News to make your heart soar!!!

After 2 years and 8 months of rehabilitation work and learning experiences we are over the moon to let everyone know that Roxy & Russell have a new home!!    They have gone to live with a wonderful couple who spent the time getting to know them and fell in love with the wonderful and unique pair that Roxy & Russell are.   Many tears have been shed up and down the country at this news as R&R have lots of fans.  They have come on an amazing journey, from the feral, terrified and shut down dogs that arrived so long ago to the amazing cheeky personalities they are now.   We are incredibly proud of them, and so will be Julia & Sue who fostered them recently and allowed them to experience more new situations.  We will all miss the maypole walk that only R&R can do with such style.   :-)   Have an absolutely wonderful life R&R, with your new mum and dad.  Be brave, look forward and carry on taking those steps onwards and upwards.  xxxxxx

Sponsored Skydive for Wiccs update

Danielle is doing a skydive on 13th August. 

All money made will be going to Wiccaweys, so if anyone would like to sponsor her, Danielle would be very pleased to hear from you.

Please contact Danielle via her Mum, Lynda at lynda.smith13@btinternet.com to support and sponsor her on her brave venture. 

To make this more interesting Lynda and Danielle are adding a raffle! Everyone who sponsors Danielle will be sent a ticket.

.     First Prize = £50 Tesco vouchers
.     Second Prize = from Emma: One of her lovely Jam Hampers
.     Third prize =  a doggie treat/toy hamper

Anybody who's already sponsored Danielle please contact Lynda with your address so she can send you your tickets.

Thank you.  xxxxx

Nearly there!!

The builders have literally left the building and all their work is now completed!  The last of the kennels are fitted tomorrow and then its just tidying up behind everyone!!   Phew!!    We are back to gravelling again to complete the last areas we would like to do, so once again, if anyone would like to sponsor a bag of gravel we would be very grateful.  The cost is £44 for a ton.  Watch this space for photos when everything is done and dusted.   It's very, very exciting!

Today we have mostly been avoiding making cat statues....

The new floor is going down, so we have mostly been keeping nosey cats at bay before they either make pretty patterns or end up as permanent fixtures in the new floor!!

Phew, what a scorcher!! And Ice cream on a roundabout!

Huge well done's to our lovely vets, Vets4Pets, Kettering for their show on Saturday, and also to Sharon who organised another show at the Corby carnival on Saturday.  It was a blistering day at both events, so massive thank you's to them both for braving the heat and soldiering on.  Massive thanks to the brave folks and their dogs that attended and supported both shows.   Lots of cold drinks and ice creams were consumed during the day.  :-)

Speaking of ice cream, we were sabotaged by an urgent need for an ice cold treat yesterday afternoon!  The lovely London had visitors and was adopted yesterday, he has gone to live with two other Wiccs doggies.  :-)    As London was leaving with his new family, Paul decided to pop out at the same time and treat us both to an ice cream from the local shop.   He'd only been gone for 5 mins, when I noticed a message on the Wiccs phone.    I  listened to the message and it was Paul.  He'd forgotten to take a phone with him and this was a call from an unknown number.   The message said that as he was going round the roundabout, the front suspension had gone on the car!   He'd managed to steer to the side of the roundabout, with sparks flying from the wing sliding along the road, and thankfully a passing car stopped to offer help.  The chap let Paul use his phone to contact me, and then together with another passer-by, they lifted the back of the car as it was poking out into traffic and get that alongside the side of the road too.   I'm sure lifting cars wasn't in Paul's post heart attack recovery regime either, along with avoiding stress!    I called the RAC and then went down to join Paul at the roundabout to wait for the recovery truck.   I popped in the shop and got plenty of water and a couple of ice cream lollies to keep us going why we waited.  An ice cream picnic in the blazing heat, on a roundabout, wasn't exactly what we had in mind!  Hey ho.  The main thing is that no-one was hurt, and thankfully because Paul was going round the roundabout at the time, he was going quite slowly when it happened.   It could have been a lot, lot worse.

Sponsored Skydive for Wiccaweys

Danielle is doing a skydive on 13th August. 
All money made will be going to Wiccaweys, so if anyone would like to sponsor her, Danielle would be very pleased to hear from you.

