Doggie who needs a home

One year old mixed breed, very loving, great with kids, good on a lead. Being fostered by Emma.
Needs a loving home.

tel: Emma on  635 935 290 email funkyfur05@aol.com

AktionTier Spring Party...!

This sounds like a Fun Event at Aktiontier one to put in your diary...

Spring Party..!

Refuge „Accion del Sol“

Sunday 11 of April 2010

Start 2 p.m.

„Models show the new swim suit collection 2010”

„Miss & Mister DOG 2010“

Music, shows, food and other attractions

Poligono Industrial de Granadilla, Parque Eólico del ITER

beside the windmills

Models are needed to show of the swimsuit collect and you don't need to be a size 36 all sizes welcome...

And if anyone has a good voice or is a singer? then please call................

Marion 922 77 86 30

****Please participate – all abandoned dogs need your help!!!****

click

Maria Daines International Vocalist, Songwriter & Campaigner for Animals

Check out  Maria Daine's  website she is a wooftastic international vocalist and song writer and raises considerable amount of funds for animals through her concerts. 

Maria is Patron of Dog Watch UK - The Staffy Campaign, Patron of Cornwall's Voice For Animals, Doris Banham Sanctuary, The Racing Dog Protection Act, Honorary Board Member of Saving America's Horses, Honorary Member of Skiathos Cat Society, Ambassador for World Animal Day and co-founder of One Life Rescue, helping unwanted dogs in crisis and emergency situations. Maria is also a member of Animals Count, a political party which aims to take animal issues to the top of the political agenda through setting the best policies for animals and encouraging existing political parties to become more animal friendly.

Check out Maria's website to listen to her fab music and see her up and coming concerts. Click Here   - and join her on facebook 

Tenerife dogs definately gives the paws up to Maria Daines

K9 News

Car Boot Sales – K9

K9 Sales are held on the first Sunday of each month at Happy Days Bowls & Tennis Club, Garanana, Costa del Silencio from 8am until midday.  Stalls €6 each.

Enquiries from Pat the Cat on 608 121 081

7^th March

K9 also hold a Sale on the second Saturday of each month outside Shimmers Bar in

Callao Salvaje from 10.30 am until 1pm.  Enquiries from Pat the Cat as above.

13^th March

Car Boot Sales – Friends of the Animals Sales are held on the last Sunday of each month

at the Sports Centre, Los Gigantes from 9am until midday. Info from Pat the Cat.

Playa San Juan & Alcala Markets.

K9 and Friends of the Animals have stalls here each Wednesday & Sunday from

9am until 2pm.

Adeje Sunday Evening Market.

K9  have a Good as New stall here each Sunday. It is open from 4pm to 8pm and is situated not far from Mercadona in Adeje at the Ika Centre. Susan on 922 710675 for more info.

What you can do…

In our organisation time is a big factor and we are always in need of people who can give some of their time to us, as there are never enough people to get the tasks done. If you are able to help with any of the following tasks please contact the relevant people. THANK YOU.

We are in need of good quality bric a brac and other suitable car boot items. These can be delivered directly to the kennels during opening hours. Open every day from 10.30am till 1.30pm, or if you need the items to be collected then please call Pat on 608121081 or Kenny on 627096518 to arrange collection. (No large furniture items please). We also need volunteers to help at the car boot sales and other fundraising events that take place, please call Pat.

The dogs like to be taken out of the kennels for a change, so we are always happy when dog walkers turn up. You are always welcome at the kennels any day from 9.30am till 1.30pm. Please have sensible footwear and a drink. Respect the advice given about each individual dog.

If anyone is interested in assisting primarily with our cats, we do need help with trapping and neutering as required, or help on a morning from 9am at the Kennel Cattery. Tel 667638468.

Occasionally we need foster parents for a dog or a cat. They may need special care or just TLC due to illness, broken bones, or some other reason. If you would be interested in fostering please contact the kennels on 667638468.

We are forever on the lookout for new fundraising ideas; if you would like to arrange a fundraising event on our behalf, or have any ideas, please contact any of the numbers below.

Due primarily to the ‘credit crunch’ K9 and other refuges are feeling the effects of more cats and dogs needing to be re-homed. Please think carefully before taking on a pet – dogs and cats need to have their injections up to date, six months prior to leaving Tenerife. It is also very expensive to take them back to the UK. If our kennels are full please contact the police (Tel 112) in the district you reside (as a last resort).

K9 have  2 skilled seamstresses, a TV engineer and 2 experienced Dog Walkers/Sitters, who offer special prices to other K9 supporters for any work undertaken

The K9 Officers & Committee are grateful for the continued support to our abandoned animals from the general public in these very difficult times financially.

