It's ages since I've had chance to sit down and Blog Away. I'm afraid this is a short one too. Hopefully I can catch up properly next week.
We've been really busy as Blog Fans have probably guessed. Nancy's pups are really coming on now, and are marching around causing havoc! Little Horrors they are!
Dennis is doing great in his foster home, he's lost weight and is Super Dennis now! He has a new hobby too - he's taken up swimming and is attending hydrotheraphy sessions with his foster mum. I will post a pic soon.
Paul & I are going away on Thursday for our first ever break/holiday away together! We will be back on Sunday. Alexa is holding the fort, with other folks coming up to help on various days.
I am still about 40 emails behind at the moment, so if anyone has emailed and are waiting for a reply, please bear with me.
TTFN!
xx
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
Wiccaweys Calendars available now
A lovely lady called Mel has rustled up some Wiccaweys Calendars for us and they are on sale now.
The calendars are in a cd style case measuring 7.5" long by 4.5 high.
There are two designs available:
the first features some of the dogs homed by Wiccaweys
and the second is a tribute to our very special Grandad Brynn
Please state which design you require when ordering.
Calendars cost £8 inuding postage and packing with all profits coming to WICCAWEYS.
You can order and pay 2 ways:
To order by cheque, please contact Mel at: melanie_12@hotmail.com
To order via PAYPAL, please make payment to : melanie_12@hotmail.com
Wiccaweys
Brynn
The calendars are in a cd style case measuring 7.5" long by 4.5 high.
There are two designs available:
the first features some of the dogs homed by Wiccaweys
and the second is a tribute to our very special Grandad Brynn
Please state which design you require when ordering.
Calendars cost £8 inuding postage and packing with all profits coming to WICCAWEYS.
You can order and pay 2 ways:
To order by cheque, please contact Mel at: melanie_12@hotmail.com
To order via PAYPAL, please make payment to : melanie_12@hotmail.com
Wiccaweys
Brynn
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Are you filming my best side.......?
Friday saw the arrival of the camera crew from Orion TV to film part of Project Puppy. They are following 'working dogs' from the start of their training through to full working. One of the dogs they are following is Wiccaweys K9 Firefighter Bonnie and her handler (daddy!) Steve Hogg.
The tv team turned up 3 hours early at 8am!!!! We were not expecting them until 11am and I had to ask them to go away and come back a bit later to give us chance to get sorted.
They headed off to the Truck Stop down the road for a while and came back about 9.30. We were just about ready for them. They started off filming with Steve, so that gave us chance to finish off and for Alexa, Liz and Tricia to arrive. They were helping out with things for the day.
It was interesting to see how these things are done, but goodness me - what a two & eight! We thought it would perhaps take the morning, but we didn't finish until gone 4 in the afternoon.
The presenter lady was lovely, her name was Kate and she is usually on Channel 5. She got collie'd good and proper and suffered a Gem-Gems 'I've been rolling in fox pooh' situation. Bless her - Kate - not Gem!
The tv team turned up 3 hours early at 8am!!!! We were not expecting them until 11am and I had to ask them to go away and come back a bit later to give us chance to get sorted.
They headed off to the Truck Stop down the road for a while and came back about 9.30. We were just about ready for them. They started off filming with Steve, so that gave us chance to finish off and for Alexa, Liz and Tricia to arrive. They were helping out with things for the day.
It was interesting to see how these things are done, but goodness me - what a two & eight! We thought it would perhaps take the morning, but we didn't finish until gone 4 in the afternoon.
The presenter lady was lovely, her name was Kate and she is usually on Channel 5. She got collie'd good and proper and suffered a Gem-Gems 'I've been rolling in fox pooh' situation. Bless her - Kate - not Gem!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
LAW visit
It was lovely to see Marie, Eile and Norma from Limerick Animal Welfare this weekend. They came over to bring Fizz and her babies to us. It was wonderful as the girls were able to meet some of the ex LAW dogs now. :) Lots of photos were taken. :)
Many thanks to Pauline for the loan of her super caravan for the girls to stay in... and for supplying the 'messages'. ;)
Many thanks to Pauline for the loan of her super caravan for the girls to stay in... and for supplying the 'messages'. ;)
MASSIVE THANKS
Paul & I would like to give MASSIVE THANKS to all those folks that came to help out as HOUNDFORCE this weekend. Your help and support was very mcuh appreciated as always.
Our new donated shed was taken down, and safely shipped over to HQ.
