Oscar has been in at the Sheffield council kennels now for over 3 months.

This FABULOUS boy is just so overlooked - probably because he doesn't get on with all other dogs - but he is possibly ok with some dogs. He didn't used to like walking past the dogs at the kennels, but now he is fine - and as long as you are 'staffy' aware, and keep your eye on him, he is fixed to do things to please you and so isn't distracted by the other dogs.

We are DESPERATE to find a home for him, as this boys future is at risk with him being unwanted for so long.

ADZ has been in and played with him, and taken some pictures and a video. He ADORES playing ball and catch with you - even though he has been in kennels all this time, his tail never stops waggin when you spend time with him. He loves cuddles and affection - this boy can't die just for the want of a home please......

We can try to get them to keep him for a bit longer, but after that, I dread to think.

PLEASE - if any of you know a staffy lover who is thinking about taking on a staffy - ask them to go and look at OSCAR. This boy really needs help. At worst - if we had some more money - we could get him out and into boarding to at least save his life - even if it won't give him a home.

DETAILS OF OSCAR AND HIS VIDEO CAN BE FOUND HERE

http://www.rainrescue.co.uk/24.html

Why on earth does no one want Oscar :confused: he is so gorgeous.
I saw him too when I went to the pound he really stands out, and if I didn't already have a male dog I would have been sorely tempted to bring him home with me.
He is worth so much more than a second look he is a really lovely dog and so handsome, I for one would be very proud to own him if only I could .

i have been looking alot and oscar really caught my eye. i couldnt home in thou as i have another dog. :(

it is really sad otherwise i wold have enquired about him.

Vikki is your dog a bitch, there is a possibility with the right inrocductions and time taken he could be workable he just needs someone to understand him and so things properly with him.

yes she is but i also have a daughter that is the wrong age to try and introduce another dog where there could be problems.

hi...rain rescue.....i have a couple of brand new dog coats...they are for a dalmatian sized dog.....i rang rain rescue on tuesday about them but have had no reply

Hi Spotty - what number did you call ? I haven't had any messages about dog coats?
Pm me where abouts you are and you can drop them off at either the council kennels or up at Barnsley (Cliffe kennels)

Maybe we could start a 'save oscar fund' and get him out and into safe boarding, then try from there. Many staffy's dont' get on with other dogs - especially in the environment that he is in, I am sure the right home is there somewhere. We just need to highlight him to find it.

hi, i called the sheffield number, i have no transport as my oh has got the car for work but you are welcome to collect them, pm for the address

Oh ok, thats not Rain Rescue - thats the actual council number and they will probably wonder what you mean about coat collection (laugh)

I am miles away but maybe if u put up your postcode some kind person close by may be able to collect them.

im at hillsborough in sheffield

Spotty dog if you could post on the sheffield pound threaad or i can do it for you, as lots of people check this and work together to collect things in runs.

Vikki completely understand it is difficult inroducing dogs without having children never mind with.
The trouble is when the dogs are at the pound it is very difficult to assess dogs, there isn't the facilities and it is a very highly stressful environment for dogs so they can behave very differently to what they would in a home situation. It is so difficult to know how Oscar will behave around other dogs and in a home. He is very loving and obedient and has had some training. He is young also so that is on his side. He has been much better since moving kennels also.

I agree Rain a 'save Oscar fund' sounds like a grand idea i would certainly contribute to this.

Ok, well due to Adz taking the plunge to organise the sponsored dog walk - we have decided to board oscar should he get at risk. its not easy because it is £6.00 per day and it could be a long time in kennels until we either find a rescue space for him or we get enough interest for a home.

We want someone to really want him and give him a home for life - not just take him cos they feel sorry for him - and then him end up in the same situation a month down the line, so dont feel you have to squeeze him in or put anything at risk.

Just keep spreading the word about him, and hopefully he will find his family soon.

Please see the thread on fundraising for how we can help to raise money to keep Oscar should he be put at risk of PTS due to the amount of time he has been at the Sheffield pound http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=301532&page=3 he really needs our help to find him a home and possibly to keep him safe if that home doesn't come quickly enough.