Please contact Danielle via her Mum, Lynda at lynda.smith13@btinternet.com to support and sponsor her on her brave venture. Thank you.  xxxxx

Congratulations to Paul & Midge - John O'Groats to Lands End

Massive congratulations to Midge and his dad Paul who earlier this week completed a 2 month joggle across the UK, from John O'Groats to Lands End, a total of 1200 miles.  It is a fantastic achievement for them both.  Midge is the first Wiccs dog to do this trek, and as far as we are all aware, the first completely blind dog to do it.    We are hugely proud of both of them.   Well done boys!!!

The start

The end

Fancy a doggy day out this Saturday 13th July? Two local events and dog shows to choose from. :-)

 

Charity Fun Dog Show
Mawsley Village Fun Day
Mawsley Village Centre, NN14 1GY

Schedule (Classes will be starting at 2.15pm)

Class 1       Most Handsome Dog
Class 2       Prettiest Bitch
Class 3       Best Puppy (16weeks-12months)
Class 4       Golden Oldie (9yrs and over)
Class 5       Child’s Best Friend (any child/dog combination)
Class 6       Best Trick (any trick goes)
Class 7       Waggiest Tail
Class 8       Best Rescue
Class 9       Best Fancy Dress
Class 10     BEST IN SHOW (WINNERS FROM CLASSES 1-9)

*Come and join the fun.  Classes are £1 to enter, all proceeds to Wiccs, with no limit on the number of classes you can enter. Rosettes are awarded to 6th place.
*We do remind everyone entering that their dogs remain their responsibility and must be on leads throughout the show.
*Please be a responsible owner and pick up any dog mess, free “poop” bags will be available on the Vets4Pets Stall.
 


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Corby Carnival Fun Dog Show
West Glebe Park
Corby

There will be 15 classes this year, with all the funds made going to the Wiccaweys Vet Fund.
Entries from midday, with the first class at 1pm. Entries are £1:50 a class.
Rosettes and prize bags to 6th place.
All dogs welcome, with the only rules being No Harsh Handling, and No Choke Chains.
Raffle for a pet portrait.

Schedule (Classes will be starting at 1pm)

Class 1: Best Puppy
Class 2: Prettiest Bitch Sponsored By Little Dot And Smudge
Class 3: Handsome Dog Sponsored By Johnny Badger And Frank
Class 4: Best Rescue/Rehome Sponsored By Willow
Class 5: Best Child And Dog ( 16 years and under) Sponsored By Roxie
Class 6: Best Oldie ( 7 Years and over) Sponsored By Dylan
Class 7: Best Long Coated Sponsored By Byron
Class 8: The ' Miss B Whippet' Memorial Class Best Short Coated Sponsored By Julie Siddles
Class 9: Most Appealing Eyes Sponsored By Madeleine Fontana And Broy
Class 10: Most Appealing Smile Sponsored By Topsy
Class 11: Best Ears Sponsord By Miss Wilma Basset.
Class 12: Waggiest Tail Sponsored By Hattie And Blake.
Class 13: Best Six Legs (Dog and owner)
Class 14: Dog Most Like It's Owner
Class 15: Dog The Judge Would Like To Take Home
Best In  Show Sponsored By Tracy Dodd And Tyco Treats.

Mass Hatching at Wiccs.... not chicken related though!

Blimey, what a scorcher it was yesterday.
Massive, massive thanks to Merlin and Jack's dad Andy who came up today to put the hatch holes in the wall for the new kennels.  He was accompanied and supervised by Site Foreman Merlin.  Andy and Paul both worked like troopers in extremely hot conditions, from 10.30am to 8pm to get it finished and ready for the hatch doors this week.   It was very hard work cutting though the walls and then moving heavy rubble.  It was so hot that it was unbearable at some times without a bit of shade, and much cold liquid was consumed.   A very rewarding day, if somewhat heat exhausting. 

Concrete!

We are still desperate to find someone who can lay a concrete floor. If you know someone who can or can recommend a trusty builder/workman, please do get in touch. :-) Tel: 07905 203254