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From Austins home;
Austin had a great first night. He has settled great

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From Ajays family;
It feels like Ajay has always been here. He has taken a little stretch so will post some pictures soon.

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From Palmers mammy;
Palmer is doing great, took him to the beach yesterday morning and met lots of other dogs and he loved it!! He has settled really well and is a real doll.

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From his forever home
Hi there, I adopted Axel (now known as Oscar!) back in mid September….. so these are very overdue photos
I think this little man has adjusted very well to life on the farm! He refuses to be left in the yard when there is work to be done, he especially loves ploughing, with the door open, so he can launch himself out and chase seagulls! Then hops back in for a little snooze, till yabadabadoo hes off again!

He got banned from my bed cos he snores and wriggles so hes taken up residence in HIS leather chair by the fire…..not happy if fire not lit or some alien is sitting in his chair!

I like to think hes a lucky happy man, lives life free range out all day stealing laundry or driving tractors and best of all snooping around the hedgerows while Im ridding one of the horses!

Ill try and send on some better photos soon.
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The fabulous Diesel went off to his forever home today

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walkies!!
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I popped in to see Hope yesterday. She is just an amazing pup, full of character and very funny. She is one smart girl who really made me laugh with her chat to try to get me to give her a treat!!
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I met this boy today. He is just amazing. Such a sweet nature and soooo loving.
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2 DID doggies Dudley and Gizmo, best buddies forever!
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Brotherly love!!!
The two boys are still best of friends and get on like great
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I really think Leo’s Dad Jim should start writing a book!!!
His last update made me smile, this one is a laugh out loud one
Chapter 2 is entitled – Dogs don’t do Winter time.
Leo called me this morning around 5 a.m. to bring him outside to
the toilet and by the time he had finished Woody was down to tell me that it was time to get dressed. So I am typing this after a walk in the park which began in darkness and ended just as dawn broke. Leo and Woody are asleep beside me on the sofa.

Leo is well over his little operation.Within 24 hours of the operation Leo was in his element and did not notice that he had a big plastic bucket on his head ( By the way I was very impressed with the vets in Terenure. They gave Leo great care.)

Leo and his big brother Woody continue to be the best of pals. They are inseparable. They sometimes play chase around me barking and and Leo hides behind the sofa because Woody cannot fit there. Woody then decides that he had enough and gets up on my armchair because he thinks that Leo cannot jump up there and will leave him alone. Leo is now quite confident when jumping and just jumps onto the chair and climbs on Woody. Other times Leo dances around the floor, play-bowing and growling until the chase resumes.

I never realised that Woody was such a good dog until I adopted Leo. Woody can be a stubborn wee git but is a saint compared to his new brother. Leo is a chewer, a shredder, a sock thief etc. In fact he will take anything he can lift and for a dog with a small mouth he can lift a lot. Leo also copies his big brother in many things. In the morning Woody does his bum in the air stretch at the top of the stairs and Leo copies every move. I now have two assistant landscapers specialising in drainage (holes) and material relocation (stones). Because of this I have a new use for hanging baskets (to protect the edges of the holes while the grass recovers) and I have a new occupation, stone reclamation. I spend my time confiscating stones from Leo and Woody and there are stones in my pockets, on the mantle piece, on window sills etc.

I have discovered recently that Leo is not just a shih tzu. He is a cream terracotta bearded shih tzu. I was making an adjustment to the dog door which leads from the garden into the utility area. Neither Leo or Woody will not use the dog door because the noise of it scares them so the dog door is removed and I was fitting a hood over the hole. On my way back to the shed I noticed Leo was lying in a little patch of white grass with something in his mouth. I asked myself where did the little brat get the talcum powder then I realised that the tin of talcum powder was a paint tester from B & Q. It meant an immediate visit to the the kitchen sink where Leo got a quick facial. He was none the worse for his experience if a little bland around his gob. I caught him before he got any paint in his mouth.

Leo now trusts me and will leave Woody on the sofa to follow me to the kitchen or up the stairs although he usually stops at the turn of the stairs so he can keep an eye on us both. There was a funny side to this but it took me a while to see the joke. A few nights ago I left the two boys asleep on the sofa and went to bed. About 2 a.m. I heard Leo calling me from the bottom of the stairs so I brought him out for a wee. I went back to bed and he started to call me again. This time he brought me into the front room. He wanted me to sit on the sofa so he could go to sleep touching both me and Woody, if you don’t mind.

Just as well that I love Leo because if I did not I would have to kill him.

I attach one picture of the best buds taken wile Leo was sporting his bucket. I cannot go for the camera this morning because Leo Is a light sleeper. Probably just as well because they are a right pair of "scruffy murphys" this morning.
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Hi Nicki
Ariel is available for adoption now. If you could email in your application to pups@dogsindistress.org i will get back in contact with you

Thanks

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From Ruby’s family:
Ruby’s a great dog. We try to give her at least two walks a day and she normally gets three. She could run for Ireland and never seems to get exhausted, yet when she’s home she’s pretty chilled out and just waits for some one to play with her or take her for another walk.

She is obsessed with chasing the ball, unless she senses a squirrel, then she’s all over the place, but eventually comes back. Other than that her recall is excellent. I haven’t succeeded in stopping her pulling on the lead, but she’s much better for my husband. Thank you again for bringing Ruby to our attention.
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Well Jodi is now called Jerry-Lee and is doing great in her home
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My lil buddy xxx
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