Please see the thread on fundraising for how we can help to raise money to keep Oscar should he be put at risk of PTS due to the amount of time he has been at the Sheffield pound http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=301532&page=3 he really needs our help to find him a home and possibly to keep him safe if that home doesn't come quickly enough.if i wanted to send some money for oscar where would i send it please it wont be loads but every little helps i suppose .....thanks karen

If anyone wants to make a donation towards Oscars boarding fees they can be made via our web site www.rainrescue.co.uk where we have a paypal link. just put in there 'oscar fund' and we will keep it all seperate to pay for him.

thanks for the offer, and you are right - EVERY LITTLE HELPS and adds up
ta

please can i just say without sounding spiteful but there is hundreds of staffies in rescue just like oscar so i think that donation wise should be to help all dogs

Hi amyrach i agree there are very many staffies (lots of other dogs to :() in rescue that need help and support, but it is not unusual for rescues and organisations to appeal on the behalf of a particular dog i.e. for surgery, equipment or kennelling.
Oscar is in Sheffield and Rain rescue are doing there best to help the Sheffield pound dogs, they help alot of other dogs and organisations to.
If we could fund Oscar being kennelled he would probably stand a better chance of being rehomed due to the work and time that could be spent on him. Yes he is only one dog but in my opinion that is one less dog to worry about if he is safe, surely he deserves a chance.

If people would like to donate to Rain rescue but not have it in the Oscar appeal then that is fine and most appreciated but likewise there are people who like to know where there contribution would be spent.

Could he live in a house hold with a cat?

I really really want oscar but i have a female staffy already and a 1yr old child, therefore i cant really take him on. I understand he's not aggressive in any way but its too much to risk.

seriously gutted, he looks like he'd fit in really well in my house (we're all nutters lol)

We just don't know - thats the problem
It takes a bit of time to suss them out and see - why pm me if you have someone interested.
Maybe if we get him out and into boarding we will have a better chance of seeing what he is like away from the stressful situation.

hi i could offer him a foster home? if thats of any help

Hia Haylic,
Have you experience of staffy's? pm me with your information about set-up at home and the like.
Do you have other pets or small children at home?
That would be fantastic if we could get him in a home, once you get to see that they are just normal dogs and how they react with other dogs/cats/people - its so much easier to rehome.
Then should problems arise, we know we can at least get him into boarding and its over your way also.
thanks
rr

hey dont have experience of staffys but generally big dogs, i have 2 girl dogs and im in all day with my partner, so he would get a lot of walks the only reason i cnt rehome him permanantly is because im pregnant and it wouldnt be fair on my dogs to have another dog permanantly in my home, but im not due til april so he could have a foster home, i really dont want him to be destroyed

Oh! He looks just like King:love:

I'm not in a position to have a dog at the moment:( but I'm always willing to help in any way I can. He's beautiful and I'd love to bring him home. Hope he finds a forever home soon:)

He does look like King, and i think thats what is pulling at me to help him.

I just hope we can keep the thread alive to keep him there 2

Has there been any update on Oscar?

Hi Haylic, sorry hadn't seen that you had replied.
We can't rehome him with other dogs because we don't know how he is with anything and in a home situaiton - with you expecting your baby - Its just too much. Thanks for the offer though - its real kind of you to try.

No further progress for him i'm afraid. Lets hope this weekend attracts the right family for him.

Hi gatecrasher3 I am off to the pound today so shall give an update, i also plan to take another video of Oscar for the website this time showing more of his beautiful little face and just how gentle he can be.

If your interested please check out Oscar's new video http://www.rainrescue.co.uk/24.html He really is wonderful and the video shows what a friendly little lad he is. He has also moved kennel again and is even nearer other dogs without any problems.

hi not sure if you know what he is crossed with but im guessing english bull as he has a very similar face to my girl http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc5/vikkibiggin/Image012.jpg

Hi Vikki it is all a bit of a guessing game when saying what they are in the pics he does look like he has some english bull in him but in real life i am not sure and he could be pure staffy but whatever he is gorg. Have you watched the video?

yeah he really pulls at my heart stings im really trying to weigh up my decission and talk to my partner and then i will see where i stand. i would really like to home him if i had my own way i would be there for him now.

Well he isn't neutered so that would need to be a consideration and it would need doing (pound give discount vouchers out though) i imagine this would make a difference and help him become calmer.
I hope it is ok for me to say this but a girlie dog managed to find her way to him yesterday and he didn't eat her he just tried to er you know what to her. So i think that is a real positive in his favour.
It would take time though and proper introductions i.e. the dogs not being together seperated by a gate/crate etc and using a muzzle to protect both dogs.
Not trying to put you off Vikki but there is no point covering over these really important points.

oh yeah i understand that my girl sleeps in her crate at night and is generally good around other dog unlees they are all over her she will just grumble and let them know where they stand not attack them just that grumble that says 'Oi Pack it in'.
i will talk to my partner abit more and see what point we come to it all depends on him as he doesnt want another dog due to quite a few reaons but i think he would come round easy.

