Christmas presents from our generous supporters

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

A big delivery of goods was transported from the Netherlands to Spain. It was organised by Yvonne  Pille and her sister Irene.

 

Kennels and baskets to keep our doggies safe and warm

 

Plenty of baskets for big ones and little ones too

Boxes of goodies and food for the dogs

 

Food and clothes and lots of good things.

Food, kennels, baskets, coats, gangway and much more has all been collected by our wonderful supporters and has been picked up by Yvonne and will be transported from Moerdijk to Spain.

We want to thank everyone for their contributions. Everyone in Spain will be very happy.

Next week, Yvonne will get another car  full, this time with supplies for the clinic and the kennels which will be transported free to Spain with Janny and Ton. 

More happy doggies home for Christmas ...

Thursday, December 17th, 2015

Today three more dogs arrived at Rotterdam Airport.

Bobinet, now called Missy, was fine with the cage. She went off happily with her new owners. 

And our little Winfried crawled happily onto the lap of his new owner.

Boxer Deo, renamed Butch, could not wait when the cage opened and everyone was greeted with much enthusiasm.

Happy Christmas from Cadenita

This is a Christmas card from Cadenita for the Spanish Wet Noses Blog.

We wish everyone a good Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Home for Christmas!!!

On the evening of 17th December, after several days visiting the Refugio, Miek Baar took five lucky dogs back with her from Malaga to Schipol. We are so grateful to her and to all our volunteer escorts for enabling our dogs to fly to their forever homes. We thank you so much, Miek, and everyone who has helped in this way. We wish the adoptive parents and their adopted dogs much good luck and happiness together. And giant thanks for the donated food that will soon be transported over to Spain.

Waterdog Owen was pretty confident when he came out of the cage, as if he knew everything would be fine. His new family still had a long journey back home with him all the way to Limburg. Where a dog boyfriend is also waiting for him.

Little puppy Gandia was quite happy and thought it was quite nice to get acquainted with her new owners, who found her very sweet. It took some effort to secure the new harness on her wriggly body, but when that was done she was ready for her new life.

Little Bulldog Perla was very curious and cheerful when she came out of the cage. She was happy to be cuddled and she too had to put on a new harness. And she went off happily with her new owners.

 

A  scared little Podenco

A super little dog, nearly home!

Two more dogs flew out with Mieke, fosterdog Stitch, a scared little Podenco who had a lot of trouble with life in the shelter. With Mieke he can really relax and get used to family life and hopefully he'll soon find his own forever home. Super little girl Jasmientje was also taken into foster care by Mieke. One day later Jasmientje had already been reserved and this weekend this little one will be going to her new home.

Our doggies get cold in the winter ... will you help?

We are collection fleece blankets and ordinary blankets. It does get very cold in the winter time in the refugio, especially at night, and we are therefore asking for donations of blankets like these.

Could you donate a fleece or a blanket or several indeed. Your reward - thinking of our dogs in the Refugio, snuggled up happily with soft warm blankets this winter. 

For more information please email us at pr.nederland@ace-charity.org

Great work:: thank you Fly a Dog Home group

Cleaning a section

A week or so ago Henriette flew to Spain to pick up some dogs. (This post is a bit late as I have to translate from the Dutch first). The trip is paid for by the group Fly a Dog Home whose members deposit money every month so that the dogs can fly home! Flights are so expensive so we are very grateful to this group for helping us get our doggies to their forever homes. 

This is Henriette's report:

What a nice weekend I've had !!!

Friday I flew to Malaga and upon arrival was taken to the refugio. All day I cuddled the dogs, walked them and helped all the dear people there. What a good job they are doing and what an inspiration to us. I have totally fallen in love with a couple of dogs, well I wasn't exactly surprised to feel such emtion and as expected there at home we are still debating!​ We are not there yet ... but where are already two dogs, surely a third is no problem!!!

Fabienne, took me on a tour, we saw the new buildings and heard all about the difficulties and obstancles that have been put in their path. Heard the stories about all the stupid rules and regulations they must comply with. I met Dirk, the interns, well everyone dus..wat a pressing all!

Saturday I flew back to the airport where all the new owners were in an anguish of waiting, as we in our turn had waited for our Evi (ACE Azahar). The elevator was not working so the dogs could not come up that way, so they had to have even more patience. But it was worth it and they all now have a nice new home!

Looking back towards the old clinic and the laundry room.

The temporary cages.

 

Looking past the big gate to the entrance gate. The office, bright red, on the left of the photo.

One of our sweethearts having a welcome cuddle.

Waiting patiently for a new forever home.

Chillin'

The great retaining wall and work in progress.

The foundations for the new cages.

 

Some of our doggies playing in the field.

They love the field. They can run around for a while every day.

Always great excitement when someone passes. This section is just outside the laundry.

Bonus: a small puppy in the killing station.

Bonus - how could they be so heartless?

This small puppy was found tied up to the gate of a killing station in July this year. Why? Who? How could they do this, where were their hearts?  Of course he was taken in and his fate was predictable. Except that his life took a strange twist when a volunteer who worked at the killing station, to try and at least help some of these dogs, took him under her wing.

Nobody except the volunteer took any notice of this sweet puppy except, luckily, the volunteer. And so Bonus grew up, as puppies do. Now, in December, he has become a big boy. Why should this treasure of a dog have had to grow up in a killing station, where death is always just around the corner.

He is a friendly, sweet character. A quiet fellow who has never known a warm basket under him, never got a nice bone, who quietly undergoes what life throws at him, not knowing how things could be different.

We want now to surprise him with an owner that will come and rescue and love him. He grew up as a forgotten and disregarded creature. But he is much more than this, he has so much to offer, so much to give ... Do not forget him. Don't let him stay in the killing station. Please take this chance to save and love this unprecedented star, this real shining star. 

Growing up - without ever knowing what it is to have a warm basket.

A shining star.

Six months in the killing station - with death always round the corner.

A good sweet character, who deserves so much better.

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Sweet Bonus has been reserved. Here's hoping that he soon has his warm blanket. Happy Christmas sweet boy.