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This lovely Mastiff is going to be put down if a home is not found before 26 June!  Go look at the following link and please can we do something on here people?? http://ineedahome.yolasite.com/renee-rastas-and-indie.php

Yes they all have access to our room as we leave the door open and they wander in to flop in baskets or lie outside on the landing or on the mezzanine - easy going and no one dog has her space that she guards.  They just like to know where we are and be close sometimes.......... daft are't we!  So far today Tania has not growled at anyone and they are all outside having a great time together playing - maybe I over reacted Christine.  It's just that we spring our little 'ragbag' from the pound next Thursday which I am fostering till next spring when she will go with my son and his wife when they move back to France - and I wanted things to be settled as much as possible before then.  She's going to be  little dear I know as she's young and bouncy and is suffering quite a lot down there in Carcassonne........ it's a mad house here but I like it to be a happy mad house nonetheless.  I shall be diligent today and see how the dear old thing goes - there are bound to be some grumpy moments I guess but we spend a lot of time with the dogs and they really are our family so harmony means a lot - thankfully we have patience and time in abundance for them all.  Thanks for your welcome advice and comments as always.  I will keep you posted.

Thanks Christine - makes sense and I really do want to stop it getting any worse though this evening she has been less clingy.  I do feel sorry of her and love to cuddle all the dogs but totally get what you are saying.  She never leaves my side - imagine, she even walked up and down with me whilst I mowed the lawns today (an acres worth!) in the hot sun!  She sits with her head on my feet so that if she should fall asleep and I move she knows.  She sleeps on a folded duvet in the corner of the bedroom (not got her basket sorted yet) and watches me the instant I get up or move and is there in an instant.  Poor little lady!  Anyway she's intelligent and I think we will solve it once she settles a bit more and I follow your advice.  Thanks again and I will indeed pm you should I run into more problems.  I have never given up on a dog yet and I'm not starting now!

Ok my friends, a little advice needed.  Dear Tania is a gem and I love her to bits, however, she clearly feels the same way about me and is being a bit aggressive with all the other dogs when they come near me for a fuss, she growls at them to warn them off.  Now it's not escalated to actual snarling etc. but the others are a bit upset and nervous of her.  Strangely she plays with all of them when they dash out into the garden and is happy to rub along nicely even if I'm around - it's just when I'm sitting down (like now she's under my chair) and she's always at my feet.  I'm not making a big deal out of it for the moment as she's only been here a few days, but I don't want it to get any worse and would prefer it not to be happening at all.  Any of you out there into dog listening and have any advice how I handle this little problem please?

Extra bit of useful information - both these little dogs get on well with cats!

OK, just heard from the lady looking after these little dogs and we really DO need to try to pull out all the stops for them if we can!  Her husband is getting very difficult and wants rid...... she's very stressed about them and needs advice as to what to do next.  They have been plastered on several forums and Phoenix and Poorpaws know of their plight but all are very full up.  They are not old for Jack Russells but they look a bit long in the tooth because they are a little overweight and I suspect could do with more exercise.  Followers of the forum know that I am full up also at the moment with another in the pipeline next week from Carcassonne for fostering........ how can we help these two I wonder?  They need to stay together.  Help!

Christine thank you!  Yes they are both neutered, vaccinated and have an up to date UK passport.  They are very well behaved and a joy to have around - not at all 'old' for their ages and very lovable - the lady who is looking after them tells me this and is getting a bit frantic as her husband flatly refuses to keep them beyond the next few weeks despite her wanting to keep them!!  Really hope someone can help them soon.

You're all lovely too - thank you for your support.  Update on Tanya.  She is just adorable!  She has been well cared for as her vaccination passport is fully up to date and she's been spayed and so on - she was loved I'm sure, which must have made it all the more traumatic for her when she was handed over to the Spa when her owner could no longer look after her!!  She's a very bouncy 12 year old and takes everything in her stride and just loves racing round the garden with the others and then curling up at my feet in the evenings - actually she shadows me all day long bless her!  She's a real gem and don't let anyone tell you that old dogs aren't fun and very loving and have so much to give in return for the kindness shown to them.  We love her to bits and I will post a photo on here very soon so you can all see her pretty face.  I'm so lucky to have all these wonderful dogs around me.