The video of Oscar looks reall good Adz - what a babe he is.
The girls at the kennels thought he would be ok with a nice staffy bitch - (neutered of course). The atmosphere in any kennels is bad - but any pound is also stressful - so how do we think they are going to react? they are under pressure.

We are trying to scrape together some funds to get him out and into boarding next week - and then maybe we can try to pair him up with another female and make sure he is ok. He just needs someone who is staffy aware.
Vikki - if your partner doesn't want another dog - i wouldn't even go there.#
I would never adopt a dog out unless both parties were 100% about having a dog - taking 1 dog on is hard work, 2 dogs more so, and i only want the dogs to be really wanted - otherwise they could end up homeless again - so don't try to convince him if he isn't keen on another.
someone will want him eventually if we spread the word well enough

Have you thought of posting Oscar on http://www.dogpages.or.uk? Its a forum for rescue dogs and is used by rescues up and down the country as well as the public. You may get offers of a rescue place or foster or even adoption. Lots of staffy lovers there! :love:

i feel so sorry for oscar he looks such a lovely dog! shame i cnt give him a foster home but i really hope he gets something soon, if i could id have a house full of rescue dogs as they make the best companions!

Muddy - you could always put him up on dog pages
He isn't actually under any rescue - just looking for a good staffy home.
Very few rescues will take staffy's in im afraid - cos most of them are already full up with them, with hundreds being thrown at them in all their local areas. So, these guys do struggle once in the system.

I so hope we can help him - have you all seen his new video that Adz and hubby have done for him. How can we let him go.

By the way - not had a single donation through for any kennel fees for him, so thats not looking very hopeful.

Muddy - you could always put him up on dog pages
He isn't actually under any rescue - just looking for a good staffy home.
Very few rescues will take staffy's in im afraid - cos most of them are already full up with them, with hundreds being thrown at them in all their local areas. So, these guys do struggle once in the system.

I so hope we can help him - have you all seen his new video that Adz and hubby have done for him. How can we let him go.

By the way - not had a single donation through for any kennel fees for him, so thats not looking very hopeful.

Rain, I would be happy to donate but I'm skint til payday and darent have another month of unplanned overdraft charges. Good luck getting him a new home, poor lad.

Don't worry Katkin, i don't expect anything from anyone - especially when times are hard
but there are people out there with money and there are loads of companies with money - we just need to keep spreading the word and begging.
we could do with a company that wants to sponsor a kennel a week at our local boarding kennels, so that we can always manage to keep at least one in.

I got out the poor little bitch this week that Adz took to boarding for us - so she is taking that boarding space.
don't you go getting any overdraft charges - just keep spreading the word - someone will hear his plea soon.

Well i think me and the wonderful pets@home will be going collecting next week.
He is truly wonderful, i sent him a begging message saying Rain are desperate for money please will he help me sort out a collection and he has sorted it and will be doing 2 days himself and with me on the 3rd, thanks you so much pets@home xxxx

Am sorting out the walk. I am planning a fun sponsored walk rather than a hike as alot of the people i know will not walk far. I am looking to do this within the next month also as i know how desperate for money Rain are. Even if we only raise a £100 quid that is 2 weeks board

Thank you Adz - and Pets at Home. Am hoping to get Oscar on Wednesday and move him to boarding alongside little Lillie that you rescued on Saturday Adz. What a sweet neglected and abused girl she is.
No doubt she will soon blossom under 3 meals a day from our fantastic boarding kennels.

Oh i love Lilly and she is nice and gentle (poor girl has had an awful llife though) so you never know her and Oscar may become pals.
Good news for Oscar and glad he will be safe xxx

does this little dog need a poster putting up in a few strategic places?

