Brand new, snazzy tartan, the outside is plush, the cushion is loose.  Small to medium size –  £ 5.00   – call and collect.   Postage extra. All plush, a nice fawn colour, detachable cushion.  Medium size.   £ 5.00 – call and collect or we can post – at cost. Cosy comfort and snazzy […]

Our thoughts and prayers go to the people of Japan who have suffered such a devastating natural disaster.   The human loss and suffering is almost beyond comprehension.   There must have been many animals, both farmed, domestic and wild, who have also perished, our prayers go to them. The threat of further nuclear disaster […]

For many people, taking the dog out for a walk is one of the best aspects of pet ownership.   Have you ever thought how much all this exercise adds up to over the lifetime of your canine companion?    A recent survey has shown that dog owners walk an average of 23,739 miles with […]

Last night we found a dog tied up to our gate with a chain.   Again.   Yes, this happens often.    It’s night time and we’re closed, either someone has found a dog and doesn’t know to ring the Council, or it’s a person who wants to get rid of their dog and straight […]

No matter what the weather the volunteers from the Redhouse Centre come along to help us exercise the dogs.   These wonderful people turn up several times a week – it’s a real help and makes such a difference to our rescued canine chums.    Bodie is a firm favourite and the liking is mutual […]

Blacksmiths, dentists, feed bills, stray dogs brought in and we’ve been to the vets with dogs and cats four times this week.   The expenses of caring for all the animals seem never ending. Thank you to everyone who has brought us food and blankets, carrots and all sorts of good things – we couldn’t […]

Pugsie came to stay with us when his owner could no longer look after him because of a serious illness.   He’s a very good natured ‘golden-oldie’ and settled down here straight away.   His health problems were the first worry, he was very overweight (slimming down nicely now), very unfit with wobbly legs because […]

A glitch with our server and we were left hanging around, like Danniboy here, waiting for his turn with the blacksmith.   We’re sorry if you weren’t able to get in touch, it certainly made us realise how dependent we are on our technology and how worrisome it is when it fails.

Sparky is one of our ‘golden oldie’ cats so when we took him to the vets for a check up it was no surprise to find that he had problems with some of his teeth.  Most cats, and dogs too, have dental problems when they approach middle age.   Sparky was fit and well but […]

What a great idea!   When a Pet Samaritan friend decided to replace her duvets she started work on recycling her old ones so that we could use them for dog and cat beds.   Cutting them up into squares and then sewing them into outer covers makes them just the right size.  Large duvets […]