Our grateful thanks to James Stratford for his very generous and kind donation.
We look forward to getting the shed up in the next few weeks. :)
Our new donated shed was taken down, and safely shipped over to HQ.
Our grateful thanks to James Stratford for his very generous and kind donation.
We look forward to getting the shed up in the next few weeks. :)
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
So busy
The phone and email has been mental today.
The number of dogs we are being asked to take in on a daily basis is staggering at the moment. It must be close to 100 a week now. :(
Some people are being really nasty when we can't jump and help their dogs immediately. The number of times we are having the 'Put To Sleep' threat thrown at us is unbelieveable. Even on the answermachine today, one message said, if you don't ring back within 48hrs, don't bother as the dog will be PTS and dead.
????
I am fed up of people attacking us when they can't and don't get their own way.
We are people too you know - we have feelings - and we care passionately about what we do and the dogs we try to help. We feel for each one we can't save.
Neither of us have had a decent nights sleep for about a week now, what with one thing and another. When I go to bed, I drop off for a bit, and then I wake up and just cry for hours.
This evening, down the field, once again I was asking myself why we do it? I feel so close to throwing in the towel. And then one of the rescue dogs creeps forward and touches my hand with their nose, and I look into those eyes and I have my answer.
The number of dogs we are being asked to take in on a daily basis is staggering at the moment. It must be close to 100 a week now. :(
Some people are being really nasty when we can't jump and help their dogs immediately. The number of times we are having the 'Put To Sleep' threat thrown at us is unbelieveable. Even on the answermachine today, one message said, if you don't ring back within 48hrs, don't bother as the dog will be PTS and dead.
????
I am fed up of people attacking us when they can't and don't get their own way.
We are people too you know - we have feelings - and we care passionately about what we do and the dogs we try to help. We feel for each one we can't save.
Neither of us have had a decent nights sleep for about a week now, what with one thing and another. When I go to bed, I drop off for a bit, and then I wake up and just cry for hours.
This evening, down the field, once again I was asking myself why we do it? I feel so close to throwing in the towel. And then one of the rescue dogs creeps forward and touches my hand with their nose, and I look into those eyes and I have my answer.
It's one of those weeks. :(
Paul's Gran died this morning. We'd been to see her at the hospice on Sunday, and she went home yesterday - she wanted to go home to die. She passed away this morning. Paul's dad is very upset, as is to be expected.
We think the funeral will be sometime next week.
Last night Amanda and Alex popped round to collect some wood, and they kindly fetched us some dinner when they nipped to Tesco. Mandy also got Paul a little something special, so he was able to relax while he watched his beloved LFC play last night. Thank you guys.
The RAPJAP's also popped in to see us yesterday, and hopefully will be able to join us this weekend for the HOUNDFORCE sessions.
Tomorrow Paul & I are off to see a large, posh, shed/workshop/garage that is being donated to us. We will be measuring up and starting to dismantle, so we have an idea of what size vehicle we need to collect it in. We need to move it by Sunday.
This is going to be our winter office/volunteers room - for the weather is rough down the fields and we need to get under shelter quick.
Nancy and her 4 babies are doing very well, they all seem to be gaining weight well. One of them must have been a Mountain Climber in a previous life, as he insists on climbing on top of Nancy's head on a regular basis.
I've been getting plenty of mowing done now the Mower is all systems go again. Nothing like mowing the field in the dark! It's like a test from the Krypton Factor!
We think the funeral will be sometime next week.
Last night Amanda and Alex popped round to collect some wood, and they kindly fetched us some dinner when they nipped to Tesco. Mandy also got Paul a little something special, so he was able to relax while he watched his beloved LFC play last night. Thank you guys.
The RAPJAP's also popped in to see us yesterday, and hopefully will be able to join us this weekend for the HOUNDFORCE sessions.
Tomorrow Paul & I are off to see a large, posh, shed/workshop/garage that is being donated to us. We will be measuring up and starting to dismantle, so we have an idea of what size vehicle we need to collect it in. We need to move it by Sunday.
This is going to be our winter office/volunteers room - for the weather is rough down the fields and we need to get under shelter quick.
Nancy and her 4 babies are doing very well, they all seem to be gaining weight well. One of them must have been a Mountain Climber in a previous life, as he insists on climbing on top of Nancy's head on a regular basis.
I've been getting plenty of mowing done now the Mower is all systems go again. Nothing like mowing the field in the dark! It's like a test from the Krypton Factor!
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