That would be brilliant Strix - thanks for the offer
Fingers crossed the right home comes forward soon for him and Lilly

id just like to add that when i went to the pound i saw Oscar he is a lovely dog and i do like staffies they are so loveable but my mum didnt want a staff and there was a nice akita cross there also wasnt very old they are all lovely and it breaks my heart seein them in cages but as rain said he wants a home where someone really wants him its sad really i cant understand why people buy dogs if they are not keeping them for life if it wasn't for this problem they wudnt be as many dogs in the pounds

I went and got Oscar out of the Council Kennels today and moved him into boarding.
However, that costs us £6.00 each and every day and we are already paying for little Lillie - the abused staffy bitch that had an infected lump on her head and was severely underweight. So, we now have to find £12.00 every day for the 2 of them. That is at a greatly reduced boarding price that our kennels are doing for us.

Plus, Oscar is booked in for castration on Friday which will be around £100 for us to pay.

Just so you all know why donations and fund raising is needed - that gives you some idea. Oscar has been in the pound for 3 whole months. If we have to pay for that in boarding - it will cost us £540 for the 3 months. Maybe we could start and sell off' kennel days' so someone donates £6.00 each month, and picks the day that they are paying for the boarding kennel - only another 29 to go.

Whilst at the kennels, he sat and gave me both paws then feasted his eyes on the biscuit barrel. Whilst waiting for a buscuit, a little westie walked through and yapped away at him, and Oscar just ignored it. I think in the right staffy aware home, he will be fine. So, keep looking for that home everyone.

Oscar has been to the vets to day for his checkup and his 'bits' to be removed.

I have to say - HE WAS JUST SUCH A GOOD BOY
He accepted all the other dogs in the surgery (ok apart from one that said he was ugly and wanted to attack Oscar, so osc. just had to have a go back), but that wasn't his fault.
just doing what a staff gotta do

other than that - the girls at the vets said he was a BABE.
and he was.
he sat and gave them all a paw and when he settled down, he even laid out like a squid
oscar is just so gorgeous and should be recovering after his op in a home - instead - tonight he is in kennels - dreaming of a home.

So, just cost us £80 for the snip ontop of his kennelling.

to anybody who's been following this thread:

you can open a poster to print by clicking this link (http://www.rainrescue.co.uk/resources/oscar+poster+word.doc)
(I'd appreciate somebody testing that for me please :thumbsup: )

if you can put a poster in a local vets or shop, then please print his poster

it's two A5 posters on one A4 sheet for ease of printing and ease of finding noticeboard space ;)

I just checked it out Strix, and it giving me a 404 not found

http://www.rainrescue.co.uk/resources/oscar+poster+word.doc
thanks for doing it tho - good idea

What size collar would Oscar be? I'd like to send him a little pressie that might also help find him a home ;) Could you pm me the address to send it to please Jacquie?

Oscar is a sweetie. Is he managable and trainable? We are thinking about another pooch after the passing of our 18 yr old dog. Is Oscar willing to be walked hard and a family guy?

Oscar is a sweetie. Is he managable and trainable? We are thinking about another pooch after the passing of our 18 yr old dog. Is Oscar willing to be walked hard and a family guy?

I bet he would love to be walked hard :D, and staffies are known for being good with children... fingers crossed that he is too, it would be so great if you could help Oscar.
I'm sure someone will be along soon who can tell you a bit more about his personality, good luck :)

Thanks for asking Fox - bless

Oscar is so fantastic with people, and is a real bundle of energy- and he is desperate for someone to spend time with him again and tell him whats right and wrong. Someone has spent time on this boy. He sits, gives a paw, lays quietly when its peace and quiet - doesn't chew his bedding. However, he is a staff.

And I love staff's and so I am always 1 step ahead of what they might do. If you do that, you are prepared and accepting of them.

I have pm'd you to let me know more about you - and a bit more about him.

Oh Fox i have my fingers and toes crossed, but it has to be right with no rash decisions this boy will give it all but it just has to be the right home.
You and Jaq will know if it's right or not and if not the right dog will come along.

I haven't managed to make it to the pound this week but shall be there next Saturday with camera and pen at the ready. Was my weekend to work which makes going during daylight hours impossible at this time of year. So sorry guys x

ah - does that mean there is no point in asking you if you have pics of a certain collection of lurchers then? :(

they have lurchers in at the moment?

hehe - you're putting your name down too? ;)

I'll take that as a 'no' shall I? :(

Yep one big no lol just wondering thats all, i don't imagine they will be in long though cath will be weeing herself lol

I went and got Oscar out of the Council Kennels today and moved him into boarding.
However, that costs us £6.00 each and every day and we are already paying for little Lillie - the abused staffy bitch that had an infected lump on her head and was severely underweight. So, we now have to find £12.00 every day for the 2 of them. That is at a greatly reduced boarding price that our kennels are doing for us.

