Pound Pups

THE SAD REALITY: There are many lovely, adoptable pups at the pound - we do not have room for them all. We suspect they are the "UNWANTED CHRISTMAS PRESENTS".

If you can offer a LOVING, CARING, RESPONSIBLE, LIFE-LONG HOME
please visit the pound - Metro Place, Bromley, open Saturday 11am - 1pm (Mon - Fri 1pm - 5.30pm).

YOU CAN ADOPT A DOG DIRECT FROM THE POUND!

Alot of people do not realise that you can actually ADOPT a dog from the pound. So please, if you can offer a loving responsible home, visit the pound and check out the MANY lovely dogs of all
* AGES
* BREEDS
* SIZES
These dogs have as much potential and love to give as any other!

FACEBOOK

FACE BOOK

We have a new facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dogwatch-Sanctuary-Trust/277494078961245

We have just posted 3 urgent Selwyn Pound dogs needing homes, please visit our new facebook page and help us spread the word for these lovely dogs that deserve a second chance! Thank you.

OVER 30 PUPPIES/DOGS IN OUR CARE

OVERFLOW!

Over 30 dogs/puppies in our care which include these latest arrivals from the pound:
7 dumped scared and skinney 8 week old puppies
"Stimpy" cheeky little tan Jack Russell cross, 3-4 years old
"Misty" beautiful natured white 7 month old American Bull Dog/Collie cross

Also many calls from the public wanting us to help with re-homing their dogs.

Fingers crossed for a busy, productive and positive week ahead!

This is the Palms video of the presentation!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfAJXi0pAMQ

Celebrations! $50k came our way today!

Here it is folks! The BIG FAT CHEQUE! A HUGE THANK YOU to all that nominated us in the first place and to all that voted and spread the word (especially Karen with all those flyers and overseas animal supporters :-) Another huge thanks to The Palms and The Breeze! Amazing, we are so thrilled. This money is all going to our expansion projects - which includes a new isolation block of kennels. The support that Dogwatch received during this campaign has been overwhelming! Not just nationally, but internationally as well! We are very humbled and honoured by your support. Power to the puppies (and dogs)!
http://www.dogwatch.co.nz/newsletters/newsletter73.htm
TV3 NEWS FILES
http://www.3news.co.nz/Mans-best-friend-gets-boost-in-Christchurch/tabid/309/articleID/217522/Default.aspx
http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurchs-forgotten-canines/tabid/367/articleID/216374/Default.aspx

bon voyage

Photos from today, Saturday 25 June 2011. Loved family dogs and rescued dogs leave Christchurch for a fresh start in Wellington. Lots of tears as goodbyes are said. The dogs are all loaded into crates with lots of blankets and are given chews and toys (the big black Lab sure loved the treats!). Water bowls are filled and loaded with rescue remedy, all settled and off they go - 25 in total.

A huge thank you to Carolyn and Jim from HUHA animal sanctuary for so generously coming to Christchurch at such short notice.

Carolyn phoned not long after they left Dogwatch to say they had stopped at a petrol station and that the dogs were all settled and quiet - this was good to hear.

http://www.dogwatch.co.nz/newsletters/newsletter72.htm

DOG ADOPTION NEWS

Friday 24 June - Please note - our dogs for adoption page has not been updated with all of the dogs we currently have available due to an extremely busy week.

If you are in the North Island and wish to adopt a rescued Christchurch dog (note: these dogs are NOT on our website), please contact the team at:

"HUHA" E-mail: contact@huha.org.nz
Telephone: 64 4 526-3630
Post:
CMB 26 Kaitoke,
Upper Hutt,
Wellington,
New Zealand
5018
http://www.huha.org.nz/ they are taking approximatey 25-30 dogs of all shapes/sizes/breeds this weekend back to Wellington.

If you are interested in any of the dogs on our adoption page, please contact us here at Dogwatch.

Thank you for considering the adoption of a rescued dog!

RELIEF FOR SOME CHCH DOGS

http://www.dogwatch.co.nz/newsletters/newsletter71.htm
With last Monday's strong aftershocks, we have had increased calls from stressed owners of much loved dogs desperately trying to find new homes for them. Many people are leaving town/the country and cannot take their pets with them or are moving into homes where pets are not allowed.

HUHA Santuary in Wellington were very concerned to hear of the dogs needing help and they are waiting at the Ferry in Wellington to come to Christchurch as I type! They were to depart Wellington at 5pm, but the Ferry has broken down (would you believe it!) and they have been held up by several hours, but still coming! They will be arriving at our kennels tomorrow to take approximately 25 dogs back to Wellington where there are already wonderful homes awaiting many of them. Others will go into loving and experienced foster homes. They have a qualified behaviourist available for any dogs with special needs.

Pictured below is Ruby, a little Foxy, the look in Ruby's eyes says alot, she has been living in terror since the September quake. Ruby is one of the dogs leaving Christchurch for Wellington tomorrow.



HUHA Santuary have the same re-homing values as Dogwatch and we will also be sending 5 young dogs away with them.

Be watching Campbell Live (TV 3 at 7pm) there should be a story running tonight about this.

A huge thank you to the team at HUHA Sanctuary and S.A.F.E. for their support.

Check out HUHA at http://www.huha.org.nz/index.html

New Van!

Stephen Horrell of Total Bin supplies is very generously sponsoring a new van for Dogwatch to lease. Our old truck was very near to retirement so this could not have come at a better time, we have received many compliments, lots of staring and second looks from the public. Stephen has been a friend and supporter of Dogwatch now for several years as well as helping several other charities. So if you see our new van out and about give us a toot to say hello.
Please support our sponsors
Van supplied by -www.totalbinsupplies.co.nz
Art work designed and donated by Kate Ward photography. www.katewardphotography.co.nz
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