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Two who have made it – Paddy and Oliver are in happiness
Paddy was found before the gates of the PAWS shelter. He was simply tied there, with a garbage and a piece of bread. He was hurt, so he was immediately taken to the vet. He limped, had a bump on his head and his eye was injured. A X-ray image shows that somebody had shot him in the body. He had several pellets in the body and also behind his eye. Also his front leg was broken by a bullet. Oliver was rescued from a municipality pound. His brother died there. Oliver was lucky that one of our foster homes could take him home. He had recovered there very well from the strains. Both were allowed to make the trip in their happiness to Germany in 2012. Oliver has been renamed and is now called Krümel. The two were adopted by two generations. Both are very happy together. The two play, romp and share the dog baskets and cuddle places. All family members are very happy with Paddy and Krümel We wish all of them a lot of fun together. Related...
Read MoreVicky (J)
Date of birth: October 2013 High to shoulder: currently 40 cm Vaccinated: yes Neutered: not yet Homed: February 2014 Vicky was found inside of the area of the shelter in the morning, somebody must have thrown her over the fence during the night. Vicky is a very happy and playful puppy. She loves to play and run all the time. She loves people and is good with other dogs. She is a real sunshine girl. If you fall in love with her and would like to give her a forever home, please be so kind and contact us. Related...
Read MoreKaty – is now called Josy
Katy was allowed to start their journey to Germany on 10 January 2014. First, she moved into a foster home, but her new owner found her very quickly. On 21 January, she moved already into her forever home. Katy has been renamed and is now called Josy. Her new owner is very happy with her. Josy is now like a therapy dog for her. Her anxiety has reduced greatly. A special dog belongs to a special someone. Good luck in your new home Josy. Related...
Read MoreTales to Tails Therapy Dogs Visit Silverline School
On Friday 14th February 4 Tales to Tails volunteer trainers and their therapy dogs visited Silverline School, Limassol, to extend the dogs’ training as therapy dogs and, at the same time, re-capping on the Be a Tree Program (safety around dogs) delivered to the school last year. The children were excellent, they behaved beautifully towards us and treated the dogs with respect and most of them remembered how to greet the dogs and how to be quiet and calm around them. The Be a Tree program had not been forgotten by these young people! They also asked some very sensible and interesting questions and we could have stayed longer to talk to them but we had disrupted their classes enough. We were only supposed to be with a couple of classes but word travelled fast and the other classes all wanted to come and see the dogs! The Tales to Tails partnerships were: Sara and Noah, Julie and Marley, Carole and Sally, and our newest recruits Teadora and Oscar. Oscar is a baby at only a year old and has some more work ahead of him, however he behaved like a true gentleman and everyone loved him. Noar, who was the oldest dog there, and Oscar left just before the last group of children turned up because we did not want them to be overwhelmed by so many children. Marley and Sally then held court themselves. They did this very well and a bonus for us all was that a couple of children who had never stroked a dog before stroked some of the Therapy dogs. This was a huge step for the children and the dogs enjoyed themselves being centre of attention. I would like to point out that Silverline School are very supportive of Tales to Tails Therapy Dogs and we are about to begin our Animal Antics Pet Club at the school in April. We are looking forward to this and hope to increase Animal Antics Pet Club at other schools on the Island in the future. Our thanks go to Kevin Mace, Principal, and Nicola Mace, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, for their support and encouragement of CyDRA’s (Cyprus Dogs Re-homing Association) education program. Thanks also must go to the students – what brilliant dog trainers they all turned out to be! Carole Husein Related...
Read MoreBilly Boo (P)
Date of birth: September 2011 High to shoulder: 62 cm Vaccinated: yes neutered: not yet Homed: February 2014 Billy Boo was captured on a busy main road by animal rights activists. The traffic raced on without even slowing and one of the people trying to help him was just narrowly missed by a car. Happily Billy Boo was rescued from his predicament. When he arrived at the shelter, it must have been like paradise for him because he has not experienced a lot of good things in his life so far. It was as if he looked completely incredulous at all the people, as though he could not believe that they petted him and didn’t beat him and he certainly enjoyed the fuss from the first second! We have so many of this breed of dog come through our shelters and they don’t show any signs of aggression, a little with fear maybe, but a merciless confidence. The fact that a dog like Billy Boo is still willing to trust and love humans in amazing and he deserves the reward of a wonderful family. Billy Boo is still a sad sight, each bone is visible and he is still far from having his ideal weight, but he is healthy. He has been tested for various diseases and all results were negative, which is just great, and he has been vaccinated. He is a very agile dog with a wonderful character. Pointers, in the right hands, make perfect family dogs and can be very well trained. Many of these so-called hunting dogs have no real hunting instinct and that’s why they were discarded, because they prefer to seek proximity of man, rather than chasing after hares. How strong Billy Boo’s hunting instinct is but he WILL NOT be re-homed as a hunting dog. If you are looking for a loyal companion to be by your side, a dog who will be with you through thick and thin then please contact us. Have a look at the video to see a bit more of beautiful Billy Boo: Related...
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