Plus, Oscar is booked in for castration on Friday which will be around £100 for us to pay.

Just so you all know why donations and fund raising is needed - that gives you some idea. Oscar has been in the pound for 3 whole months. If we have to pay for that in boarding - it will cost us £540 for the 3 months. Maybe we could start and sell off' kennel days' so someone donates £6.00 each month, and picks the day that they are paying for the boarding kennel - only another 29 to go.

Whilst at the kennels, he sat and gave me both paws then feasted his eyes on the biscuit barrel. Whilst waiting for a buscuit, a little westie walked through and yapped away at him, and Oscar just ignored it. I think in the right staffy aware home, he will be fine. So, keep looking for that home everyone.

Rain- I know you've got the sponsor link for Oscar where people can click and sponser on a one off basis but is there a facility to set up a regular direct debit to help the rainrescue dogs in general? I would love to do that (after payday).

Hope Oscar is settling in well in his foster home.

Hi Katkin,
Oscar is still in kennels i'm afraid - not in a foster home - but at least he is safe and warm and clean. Hopefully he will be putting some weight on now that he is fed well at the boarding kennels and can de-stress.

Yes - obviously a standing order would be fantastic - in fact i have a few people from the SF who do it this way - so how good is this forum.
As you can probably all see - our web site crashed this weekend.
1and1 who are our provider have totally wiped out all our data - imagine the stress we are in about that one.

Sue who tirelessly does the rain website is just about suicidal - waiting to see if they can restore it. Because we did have links on the site to print off a form. But - guess what - its gone.

I will post up another reply and get the info off her, or you can pm me with your postal address and I can post you one out.
thanks a lot for supporting them.
jrr

I'll PM you- fingers crossed they sort the website out quickly- I can imagine that's one serious headache for you !

Did you not have a recent backup?

With the site that we have with 1and1 we pay for a business package and they host everything, so we don't have the code or anything to back up. We even pay extra because they take 2 backups each day.

When we phone they say it will be restored in 24 - 48 hours - we have now gone past that. They aren't owning up to any loss at their end, nor telling us if/when it will be back up and running.
What a nightmare it is for all concerned.

crikey i must admit i wondered what had happened a nightmare for you not surprised Sue is going spare. Good luck i hope they can get there act together and sort it x

yes but its so worrying now all this time has gone past
and there is years worth of work in that site - its heartbreaking

no wonder we aren't getting any calls for rehoming the dogs - however, i have had a few interested emails from forum members over our gorgeous oscar - so fingers crossed if things work out for him. will post up lillie's details if sue ever recovers.

hey rain hows lillie doing?

I found this on a rescue site. Thank dog it didn't happen to little Oscar eh?


Just a Staffy Cross.

Today is just another day - to me they're all the same
I have the worst of genes you see, I bear the "Staffy" shame.
The shame is in our numbers, there's thousands with no home.
Thousands just like me you'll find, in kennels all alone.

My mum was "just a Staffy", my father - well who knows?
Mum, too, became unwanted, as the last puppy goes.
And then begins the process, of money-making deals
A life of "moving on" unfolds, who cares how the Staffy feels?
If you have the cash to hand, the Staffy pup is yours
But that pup is getting bigger now, just look at those big paws.

You brought me for your image, thought I'd make you look more tough
But you'll find my boisterous nature has already got too much.
If you had thought to train me, with kindness and with praise
You would have had a faithful friend to share your darkest days.
I would lay down my life for you, but you simply cannot see
You make sure you get your money back on what you paid for me.

And on it goes, until one day, I'm no longer worth a dime
The retail on an adult staff - not worth the waste of time.
So what happens to a Staffy now? Do you really want to know?
Do you care what will become of us, when we leave our final home?

Have you ever thought to wonder, "Where is that Staffy now?"
The "Staffy" has another name; he's become a "stray" somehow.
Me, I was put into a car and driven far away
The door held open, I jumped out, I thought to run and play.
It was with joy and happy heart I turned to look for you
You drove away with all my trust and a piece of my heart too.

I wondered round for many days before I was brought here.
Now I wait with heavy heart, trepidation and with fear.
Seven days is all I have you see, seven days for you to claim
The little dog that you threw out, for which you have no shame.

This is my last goodbye now my seven days are up
If only more thought had gone into the future of that pup
As the needle empties to my veins I lay down with one last sigh
I'm sorry I was born a Staffy, because it means that I must die.

