Senior Dogs Rescue

The aim of this site is to help promote the cause of the senior dog, the dog 8 years and over.

Dogs listed here for adoption are in need of a forever home. All details are supplied by the rescue organisation or individual responsible for rescuing and rehoming them. Please contact them directly.

Also visit URGENT for dogs aged 6 + on death row in pounds around Australia.

Donations can help any of the dogs listed.

Contact: PO Box 3026 Marrickville Metro 2204.

Email :linda.jane@bigpond.com.au or silky.rescue@yahoo.com.au 

I'm so sorry to have to tell you all, but Ellie May was put to sleep this morning. It became clear that all was not well with her and an urgent vet visit confirmed she was beyond help and had run her little race. Her quality of life had gone and it was kindest to see her off in loving arms.

 

Thank you Jen for taking care of her in her last hours and holding her while Emily sent her off. You are very brave to do so.

 

She has gone but she won't be forgotten by all of us.

 

This is the sad outcome I hope and pray against as every old soul I try to save may well be beyond help. It will NEVER stop me from trying though as each one deserves the best chance.

 

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Ellie May is a pretty sad girl. She will be staying with Jen (Maisies foster mum). THANK YOU Jen and thanks to Frances who, at short notice, transported her tonight.

 

She is obviously very aged and in poor shape. Just in a short time tonight we noticed:

* small hard tumours

* vision impairment

* severely restricted movement in rear legs, often sliding out from under her

* very few teeth, and a smelly mouth

* heart murmur (?)

* extremely thin

 

The one thing (yes apart from all of the above) that concerned us the most was her non-responsive behaviour. I am just hoping this is temporary and caused by all that has happened to her in the past week.

 

More soon.........

If she doesn't go home or someone has put a tender on her ahead of my rescue offer, little Ellie May will be a Seniors Dogs.  She sure looks like she'll fit in here. 

6543 Female tan Old pomeranian long BCC Tue 27/Oct/2009

Felix our retiree is turning 16 years old tomorrow!! Felix is a favourite of everyone who meets him and has been retired for a while now. We won't mention his advancing dementia or collapsing hips, it's a day to forget that and be happy he is still with us.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY special boy!!!

Sales have now totalled 23 !!! Please consider supporting Seniors.......

Thanks to some help and urging from Alanna, Seniors has some T-shirts for sale !! So when you feel the need to shop, please have a look and consider one of the designs. For every sale Seniors makes $3 and gets some extra exposure.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/seniordogs/t-shirts

Shaka and Khan

Shaka - German Shepherd - Male - 7 years

Kahn - Foxie X - Male - tba

They must be rehomed together. www.saveourstrays.org.au

Golden Retriever Rescue do GREAT rescue work so please consider a small donation to help them help Lacey.

Hello, my name is Lacey and I am eight years old. I came to Golden Retriever Rescue because I am not wanted by my owners as they are having a new baby. I have lived in the yard all my life without a bed or shelter and when I arrived at GRR I was filthy and my gorgeous golden coat and tail were full of knots. However, Wendy and Trisha looked on the inside and found a special quality in me that touched their hearts.  They also noticed that I had difficulty moving around but I was so happy to be living in Goldie headquarters that I didn’t mind the pain.  Life was certainly getting better by the moment.

Going through the assessment process at GRR I was bathed and groomed but a vet check, followed by x-rays showed that I have the worst case of hip dysplasia the vet has seen in his career. GRR’s vet said that I should have my x-rays placed in a text book and here I was thinking that it was because of my cute smile. My x-rays show that I have no sockets for my hips and I have been taking the pressure on my knees causing one to deteriorate to the point that I need a knee as well.  No wonder walking was so painful. Goldie Rescue was given the difficult decision to put me to sleep. Wendy and Trisha thought long and hard because there are so many Goldies that they need to help, but they just couldn’t put an end to my life without me ever having the chance to know what it is like to be pain free and part of a loving family, so it’s new hips for me. GRR’s vet calls it bilateral hip replacement and I know that the recovery will be long and painful but it will be wonderful to walk and run again.

GRR has been in debt for over eight years and it seems that it’s only the depth that varies, but the surgery to give me two new hips will cost approximately $6,000 and Goldie Rescue wants to continue to help other Goldies that come to them for help. It’s not all about me you know.

