Thieves run off with baths - Puppies have no place to wash at K9 Tenerife !

This is barking mad ! - Last weekend 2 baby baths were stolen from the front yard of K9 Tenerife !  K9 now need another two baths as the rescue pups need a place to wash !

So if you have a baby bath you could donate, please get in touch with Hazel at K9.....667 638 468


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Accion-del-sol fiesta

Checked out Accion-Del-Sol fiesta today. The event was well attended, there was a demonstration of martial arts etc and a dog show, which I joined in. I thought I did quite well. Must not forget to mention the wonderful cakes made by Karen Jane Clack and Marion, and tasty doggie biscuits made by Andrea.
 
While I was there I said Hola to some of my rescue amigos who need a home.
Please Ring accion-del-sol if you are interested in adopting a pooch ring 922778630 

 Saying hola to some of my furry amigos who need a home

 Hanging out in the cafe - while Nikki eats a whole piece of cake !

Dogs available for adoption at Accion-Del-Sol

If you are interested in adopting one of these dogs, please telephone accion-del-sol ...........................on 922 77 86 30


 


 


 

 

Micro-chip your dog, there is no good reason NOT to..!

This really makes me barking mad, people who don't micro-chip their dog as really there is no good reason not to ! Unless of course you are thinking about abandoning your dog in the future then micro-chipping could ruin your  plan.

Micro-chipping is such a simple thing  and if your pooch goes missing you have increased your chances of recovering him.  Your dog still would need to be taken to a vet by a kind person but if he does, the chip is then scanned and your details will come up on the vet's computer and with one phone call you are re-united with your furry friend.

The chip is quite inexpensive and doesn't cause any pain for your dog.

The abandoned doggy problem is not getting any better in Tenerife but if everyone micro-chipped, neutered and spayed  their dog it would go towards helping to reduce the stray problem.

So mis amigos if you haven't already done it, get down to the vet and get your furry best friend micro-chipped. You owe it too him ! and for your own peace of mind, as if your dog does go missing you might regret it !

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Nobody's poodle is a wooftastic book about a lovable ex-pat pooch living in Tenerife. He writes, from a canine point of view of course, about settling down in a new country, coping with the cultural differences, and learning the language (although woof-speak is universal, mas o menos, there are still some differences which need to be understood, otherwise a dog can have muchos problemas with his furry Latin amigos).

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K9 Tenerife- A good dog owner

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The following was taken from the K9 newsletter - written by Mikey Braithwaite

A good dog owner…
Gives dogs the opportunity to be ‘dogs’…,lets them mooch about, sniff on their walks, have the freedom to run about, and to be sociable.
Takes the time & trouble to teach dogs the boundaries that human society dictates they must know.
Protects them from the things that upset or scare them – not punish them for telling people if they are upset or scared.
Teaches dogs to cope with the difficult things in life, like being handled, being left alone or being treated by vets.
Gives the dog the opportunity to express innate dog behaviour through fun training, where this can be expressed in safe, fulfilling ways.
Manages the environment the dog lives in, so the dog is safe, secure and cannot come to any harm.
Finds an up to date training class that understands how dogs learn and what they need, and gets stuck into some doggy sports and training activities.

A good dog owner doesn’t…
Intimidate or punish to get ‘obedient’ behaviour.
Inflict unnecessary obedience or petty rules on their dog just so they can say they are ‘in charge’.
Over manage or over-control the dog’s life so it can never be a ‘dog’.

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All sounds like sensible stuff thanks K9

Gizmo's round up of the Year 2012

It has not been a great year for yours truly I had a kidney stone which was obstructing my pee pee tube and I had to have surgery to remove the stone.
Then a few weeks later a dog decided to take a big chunk out of my leg which resulted in 6 trips to the vets and going under anaesthetic each time. Fortunately I am a young pooch and my heart is strong so I was able to withstand the sedation.

Once my leg was well on its way to be healed, Nikki then found a lump on my back so back to the vet again. The lump fortunately was nothing serious , but you can imagine Nikki and Richard were getting really exhausted with worry and strain. Just to finish my list of medical problems I had an ear infection which Nikki spotted as she thought my ears were really hot, so yet another trip to the vet !

I am just hoping that though I really think the guys at Centro El Madronal and El Medano clinic are really wooftastic and I can't praise them enough for helping me. I am hoping that I don't need to see so much of them in the new year. There is soo much inserting of a thermometer up the butt  that a dog can tolerate !

Anyhow enough about me, on to the big news in the Tenerife dog rescue world this year. The  new refuge at Fasnia 'Tierra Blanca" officially opened last week it took a while to complete, but is now from looking at the photos and hearing positive feedback from people who have visited,  a clean and safe shelter for the doggies. What a great Christmas present for the stray dogs.

Of course it would be great if no refuges were needed and people took more responsibility for their furry friends , but it's a not a perfect world and so refuges are unfortunately necessary.

More very important  news was the first case of animal abuse being brought to the courts  in the Canaries, and which took place in Santa Cruz , Tenerife.  The 80 year old man who maltreated the German shephard by half starving her to death, beating her brutally, and pouring abrasive liquid on to her coat - was sent to prison for three months and compensation of around 6,000 euros was awarded.

Addanca helped to bring this case to court and looked after Vela through her recovery.
This was a landmark case for animal abuse in the Canaries and hopefully will start changing the views of what is NOT acceptable treatment of animals..!

The director of Accion-del-sol Marion continued to visit schools this year with her educational program which is a fantastic project which teaches the young humans about pet responsibility . I contributed to this project by being photographed for the posters which told my story of how I was rescued from the streets and gave advice on how to care for dogs.

It hasn't been easy this year for any of the dog rescue refuges in Tenerife. Due to the crisis more people are abandoning their dogs and less people are adopting dogs but the refuges are still battling on doggedly :)

If anyone would like to help the stray dogs of Tenerife by making a donation or volunteering your time please check out this link for the list of refuges .

Have a Wooftastic New Year mis amigos..!