PLEASE
NOTE WE ALL OFFER OUR HELP VOLUNTARILY IN OUR SPARE TIME
OUR
RESCUE SCHEME IS OVERSTRETCHED – WE ARE NOT A RE-HOMING SERVICE
WE
DON’T HAVE KENNELS AND OPERATE ON A HOME-TO-HOME BASIS
WE ARE
NOT ABLE TO RESCUE DOGS THAT HAVE UNPREDICTABLE TEMPERAMENTS AROUND PEOPLE
The East Anglian SBT Club Rescue Scheme was set up during the 1980s to help Stafford owners that found themselves in extreme dire straits (i.e. death of owner, terminal or debilitating illness) but unfortunately along the way we have increasingly become the first port of call for anyone who finds that they either can't manage or don't want their dog. Where EASBTC does assist with rescue owners will be asked to make a minimum donation of £20 to offset assessment and administration costs.
OFFERING
A HOME TO A RESCUE DOG
Please consider carefully if you are willing to offer a permanent home to a rescue dog……..
· Is a Stafford the right dog for you and your family?
· Staffords can live well in to their ‘teens’
· They may not always be good natured around other dogs or animals
· They are a very people orientated breed and generally lively
· Staffords need consistency and sensible handling
E-mail
our rescue admin Sian
Please let us know your name, address and contact details in the first instance.
E-mail
our Rescue Co-ordinator Jo Ann
for further information on any of the dogs or ring her on our
rescue mobile
07912 359 058
- Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays only please between 8am - 7pm
After
your initial enquiry we will need to organise a home check. This is to
help us match you with the right dog(s) to view. Our
dogs are from the East Anglian region. We can organise home checks out of our
area but it may be difficult for you to travel to visit any potential dog; if
this is the case we can advise you of your local Stafford rescue.
Please
be patient with us as we all offer our help voluntarily in our spare time.
Please
ensure good communication with us and we would appreciate knowing if you are
looking elsewhere. It can be very
frustrating (as well as wasting precious rescue funds) to organise homechecks,
handovers etc., to find that it has been unsuccessful because someone has found
a suitable dog elsewhere and not let us know.
We
rarely have puppies available through our Rescue Scheme.
If you are looking to get a puppy contact our Club
Secretary, Lesley, for advice on buying a DNA health tested Kennel Club
registered puppy from a reputable breeder.
If
you give one of our dogs a home, we expect a minimum £80 donation. You will
receive membership for one year to the EASBTC. You will also receive our rescue
package, including training and breed information.
DO YOU NEED HELP TO ENABLE YOU TO KEEP YOUR DOG? Sometimes people feel that they can't give their dogs enough time and that they would be better off in another home with someone who can offer more.....realistically that perfect home often just isn't out there and both the owner and the dog have to make do with what they have. With most people having to work longer hours these days it is often lack of time that causes the problems - there are many ways to entertain and exercise your dog that perhaps you haven't realised. We are more than happy to be able to offer solutions so that the dog can remain in his home - if you feel you would like this help then please see the advice here
DO YOU NEED HELP TO ENABLE YOU TO RE-HOME YOUR DOG? Our first advice to anyone wanting to re-home a dog would be to contact the person you got the dog from. Whoever bred the dog is responsible for bringing him into the world and should therefore have a degree of responsibility for him throughout his life. If you aren't able to contact the breeder, or they will not accept their responsibilities, then we are able to offer some help and advice to help YOU to find a suitable home for him please see the advice here
If
your Stafford originally came from a Rescue centre you should contact them as
they should be responsible for taking the dog back if you cannot manage with it. Battersea Dogs Home has very helpful behavioural advice
leaflets and a help line open to anyone, not just those who have re-homed a dog
through Battersea. http://www.battersea.org.uk/help_advice/publications/dog_behaviour_advice/index.html
It is a sorry fact of life that there are just not enough good homes out there for all the unwanted dogs.
PLEASE
NOTE WE ALL OFFER OUR HELP VOLUNTARILY IN OUR SPARE TIME (of which we have
little!) – WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO YOU IMMEDIATELY OR TO WORK
MIRACLES BUT WE TRY OUR VERY BEST…..FOR THE DOG’S SAKE!
PLEASE BE PATIENT!
'EASBTC
Rescue does not endorse any person(s) claiming support of our Rescue Scheme'
HOMES NEEDED
WE WANT A LOVING FOREVER HOME - CAN YOU HELP US????? IF YOU WOULD LIKE FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT US
LILLY
Lilly was rehomed through EASBTC previously but now finds herself in the situation that her owner has had to move to rented accommodation where dogs aren't allowed. She says:
'Lilly has a wonderful temperament
and loves people she's just not very fond of other dogs so in that
respect she's a typical Staffie. She's a very different girl now to when I
first got her and she has been very spoiled and consequently is a lot
rounder now than then! She loves her soft toys and her walks and
is house trained; she isn't very vocal compared to other Staffies that
we have had and known. She loves new people and even loves the vets -
she just licks everyone to death! She travels well in a car and
has a dog cage that she likes to sleep in. She has never caused
any damage in the house e.g. chewing etc she loves to have her tummy
tickled and loves to curl up with you on the sofa. We have had her
for almost four years and I can honestly say we have never had any
problems with her she has a wonderful friendly nature. She will
pretty much let you do anything and we have been known to dress her up
for Halloween and Xmas.'
Lilly urgently needs a new home - can you offer her that home?
TESS
Tess is a very pretty 7 yr old girl. She is KC reg, house trained, Microchipped and neutered but does need her vaccinations doing again. She is used to being left for up to 5 hrs and is not destructive. She is being homed as she and the other dog she lives with are no longer getting on. She would like to be an only dog .
CASPER
Casper has been with us for a long time now - he has been in kennels and just before Christmas he was transferred to a specific rehabilitation kennel for thorough assessment. Casper has shown that he is a people loving dog, eager to please, very good on the lead. Although he is not sociable with other animals he is learning to tolerate and ignore them and with continued training in an experienced home he will be a valued canine companion. If you have experience of the breed, have no other animals in your home, and have the time to continue with Casper's training please consider him - he deserves a chance of a loving, permanent home. Casper has been neutered and has lived with children
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If you are interested in any of the dogs
or have a general query, click
here to send our rescue admin Sian, an email Please let us know your
name, address and contact details in the first instance.
If you would like further information on
the dogs above contact Jo Ann our rescue co-ordinator an EMAIL
or ring her on our rescue mobile 07912 359058
We also need foster homes, home
checkers, assessors and general transport help, give Jo a ring or email
if you
can help.
Dogs always needing homes, often
many that aren't on the website. After your homecheck our rescue co-ordinator
works hard to match the right dog to your family and situation.
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BAREHAMS KENNELS (RSPCA KENNELS IN ESSEX)
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OUR LAST 'WALK FOR RESCUE' WAS ON TUESDAY 29TH DECEMBER, AT WOOD GREEN ANIMAL SHELTER, GODMANCHESTER,
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There will be a short 'Walk for Rescue' around the Millennium Green at Offord D'Arcy, near Huntingdon following the Club AGM on Saturday 27th March.
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There will also be a 'Walk for Rescue' for those in the Ipswich/Suffolk area on Sunday 28th March. Meet at the car park in Bobbitt's lane just off Ellenbrook road IP9 2BE at 11am
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