But here I am again for my very rare posting. We have all settled down in England very well and the dogs are loving having nice long walks to the park. We couldn't do that on our farm because we were in the middle of nowhere!
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| Stairs! For the first time! |
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| His own little window-sill |
When the dogs got off the plane, I don't think they recognized us at first, but once we spoke to them they went absolutely crazy with excitement. When we got them out of their crates they didn't know what to do with themselves, and they were shaking of hunger and exhaustion. I can't imagine being stuck in a cage not knowing when it would end..
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| Happy Jock, not phased by the move at all |
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| Moving is so exhausting.. |
When we got them to their new home, they sniffed around, did doggie stuff, and whatever. But they would NEVER leave our sides. They followed us around everywhere because they didn't know what to do with themselves. The first few times we left them outside on their own without us, they stared at the door, waiting for us to come out, until we went outside and comforted them again.
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| More stairs! And half stripped |
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| Their own special sofa |
Dusty has a problem with other dogs, where he gets a little too excitable (and a bit snappy sometimes...) when he sees or goes anywhere near another dog. But since he's been around strange dogs on his regular walks, he has had quite an improvement.
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| Investigating |
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| Play time! |
So, in general, it's been very successful. The dogs weren't sick from the flight, though when Lucy arrived she had sticky eyes. She then gave it to Jock, who had it quite badly (red, droopy eyes and gunk), and then Dusty caught it and his eyes are still a bit red and are continuously gunky. Hopefully that'll pass soon. Thankfully, no serious sicknesses :)
Also, I have been to Spain to see a friend who has 16 dogs. She is part of a rescue group called
Galgos del Sol. She fosters dogs until they can go to their forever homes (but sometimes she gets too attached and just has to keep them. 8 of the dogs are her own). Check out the Galgos del Sol website to see just how much these people do for the dogs in Spain:
http://galgosdelsol.org/
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| Little B is top dog |
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| Bracken and Bart, the two troublemaker foster puppies |
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| Jack only has three legs, but that doesn't stop him from having fun! |
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| Canelo, a gorgeous foster Galgo, still needs a home |
Galgos del Sol is running an auction to raise money for the dogs, too. To check it out, follow this link:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.190736607758344&type=1
There are loads of cool things there, like dog toys, collars, jewelry (for humans), artwork, etc. I have also donated an item for the auction of a custom drawing to the highest bidder. This auction is perfect for dog lovers, so check it out, and ALL money raised is spent on the rescue dogs in need.
Here is the link to the Galgos del Sol facebook page, so you can keep up to date on everything:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Galgos-del-Sol/175718192447988
So sorry for not posting in a long time, but I really hope I can get back into blogging again soon!
