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. For details on how email: linda.jane@bigpond.com.au

Contacting Senior Dogs Rescue : PO Box 3026 Marrickville Metro 2204.Email :linda.jane@bigpond.com.au or silky.rescue@yahoo.com.au  Phone 0439 797 191

Save Our Strays is a group rescuing dogs from death row of all ages, sizes and breed types. http://www.saveourstrays.org.au/

Silky Rescue Australia  for Silky Terriers, Yorkies and Aussie Terriers : http://www.silkyrescueaustralia.com/

I've had a call to 'please help this little old girl'. She is very sweet, very cuddly and quite old with very few (if any) teeth. She is only a little Malt - doesn't take up much room - and a lovely nature what more could anyone want?

 Please if anyone can help her with a home for her 'afternoon years' please get in touch ASAP.

Just a reminder:

2 older male miniature poodles who have been living in a vets since their owner died. Family unable to take them but say they are housetrained and were well looked after as the lady considered them to be her "children".

Very sad. The 7 year old is Apricot and the 11 year old is Black. The 7 yr old requires daily meds for pancreatitus. They do not need to be rehomed together.


Photos coming....but please if anyone 'needs' a Poodle friend please contact Jane: janeisobel@bigpond.com

A gorgeous Pair have been surrendered in Sydney.

Very bonded pair whose owner has passed away. Gerry is a Yorkie, Bronte is a Silky. They must stay together and go to a mature quiet indoor home with no littlies to bug them.  

Other details coming soon...

If you have a home for them please contact Anna :

silky.rescue@yahoo.com.au

Mr Todd was named after the Beatrix Potter character: a handsome foxy gentleman!!
 
Toddy is one of the most gorgeous dogs that I have saved. He is a gentle, responsive little fellow,
always has a smile on his face, always happy. He adores a ride in the car, loves to chase a ball, and
CAN WALK ON HIS HIND LEGS!!
 
Toddy is a good eater, very social with other dogs, loves all people from toddlers to geriatrics, and does
not have a mean bone in his body. He is looking for a kind home preferably with older children who will romp
and play with him.
 
Mr Todd is 6-7 years old, desexed, wormed, vaccinated, microchipped and registered. The reimbursement of
his vet fees and council expenses is $290.
 
Please phone Katy on 9652 1666 if you would like to meet him.

Sales have now totalled 11!!! 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

Bosca is a Newfoundland cross who has just turned nine.  Where Bosca came from is a mystery he is extremely well trained but obviously badly neglected. 
 
Bosca requires a loving owner who can give him the attention he hasn't recieved in the past and can treat him with the respect he deserves in his twilight years.  Someone who is home for a large percentage of the day would be ideal and it would be great if Bosca could spend some time inside.
 
Bosca walks perfectly on the lead and understands voice commands and signals, when given a command he makes a grumbling sound to confirm he understands which can be unnerving until you get used to it.  Bosca does not have any health issues but will need to be monitored closely due to his age.  When Bosca first arrived with us he was suffering from anxiety but he improves everyday.  Bosca is very special and will it will be a lucky person who gets to have him as part of their family.

To find out more about Bosca - contact Rebecca

bexstew@hotmail.com

Buffy is not coping well in the kennel situation and desperately needs a SYDNEY carer. Please contact Jane - janeisobel@bigpond.com

Buffy is a very gentle regal lady. She has a sweet calm nature and is very social with other dogs. She is also good with cats. She has a non-shedding coat and weighs 6.2kg. She comes desexed, C5 vaccinated, heartworm free and microchipped. Her adoption cost is $350. For further details email Monika@DoggieRescue.com.

If you have access to a printer would you please consider printing off a poster for one (or more) of our dogs? Sydney, NSW, ACT would be the areas we need some coverage so if you are in these areas or have links in these areas a few posters placed at work, on community noticeboards or at vets and petshops (the ones that don't sell animals) would help.

Just follow the links and hit print a poster:

Eddie: http://www.petrescue.com.au/view/46844

Ty:  http://www.petrescue.com.au/view/41183

Jen Jen:  http://www.petrescue.com.au/view/37042

Suzie:  http://www.petrescue.com.au/view/28415

Lambie:  http://www.petrescue.com.au/view/30768

Dickie: http://www.petrescue.com.au/view/45034

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.

I will deal with some of these excuses soon......

I have lost many hours sleep despairing at the watse of life that is the tail end of the pet industry and what could and should be done to change things. A petition is being circulated that I would urge all to read, consider and sign (hopefully). There is SO much wrong that goes on un-checked and un-regulated, it's time to make changes. Please take the time to consider.....

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/pet_industry_enquiry_nsw/index.html

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.

Senior Dogs Rescue is a member of the Australian Dog Rescuer's Organisation.