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What
a homeless dog wants
I
don’t want to live in a barrel
Or
spend my life chained to a fence 
I
don’t want to go hungry and cold
As
the rain pours down on my face
I
don’t want to watch from the window
As
my family plays together inside
Be
apart from those who I love
I
love them – so why am I outside?
I
don’t want to feel like an outcast
Lost
bewildered and alone
Wondering
where my family went
Or
why sometimes children hit me with stones
I
promise I’ll be a good dog – if you just show
me how.
I’ll
try to resist temptation and tell you when I need
to go out
I’ll
learn to sit and to stay and roll over – wow what
fun we’ll have!
And
you will tell everyone who visits I’m the best
dog you’ve ever had
I
want to play and have fun in the sun
Run
on the beach feel the wind in my hair
Or
play fetch with the ball or a stick, oh what
memories we will share!
I'll
be so happy for a lovely warm fire -
somewhere to lay my head
And at
night a quiet corner of my own so I
can snuggle right down in my bed
So
pick me from the Shelter – give me a name –
Give
me my second chance - you have so much to gain.
I‘ll
welcome you back home everyday - my tail wagging
–
That
a silly grin on my face
If
you’ll just love me and accept me and give me
the right to say:
This
is my family, this is my world – I’m so happy
to live in this place!
Nadia
Kelleher
Cork
DAWG
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Adam's
Skydive for DAWG
 We
would like to express our gratitude to Adam Greaves
(Adam's family adopted our
beautiful Poppy the greyhound) who did a skydive
recently in the UK in aid of Cork DAWG. This is
what Adam told us 'We turned up at the airfield
at 7:45am, surrounded by loads of fog and a bit
bleary eyed after already having done a 2 hour
drive. I was, however, first to register, meaning
I was first to jump.  After
a nervous couple of slices of toast, I had a really
entertaining briefing (the instructor took his
time as we had to wait for the weather to clear)
and felt much more relaxed. As it turned into
the most glorious of days, I got kitted out and
went up in the plane, not nearly as nervous as
I thought I would be. Then the fun really began
as the adrenaline started pumping and I jumped
out. I loved every moment of it; the sensation
of freefall is unlike anything I have ever experienced!
Unfortunately it was over far too fast but it
was well worth it. I had the most amazing time
and would seriously consider doing it again. It
was a fantastic day!' Thanks so much Adam, it
is very much appreciated. There are mutterings
that some some of our own volunteers hope to follow
your example!! Watch this space........
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Hi
,here are some pics of Danny the read/therapy
dog in training. He will become a therapy dog
in December when he has his exams and assessment
test!! love Tony xx
We
are so proud of Danny and so grateful to Tony
Nevitt for adopting him. We will keep you posted
on Dannys progress. See his story down the page
below.
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Our
1000th Dog! We can't believe it!
It
has been a busy few years for us here at DAWG
and we have now rescued in excess of 1000 dogs!
They are of all different shapes and sizes and
all have their own sad story to tell. Leah (photographed
above) is our 1000th dog and we would like to
share her story with you. She is a young female
labrador who was found lying by the side of a
narrow country road. She could not get up and
we think that she was there for several hours.
She had been hit by a car and whoever did it just
drove off and left her there. Luckily, some kind
people were driving past and spotted her. They
stopped and took her straight to the nearest vet.
Leah had suffered a very bad break to her elbow
and was obviously in a lot of pain. She needed
immediate surgery to repair it. The people who
found leah were very concerned about her and even
offered to contribute towards the cost of her
surgery. Leah has since had her operation and
is now in a foster home where she is getting lots
of good TLC. It will be several months before
she is back to full health and ready for rehoming.
We have had many sad cases like Leahs in the last
few years but luckily this one has a happy ending!
Unfortunately, all stories like this one don't
have a happy ending and we would like to say a
huge thank you to Fiona and her. Husband who cared
enough to stop and help Leah. Update: Leah
has been happily reunited with her owners!
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DILLON
HAS MADE IT AS A PIN UP DOG
 Dillon
our gorgeous greyhound pup who went to a home
in the UK has been chosen by greyhounds galore
to be their "May Dog" in their 2010 calander.
His mum Susan entered Dillons photo in a competition
held by "Greyhounds Galore .This group rescue and
rehome greyhounds in the North East of England.
We are very proud of Dillon and so is his mum.
