"It's A Dog's Life"..... SHAK (Safe Homes And Kindness): Farewell To Mr Foxy.....

Wednesday 7 October 2015

Farewell To Mr Foxy.....

I had some really sad news on Monday night as one of SHAK'S old timers lost his battle aginst illness. Seymour came not long after I started The Rescue Place, and although he was very quickly snapped up by a loving family, he left a big impression on everyone.

Mr Foxy as we nicknamed him was simply gorgeous, and the Inglis family that fell in love with him at first sight ended up with a perfect family dog.

He used to send me postcards from his many family caravan holidays, and despite being away from us for 6 or 7 years I got regular visits at least a couple of times a year. The picture below was taking just a couple of weeks ago..... the last time I saw him.

I don't think anyone who was lucky enough to meet him will ever forget Seymour. I know his family has has their hearts torn apart by having to let him go. Our thoughts are with them. 'Jump free little man.'

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A Statement From SHAK.....

One of the drawbacks of gaining followers through Facebook, the press and other forms of media is the demand for our expertise is growing beyond a level that is manageable or even acceptable. We are a victim of our own success and with constantly running with around 70 dogs in our care, being such a small charity we are always stretched beyond our limit.

Therefore I think it is important for me to explain exactly where we get our dogs from and who we will deal with. For the past 12 years we have dealt very closely with vets taking destruction cases, local councils taking strays and a few recognised partnered charities that we have built up strong relationships with. Today this is still the case.

As I mentioned space and resources are very short resulting us being unable to take dogs from members of the public and due to time we are ubable to deal with the publuc in any way. Likewise we are not looking to extend our pool of partnered charities or organisations, so can not take dogs from groups we have never worked with before.

It is not out of ignorance, but due to concentrating our time on our own dogs that no unsolicited emails, phonecalls or Facebook messages will be returned.

Thank you for understanding and for all of your support.

And What We Do.....

Celebrating its 10th anniversary on June 19th 2016, SHAK has come a long way since its founder Stephen Wylie uttered those fateful words ‘never again...’ after the shock death of his dog and best friend Shak.

The hundreds of dogs whose lives have been changed because of that loss is testament to a dog that had a lasting imprint on everyone he met.....

Today the registered charity has approximately 70 dogs in
its care, offering sanctuary to the ones that really need it or a place to simply become a dog again for others.

Working only with destruction cases from vets, strays and
dogs from our trusted charity partners, SHAK does not take in dogs from members of the public. Likewise we are not a rehoming centre, although we do offer the opportunity for people to apply for our Forever Foster project.

We concentrate all of our time, energy and resources directly into the well being of our dogs, enriching lives that others had written off.....

Change Lives

Wednesday 7 October 2015

Farewell To Mr Foxy.....

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