Category Archives: Special Appeals

Black Dog Friday!

An international shopping sensation sweeps the world after Thanksgiving – Black Friday – where shoppers in their hordes descend onto the shops (and online!) to grab a bargain or two. Here at Terrier SOS, this Friday is Black DOG Friday!  It’s an interesting fact that black dogs are overlooked in shelters and rehoming centres, and often it’s the same here too.  It’s a phenomena known as BBDS (Big Black Dog Syndrome).

We want to change that!  At Terrier SOS, our black dogs aren’t BBDs; they’re TDHs (Tall, Dark and Handsome) and on Black Dog Friday, we are sharing their stories with you. Let’s make their Black Friday a date to remember – let’s give our black dogs a loving home!

Take a look at our top 3 luscious Tall, Dark and Handsomes:

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Podenco Cross Olly, 18 months old and a bundle of fun! e loves cuddles and will make a wonderful companion.  He is quite a calm dog and as long as life is taken at a slow pace he is perfectly happy.  Olly will get there – but his family will need to take things at his pace – he is a perfect lap dog and we are sure with the right encouragement he will lose his timidness and show the world the beautiful boy he is.

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Princess Georgina, the most dainty of our current terriers available for adoption.  A yorkie cross with gorgeous manners, Georgina is currently in foster in Spain, awaiting travel to the UK and a proper health assessment.

 

 

 

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Mr Darcy! Our dashing Spanish Lurcher mix.  An athletic young man, looking for life time companionship with his future loving family.  He is Airedale-sized, and has everything to learn, but is fun and sweet and will make a great companion.   Need we say any more?

 

Complete a TerrierSOSQuestionnaireMay2015 now to helpone of these three gorgeous black dogs find their forever home on Black Dog Friday.

Remember: Children: 10+, no cats or small furries. Dogs for adoption will be neutered, passported, vaccinated.

 

‘I am alive because someone fostered me’

If our terriers could speak, they’d all tell you a similar story.  Our work wouldn’t be possible without the incredible work of our small network of foster homes.

These families take on our rescued terriers and give them a temporary place to call home; warmth, care and attention are top of their list!  Our wealth of rehomed dogs wouldn’t be where they are today without these foster homes – and they have a few words of thanks to share:

WE NEED YOU. We recently have taken in several dogs that require a very SPECIAL foster home, one that will be calm, compassionate and help the dog learn to trust again.

We are looking for foster homes in the South East – that will work with us to help some very hurt dogs become whole again.

We will have support in place and also have the family work with a Trainer – but these must be homes that understand that the dog will need extra TLC and understanding. Get in touch if you think you may be able to help. You can read more about the foster role and download the application form here.

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We Need More Foster Homes – Here Is Sandy’s Story

After living in France for 3 years and helping rescue and foster a lot of dogs I know how vital it is to have as many Foster homes to call on as possible. With us in France, it literally meant life and death for many dogs. The very few foster families we had to call on were sometimes overwhelmed with dogs .
I am new to the breed of Wire Haired Fox Terriers and I am very impressed with Diana and all the other people that do so much to help this breed. They are helping so many dogs and if anyone out there could open their house and hearts to foster one of these lovely little dogs, then more dogs could be saved from the often terrible conditions that they end up in.
It is a very rewarding thing to do and even if you only did it the once for a few weeks it is so rewarding.
I have discovered that they are clowns and make me laugh. They are gymnasts and make me marvel. They are lovers, not haters and melt my heart
Please have a go at being a fosterer…
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Calling All Runners…Undertaking Their Journey – Running With The Pack

Hi, so here’s the thing. I need your help…We need your help…
…My name’s Jenni and I’m mum to a gorgeous Border Terrier called Teddy Bear. I say I’m his mum, but I have a number of other roles including typist/admin assistant and general dogsbody! He has his own twitter account (@teddybearbt) and it was whilst typing for him that I came across a good pal of his – @RootyFoxWire. He and his mum introduced us to Terrier SOS. I looked at the website – www.terriersos.com and realised how little I was aware of what was going on across Europe in perreras and pounds. How so many dogs are in need and how helpless these poor adorable four legged friends are. That without the help and love of people who volunteer for causes such as Terrier SOS, so many of them would lose their lives.
So what can we do to help?
Well we can give these dogs in need a loving home through fostering or adoption. Unfortunately I’m not in a position to be able to help in this way.
So how else can we help?
Well we can donate. Excellent… But I didn’t feel satisfied with this and so I came to a decision…
For the next year, starting on 27th October 2013 I am going to run as far as possible!
How far you ask? Well it’s approximately 786 miles from Madrid to London and so I think it’s only fair to see what kind of journey these terriers have to make, in order to find their forever homes.
Unfortunately with a full time job, the inability to swim and a young dog to take care of, I can’t physically take a route from London to Madrid.
786 miles is the equivalent of around 30 marathons. I am nowhere near ready to take part in 30 marathons and so I intend to partake in as many runs as I can all the while whilst advertising Terrier SOS. I will wear a custom made t-shirt, fancy dress and even get Ted involved on some cani-x events (and yes he has a t-shirt too!)! These runs will be anything from 5km, 10km, half marathons, obstacle events to custom made runs (more to follow).
Even with partaking in as many runs as I can, it will be a struggle to even reach quarter of the way; so who else is with me? If you’re planning on running a marathon or even a 2km why not try to raise a little money or awareness for terrier SOS – if you’re interested please let me know. The more exposure the better! 
Ted will be writing a blog following our journey – http://www.teddybearbt.blogspot.co.uk
So please share this – sponsor me – help me – support me  – but most of all support Terrier SOS !!!
 
Thanks Jenni and Ted xxxx