She told us "Dillon is a lovely lad, runs like
the wind - he has these mad moments sometimes
when he just runs from one side of the garden
to the other at an incredible speed just for the
sheer joy of it. Peggy and Alfie my other greyhounds
just stand looking at him as though he is mad
with their heads going from side to side as though
watching tennis! Peggy and Alfie are both getting
on but will play with him sometimes. He loves
going to dog class weekly and it really stimulates
him, I take a bag of cheese cubes for his treats,
he loves these. He is such a different dog from
when he first arrived, he is very confident now,
especially when out for a walk. He wants to play
with every dog that he passes. Dillon is proof
of just what wonderful pets greyhounds make".
We can't wait for May to come around when we can
look at Dillon all day long! |
OUR POPPY IS A CHAMPION
Many of you will remember
Poppy our greyhound puppy .jpg) who
came into our care last November with her siblings.
Poppy was severely malnourished and at one stage
we feared she would lose her fight for life. However
Poppy like her siblings recovered and was adopted
by a wonderful family in Leicester in the UK.
Poppy's family are so proud of her as she recently
won three rossettes in three different dog shows.
Many dogs entered so it was a huge achievement
for poppy to win. She won 2nd in 'Best greyhound
bitch under 2 years', 1st in prettiest bitch and
3rd in best pedigree. Poppy recently went on
her first summer holidays. She spend a most glorious
week by the seaside and by all account adored
running on the beach and splashing in the sea.
Everyone here at D.A.W.G are so very proud of
you too Poppy. |
Weather Alert from Annie
- Winter is on the Way!
 Annie
is our very special greyhound who went to her new
home in the UK three months ago. She would like
to tell you all that winter is on the way as she
has started wearing pj's at night. These are Annies
very first pj's. Her mum was worried about putting
pj's on her. Pauline told us that "Annie is
rather wary of being enclosed in anything as yet
and also we can't put her into pj's like our other
two dogs as we can't lift her front legs. We can
lift the poorly one but we can't lift the other
one as she can't stand on the poorly one,anyway,
toni who designs and makes coats and pjs for greyhounds
made some with big armholes and opens all down the
back so we can lay them on the floor and step her
into them.Here she is in her magic pyjamas (notice
the pattern is cheeky monkeys for a cheeky monkey!!)
Magic because they make you fall asleep as soon
as you put them on this is a major achiement for
annie as when she first came (which was only 3 months
ago) she would have been terrified out of her mind
if I tried to enclose her in anything. Toni made
them without cowl neck or little legs so we could
break her in gently and she didn't feel quite so
enclosed but she is already loving them, as you
can see by the pics". Annie in two weeks time
will be going on her very first holiday. Annie is
going to Cornwall and will be staying with her mum
dad and her two sisters in a beautiful holiday home.
Annie your a very lucky girl and everyone here at
dawg says "have a great holiday, and don't
forget your camera" |
REMEMBER FLY?
 
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An
update from Jenny Fly's Mum and some recent
pics: 'Fly has turned out to be a real sweetheart
- hellish noisy though when he wants to go out
for walkies!! He is always first in the queue,
and has a habit of waiting 'til I bend down
to put my shoes to bark as loudly as he can
right in my ear!!! Aaaaarg! Love him to bits
though He is an extremely loyal old boy - don't
know why I say 'old' because in no way does
he act like an 'oldie'! I think he could walk
the length of the UK without stopping!! Don't
know where that lad gets his energy from, but
I wish he'd give some of it to me!! When he's
not dragging me round the countryside, he spends
his time lounging on a sofa in the living room,
but at night he leaves it to Raife, Dottie and
Tiggie and goes out to the conservatory to join
'his' 'zoi girls, Sable and Anya - curling up
to whichever 'butt' happens to be on his favourite
bed!!! On the rare occasion when Anya or Sable
are stretched out too far and there is no room
for him, and he then has to sleep on the bed
on the floor - boy does he sulk'!!!
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BEANIE
FLYS THE FLAG IN NEW YORK FOR OUR IRISH LURCHERS
 Last
December Beanie our little lurcher puppy,went
to his new home in Upstate New York. Beanie was
found wandering the roads in very poor physical
shape, so to go to such a wonderful home was a
real fairy tale ending. Beanie settled in very
quickly and is now a fully fledged New Yorker.
However Beanie hasn't forgotten his Irish roots
as he recently went to a show and was honoured
to tell everyone he was an Irish lurcher rescued
by dawg.His mum Debs told us that " Each year
we have a greyhound/sighthound gathering in the
Finger Lakes region of New York. This is our wine
growing country, hence the name Grapehounds. I
had the opportunity to introduce my Irish Lurcher
Lad to many people who had heard of lurchers but
never seen one. He was an excellent ambassador
and got passed from hand to hand. The photo shows
Beanie with his brother Tiger (they are known
as the dynamic duo) and two new friends he met
at the show. Well done Beanie, we are so very
proud of you. |
CORK
DAWG ANNUAL SPONSORED WALK - THANK YOU!
