EASBTC
RESCUE
The EASBTC co-ordinates it's own Rescue Service.
If you are interested in giving a Stafford another chance in a
loving and permanent home take a look at the dogs below, remember Staffords can live to 17
years old so when deciding on owning a dog this needs to be considered very seriously.
Donations
If you would like to make a donation to our rescue fund then
please email for details or alternatively donations can be made on-line using the PAYPAL
button below.
Alternatively a cheque can be sent made payable to 'EASBTC
RESCUE' to our secretary Lesley McFadyen
HAPPY ENDINGS PAGE 7
"MAISIE"
Just a quick update on Maisie and an excuse to send through
this really cute piccy of Maisie on a rare day when it wasn't raining! Maisie went
for her vaccination yesterday and was a really brave girl. She now weighs 16.7k (when we
first got Maisie she was 19k) and the vet was really pleased although we still have a
little way to go! Maisie has about 2 hrs walking a day and never tires of her morning walk
round the roman ruins of Silchester - this may be due to an abundance of rabbits she is
desperate to chase
She has also
been to her first horse show and has helped me walk a couple of courses and been an
absolute angel round the horses. Simon and I often walk with Maisie and I ride Oscar
my pony down to the local ford which Oscar loves to paddle in whilst Simon
throws sticks into the water for Maisie to jump in and get them! Oscar just watches
Maisie plunge into the water!
Latest update
from Maisie's new home (December 2007) ................. Maisie is doing really well and
Simon and I can't believe how lucky we are to have our little friend. Maisie never
gets tired of cuddles and we are looking forward to our first Christmas together - we are
off to Pets at Home this weekend to buy her Christmas stocking. Maisie has proved
herself incredibly safe around my ponies and we all enjoyed many lovely walks
when the weather was warmer - just looking forward to spring/summer!
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"BONNY"
Bonny is great. It took a few months for her really to settle as
she was always a little wary and apprehensive and then one day she suddenly relaxed as if
she suddenly realised that her fears were unfounded. She now rolls over in her basket to
have her tummy rubbed and is very affectionate.She is still mad about chasing her ball and
is totally focused on retreiving it as a result of which people stop me in the park to
tell me what a wonderfully fit dog I have.If only my figure was like hers! Thank you for
letting me have her. Best wishes Benita.
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"BUSTER"
We've had Buster a year now and he is still thriving - he seems to
becoming more obedient by the day and gaining more confidence, although remains a 'mummy's
boy'!
We have just renewed our subscription to the EASBTC newsletter which we love reading.
Sadly my parents staffie "Katie" had to be put to sleep two weeks ago at
the age of 10; I had collected her from kennels where she had been staying with Pepper for
3 weeks while my parents were abroad and she had lost 25% of her body weight and was not
eating. Mum took her to the vets the next day where they stabilised her on a drip
and operated the following day to find the obstruction; they found multiple tumours in her
stomach, bowel and pancreas, so she was put to sleep peacefully. We brought her home
and laid her on her beanbag while we said our goodbyes to the 'duchess of the house', we
are just grateful that she hung on until the family were back from holiday. Is it
possible to place an obitituary in the next newsletter for her please?
Buster has now become Peppers best friend - much to his displeasure I think, judging by
his face when she showers him in kisses!
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"EMMA"
I'm emma and i am writing to say thank you for my move to
Northamptonshire I have my new family, Tricia and Charlie well trained they learn fast
they know when i go to a certain cupboard i want treats when i rattle my bowl i want more
food in the middle of the night when i want to go out i just paw Tricia and she will let
me out i do a little dance and Charlie takes me out for a walk i have an hour in their bed
before they sleep and again before they get up
Everyone loves me i have made friends with some more Staffies on my
walks. i have a choice of places to sleep depending on how i feel, but i did slip up once
Tricia and Charlie went away for a night i was left well cared for and with company,you
see i had been quite voice wise Tricia did mention i did not talk much,well when they got
home i went bananas i was glad to see then and that they had not left me i made a right
racket to thankyou for coming home i ended up at the vet in case i had a cold or something
worse but of course clean bill of health and i talk all the time now it is so much better
silly me.
I even saved Charlie after being here just a week my new dad collapsed
and I stayed with him keeping him warm and licking him until he woke up, I guess I have
found my forever family now as eveyone calls me a hero
Thank you again love Emma xxxxxxxxxx
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"CASSIE now SUGAR"
Sugar
(used to be Cassie) is doing fantastic. We cannot fault her in any way, shape or form.