Any Bar that has a Red K9 Collection Box, if it is more than half full, will you please contact the name on the box or Pat the Cat on 608121081 to arrange collection. Thanks.

People often ring to ask “Where are your kennels”.  They are at Las Chafiras on the San Miguel side of the motorway. Follow the San Miguel road for 400 metres, you will see the First Impressions Building on your right hand side. After a further 300 metres you will see a road off to the right. Continue on this road for approx a mile. The kennels are on the right on a bend. Car parking opposite the entrance.

Useful contacts.

Kennels 667 638 468.

Pat the Cat 608 121 081

Spanish only 667 638 468 Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm.

Spanish only 670 841 925 Evenings & Weekends.

Publicity only 922 752415

Website   www.K9tenerife.com

Email        info@k9tenerife.com

  K9president@k9tenerife.com

No newspapers required at the kennels until further notice. Many thanks.

Mikey K9


Join K9 ON FACEBOOK

A judge in Spain has ordered a Man to give up custody of his dog ...

Breaking Barking News...

For the first time in Spain a Judge has ordered a Man to give up custody of his dog as the accused was mal treating the dog . In addition to this 'Friends of the animals' have lodged an application to disqualify this person from ever having animals.

The judge has given custody of the dog to the  'Association of Grenada'

To read more about this case see link...

Join Tenerife Dogs on Facebook

URGENT K9 need your help-Shelter has suffered considerable damage during storms ..!

During the heavy storms and winds of last night half of a section of the cattery had its roof blown off, leaving a gapping hole. And the new canopy that was only recently constructed at K9 has been completely blown off..


So K9 are calling for volunteers to help to clean and if anyone has DIY skills they will be most welcome.


Call the kennels on 667 638 468.


Donations can be made through pay pal Here


www.k9tenerife.com

K9 News

When people think of K9 Tenerife, they almost immediately focus on DOGS. However, attached to our kennels we have a cattery with a number of feline’s requiring re-homing. Here is a short rundown on a few of them. If you require any further information about any of them, or would like to see them, contact Hazel at the kennels on 667 638 468 from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Kennels open 11am to 2pm EVERY day.

BARBARA is Tortoiseshell & White FELIX is Black & White, Fluffy

and is aged approx 18 months. Long haired, 10 month old & Friendly.

KITKAT is a female Siamese aged LUCY is a 2 year old tabby

approx 18 months and Independent. and very friendly.

MARDI is Ginger & White MONTY is a male tabby with a stumpy tail

and she is independent. and is very friendly.

ALYSA is white, aged 4 years and she is independent.

RUTH is black and white, aged 2 years and is shy. Both on the photo with Felix.

We have many others aged from 12 months to 2 years who are Tabby, Tortoiseshell

or Black and White.

These cats are appropriate for a range of uses such as an ideal companion, rat & mice catchers or used to living on a finca.

Very important ALL THE CATS ARE NEUTERED.

Thank you for taking the time to read about these adorable boys and girls.

We also have 80 dogs and puppies for re-homing and most of them can be seen on the K9 website at k9tenerife.com 
info@k9tenerife.com or contact the kennels. 667 638 468.

Press release from Mikey K9

Agility Dog Event

Breaking Barking News -

For the young pups amongst you, here's a fun day out. A club in North Tenerife are holding an agility dog event in Icod on 6th and 7th March -. The show is for the whole of the Canaries...!

Check out their website for more details

www.clubagilitydetenerife.com

Be My Valentine ! Woof Woof !

To all you romantics out there here is a gift from Tenerife dogs xx -
If you wish to down load go to this link.

Live Arico now has a Facebook Group - Please join and check out all the doggies that need a home

Live Arico - Whats your point of view..?

2/9/2012 - Since writing this post Live Arico have now been closed down and the dogs are under the care of Fecapap and a new Refuge in Fasnai.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The photos in this post  were sent to me by a volunteer who helps out  at the Live Arico rescue centre,  and one was originally posted on the Tenerife forum 

I recently visited the centre and I honestly have to say that the kennels and the dogs generally are in a bit of a sad state. Live Arico say that they are doing the best that they can with very limited recourses, but some people have expressed the opinion that it would be better for the dogs if the centre were to be shut down.

The purpose of this post is not to take sides, but to pose some questions for all those involved to think about carefully ...

1. Is it better for dogs to live in overcrowded (and potentially worse) conditions in rescue kennels, or are they better off on the street fending for themselves ?

2. if Live Arico were to be closed down, then where would the dogs go ? Presumably a lot of them would have too be put down, so is this a viable option ? nb of course some dogs from Live Arico do indeed find homes eventually.