  
Thank
you so much for our supporters who joined us for
our annual sponsored walk at the Carrigaline to
Crosshaven walkway last Sunday.
We really thought it might have been a no show
as the day started out with very heavy rain but
miracle of miracles just before the walk was due
to start the rain stopped and the sun came out!!
A very successful day all in all. We raised close
to 1500 Euro which is fantastic! The dogs were
excellent and so well behaved. It was especially
uplifting to catch up with the dogs we have adopted
out to fantastic homes over the past 2 years.
Makes it all worthwhile. Keep an eye on
the site as there are many more pictures to follow!
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WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR DARLING PUPPY DANNY.
 Danny
is our gorgeous greyhound puppy. He began his
young life on the streets but now an exciting
and very important career awaits him. Danny will
soon be off to the UK to begin his training as
a Therapy Dog and a Reading Education Assistance
Dog. Danny will be adopted by Tony Nevett, a Blue
Cross Education volunteer. Tony already owns a
retired greyhound called Scotts. Scotts is a Blue
Cross education dog, a Pets at Therapy dog and
also Britain’s first Reading Education Assistance
Dog® (READ), who helps children who are otherwise
too shy to read aloud to do so by listening to
them and providing a calming and motivating presence.
Our puppy Danny is destined to become Britains
second ever Reading Education Assistance dog.
We are so proud and honoured that one of our puppys
has been chosen by Tony to be part of this remarkable
programme. What makes Dannys adoption by Tony
all so special is that he is a greyhound. Sadly
we all know too well that when it comes to choice
of dogs as pets in Ireland, greyhounds are the
forgotten dogs. We know that Danny is going to
be an excellent therapy dog as he just adores
people and enjoys nothing better than a good old
cuddle. Danny is pictured here with Vicky his
foster mum showing off his cuddling skills. To
find out more about Tonys great work and the exciting
life that awaits Danny you can check out more
here http://www.thrass.co.uk/scotts.htm
We would like to wish Danny the best of luck.
We know he will do DAWG proud and will fly the
flag with great honour for all the forgotten greyhounds.
We have many greyhounds looking for homes. If
you are thinking of adopting a dog, please do
think of our greyhounds.
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A
VERY SPECIAL APPEAL FOR RENO.
Reno
was recently run over and needed surgery on a
broken front leg and back leg. This surgery cost
us 700 Euro and we are appealing for any bit of
help you can give. We have so many special cases
like Reno and we couldnt help them without the
help of our supporters. Reno is such a sweet dog
and is doing so well in foster. This is what is
foster Mum has to say 'Reno is such a happy little
chappy, he looks like he's smiling all the time.
He's a real lapdog and absolutely loves people,
seems to get on with other dogs and totally loves
his little walks, when he's recovered he should
be a dog that would be fabulous to take on walks.
I'd say he hasn't had much exposure to cats and
his first instinct was to bark and he may have
chased them, but he has gotten close to my cats
and this morning he was washing Bobs ear. He is
such a good little dog and so patient in the crate
which must be so hard for him as he's a very energetic
little fella. He will be easy to love and I would
say he's going to be a very loyal pet. I'm in
love with him already. He's housebroken and wouldn't
dream of making a mess in his crate'. Reno
is patiently recovering and hoping for a very
special new home. He will make a wonderful pet.
If you can help at all in these tough times we
would be extremely grateful. Thank you.
UPDATE
on RENO
Thank you to all the support
we have received for Reno. He is now allowed out
of the crate in the evenings and can take about
4 or 5 little walks a day. Only 5 minutes at a
time. His foster mum is working very hard to make
sure his legs heal well. He was the happiest little
boy when the bandages came off. Here he is pictured
with Leah his foster sister. He adores her. His
favourite pasttime is watching tv while chilling
on the couch and his favourite show is the Dog
Whisperer!! Reno should be ready for rehoming
in less than a month. Update: Reno
went to a fantastic new home with Conor 7 and
Cliona 10. Their story will be in our Christmas
newsletter 2009.
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BRENDAN
WAXES NEARLY ALL FOR DAWG
  Many
thanks to the very brave Brendan O Connor who raised
over €1,200 in our recent waxathon. Brendan proudly
shows of his new look legs and chest and says " he is
delighted that his new look is attracting lots of admiration
and attention from the ladies, so much so that he is
thinking of keep waxing as part of his beauty routine".
