Life- saving pooch alerts girl to diabetes crash

What a clever dog. Shirley is one of ten dogs in the UK that are trained to alert their owners to a change in their blood sugar levels before a diabetes crash.


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Creating a bad name for animal charities

Nikki is involved in a project with K9 which Basil is going to announce soon. Sponsors are needed for the project but with all these bad rumours that are being spread about a new animal rescue shelter, it's creating a bad vibe for all the animal rescue shelters in Tenerife generally and putting some people off from supporting animal charities.

Please stop this back biting and making accusations, the dogs, horses etc really need the support of the public especially now in these financially hard times.

Work together not against each other..!

I have written this in response to an email I received from a potential sponsor, which said that though they have in the past supported animals charities are now not doing so in the future, as they are very unimpressed with the conduct of certain animal rescue volunteers.

Gnasher



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The Teide Challenge

On July the 25th leaving at 2.30 am Karen Clack is organising a sponsored walk up Mount Teide to raise money for Accion Del Sol dog refuge in Granadilla. The walk starts at 3am and it takes about 4 hours to reach the summit where you can see the sunrise giving the most amazing views. The climb down is about 3 hours. You will be escorted by the Atlantic Whale Foundation guides who will divide the group into two allowing for the real fit people to plow ahead whilst the rest can take a gentler approach. 

You do need to be fairly fit for this. Karen is asking businessess or individuals to collect a minimum of 50 euros each in sponsorship which is realistic and achievable given the present economy. So far Karen has on board Tenerife Fitness, Tenerife Insurance Services, Sunway Properties, Blevins Franks, Pit Team Sur,  Accion Del Sol, The Tenerife News and a few individual people joining in. If anyone else would like to be involved or too be a sponsor then please contact Karen - on 687905511

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Agility Classes at Accion Del Sol Starts on the 30th of June

Agility Classes at Accion Del Sol Starts on the 30th of June 6-8 pm. Ring 922 778 630

Here's a video taken by AWFFILMS of the Accion Del Sol Event last Sunday


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My Best mate Ricki has gone missing

My best mate Ricki has gone missing. He was staying in Las Maretas with his owners friends and went missing when out walking, he has a micro chip.

If you see Ricki please take him to a vet or the police for his micro-chip to be read.

I miss my mate going walkies and chasing the ball together..

Ricki

Ricki and me playing with a ball

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Double nosed dog

Barking news.

A pooch with two noses has been found in Boliva, a rare breed of Double-Nosed Andean tiger hound. His sense of smell is incredible apparently. He could be used for sniffing out mines or narcotics. 

Never mind sniffing out narcotics just imagine the possibility of being able to sniff out sausages from 5kms away..!

 Check out link here

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Accion Del Sol Summer Party....

What a fabulous time was had by the dogs and humans at Accion Del Sol party, really good turn out. Thirty three dogs joined in the agility course and they all did really well..

The first prize went to Mona Lisa

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Basil at Accion Del Sol

I checked out the agility course at Accion Del Sol today - its great fun, infact I would go as far as to say Wooftastic..!

 

 

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Free sausages for the Accion Del Sol dog agility entrants..

 

Attention to all the doggies that are going to the Accion Del Sol summer Fiesta ! 

Free sausages on the agility event, you will have to jump to get them though..! 

So come on Friday at 3pm to get some practice in. Click here

You could always bring a trampoline if you are not good at jumping , but of course that would be cheating !

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Four-legged football stars

On a football theme check out these four legged footie stars. click here

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Dogs considered "potentially dangerous"

Dangerous Dogs a general definition according to Royal Decree 287/2002 which itself is a continuation of 50/1999. 
Dogs considered "potentially dangerous" are:

1. Those belonging to any of the following breeds and their crosses:
Pit Bull Terrier
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
Rottweiler
Dogo Argentino
Fila Brasileiro
Tosa Inu
Akita Inu

2. Those animals that have all or many of the following characteristics:
Strong musculature, powerful or athletic constitution, robustness, agility, vigor and endurance.
Strong character and marked courage.
Short hair.
Thoracic perimeter between 60 and 80 centimeters, shoulder height of between 50 and 70 centimeters, and weight over 20 kg.
Voluminous, square, robust head, with a wide and large skull and muscular and pronounced cheeks. Strong and large jaws, robust, wide and deep snout.
Broad, short and muscled neck.
Broad, thick, deep chest, with arched ribs and short and muscled back.
Straight, parallel and robust forelegs and muscular hindquarters, with relatively long hindlegs at a moderate angle.

3. Those dogs with a record of aggressive tendencies or prior attacks to humans or other animals.


All dogs covered by the act must :
wear a muzzle when outside
be restrained by a non-extendable lead of 2 metres when outside
be tied up even on private property if it is not fully enclosed
be registered at the local town hall and duly licenced
be covered by public liability insurance taken out by their owner to a minimum of €120,000 (proof of licence and insurance must be carried whenever the dog is on public land).


Who is allowed to keep potentially dangerous dogs:
owners may not be minors
must not have a criminal record
must be physically and psychologically accredited
must have public liability insurance to a minimum of €120,000 

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This information was translated by Janet Anscombe - Check out her excellent posts on News relating to Tenerife on  her website and here are a couple of Janet's dog related posts

Public urged to denounce to the police anyone breaking law under dangerous dogs act click here
Child killed by pitbull terrier in Santa Cruz click here

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Accion Del Sol Posters

This kind of behaviour definitely makes me barking mad !.
I have been told that someone has been taking down the posters advertising the Accion Del Sol summer fiesta. Why I ask - its really sad that someone would do this to a dog charity. In these hard times the rescue dogs need all the publicity that they can get.

This has made very depressed as well as barking mad! as I know how Accion Del Sol work so hard for the dogs on the island.

Heres a link to the AktionTier summer fiesta

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Accion Del Sol first agility training class

Accion Del Sol's  first agility dog practice was a wooftastic success, all the dogs and the humans really enjoyed it. I couldn't join in, a bit old for that kind of thing.

Steph Tufft showed the doggies around the course first, and then ever body had a go.

Well done Karen Clack for organising the agility event and thanks to Steph for giving her time and the Atlantic Whale Foundation did a fabulous job at constructing the agility equipment, Tenerife dogs definitely gives the paws up to these guys.

So don't forget Accion Del Sol's summer party 20th June and you still have time to get some practice in next week 3pm-6pm at  Accion Del Sol, for the agility competition. For more information - Tel Steph at Waggy Tails - 628859973.

 "Definitely deserve a biscuit for that"

 Marion Director of Accion Del Sol

 Karen the organiser of the agility course with her pooch

"Now what am I suppose to do, new at this you know"

Steph introducing the class

"I am getting the hang of this"

"Its going to take more than a biscuit to get me to walk on that !"

'Didn't realise I was going to get my paws wet doing this agility class !"

"Need a bit of a rest its exhausting you know"

Funny Video

This little guy always makes me laugh