3. Then there's the difficult and controversial issue of Euthanasia. Is it better to keep alive say an elderly dog with a terminal illness ? or a dog which is aggressive / potentially vicious and is very unlikely to find a home ? ... keeping it alive might well be detrimental to the other dogs in the kennels. Is it more cruel to keep a dog alive when it can have no real quality of life, than it is to 'put it to sleep' ?

So those are just a few of the difficult questions involved in this complex issue. Tenerife Dogs website aims to try and take a balanced point of view and puts the interests of the dogs above anything else. We would urge everyone to look for solutions that are in the dogs best interests, not to look for the negative but to facilitate positivity.

For instance, we would suggest that if anybody is thinking of getting a dog, adopting from Live Arico means one less dog living in difficult, overcrowded conditions.

Tenerife Dogs hopes to able to continue to support Live Arico by publicising fund-raising events and encouraging donations of time & money, so that conditions can be improved for the doggies, but we feel that it's our duty to raise issues which might not be very dog-friendly - as we have done in past stories here 

We would welcome your thoughts - you can post them in the comments section.

Quote from - Sue Havenhand, Vice President of live Arico (LAAP)

We at Live Arico are more than aware of the dire situation in the present location. It is not fit for the purpose and is overcrowded, which is why we have been desperately searching for a piece of land for some considerable time. Although this is now almost a reality, wheels turn very slowly here and all we can do is sit it out and wait. A further complication is that the refuge is now not even safe following a rock fall due to recent heavy rains.

Despite conditions at the refuge however, I still do not believe that dogs roaming the streets is a better option. At least with Eugenio they are fed and have a possibility of rehoming. Many of our dogs were sent to Germany for rehoming last year, and their happy end tales can be read on www.livearico.de , it is lovely to see them running in gardens and enjoying themselves.

Eugenio has provided a service to the Ayuntamientos in the south for several years, and is the first port of call for the police and authorities when dealing with abandoned animals, so he does have more animals than the other refuges, yet sadly has probably the worst location for a refuge.

We are currently working hard to bring about change, and we believe a change of location will be the beginning of a better situation for the dogs.

With regard to euthanasia, Live Arico shares the ethos of the Dogs Trust, who "never put a healthy dog to sleep".We thank Tenerife Dogs for bringing our plight to a wider audience, and can only say again, please consider a Live Arico dog for your pet.

Aktiontier - Dog Rescue Shelter

I recently visited AktionTier to show some friends around and was privileged to see the birth of 7 puppies ( Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me so can't show you photos).

While I was there Marion the Director of AktionTier explained to us the policy she has of taking abandoned dogs into her shelter. Marion discourages people from bringing stray dogs straight to Aktiontier and if someone brings an abandoned/stray dog to the shelter they are asked to go to the police dog pound first to hand them in to be checked if they have been micro-chipped and if the owners can be found.

Like the other dog rescue shelters AktionTier welcomes volunteers to walk the dogs, the shelter is open from 3pm to 6pm, lots of room to walk a dog around the rescue shelter and you are able to take a walk on the beach if you wish.

AktionTier is located in the Granadilla Industrial estate  take the first exit off to the Granadilla industrial estate, exit A, as you are going North. When you turn off the motorway head for the windmills as the rescue shelter is close by.

Industrial de Granadilla, Parque Eólico de ITER 38611 San Isidro Tenerife 

Tel:922778630


Links to further posts about AktionTier




AktionTier Rescue Shelter


AktionTier Charity Dog Walking


Events AktionTier Charity Dog Walking 

Tenerife Magazine and Dog News

Check out this Wooftastic website Tenerife Magazine it has lots of happening articles on Tenerife by a team of professional and talented feature writers. 

The Team include Andy Montgomery  and her husband Jack ( he is also a fab photographer ) they are also authors of Real Tenerife Island Drives    and blog editors of Going Native  in Tenerife  and Living Beneath the Volcano

I have been on one of Andy and Jack's walks that they publish as pdf files and I throughly enjoyed the experience, they really know how to take a dog for a walk...!

The rest of the Team are Colin Kirby who worked on the Western Sun Newspaper before branching out as a freelance writer, he is  a keen CD Tenerife supporter. Here is his blog 

And John Beckley  the talented website designer who set up Tenerife Magazine site and is managing Director at sorted sites a web design & social networking company. John once coached cricket in England and supports Liverpool, and apparently makes a mean cuppa.

Now the Team have kindly allowed Nikki to contribute on all things doggie for their website.

So book mark Tenerife Magazine to catch up with all the latest news on living in Tenerife and dog news.


Join Tenerife Magazine on Facebook

K9 News and Events

Car Boot Sales – K9

K9 Sales are held on the first Sunday of each month at Happy Days Bowls & Tennis Club, Garanana, Costa del Silencio from 8am until midday.  Stalls €6 each.

