SANDIE
Sandie lives, breathes and sleeps with her doggy cap on. Her phone never stops ringing and she has often had to drive to the other side of Ireland at the drop of a hat to pick up a dog in trouble. She witnesses life at the sharp end, where conditions are abhorrent. She regularly has to go into the pounds, to collect dogs who are signed out to her, where she has to see the rows of innocent faces of dogs who will not be as lucky. It is heartbreaking to have to leave all those dogs behind knowing their inevitable fate but nobody can save them all:(( Many times, Sandie has nursed sick dogs back to health and she has also had to say goodbye to dogs who are too ill to be helped but, at least, they have felt the warmth of her loving arms as they passed over, rather than dying, afraid and alone, in the pound into which they have been abandoned. Most of our dogs were fostered by Sandie before making their journey to safety across the Irish Sea - although some never left! Her own dogs welcomed them into their home and helped with the important process of rehabilitation. They also love it when human friends come to visit. Isabelle, the dachshund, herself a rescue with a very sad history, likes to make sure she gets centre stage attention. Because of health reasons, Sandie can no longer foster which means our dogs have to go into kennels. Sandie shares her home with Anouska, Tina, Jordan, Barkley, Monty & Molly (Golden Retrievers), Isabelle (Dachshund) and Jessica (Lab/Pointer cross).
Anouska has a hip score of 83 and has never ever seen a vet in her life.
Barkley loves to carry things in his mouth, preferably in pairs or even 2 pairs.
Jordan and Tina are daughter and Mum. Not that you'd ever tell.
Isabelle loves to cuddle one of her sisters or brother (if I'm not around) whilst sleeping.
Jessica and Isabelle love to cuddle up together
Monty and Molly joined the family in 2009
To see a montage of Sandie's gorgeous dogs, visit:
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CO-ORDINATOR IN IRELAND AND OUR FOUNDER