Nothing dull about them - very cute pair!

I do no more than lots of other people - I just LOVE being able to do it!  I have to be grateful to my ever patient husband........ he knows it's my crusade in life now until I pull my last breath!  Bathed and d-ticked Tania this morning and she's very very good.  Perhaps if more people could see what pleasure these animals bring to our lives and how easy and grateful they are, more would be tempted to do it.  I am going to wage war with photobucket again (and if I fail again I shall shout for Russethouse yet again!!) and post some pics of the poor little thing we met yesterday and have reserved and paid for, to get out next week when they will let her go.  Before and after pics will also show people what often lies beneath...... and of course some pics of our lovely Tania with the David Bowie eyes!!!  One blue one brown!  Thank you all for your lovely comments - it's nice to hear the love that shines through with your genuine pleasure at the news when people step in and help these dogs - it does so restore my faith in human nature and balance some of the horrors that surround us.  Watch this space for the pics in the next day or two.

Dear old Tania is happy tonight - fed and making friends with the rest of the pack!  She's just lovely, so very kind and quite a mover!  She helped me put the chickens to bed this evening and chased round with the other five like she'd been here for ever!  Back to Carcassonne next week to pick up the little scallywag that is a little sweetie and very unhappy at the moment - she just has to hang in there for 10 days!  I am going to have her with me, sterilised and passported for the UK as she will be having a new home with my son and his wife in six months in London and then in Marseille - long story but she has a fantastic home for life and we will be finding another worthy little one to keep her company in that new life, in the coming days!  I feel very tired but very happy this evening - always more to do but for now we have done the best we can and I have lots of sleepy dogs at my feet as I type!  Bit of a nightcap and bed!  Thank you all of you on here who are so encouraging and caring - I count you all as my friends!

Rowan - let me know when Tanya looks like being put on the hit list and I may well be able to step in!  Is the Daschund male or female etc........... will post him on AI just in case.  I am gradually persuading my husband that taking on the geriatric brigade is worthwhile and do-able........ he is so very taken with Molly which helps!

Hi Rowan - welcome back!  Molly is doing brilliantly, putting on weight and is a real treasure!  Have had the grandson here for the week-end and she is just wonderful with children and everyone in general - a real star!  Thank you so much for introducing her into our lives!  Now this lovely old lady - is she the one that was in the kennel next to Molly?  Is her time running out?  Do I need to think very hard about her?

We've already tried Phoenix but they are full to busting and have recently lost some of their funding from Blue Cross I believe - but we keep plugging away!

Time running out for these guys...........then it will either be the refuge or the vet..!!!  Please anyone?  http://ineedahome.yolasite.com/holly_ben.php

Hey thanks for doing that Protegimus!  I have been off-line most of the day and unable to do anything for these guys - thank you!

Think this needs to be bumped up again as not having much joy for these two and their time is running out!

Please go and look at Holly and Ben on their website - things are getting urgent for them as Leslie's husband does not want the dogs and is getting impatient!  Surely some kind people would love these two cuties?  Please....... http://ineedahome.yolasite.com/holly_ben.php http://ineedahome.yolasite.com/holly_ben.php

Oh Christine she looks beautiful and so relaxed already - poor thing she must wonder what happened to Uni......as you say, a happy ending tinged with a sadness that will always be there.  Great that you've got her and she will now be safe and secure.  Have a lovely day!

Just bumping these little sweeties up to the top as it's a week-end,,,,,

Try Google Translate or a good dictionary - what terms are you stuck with - I have a massive dictionary and maybe I can help you.

Can anyone help these two please.  The lady who is looking after them will help transport them to their new home but can't keep them too much longer as her husband is adamant they move on soon.

Magic!!!

Grrrrrrrr......... B time wasters!

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