Eight of our lovely Sponsor Dogs were available to meet and greet their sponsors at the Reunion.

ALICE

Alice came from a puppy farm where she was used extensively as a breeding bitch. Her story is a horrendous but not an uncommon one. She was so terrified that
she just crawled on her belly. Alice gave birth to puppies the day after she landed on UK soil and was gradually nursed back to almost normality by Sandra, her fosterer.
Alice is now in a wonderful forever home where she has learnt not only to walk like a normal dog again but to run and run free.

ALLIE & ANGEL

Allie and Angel are two middle aged sisters who have always lived together but, due to changed circumstances, their owner could no longer cope with them. It is always very difficult to rehome two dogs together, even well behaved, adorable girls like them, but these girls were inseparable so we were extremely lucky to find someone who could foster them together. Life got even better for the girls when their foster mum couldn't bear to part with them and decided to become their forever mum instead.

DIGBY

Digby is a beautiful dog, in both looks and temperament, who unfortunately has simply lost a leg. He has never let his disability bother him although it was clearly
the reason why he was abandoned. Digby is now in a wonderful forever home together with lots of other lucky rescued animals and he is totally adored by everyone.

DRAKE

Drake was initially called Minstrel and, when just a tiny puppy, he was surrendered to the pound and possible instant death. He was with his brother Brian (then called Merlin) and mum Connie, a purebred golden retriever, who was originally called Maisie. The owner obviously believed that by producing crossbreed puppies, Connie was "ruined" as a breeding bitch and the pups were of no value to him either. Fortunately, all three were rescued and fostered in Ireland before coming to the UK.

GIZMO

Gizmo was found scavenging on a rubbish tip as a very young puppy. He is a very loving dog but certain behavioural issues made him unable to be rehomed so he
has been adopted by Pauline.

LOLA

Lola is a young ex-breeding bitch. She was mated at her very first season. When she arrived in foster she was extremely nervous and needed a lot of work and
several flower essence combinations before she could be rehomed. Her fosterer, Lynne, fell in love with her and adopted her and Lola is now very happy, playful and well adjusted.

STEVIE

Stevie is blind. He was found by an ISPCA inspector in a dilapidated shed where he had spent much of his life alone. Despite this, he has a wonderful nature and is loved by all who come in contact with him. He is an inspiring ambassador for disabled dogs and is a real credit to his amazing forever mum, Alison, who is teaching
him, using the clicker method, to do all the things that a sighted dog can do and more, because he is exceptionally bright.

BOUNCER, MOLLY, NUGGET and ZENA were unable to attend this year's Reunion and RICKY arrived very late due to traffic hold-ups on his way home from holiday but in time to take 4th for the waggiest tail.

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