Brendan
would like to thank Mary Mills who helped him greatly
with his fundraising. Bertie our mascot gives Brendan
a big kiss as a thank you from of all the homeless and
unwanted dogs of Cork. |
I'VE ONLY JUST
BEGUN TO LIVE
We have some happy news to share with you. Some weeks ago
a collie called Spirit came into our care. She was found
on a country road very emaciated, engorged with milk
and two dead pups beside her. Spirit was one of our
saddest cases ever . Last week a family came to adopt
a dog. When Spirit saw them she looked at them with
the loneliness eyes they had ever seen. They immediatley
said Spirit was the dog they wanted to take home. The
family have a young daughter called Flora and she fell
totally in love with Spirit.
We told the family because
of her poor condition Spirit would not be ready to leave
us for some weeks. However they couldn't stop thinking
of her. They called some days ago and asked could they
take Spirit home earlier than planned. They would continue
nursing her back to full health. We agreed as they are
a very special family. Last saturday Flora and her dad
came to take Spirit who is now known as Molly home. A
wonderful new life awaits Molly. She will share her
bedroom with Flora. Lots of exciting times are on the
horizon for Molly as her family are avid sailors. They
have a yacht so when Molly is strong enough she will
be spending many happy days and nights sailing the seas
around West Cork. When Molly is better first job on
her to do list is to go shopping for a life jacket. Her
family will be constantly in touch with us and we look
forward to photos of Molly, especially the ones of her
maiden voyage.
We know that it was Molly's
great Spirit that kept her alive. Molly never gave up because she
knew one day her angel could come and rescue her. That
wait is now over, our little Molly has gone home. We
would like to say a big thank you to our supporters.
Without you by our side we would not be able to wave
the magic wand that makes fairytales come true.
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A
DOG IS A COMMITMENT FOR LIFE
We are getting an increasing number of people wanting
to rehome thier pets for various reasons. This is a
very upsetting thing for a dog to go through and often
they are rehomed for reasons that can easily be fixed
if the dedication is there. We urge people to think
twice about rehoming their dog and instead to treasure
and respect it and to give it the love that it gives
them. The story/poem was forwarded to us and has a very
powerful meaning to it that should be considered by
all whom wish to bring a dog into their life.
A dog is not a disposable object, nor is it a toy or
a gift. It is an addition to your family as much as
any child is.
Please read the story & ask others to bear this
tale in mind before ever considering bringing a dog
into your life.It is entitled 'How
Could You?'. Click here!.
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SPOT AND HER PUPPIES SAFE AT LAST!
Spot is a very beautiful collie. She is around three
years old. Sadly she has spent all her young life tied
up. When our volunteer went to rescue spot she was tied
with blue rope which you can see in the picture. Around
twelve weeks ago Spot gave birth to six puppies. These
puppies were kept in a barrel (left). Tragically but
not surprisingly four of the puppies died. We now have
the remaining two puppies safe at the sanctuary. When
they arrived, the smell from them was nauseating, they
were very dirty and extremely hungry. The pups, Chutney
and Pickle are two little girls and are very precious to
us. They are so pretty just like their mum.  The
pups responded very quickly to all the attention and
fuss being made of them. They devoured their dinner
and were so happy to be able to move around. It was
remarkable how quickly they found out how comfortable
armchairs are. Spot is a sweet shy girl. It is clear
she is not used to seeing many people, but we hope with
all the tlc she is getting that very soon her confidence
will grow. We are all so sad that four of Spots puppies
died, but we are looking to the future now for Spot,
Chutney and Pickle. They are safe and will never know
a sad day again. We hope that in a few weeks time Spot
and the puppies will be ready to go to new homes and
begin what we hope will be a very happy life. If ever
a family deserved to be loved and treasured, Spot and
her pups do.
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Life
Line for our Greys! 
We recently had a visit to the sanctuary from Elkie
Lonnkvist who volunteers with action for greyhounds.Elkie
is a champion of rescue greyhounds and lurchers in
the UK. She works tirelessly to raise the profile
of greyhounds and lurchers as family pets. Elkie takes
many rescued greys and lurchers into her home and
fosters them until she can find suitable homes. She
gives her time freely and has fostered some of dawgs
greyhounds and lurchers in the past few months. Elkie
really enjoyed her visit to the sanctuary. She was
up at 7am and threw herself into the daily routine
of the sanctuary. Elkie just loved spending time with
our greys and lurchers and they loved Elkie, especially
as she took them on lots of walks. Elkie also spent
time working on some of the greyhounds who have behavioural
problems. We really enjoyed having her stay at the
sanctuary and hope its the first of many visits. Before
Elkie left us she gave us some very exciting news. In
the new year she will open her own rescue in Bristol.
