Ollie (now Oscar) Rehomed December 2009
My daughter-in-law phoned to ask for my help with a young spaniel who had been taken to the vets to be put-to-sleep.
His crime - he was getting too old !
As she said, ‘can you fathom it, someone please explain?’
So Ollie came under the wing of WYDR. He was about 7 months old, house-trained, walked well on a lead, traveled with no problems and knew all his basic commands. From the moment he arrived he was a joy to have a round. He was not fazed by the other dogs, the cats or even the ferrets. He loved people and especially children and was the gentlest little creature I have ever met.
As you can imagine there was huge interest as soon as he hit the rescue board.
Now I have not been in rescue long but it is hard as a fosterer not to have an idea of the type of home you want for the dogs that lodge with you and usually I am not a bad judge but my predictions for Ollie were totally wrong. I thought he’d be most suited to a young family as he was only young himself and adored children. He was active and lively and still the pup most of the time.
Ollie met loads of people and for various reasons (and instincts) they just didn’t seem right. Then a granddaughter contacted me about her Gran who had just lost a young spaniel to heart trouble and was devastated. They said that most rescues would not re-home to her because of her age but we don't think that way. So they came to meet Ollie that afternoon and he just melted into this lady as if he had been waiting all his little life for just her. The feeling was mutual, home and vet checks were carried out and she was in tears when I phoned to tell her that she was now owned by Ollie.
People often ask how fosterers can give the dogs up well Ollie’s new mum (Oscar as he is now called) gave me a little card as she was leaving with him that says it all ...
‘Dear Lee, Thank you once again for all your help and time and the wonderful gift of Ollie. Please visit him anytime and I will try and make him as happy as he has made me.”
[Good job I opened it after she had gone ... I hate people to see me cry.]
His crime - he was getting too old !
As she said, ‘can you fathom it, someone please explain?’
So Ollie came under the wing of WYDR. He was about 7 months old, house-trained, walked well on a lead, traveled with no problems and knew all his basic commands. From the moment he arrived he was a joy to have a round. He was not fazed by the other dogs, the cats or even the ferrets. He loved people and especially children and was the gentlest little creature I have ever met.
As you can imagine there was huge interest as soon as he hit the rescue board.
Now I have not been in rescue long but it is hard as a fosterer not to have an idea of the type of home you want for the dogs that lodge with you and usually I am not a bad judge but my predictions for Ollie were totally wrong. I thought he’d be most suited to a young family as he was only young himself and adored children. He was active and lively and still the pup most of the time.
Ollie met loads of people and for various reasons (and instincts) they just didn’t seem right. Then a granddaughter contacted me about her Gran who had just lost a young spaniel to heart trouble and was devastated. They said that most rescues would not re-home to her because of her age but we don't think that way. So they came to meet Ollie that afternoon and he just melted into this lady as if he had been waiting all his little life for just her. The feeling was mutual, home and vet checks were carried out and she was in tears when I phoned to tell her that she was now owned by Ollie.
People often ask how fosterers can give the dogs up well Ollie’s new mum (Oscar as he is now called) gave me a little card as she was leaving with him that says it all ...
‘Dear Lee, Thank you once again for all your help and time and the wonderful gift of Ollie. Please visit him anytime and I will try and make him as happy as he has made me.”
[Good job I opened it after she had gone ... I hate people to see me cry.]
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