DANNY

Fantastic news to share, Danny who was adopted as a puppy from us by Tony Nevitt, is now a qualified Blue Cross Pets as Therapy Dog. We are all very proud of him. He has come a long way from being an orphaned greyhound puppy at the shelter.

A special thank you to a special girl.

Update on Danny our Therapy Dog.

Here's an update on Danny from his owner/trainer Tony. 'He is doing very well and has finished his filming for the BBC.  He has now started to do his training in schools.   I have attached a few pics of Danny. These are in schools and being filmed by the bbc for the cbbc channel. Danny is also going to be on newsround,as you can see from the pics ,Danny loves nothing better than racing and playing with the children at playtime,everyone loves Danny,he is an absolute sweetheart,and a great friend too!!!

Grand opening of Cork DAWGs new Charity Shop.

We are very proud to announce the opening of our new charity shop, 55 Main Street, Midleton. The opening takes place on Friday 9th April at 10.30. Well done to Jill and her team for all the hard work and effort it has taken to get the shop ready. We hope it will be a huge success!!

THANKS JANE!!

DAWG would like to say a special thank you to one of our great supporters Jane in the UK . She very kindly gave up her Saturday to organize an Easter Raffle in her local garden centre and displayed  lots of information on our work. With the help of her two handsome Irish rescue dogs Woody and Jamie she raised £150.55 for the charity. On behalf of all of us Jane, and especially our rescue dogs thank you for your kindness and support.

PING PONG for DAWG

Many thanks to the second years (Class Brendan) of Colaiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Bishopstown who held a charity ping pong competition and raised almost 90 Euro for DAWG. Nadia one of our volunteers visited the class last week and gave a presentation on our work. The class were very interested and had plenty of questions for Nadia. Special thanks goes to their teacher Ciara Wall who coordinated the event which also included the boys doing a project on Cork DAWG. In the picture Nadia is being presented with the cheque by one of the pupils who took part in the event.

Thank you Susan!

Thank you so much to Susan Dawson who held a fundraiser for DAWG in the UK and raised 100 pounds sterling. Susan adopted Dillon from us last year. (see our happy endings page). Susan runs the Bluegreyhound which is dedicated to raising funds for dog charities.  She lives in West Yorkshire and along with Dillon has two other greyhounds Archie and Peggy. The link to Susans website is www.bluegreyhounds.org.uk

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

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........

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!

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.