It will be called Bristol Dawg. Elkie will take some
greyhounds from our sanctuary into her rescue in the
hope of finding them their forever homes. We have four
dogs waiting for jan 1st when they will travel to
Elkie. We'd like to thank Elkie so much for helping
our dogs in the past. We look to the new year and
wish Elkie every success with her new venture. We
are honoured and humbled that Elkie has chosen to
work with DAWG and in doing so has offered a life
line to our greyhounds.
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TOOTSIE
Tootsie is a three year old female
deerhound cross. She was found wandering the streets
totally exhaustated. Tootsie is very thin and her coat
is in poor condition. She has a sarcoptes mange infection
which has caused her to loose some of her coat. This
is most noticable on her legs. Tootsie also has problems
with her right front foot.  She
has a big hard swelling on one of her toes. This is
very painful and will xrayed at the vets to determine
what is causing the swelling. Tootsie is also in season,
so thankfully she is safe now at the sanctuary and doesn't
have to endure the horrific time that bitches in season
suffer when they are alone on the streets. Despite not
being in the best physical condition, Tootsie is a sweet
gentle little girl who has touched all our hearts. We
know in time when Tootsie has recovered, she will be
an absolute beauty in every sense of the word. Hopefully
in the not to distant future we will be looking for
a home for this very special girl, and we don't think
it will very hard to find Tootsie her forever home. We
will keep you informed of Tootsies progress
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| Thank
you and happy 30th Julie!
 Thank
you so much to Julie Ann Carlton who raised 150 Euro
on the night of her 30th birthday party at the Franciscan
Well Brewery, Cork. Thank you also to the Franciscan
Well for making a donation to DAWG. Julie had contacted
us and asked us to loan her a collection box she could
bring with her to her party and asked for donations
instead of gifts. Julie your support is very much appreciated
and has come at a very good time for us coming up to
Christmas. We hope you had a great night.
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DAWG
BAZAAR - GREAT SUCCESS 
A very big thankyou to all our supporters and volunteers
for making the Bazaar such a great success. So much
was donated by so many making it a very successful day.
The hall was busy for most of the day and many people
visited with their four-legged friends! Thank you very
much to Matt, caretaker of Ballinhassig GAA Hall who
was most helpful on the day. 
The
list of our raffle winners are as follows -
Jean O Callaghan - Fresh
food Hamper Donated by Kerry Food
Alan
O'Callaghan - Irish Yoghurt Hamper, Donated by Irish
Yoghurts.
Marie Crowely - Cheese and Wine Hamper, Donated by Carbury
Foods
Norma Reardon, Lady and Gents Watches, Donated by Ann
McCarthy
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THANK
YOU ALISON!! |
A big thank you to Alison Curry who donated her birthday
money of 200 Euro to Cork DAWG. Such a selfless act
is an example to us all. Thank you so much Alison it
is very much appreciated and will help us continue our
mission to save the vulnerable dogs of Cork.
Alison
is pictured here with her lurcher Speedy. |
UPDATE
ON LITTLE LUKE'S PROGRESS |
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Just take a look at these pictures and you will see the
difference in Luke (story below). He is so happy to be
rid of his matted hair he is like a new dog. His fosterer
says she is delighted with him he is coming on so well.
We would like to give a special mention to Padraic of
the Mobile Dog Groomers who as the pictures show did a
fantastic job on grooming little Luke. Thank you to everyone
who has asked about Luke he is doing great! |
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WE COULDN'T TELL IF THIS
YORKIE WAS MALE OR FEMALE
AS THE COAT WAS SO BADLY MATTED |
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| Two
days after Sprite came into our care, we received a
call about another Yorkshire Terrier in distress. A
woman driving on a country road in Bandon came across
a little Yorkie straying in a deplorable condition.
She told us the dog's coat was in very bad condition,
but we were appalled at the state of the dog, when it
arrived at the sanctuary. Its whole coat was matted,
huge dreadlocks hung from every part of its body. The
coat was so dirty, every type of dirt possible was engrained
in the knots. The knots were so big we couldn't say
whether the poor dog was male or female. Its skin was
pulled tight by the knots, this must have caused so
much pain. How it managed to go to the toilet we will
never know. As the shock of the dogs condition began
to ware off, we became more and more angry. This little
dog didn't get into this condition over night. It took
months to reach this stage. Somebody must have seen
the dog. How could one look at a dog in this state and
do nothing. The poor dog was emotionless just sat there
looking at us shaking. We immediately arranged for the
groomer to call to the sanctuary. The dog was washed
and clipped and underneath all the dirt and knots we
found a treasure!, one of the most beautiful little
boys in the world. We called him Luke. Luke's skin was
raw and his paws were sore. His coat had given refuge
to so many fleas, Luke had to have the worst infestation
we ever saw. We are glad to say that Luke is so much
better now that his coat has been clipped. Not surprisingly
Luke is depressed so one of our volunteers has taken
him home for lots of tlc. We feel that Luke is around
6yrs old. We hope that very soon Luke will get a perk
back in his step and will be ready to face the world
again, this time round we will ensure it will be a happy
experience. Once he is looking and feeling a bit better,
we will take more photos of Luke.
