education, despite us doing our best.

You just can't beat the stupidity of some people.

19/03/2025

A brilliant idea if anybody is looking for a sympaty card for a pet xx

A very kind, caring gesture to somebody who lost their bloved pet xx
https://www.facebook.com/share/1F6cSg4CXY/

We often get asked for sympathy cards for humans after their pet has passed, so we looked around & we finally have some in stock.

19/03/2025

Meet Danby, who arrived to us from Laois Dog Pound and is in foster and doing great ♥️♥️

He is a Shy Boy Ready for a new and more kind life ! 💙

Danby is a gorgeous Brittany Spaniel looking for a kind and patient forever home. 🏡

It's an unboutable fact that he with his siblings, were bred purely for profit. Like many dogs from puppy farms, he hasn't experienced much of the world 🌎 and is still learning to trust people. But with time, love, and the right support, he has the potential to flourish into a wonderful companion! 🐾✨

🐕 Traits of Puppy Farm Dogs to note before applying ( yes, we know he is cute, but there are some undeniable facts to know ):

💔 Nervous & Shy– Minimal human contact means he’s still unsure about people.

🏠 *New to Home Life – Things like TVs 📺, vacuum cleaners 🧹 & everyday noises can be overwhelming.

🚽 Still Learning– Toilet training & walking on a lead are all new to him! However, both are going really well, and he is learning quickly how to go outside for a p*e!

🐶 Needs a Confident Dog Friend– A friendly pup (male or female) will help him learn how to be a dog! 🐕💞

🍖 Food Motivated – Spaniels love their food, and tasty treats will help build his confidence! He loves just about everything edible, so it's a quick way to win his heart

🏡 Calm & Loving Home– A patient family who will give him time to trust & grow.

🏡 Danby’s Dream Home:
✔️ A secure garden 🌳 for safe exploring.
✔️ A friendly dog🐶 to be his guide.
✔️ No young kids 🚸 – Loud noises & sudden movements may scare him.
✔️ Patient owners who will let him take things at his own pace.

Danby may not be the type of dog to cuddle up right away, but with love & patience, he’ll become the most rewarding companion. 💕 🐾

Danby is now castrated, fully vaccinated and wormed & defleaded.. If you'd like to offer him his own forever home please pm the page to start the process 🙏

19/03/2025

A lovely update from past adopter Val and houndie Frankie ( now Wisp )

We just got these wonderful photos and update from Val:

Sending another big thank you for all your hard work rescuing hounds/dogs as we continue to have an amazing life together. ❤️

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19/03/2025

We are up early this morning 🌞🌞

Guess who's off to start their next journey and get one step closer to finding their own forever home ♥️

One that has been waiting a while ?

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18/03/2025

Meet Bailey ♥️

Bailey is a 5 year old ( DOB 31.10.2019) Dog De Bordeaux who arrived to us from Laois Dog Shelter after she was picked up as a stray and never reclaimed. She was chipped to her breeder, who hadn't any record of who he had sold her to.

So she arrived to us to find her own forever home 🏡

Bailey has since been fully vaccinated microchipped and neutered and is now looking for her own forever home.

Bailey is a soft, silly big girl who gets on well with other dogs. She walks well on her lead and travels well in the car. She is currently sharing with Bosco a male Pointer and getting on great, we think her ideal home would be as follows:

• With another large male dog .. She doesn't like young dogs who jump or be pesky and annoying. An older chilled male who loves the easy life would be her type 🙌

• She would like a garden to plod around

• She is a large breed, so she would knock tiny kids with her enthusiasm, so we would prefer a home with older kids

• No cats, unfortunately

• She does need a little bit of a diet

If you'd like to offer Bailey her own forever home, please pm the page to start the process.

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18/03/2025

This little dog was found in Roscrea Co Tipperary this morning

Finder is bringing to be scanned for a chip.

He's safe but we're looking for person that he belongs to. If he's yours or you might know the owner, please contact us and we can pass on details.

Proof of ownership required