Enquiries from Pat the Cat on 608 121 081

7^th March

K9 also hold a Sale on the second Saturday of each month outside Shimmers Bar in

Callao Salvaje from 10.30 am until 1pm.  Enquiries from Pat the Cat as above.

13^th February

Car Boot Sales – Friends of the Animals Sales are held on the last Sunday of each month

at the Sports Centre, Los Gigantes from 9am until midday. Info from Pat the Cat.

Playa San Juan & Alcala Markets.

K9 and Friends of the Animals have stalls here each Wednesday & Sunday from

9am until 2pm.

Adeje Sunday Evening Market.

K9  have a Good as New stall here each Sunday. It is open from 4pm to 8pm and is situated not far from Mercadona in Adeje at the Ika Centre. Susan on 922 710675 for more info.

What you can do…

In our organisation time is a big factor and we are always in need of people who can give some of their time to us, as there are never enough people to get the tasks done. If you are able to help with any of the following tasks please contact the relevant people. THANK YOU.

We are in need of good quality bric a brac and other suitable car boot items. These can be delivered directly to the kennels during opening hours. Open every day from 10.30am till 1.30pm, or if you need the items to be collected then please call Pat on 608121081 or Kenny on 627096518 to arrange collection. (No large furniture items please). We also need volunteers to help at the car boot sales and other fundraising events that take place, please call Pat.

The dogs like to be taken out of the kennels for a change, so we are always happy when dog walkers turn up. You are always welcome at the kennels any day from 9.30am till 1.30pm. Please have sensible footwear and a drink. Respect the advice given about each individual dog.

If anyone is interested in assisting primarily with our cats, we do need help with trapping and neutering as required, or help on a morning from 9am at the Kennel Cattery. Tel 667638468.

Occasionally we need foster parents for a dog or a cat. They may need special care or just TLC due to illness, broken bones, or some other reason. If you would be interested in fostering please contact the kennels on 667638468.

We are forever on the lookout for new fundraising ideas; if you would like to arrange a fundraising event on our behalf, or have any ideas, please contact any of the numbers below.

Due primarily to the ‘credit crunch’ K9 and other refuges are feeling the effects of more cats and dogs needing to be re-homed. Please think carefully before taking on a pet – dogs and cats need to have their injections up to date, six months prior to leaving Tenerife. It is also very expensive to take them back to the UK. If our kennels are full please contact the police (Tel 112) in the district you reside (as a last resort).

K9 have  2 skilled seamstresses, a TV engineer and 2 experienced Dog Walkers/Sitters, who offer special prices to other K9 supporters for any work undertaken

The K9 Officers & Committee are grateful for the continued support to our abandoned animals from the general public in these very difficult times financially.

Any Bar that has a Red K9 Collection Box, if it is more than half full, will you please contact the name on the box or Pat the Cat on 608121081 to arrange collection. Thanks.

People often ring to ask “Where are your kennels”.  They are at Las Chafiras on the San Miguel side of the motorway. Follow the San Miguel road for 400 metres, you will see the First Impressions Building on your right hand side. After a further 300 metres you will see a road off to the right. Continue on this road for approx a mile. The kennels are on the right on a bend. Car parking opposite the entrance.

Useful contacts.

Kennels 667 638 468.

Pat the Cat 608 121 081

Spanish only 667 638 468 Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm.

Spanish only 670 841 925 Evenings & Weekends.

Publicity only 922 752415

Website  www.K9tenerife.com

Email     info@k9tenerife.com

 " K9president@k9tenerife.com

No newspapers required at the kennels until further notice. Many thanks.

Mikey K9

Rescue dogs and how to bond with your new Pal..

Dogs that come from rescue shelters can have  physical and behavioural problems. They may have been abused or neglected . So it may take a while even months for your new friend to trust you and settle into his new home, so be patience.

Recently a friend of mind adopted a very cute little dog (Katy) from a rescue shelter ( Aktiontier). Katy was very nervous at first , but her owner ( Sally ) has been very patience and calm with her new doggy friend and allowed Katy some space to get used to her new home. Not having too many people coming around to visit is probably a good idea at the beginning. Now Katy is very affectionate and will even have a little woof when somebody comes to the door, which means she is protecting her territory, her home..!

Katy with her new Mum

Some experts  advise walking your dog to their new home, rather than driving, the idea behind this is that the dog will immediately have a sense that this is their new home. Park a few streets away maybe and walk the rest of the way.

There are experts of course that can advise you if you feel that your new dog is taking too long to settle in his forever home. 

Steph a dog trainer, Vet nurse and groomer ( who lives in Tenerife) has had a lot of experience of looking after rescue dogs she fosters dogs from Live Arico. 

Tel Steph on 628859973

If any doggy experts out there have any tips on getting a  rescue pooch settled in his or her new home please leave a comment below... Thanks:)