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THANK
YOU FROM SPRITE |
 I
want to say a big hello to all my fans and admirers, (I
believe there's many out there), I'm not surprised though
the volunteers here at the sanctuary tell me I was a very
sick boy. See my story below. To be honest I felt so weak
and so poorly that I can't really remember too much. I
do remember though thinking how lovely my warm bed was
and how kind everyone was to me. Nobody was ever nice
to me before I came to the sanctuary and I didn't know
what a bed was. Today I feel a lot better, my itching
has almost stopped and my belly is no longer swollen.
My skin is feeling and looking a lot better.I don't have
as many hotspots anymore. My hair hasn't grown back much
yet but I know when it does I will be even more beautiful
than I am now (if that's possible). I have lots of energy
now and love to play in the garden. I like to hang out
with the big boys, pups are only for kids. Bertie is my
best pal, he's the main man around here. The volunteers
say I have lots of "spirit", they are right there, I say
life is for living! I'm looking forward to the time when
I'll be able to go to a new home. I know it will be a
few weeks yet as I have to get lots better, that's ok
though as it means I can hang out here with my pals. I
know lots of people will be thinking of offering me a
home. Just to let you know, because I am a Yorkie, doesn't
mean I'm a girlie dog. No fancy coats for me, I'm more
into biker jackets if you know what I mean. Thank you
to everyone who sent donations to help get me better.
Thank you too to all those very kind people who sent me
treats and biscuits, but Bertie said to tell you they
are all gone, hint hint! Love Sprite |
CAN YOU SEE A FUTURE FOR ME?? 
CAN YOU SEE A FUTURE FOR
ME? Spriite
is an eight month old male Yorkshire Terrier puppy. Paint
a picture of a yorkie puppy in your mind. Chances are
you see a bundle of fur with that special puppy smell
that we all love, no doubt you will see a mischievous
puppy with endless energy and a very happy disposition.
Now look at Sprite, read his story, sadness will shatter
your perfect picture. Sprite came into our life when we
received a call from a lady living near the sanctuary.
She was in a very distressed state. She told us she popped
out to the shops leaving her patio door open. When she
returned Sprite was asleep on her couch. She was shocked
at sprite's condition, as were we when he arrived at the
sanctuary. Sprite has a very bad sarcoptes mange infection.
This has caused him to loose most of his coat. His skin
is raw, sore and feels like leather. Sprite has probably
spent many long days and nights scratching himself intensely.
Many of the sores on his body are infected. Sprite is
very thin but his huge belly from worm infestation makes
him appear fat. The smell from Sprites body when he arrived
was nauseating. Sprite is very depressed and debilitated.
He doesn't make eye contact at all. All he wants to do
is sleep, when he is awake he holds his head low just
looking at the ground. Sprite isn't interested in any
of any kind of interaction at all. He has started on treatment
which will make him as comfortable as we possibly can.
He is being given lots of love and cuddles but at the
moment is non responsive. Latest report from the sanctuary
is that Sprite is even more down than usual. We are very
concerned that his condition is deteriorating. Sprite
will have to seen by the vet again. Please keep Sprite
in your thoughts, he is a very special pup, but sadly
at the moment he is a very sick pup. We will do all we
can to give Sprite the future he deserves. We will keep
you updated on his progress.
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GREAT NEWS FOR RAMSEY AFTER 10 MTHS WITH DAWG
Ramsey has some very exciting news to share with you
all. A great lady in New York who runs a small lurcher
rescue heard about Ramsey and put out an appeal for
him. She has found a home for Ramsey, so Ramsey is jetting
of to the big apple on sept 22nd next. Its such exciting
news considering all he has been through. Ramsey is
going to a home where he will be companion to a labrador.
The lady adopting Ramsey has a very big swimming pool
in her garden. To ensure her labrador comes to no harm
in the pool, he attends swimming lessons, yes you read
right her lab goes to swimming classes! Ramsey is already
a great swimmer but he too will go to swimming club.
Michael Phelps look out your olympic record could be
in danger once Ramsey gets going in the pool. Many thanks
to you all who wished Ramsey lots of luck in finding
a special home. By all accounts he will be a pampered
pooch and he deserves it. We will take some photos of
ramsey at the airport before he jets off and his new
family have promised to send photos too.
