Warning...Have tissues handy.

[beanzean]

These guys do amazing work. They take on dogs whose time has run out in other rescues and are scheduled to be put to sleep, or whom other have deemed too far gone. They have a fantastic success rate. They are in a terrible crisis right now having rescued 3 pups who hours later were fighting for their lives against Parvo. Please add them on Facebook and spread the word.

The second frame in is my hubby, my daughter at 5 days old and one of my Bullmastiffs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvO-1JdmV2o

 

[Alec Swan]

That was moving.

In the mid '60s I worked in The Battersea Dogs Home, and most days, I put down between 30 and 40 dogs. There was no choice.

At the time, the BDH offered a service to those who wanted their dogs destroyed. One always stood out in my mind. The TBD bell rang, and the RQ Mess Sergeant had turned up from Knightsbridge barracks. It was a GSD and it had nailed an intruder. I did by best to dissuade him. I asked that he let me have the dog, but no. If he couldn't own him, then neither would anyone else.

Over the last 40 odd years, I've often thought of that dog. What would I give for him now?!! He was some dog.

At the time I think that the charge was 2/6d and for 3 shillings, you could view your dogs remains. Sadly the latter was the option which he chose. Had he gone for the former, then I'd have found an exit route for that dog, one way or another!! You'd be surprised how many of the deserving were unofficially re-homed!!

Alec.

 

[Sarah Sum1]

So sad, made me well up

Some of the reasons were genuine, such as the owner dying, or an elderly owner unable to care for the dog anymore. But the rest were just awful

This is why I get so upset when people want to get rid of pets because they either want younger models or the pet doesn't 'fit' into their lifestyle anymore. So sad. Animals have no say in their lives. They either hit it lucky or suffer at the hands of humans.

 

[suzysparkle]

That was really hard to watch.

 

[suzysparkle]

That was moving.

In the mid '60s I worked in The Battersea Dogs Home, and most days, I put down between 30 and 40 dogs. There was no choice.

At the time, the BDH offered a service to those who wanted their dogs destroyed. One always stood out in my mind. The TBD bell rang, and the RQ Mess Sergeant had turned up from Knightsbridge barracks. It was a GSD and it had nailed an intruder. I did by best to dissuade him. I asked that he let me have the dog, but no. If he couldn't own him, then neither would anyone else.

Over the last 40 odd years, I've often thought of that dog. What would I give for him now?!! He was some dog.

At the time I think that the charge was 2/6d and for 3 shillings, you could view your dogs remains. Sadly the latter was the option which he chose. Had he gone for the former, then I'd have found an exit route for that dog, one way or another!! You'd be surprised how many of the deserving were unofficially re-homed!!

Alec.

That must have been really really hard. I remember watching a documentary a couple of years ago about dogs in war and there was one really moving story about a GSD. He'd been injured and his soldier was told the dog would need to be destroyed. However, the soldier persisted and got the dog back to full fitness. Shortly after, they were under attack and the dog laid down next to his soldier's head, something very out of character. When the soldier reached up he found that half the dog's head had been blown off by gunfire. He'd saved the dog's life and then the dog returned the favour. I will never forget that story. It was told by the soldier himself and even years on it broke his heart talking about it.