GRR has found a special family to care for me during my long and difficult recovery and now they need to find the money to pay for my surgery and that’s where you come in. If you would like to donate towards my operation please go to the Donate page found on the top right hand corner of the website or simply send a cheque made out to Golden Retriever Rescue Inc.

Thank you for reading my story and whether you decide to donate or simply wish me a speedy recovery I’m happy to know that there are people out there who care enough to hold me in their thoughts. That’s a whole lot more than I’ve experienced in my life so far.

GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE INC.

www.grr.org.au

P O Box 4081  Oatley West  NSW  2223

If your business would like to sponsor Seniors and gain some extra publicity, please let us know.......only the VERY best people visit the Senior Dogs Rescue website!!....

and you will be helping us save the lives of old abandoned souls.

linda.jane@bigpond.com.au

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do not email or call me wanting to surrender your old dog! Please think again! I will not come to your home and pick up your dog and take your 'problem' away. That is NOT how it works.

As a dog owner your responsibility continues forever and if circumstances come up that are totally out of your control then there is much you have to do. My first point is the circumstances - these need to be carefully considered. To uproot a dog in his/ her golden years is more than traumatic to the dog and beyond sad for breaking the bonds. Many of the 'excuses' I hear are very thin on the ground and likely to get a very poor reaction from me.

Witout dealing with the reasons individually the following basics apply once having decided that there is no viable option.

* is your dog desexed? up to date on vaccinations? worming? flea and heartworm treatment?

* have you had a recent vet check and have a full report on health status and suitable treatment for any health issues?

* is your dog micro-chipped and registered with the Council?

*  does he/ she need a dental or grooming?

All of the above need to be dealt with before considering rehoming.

* have you asked family, friends, work colleagues, your vet for a referral to a possible home?

* take some really good photos, at least 1 head shot looking at the camera and at least 1 full body shot

* collect details - breed type, sex, coat type, weight etc

* write a story about your dog and his/ her personality, including where he used to sleep, house-training, behaviour with other dogs, cats and small animals, attitude with people, strangers, children and all of his/ her good points.

When you have achieved this

* approach rescue groups, sites, such as Petrescue to advertise you dog.

* DO NOT list as free-to-good-home - free can signify worthless to some and attract people not interested in giving a home but for something quite repugnant.

* email me with ALL of the above done and ready for more questions

* you will need to seriously consider the vetting of phone calls and emails from potential homes - listen carefully, ask lots of questions, ask for a home visit to check things for yourself, arrange a meet and careful introduction with any other 'pet' family members.

* give yourself plenty of time to make such a huge decision.

Old dogs, like our shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit out of shape and a little worn around the edges, but they fit well.

Help reduce the number of dogs wandering the streets, surrendered to the pound, dumped in the bush or even worse, left to survive uncared for alone in the backyard. You can, everyone can help.

1. Never buy an animal from a Petshop or the Classifieds.

Why? To stop impulse buys. To halt the trade in backyard bred animals of unknown parentage and health by unregistered greedy breeders. To resist buying an animal without due consideration, research and trial periods.

2. Don't buy a designer cross breed puppy.

Why? They are mutts not breeds. They have no genetic history or vet clearances for genetic problems. They can take the worst aspects of 2 or more breeds combine and exacerbate them - both in health and temperament. There is no such breed as a Cavoodle! BTW I love mutts, but we don't need to 'make' more of them. It's not fair to them.

3. Encourage people to adopt from a pound, shelter or rescue group.

Why? To help keep them from being killed for no good reason. Give them what they truly deserve, a second chance at a decent life.

4. Neuter or spey all pets.

Why? To avoid accidental pregnancy. As a way of preventing behaviour problems like aggression in males. Preventing health problems like pyometra and mammary cancer in females and testicular cancer in males. Of the females I have here, 3 were not desexed at a young age and 2 have mammary cancer, 1 has been lucky.

5. Actively support your local or favourite pound, shelter or rescue group in whatever way you can.

NOTE: they MUST be responsibly desexing animals before rehoming! Many a BYB will get new 'stock' to breed with from pounds that don't desex. I would rather a dog killed humanely than suffer life as a breeding machine!

Why? We need all the support we can get.

EVERYONE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE..............EVERYONE! 

Want to know more?

http://www.wheredopuppiescomefrom.com/

http://www.petrescue.com.au/article/494

http://www.petrescue.com.au/why_adopt/

If you felt unable to adopt any of these dear old things but still felt you would like to help by sponsoring a dog and help with the rescue costs please email linda.jane@bigpond.com.au.