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Very Special Home Required for Shadow and Sam |
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Shadow and Sam. Both came to us from very different
but very sad circumstances and have been with us for
some time. Shadow is over a year old and is a greyhound
border collie cross, Sam is a beautiful Harrier about
2 years of age. When Sam arrived to us he needed urgent
surgery to amputate his hind leg, something he adjusted
to surprisingly quickly. Sam is a very well adjusted
dog, loving, friendly, great on a lead and very loyal
and caring to Shadow. Sam is wonderful with children
and good with other dogs. Shadow is also good with dogs
but very nervous of people (especially men) and very
reliant on Sam. He looks up to Sam and trusts him. Therefore
it is very important that they are rehomed together.
They will need a large enclosed area to run and play
in and a place where they can sleep cosily together.
If you feel you have the time, love and patience for
these 2 very special dogs please contact 087 2945064.
UPDATE - SHADOW AND SAM ARE STILL WAITING FOR THAT SPECIAL
SOMEONE
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Update! - Do you Recognise These Puppies????
 
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See their story below. Romeo, Juliet, Tom and Jerry were
found by a riverside by children fishing. They were extremely
lucky to be found. Just look at them now. They have all
been rehomed and are in great shape. They are happy go
lucky playful pups. Just as they should be!! They have
come such a long way. Thank you so much to all our supporters
for the donations we received. It has made all the difference
to them as you can see. We are so grateful as the vet
bills continue to mount, every little bit donated really
does help and these puppies are the proof. Another happy
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Two Very Lonely Puppies |
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the two little puppies above? They were recently rescued
near a rivers edge luckily having been spotted by children
fishing. Their mother was found dead in a field nearby.
They are suffering from mange and worm infestation and
are about 5 weeks old. We have no idea how long their
mother was dead or how they survived. Subsequently 2
other pups from the same litter were found a couple
of days later alive! We have named the two above Romeo
and Juliet. They are all little survivors and getting
a little bit stronger each day. They will be ready for
rehoming in about a month. We will keep you updated
on their progress.
If youcan help us in anyway towards Romeo and Juliets
(and their siblings') veterinary fees we would be very
grateful. We depend solely on help and donations from
our supporters to keep us going and thanks to you we
have rescued and rehomed over 320 dogs since last September.
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Sponsored
Cliff Walk Ballycotton
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We were very lucky with the weather on Sunday 10th August for our sponsored cliff walk in Ballycotton. The scenery there is fantastic with views from rolling green hills out over the bay towards the lighthouse. The sea breeze was exhilarating and our walkers and dogs enjoyed the walk. It is an ideal location for a walk with your dog at any time. We returned to the village to delicious home-made cakes and sandwiches kindly made by Noelle Leahy. Our sincere thanks go to all who participated in this event, by walking, getting sponsorship and also those who called to donate money. A special word of thanks to Dawn Houlihan and Eddie Skillington for their trojan efforts to obtain sponsorship for the walk and also to Bill Cusack for spending his weekends selling raffle tickets - he sold well over 200 books for us! Click here for a list of the raffle prize winners.
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Doneraile Open Day! - Click here for more photos
A great day was had by all at Doneraile Sanctuary Open Day.
Cork DAWG are very grateful to the many visitors who donated over 2000 Euros on the day!
Congratulations to Linda Carey from Mayfield, Cork who won the hamper for guessing our Mascot, Berties weight correctly! He is a big boy at 46 Kgs... must be all the yummy treats!
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The weather was good to us and people arrived
from all around to take part in the Dog Walk in
Doneraile Park and then back to the Sanctuary
for more fun and refreshements.
We appreciate the support and look forward
to more successful Open Days to come!
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Mallow Pet Expo 2008! |
 
Great Success at the Pet Expo in Mallow
On Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July Cork D.A.W.G. had a great day out.
There were plenty of volunteers on duty and we met many happy people who have taken dogs from our sanctuary. It was great to hear the updates on the dogs and how well they all have settled in to their new homes. Many of them will be coming along to our Open day on Saturday 19th July, in Doneraile.
Basil our beautiful golden Labrador was on hand with a warm greeting for all our customers.Hopefully he will get his forever home soon! Our greyhound, Whisper, was a great hit with the children.
The doggie jackets, soft toys, pens, notelets and even the Christmas cards sold really well. Looking forward to seeing even more of you at the next Pet Expo!
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 Cork
City Centre Street Collection
Thank
you so much to our loyal volunteers and their four-legged friends
for coming out to support DAWG on June 21st and making the day such
a success.