As you are
aware, when we took Sugar from you, she weighed in at 47 lbs!!!! Yeah, for a standard
staffy bitch, some 12 to 15lb over weight. Since she has been with us she is walked and
run every day without fail, never has any tit bits, is fed twice a day on James
Wellbeloved dry dog food and has 2 small raw hide chews each day.
As a result, Sugar's
coat gleams and shines. She is as fit as a fiddle and now has a lovely sculptured body and
weighs in at 34lb.
She is not destructive
in any way, has never messed, is not a barker, never jumps up people, does not mouth
peoples arms, walks great on a lead, she is exceptionally inteligent and athletic - shows
no fear with height when negociating obstacles, loves to play and more than anything loves
joining in with the rest of the family.
We have decided that
we would like to have another staffy from your rescue home. We are more than confident
that Sugar will be a great role model for another Staffy who is in need of a great home
and secure life.
Please can you help us
to help you!!!!
"DIESEL"
I’ve been here in my new home for
nearly a year now and I’ve really settled in and found my place in the family.
When I first came to stay I was a real mummy’s boys and didn’t want to leave her
side but I love my daddy now too and thankfully he loves me as I keep getting him in
trouble with mummy by encouraging him to wrestle me on their bed! It’s such good fun
and I am desperate every morning for daddy to get up as that means its breakfast time and
I also get to lie on their bed so I sometimes sneak in when mummy is getting ready and
wake him up with a kiss. Mummy should see what fun we have when she has gone to work, but
don’t tell her!
I’m so cute I can worm my way in
anywhere. When I first moved in I wasn’t allowed on the sofa or in the bedroom but it
didn’t take me long to get my way! Me and mummy love a cuddle on the sofa watching tv
but she has to turn up the tv as I quite often snore very loud, sometimes waking myself
up!
I’ve even made friends with the local butcher so now when we go to see
him he saves me some bones which are just the best ever and I can sit outside for hours
chewing them and throwing them in the air because I like to treat my bones like they are
alive and play games with them. I’m not
allowed them too often as they do make me do little trumps but I think sometimes I get the
blame when it isn’t even me!
I go to work with my daddy almost every
day in his big van, and now he’s got a nice new one I have two seats to myself to lie
on but when we are driving I like to lay my head on his knee but sometimes I’m a bit
nosey and like to see where we are going then I get a whiff of air though the air vents
and I glue my nose to it having a good ol’ sniff.
Sometimes I have to spend the day with my
nanny if daddy can’t take me to work but I don’t mind as she loves me as
I’m her first grandchild! We go out for walks and play all day long. She always gives
me treats and buys me little prezzies and I know exactly what cupboard to go to in their
house as well as everyone else’s I visit, I don’t forget where the biscuits are
kept!
I’ve been a really good boy though,
I’ve hardly eaten anything around the house except once I ate one of mummy’s
wellies which I got in a bit of trouble for but a little wag of the tail got me out of
that one. I do have a little obsession with sponge though; I think at last count I’d
eaten about 11 bathroom sponges! Well I don’t really eat them, I just rip them up
into little tiny pieces and decorate the carpet with them. I just can’t control
myself, I no it’s wrong and that I shouldn’t do it but I just have to. I could
do worse and hopefully mummy and daddy appreciate that I don’t chew anything else and
will let me off if I have to do it again.
This was my first Christmas here and it
was great because mummy and daddy had both their parents round for buffet tea and as
everyone adores me I only had to look at them and give my paw to make them feel sorry for
me like I was starving and they gave me a bit of extra for dinner off the table, I was in
my element.
Thank you to the volunteers of the EASBTC
for finding me a loving forever home, I’m a very happy boy.
Big licks and paws, Diesel.
"MILLIE"
Milly is doing really well and seems to have settled immediately.
Milly is already popular with all the primary school children and seems to be a minor
local celebrity now at the school gates!! She is having 3 walks a day, normally
totalling 2 hours or so. Milly is fascinated by passing cars and often stops for a
good look! She has also developed a flying leap into the back of our car which is
very funny!!
Milly is great with the family and is proving very obedient. She is good on the lead
and only mouths us when she is very excited.
All in all, things are going very well for Milly, so you can assure her fomer keeper that
Milly is happy and well.
She is the smelliest dog I have ever known ha ha but will get a nice shampoo and set
soon!!
Martyn
"TOBY"
Here they are Poppy with her “new” boyfriend “Tubs”
or Toby as was, all enjoying a fuss.
Laura
"BANDIT"
Hi Jo, just to let you see how she's progressing - she has a thin coat
of fur covering her now, she has also not had an accident in the house for about 9 days!!!
