Unwanted Christmas present !

This sweetie was found in a box shortly after Christmas. Chloe is probably about 8 to 10 weeks. She will be a small to medium dog and has a fluffy coat. She is being looked after by the Lady who found her but cannot stay there. can anyone give this little girl a good home before she needs to go to the shelter. if you would like to adopt her contact nikki@tenerifedogs.com ..

Hazel Eames, Kennel Manager at K9

Introducing Hazel Eames -  as well as being the hardworking Kennel Manager at K9 Tenerife,  Hazel  is a cake maker extrodinaire, gardener, and plays a mean game of badminton .

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 Newsletter Written by Mikey (K9)..

Hazel has worked at the kennels since Jan 2003 where she began walking the dogs and progressed to become Kennel manager in 2008.

Despite no formal qualifications, it was an easy appointment for the committee to make, because of her experience and “can do” attitude. Hazel has been married for 26 years to Phil and they have 2 teenage children Daryl & Joanne. Has spent 6 years in Saudi Arabia, and South Africa for 2 years to follow her husband’s occupation in I.T. They returned to the UK in 1999 before moving to Tenerife in June 2002 bringing 2 of their cats with them. One of them Sassy, is now 13 years of age and has 10 other cats and a small dog Lucy for company. Hazel has fostered several cats for K9 over the years.

Hazel’s passion is badminton and plays in the Tenerife League, finishing third in the mixed doubles with partner Tony. Enjoys reading, loves gardening, growing fruit and vegetables and is a dab hand at making novelty cakes.

Her pet hates are housework and children who constantly leave plates and cups lying around!
Hazel loves her work at the kennels which is evident from the positive and polite way she conducts herself. K9 is very fortunate to have a manager who sets a good example to the team who work with her and is well respected by her colleagues. Once the kennels are closed for the day, she will often be called to investigate an abandoned dog or cat somewhere. A good egg.

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Check out K9 website and if you would like to visit the kennels to walk a dog or adopt - here are the directions

K9 is 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.

Star - South Tenerife Agility Ring open day

I went to the Star-South Tenerife Agility Ring open day today with Nikki's pal, Dominique Döring (dog trainer), and met one of my facebook amigas Mercedes Hamer . I was well impressed with the doggies performances and have booked up a course of agility lessons. If anyone is interested in a course for your pooch go to the website for contact information www.southtenerifeagilityring.com

 Me and Mercedes Hamer hanging out together.

 Shelley Stevens one of the organisers of the event and her pooch

 Me and Mercedes getting some biccies from Dominique , she is such a nice lady :)

 A dog has got to do what a dog has got to do !

Two female doggies need loving homes

Two female doggies (2-3 years old) need loving homes. One of the pooches is going to Germany via Live Arico :). Now there are two doggies left which need homes. As you will see by the photos, the doggies look a bit like me, though smaller so obviously are stunning !

 
As the law now has changed it is easier to send doggies to the UK so adopting a dog from Tenerife is much more feasible, so any UK readers please email if are you interested in adopting. One of the refuges in Tenerife in assocation with a Pet Hotel such as poochies pet hotel I am sure would help with the process of injections and putting the pooch on a plane.

More information about these doggies is also available on Tenerife Forum

Send an email if you are interested in adopting nikki@tenerifedogs.com

Taking Pets to the UK

Written by Mikey (K9)

New rules will make it easier and cheaper to take pets to the United Kingdom from January 1st 2012.
Dog and cat owners will notice the difference as the UK will harmonise its pet movement rules with the rest of the European Union, bringing the UK’s Pet Travel Scheme into line with the most recent science.

The UK will maintain its high level of protection against animal diseases after the changes, which have the potential to save pet owners hundreds of pounds in fees.

However, forcing pets to spend six months in quarantine, a practice dating from the 1800’s is no longer necessary because of vastly improved rabies vaccines and treatments.

All pets will still need to be vaccinated against rabies but pets from the EU and Tenerife will no longer need a blood test and will only have to wait 21 days before they travel. The changes will ensure the risk of rabies coming to the UK remains extremely low.

The Health Protection Agency considers Spain a ‘no risk’ country for rabies. It is estimated the possibility of a person dying from rabies obtained from a pet, is once in 21,000 years!

The EU pet movement scheme has been working well for a decade and it makes sense for the UK to come into line with everyone else, making it easier and cheaper for those who wish to travel with their pets to the UK.

Dog tapeworm is common in Southern Spain so the UK must continue to protect the public against the risk of serious tapeworm infections, so tapeworm control will remain in force.
Tick treatment for pets returning to the UK will no longer be required.

Detailed information on what pet owners and vets need to do before bringing a pet to the UK can be found at   "http://defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel" http://defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel  or obtained from +44(0)870 241 1710

http://www.k9tenerife.com/

This doggie from K9 needs a home

This doggie is currently staying at K9, he is a young doggie not much older than a pup - to find out more about this pooch ring Hazel K9 kennels on Tel: 667 638 468 kennels open 11pm - 2pm

Gizmo's 2012 New Year's Resolutions

My New Year's Resolutions:

1. I'll try not to chew Nikki’s slippers, watch, Yoga Dvd, or the book she's currently reading - and I promise not to eat the last page before she has a chance to finish it.

2. I'll be kind to the stupid looking Moggy-with-no-tail down the road, and I won't chase him (ah um, yes, well not that much). I'll also try and be nicer to cats in general. It's going to be difficult though: they really irritate me when they come into my garden and start prancing around with their noses in the air.  A kind of red mist comes over me and I go all Tom-&-Jerry on them.

3. I won't eat the toilet rolls in the bathroom - gave me bad indigestion last time anyhow !

4. I won't fart when there are human friends around (it's a good way of getting them off the sofa though :-)

5. I won't slurp Nikki's coffee in the morning, she doesn't put enough sugar in it anyway (but if she will leave that last little bit lying around, what does she expect ?).

6. When I'm going to throw up I'll aim for the tiles, instead of the last remaining bit of clean rug (even though the rug smells much more interesting when I've thrown up on it).

7. I won't roll around in horse poo and then jump on the sofa. Apparently horse poo smells bad to humans - I just don't understand why ? ... smells fantastic to me (much better than the sofa anyway).

8. I won't stick my head in the dishwasher and lick the plates. I got my collar stuck in there once, and it wasn't a good place to spend a few hours.

9. I'll really try not to woof at the postman. On second thoughts, maybe thats a bit too unrealistic. Let's just say that I won't woof so hard that I bounce up and down. Will that do ? I mean he's there for us woofers to woof at - fact. Simple as that.