Happy Endings
Here are just some of the letters we have received from Springer Spaniels and their new owners, who have found each other through Springer Rescue for Scotland.
If you have rehomed an SRS dog, and would like to update your progress together on the website, then please get in touch at . And remember, we love photos!
Hi,
It's four months now since Glen came to stay with us and he has settled in very well.
After a week or so of early mornings he started sleeping later and is happy to wait until 8am now for his first walk of the day.
We decided to enrol him in obedience classes to improve his recall - these worked quite well although he was very anxious about some of the other dogs and found it difficult to concentrate there. He now has good recall - we can confidently let him off the lead in safe environments. He sleeps downstairs on his own and is happy to lie at our feet in the living room. These are all major steps forward for Glen who was very anxious and uncertain of any ground rules when he came to us.
He has enjoyed holidays in Alyth in the spring - loved going to the beach at Lunan Bay but was a bit over stimulated by all of the people on the beach at St Andrews. He still loves his toys and is especially fond of ball games. He also loves chasing squirrels and rabbits and trying to get the letters out of the box before we can get to them! He has loads of personality and is such a lot of fun - thanks Springer Rescue. We weren't sure about Glen at first but now he's well and truly part of the family!
Regards,
Gordon
Hi there,
Well, it's just over a year with Buddy now and all is going well. He is very good with my 2 year old boy Kyle and gets on really well with my cat as well.
He has made our family very happy and we could never wish for a better dog. We have had no problems with him at all.
We took him to a dog show and I entered him in two classes. The first was the dog with the waggiest tail and he came first in this one. The other one was best retrieve and he also came first in this. I have attached some photos of Buddy.
Many thanks,
Jason Tricker
Dear Gail
As promised we though we would write to tell you and the society how Jute is getting along. We have gathered various photos from all our adventures and we hope that you find one here you would like for your website for the 'happy ending ' section.
We are so thrilled to have Jute and can honestly say that the wee dog has slotted right into our lives so quickly and smoothly that we cant remember what life was like before.
Right from the start Jute was very enthusiastic on the walks we took him on and quickly shed his extra pounds within a few weeks.
Jute now bounds confidently over hill and glen, flings himself into any water he comes across and crashes determindly through woodland scrub, stuffing his nose into every hollow he comes across.
He snores contentedly in the front of our tent and gained a new sun and sea bleached shaggy coat after our two week holiday along the west coast islands. At home Jute potters around, he loves to be close when we telly watch, weaving his way between our feet and at other times chooses to snooze away in his basket.
Jute greets us exictedly every day whether we've been out for a couple of minutes or a couple of hours, with what we have termed the "waggle dance", this is accompanied by his non stop tail wagging action!!
He's brought so much joy to our life already in the short space of time he's been with us - looking forward to many more years of his company!!
Thank you for letting him come to us,
best wishes
Jo and Douglas