Even
though the rain poured down, it didnt stop the tails wagging and
it was so nice to see the children and parents alike taking the
time to pet the dogs and pups and to stop to talk to us. Thank you
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| A big THANK YOU to Declan O Connell and Tadgh Buckley who ran the Cork City Marathon and raised 650 Euro for DAWG, it was a fantastic achievement and we are extremely grateful. This money will be put to good use in continuing our effort in rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming the dogs of Cork. |
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Meet
Clive- DAWG's 200th dog!
This is Clive, he is the 200th dog that DAWG has taken in since
their begining in October 2007. Is has been an extremely busy
six months with lots of dogs in need coming into our care.We
are delighted to have rehomed 200 dogs. We hope to home another
200 in the next six months but need your support to do this.
Clive is available for adoption and details can be seen on
the adopt a dog section.
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Bertie, the DAWG Mascot
We
would like to introduce Bertie, the DAWG mascot. Bertie
is a permanent resident in our sanctuary. He came in in
the most appalling condition after being seriously mistreated.
He was nursed back to health but still suffers the emotional
scars. He is terrified of men and strangers, as a result
Bertie cannot be rehomed so he will live out his life in
the sanctuary. Everybody adores Bertie and he has the best
personality once he learns to trust you.
As
you can see from the photo Bertie is very handsome, He has
his own armchair where he proudly sits and watches all the
goings on.
There
is always something happening and always new dogs arriving.
We
have decided to have Bertie as our mascot and he will report
all the news from the sanctuary in the future.He will keep
everyone up to date on the latest news,and tell us of all
the new arrivals.
So
watch this space for all the doggie news from our resident
Bertie.
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More
shop pictures! Click here!!
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The
Mallow DAWG SHOP
Hello! from all of us at DAWG
shop in Mallow. Sales are tipping away, our clothes are selling
really well and are presented beautifully now with the welcome
addition of our new "steam press".
We cleared many boxes of books from our back room and are
now accepting more. Pottery, plants and jewellery go really
well too. So keep that great stuff coming our way!
We are open Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 4.00p.m. (open
during lunch)
We are looking for volunteers. Even once a fortnight or
once a month, whatever you can manage. Two of our volunteers
drive from Cork city, so if you do not have transport, do
not worry! Remember even one hour volunteered, helps save
the life of a dog.
We are looking for volunteers, please
click here
to learn more.
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Lexi
is on the Mend
We
are delighted to report that Lexi is doing well. Her fur is
starting to grow back and she has gained weight. This is all
thanks to her foster Mum, who has done a great job looking
after her. Lexi is still nervous and timid but in time she
will learn that she can trust people. We are looking for that
extra special home for Lexi, it will need to be a quiet loving
home. If you think you can offer this then please contact
us.
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A
chilly day in Midleton!
A great day was had in Midleton on Saturday the 15th December
07 with collectors and their dogs lining the streets and occupying
the shops,all in aid of a very special cause. Many thanks
from DAWG to the volunteers who so generously donated their
time and affort to help make the day a success. A big thank
you also to their dogs who provided much amusement with their
festive attire and friendly faces!
Click
on the picture or here
to see more pictures and see what lucky people won the raffle
prizes!
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Cobh
Dog Show!
D.A.W.G recently had a successful afternoon at the
Cobh Dog Show.
It was
great to meet all the people who love their dogs and who look
after them so well. This gives us all great hope. People came
up and chatted to Marie and Noreen at the stand and were delighted
to hear about our group and our success stories so far.
We hope to save many more dogs in the months ahead. Great
to see so many big dogs at the show and all so well behaved.
The two dogs pictured here Harry, the great Dane and Oscar,
the St.Bernard, brought their owners along to us after winning
their prizes. They were the stars of the show!
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Our
school visit!
It was Maya's first day at school.
Two volunteers and our little side kick Maya who is a rescue
dog visited the Transition year students of St. Aloysius Secondary
school in Carrigtwohill, Cork on Monday December 10th 2007.
The girls and their teachers had kindly invited us to present
to them and share a little bit of what our organisation is
about. We thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and their enthusiasm
for animal welfare. Maya loved her new found fame!
It
was a fantastic experience and we would like to thank all
who took the time to listen to our presentation. With a special
thanks to Roisin Whitford and her teacher Ms Dunlea for organising
for us to come
We
would love the opportunity to come and visit other schools
and hope to share our experiences with young people. They
are our hope for the future.
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Bazaar
in Ballinhassig!
On Sunday November 11th we had a very successful Baazar in
Ballinhassig Community Hall.
We received so much support from everyone who came in search of a bargain help a worthy cause.
We had a lot of fun meeting people and wish to thank all who came and donated.
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