Love is in the Air - Eck en Wiel, Netherlands, 2013

Last year the sun shone. This year it was cloudy. It even rained a bit at the end. It didn't matter, it was wonderful. Truly wonderful and heartwarming and moving and emotional. And everything ... to see so many wonderful volunteers, so many adopters, so much love and care for our dogs.

Cakes, food for people and dogs, beautiful jewelry, angel ornaments for dog collars, a photo booth for pet portraits - so many people put so much effort into Dog Day. Between them both the Dutch and Belgian events raised more than €9,000.

Above all it was a wonderful day for reunions - for the beautiful and devoted people from Algeciras, Ronda and La Cala to get together with all the adopters and volunteers. To greet old friends, to find beloved dogs they had last seen as shivering wrecks now rushing happily around the field, full of life and health and so loved. Love was in the air, for people and for dogs.

There are many gorgeous and stunning photographs of the day on Facebook, on Jorine’s wonderful photography site and on the Dutch and Belgian Blogs. Take a look. There are so many wonderful photos and videos so be sure to scroll down and make sure you see them all. They express the joy of the days far more than I can here.

Yummy cakes and jewellery

        

 Reunion

 So good to see you

 Happy Family

 Sweet Jake

 Lisa meets an old friend

 Can I have a cake please?

 Beautiful dogs, beautiful people

 Wonderful Nens who made it all happen, with Elvira

 Still raining?

Doesn't matter - we're laughing!

Dear Chica

Me too. Cake! I think so!

Centerbakke - probably not the right spelling!

The children had lovely time playing with the dogs

This little Teckel was a great bodyguard

 Yvonne with her Fabienne 

 Our Fabienne with the fabulous Roos

 Fabulous Fabienne with our wonderful new Ambassador, Britt Dekker

Fabienne and Ton with the adorable pug puppies

 A kiss from a sweetie for a sweetie

 Eva with Tula - Tula has only been in her family for a few months

 Beloved Jake, a brother to Eva, Tula and Nova

More golden baskets, more happiness. Yay!

More little angels have found forever homes or wonderful foster parents as the first stage of their journey home. Wonderful to see beautiful Tula at Dog Day and to see so many familiar faces from the website and diary have now a chance of love and real happiness. Thanks to Ineke for another wonderful collage. Remember, these are just the adoptions/fosters to Holland. During the month even more have flown off to Denmark and to Belgium. Such good work - thank you to everyone concerned.

Arrivals and departures

Recently some happy dogs flew off to Denmark where they received a warm welcome and are now settling in to new homes and foster homes. Others arrived recently at El Refugio and soon we hope they too will find golden baskets.

Kirsten with two beauties

Getting sorted out

 So very happy to meet you at last

We can't wait to take you home 

 Is there someone for me?

Of course there is!

Welcome to your new home, little one. 

 We haven't forgotten you, sweet pea. Here they come!

Diva, Lua and Saba - three sweet sisters saved from certain death by Amalia.

Here they are waiting for a nice bath and a trim.

Lua, in the middle, is already reserved. Yay! 

Surely it won't be long before her sisters too find loving homes.

Living in harmony, the way we should ...

... and sometimes getting up to a bit of mischief.  Thanks to Maries for sending these.