I transported Gypsy from the pound to her foster family. Poor Gypsy wouldn’t even stand up she was so scared. The lovely girl in the pound had to carry her into my car.

By the time we got from Dunboyne to Dublin city, Gypsy had sat up in the car and was enjoying the breeze from the open windows blowing her lovely floppy ears.

However, then she had to get out of the car and she froze again. She has landed on her 4 paws with her foster family as Sarah and her hubby were both in the park waiting for Gypsy to arrive. After much encouragement, Gypsy finally went for a walk in the park with Sarah’s hubby. I left at that stage………but last night Sarah sent me a lovely photo of Gypsy standing up in the garden with her foster doggie friend. I think Gypsy is gonna be ok.

Hi All, at last an update on this little girl. I’m calling her Suzie as she reminds me so much of a Border Collie I had for 15yrs. Despite the poor condition she was in, I immediately fell in love with her sweet gentle nature and after four days she is like a new dog. It was heartbreaking to see her so scared and so thin. My own two dogs, Heidi (DID) and Nina look like giants beside her. I also have two 10yr old cats who are nearly the same size as Suzie. I think she is just amazed to be getting some TLC, maybe for the first time in her little life.
I tried her in a crate the first night but that didn’t work out (too scary), she prefers to sleep on her own bed in the kitchen with her four BIG sisters. Slowly but surely she has improved every day, she is eating better, sleeps all night, does her ‘business’ outside and is even tolerating the two cats. I’ve taken her for a few ‘little’ walks as she is still getting used to a lead. She is so alert and quick to learn, she is sitting now for a treat and comes to me when called. I hope to post some photos soon. Suzie & Nina are asleep at my feet now, Heidi is asleep beside me on the couch .

Thanks to Sarah for bringing (Gypsy) Suzy over to us last night. She was extremely nervous at the start but after a few hours began to feel more comfortable and actually played with Charlie for a while.
She had quite a restless night wandering from one bed to another so hopefully tonight after a long walk today she will be able to settle better.
She has a great appetite and seems to have put on some weight already thanks to Sarah. This poor girl has quite a way to go in building confidence around dogs, humans and new environments but I’m sure being a Collie she will make a fast recovery and catch up on everything she has lost out on in the past.

Pictures to follow

I have it in my tiny mind that you are not much bigger than a large cat but you are a bit of a leggy girlie. You look like you are having the best time out and about with your doggy mates. It is so nice to see the start of your recovery. Every journey starts with the first step and you appear to be stepping out pretty well

This little girl got really lucky and found her new home on the same evening that she arrived to me. All she had to do was just look a little timid. I didn’t get a lot of time with her and she is still quite nervous of some things but I know eventually that this little sweetheart is going to make a wonderful companion for her new dad.
Suzy is now already in her new home. I spoke to her new dad this evening and was really happy to hear that she is settling in well.
I’m sure we will see them both soon in the future as they only live a short distance away. We wish suzy and her new dad a wonderful future together.

Fiona, Jenny, chris with Mitzi, Mozart and Charlie
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Great news! Delighted to hear that she is starting to respond to all the care she is getting. She was one of the saddest dogs I have yet collected from the pound……

She deserved to be adopted so quickly, so she won’t have to change address again. It’s great that there are people out there willing to put the time and love into making this little girl enjoy life (I won’t say ‘again’ as I think she might never have enjoyed life before).
Well done and I hope you have many happy times with Suzy.