She was 11kg on her first visit to the vet and a week later weighed 11.6kg, which was less
than we expected as she feels heavier than that when you pick her up! She has gained
alot of confidence & has 'mad half hours' where she treats the house like a race
track.
And look at Bandit now........
"BRUISER"
Bruiser (AKA Bruce/Crusty) has got a thing for toilet rolls at
the moment, oh & printer paper, quietly shedds it while I type LOL
He got wormed today & hopefully vaccinated next week, can get him up the woods &
fields then.
Regards
Mark
Bruiser Update, 12th Feburay 2008........................ Bruiser
has been running round outside today on his first walk with his new family along with
Stafford 'Jenny'.
And Bruisers litter brother............. Patch also had
mange.........
"PATCH"
Dear Jo-Ann, an update on Prince (now Patch), one of the negelected
puppies with the terrible skin condition. Patch settled in almost immediately, he
found his feet in just a few days and is now well and truly part of the family - even
thinks he is the boss sometimes!!
His personality has really come out and he is extremely mischievious but
very very affectionate and loves cuddles.
As regards the skin condition, Patch has responded very well to the treatment
- even the vet seems to be amazed at his progress! We noticed a difference within
the first two weeks and he received the all clear about 5 weeks ago, but he has to go back
in June for some more skin scrapings to make sure he is still clear, so thats really good
news.
As Patch had never been out for a walk it did take a few days for him to
get used to the collar and lead, 
but he soon got the hang of it and absolutely loves going for walks now.
Jayne Lloyd and family
"KAZ"
Hi Jo, I wanted to give you an update on Kaz and to also send you some
pictures so you can see hows hes doing. We've had Kaz as a part of our family for just
over 3 weeks and he has just fitted right in and its difficult to remember what it was
like before we had him now! He is such a good little boy and so well behaved it is
unbelievable,the cats have relented and I even caught one of them playing with him the
other day though im sure the cat would be discusted to know that I had seen him ha ha! Kaz
really enjoys his walks and we go "crashing" through the fields every day,he has
met the rest of the family dogs who he has got on with fantastically and its great to see
Kaz and Casper (another EASBTC rescue) playing together. He loves to play fetch and if im
not picking the sticks up quickly enough for him he'll go and find his own until I take
the hint ;-) he also love to fetch tennis balls though I think we should take shares out
in them as they only last 1 walk each! He really enjoys his (and everyone elses) food,he
has taken to sleeping on our bed and he is Evans best friend and follows him everywhere
(even in the car to Nursery) . Thanks so much for introducing us to Kaz he brings so much
joy to us all, Love from Carly, Dean & Evan x
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"ROXY"
Hi Jo, just dropping a line update you on how roxy is doing.having
seen her on the easbtc rescue page me and the misses both said there was somthing about
the little girl in the photo and the story of her needing rehoming. All grey around
the chops and 10 years old we thought why not. Having owned a staffie for 14 years
and having lost him last may we really wanted another staff because the house had been
missing a little some thing. 
So we went to see roxy on new years eve and fell for her straight
away and could see she had been well loved and looked arfter a real credit to the people
who had her. A real little bundle of energy and a typical staff personality.
We got her home and it just felt right and she has settled down very quickly and is a very
well behaved and has slotted into our lifes as if shes been here for years. She
loves her long walks twice a day and loves to play in the evenings with all her toys and
the kids and loves her belly rubs.
just like to say thanks to jo and tracy and all who work behind the scene's at the easbtc
you do a great job for these little guys.
All the best steve emma @ girls x
"LADY"
Hi Lesley, just to let you know how " the new addition to
the family " is doing. From the moment Lady walked through the door, with a
smile on her face and a typically wagging tail, she found her place in the family.
Usually stretched out on the sofa, snoring for England, it's as if she has been here
forever.
Lady has become good friends with the chickens and takes great pleasure protecting them
from the local cats. (safeguarding the future of the resulting egg sandwich more like).
She is a joy to have round the house, always happy and ready to please, even when that
means saving us from the evil hoover that lives under the stairs!
Thanks again - Clive and family.
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INTERESTED IN REHOMING A DOG?
Look at our rescue page
If you would like
further information on the dogs above contact Jo Ann instance Dogs
Dogs always needing homes, please enquire as we may well have other dogs available
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PURSES AND
WALLETS IN AID OF RESCUE FUNDS
Lovely black leather wallets and purses for sale, very good quality,
both have classic Stafford head ingrained into the leather.
Wallet costs £7 + £1 P&P
Purse costs £9 + £1 P&P
Paypal button to follow or alternatively email Lesley for details of payment by
cheque
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last
beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
ANONYMOUS
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