:(

Thats so sad muddybuddy, if only people would think really deeply about what they were doing and not just see the fun of new puppies and pound signs :sad:

Oh my muddy - how true to the bone that one is
brought a shudder to my spine

any idea who's it is? we would put it on our site if we can.

Poor oscar is still there, would like someone to give him a proper home, but nothing yet has come forward for him. And yes - he is one of the lucky ones.

Haylec - Lillis is coming on so much better. Ii got some new pics this week of her when I went down and ADZ is taking her out for the day today for a nice day out of kennels.

We have decided she is an ugly duckling and will soon be a swan.
thanks for remembering her also
rr

Have asked for you....and also put a link to Oscar's appeal (now i finally figured out how to do the links) :hihi:

Apparently it was on the Doris Banham website. I've emailed them to ask if you can use it or if it is copyrighted. Will let you know what they say Jacquie

Just to let you all know that poor Oscar is yet again STILL in kennels.
He was in the pound for 3 months, and has been in kennels with us for 1 month.

How can people not want this fabulous boy?

Its a sad world if you are born a staff.

Has This Dog Been Rehoused Yet?
I Can Do A Three Month Temporary Sit< $ Walks A Day And Balanced Diet< Pm Me

No - Oscar is still in kennels but someone wrote to me late last night wanting to come and c him.

will pm you though

Sorry - have pm'd you now

At long last - Oscar has gone to his new home today
How great it is to think he could have been dead - and now he is in a nice loving home
thanks to his new family

This thread is there just to highlight just one staffy in need of a home.
He has been in kennels for 4 and a half months that i know of - and he is one of the lucky ones

At long last - Oscar has gone to his new home today
How great it is to think he could have been dead - and now he is in a nice loving home
thanks to his new family

This thread is there just to highlight just one staffy in need of a home.
He has been in kennels for 4 and a half months that i know of - and he is one of the lucky ones

This is just the best news of the day it really is :banana: I am so happy for Oscar, he waited for so long for this day I look like this :D :hihi: was Oscar seen on this forum?

:banana::banana:hooray hooray for oscar :banana::banana:

hopefully other staffies will find homes not just highlighting one dog

Oh wow! That's excellent news!!!!

Well done to everyone for their persistance:D

Good luck Oscar boy -I'm sure your new life will be fabulous!:banana::banana::banana:

That's great news! So glad he has found a home :)

hopefully other staffies will find homes not just highlighting one dog

I hope so too there are some beautiful dogs in the pound waiting for weeks/months for someone to care just likes Oscar did.

hopefully other staffies will find homes not just highlighting one dog

but you do have to highlight a dog and advertise it in order for it to find a home ;)

So now Rain can continue advertising dogs and look after another dog now Oscar has moved on and found another home. Fantastic news rain :) and by the way if a rescue space had not been found for Oscar it is highly likely he would have been put to sleep!!!!

but you do have to highlight a dog and advertise it in order for it to find a home ;)

So now Rain can continue advertising dogs and look after another dog now Oscar has moved on and found another home. Fantastic news rain :) and by the way if a rescue space had not been found for Oscar it is highly likely he would have been put to sleep!!!!

i dont agree

The fact that rehomings direct from the council pound have increased since each individual dog has been given their own pictures and write up on the internet seems to conflict with your opinion amyrach

I think that if nothing else, by talking and highlighting the dogs in the council kennels - we are making the people of Sheffield aware that they are there.

Since the people of Sheffield have been volunteering their help and assistance to help these dogs, by washing their coats for them, donating money for them, taking bedding and towels down for them, telling other people about them and massively by going in and taking pictures of the abandoned dogs of Sheffield - which are either waiting to be claimed - or waiting for a new home, more people are realising where the kennels and more importantly that they are just normal healthy (sometimes), nice - all mixtures types of dogs that are in there.

The general public either don't know what a stray kennel is like, don't know why they are needed or how the system works. More importantly, many people wont go to any stray kennels or rescue kennels to view a dog because it either a) upsets them to see them all there or b) they wouldn't be able to pick the dog thats suitable for them.

By dogs being featured in this way - with photographs, videos and a little write up giving just a basic description of temprament (not a total assessment), it sort of breaks the ice that they could go and just view that one dog.

Maybe I am wrong - but all I know is that its doing something to help them - which is better than doing nothing to help them.