Bits and bobs!

Murphy is the gorgeous first foster for Helen

Everyone here wishes you all a very Happy Easter and hope you manage to get a few days off work to enjoy it.

We have had a very successful weekend with many of our dogs going to their new homes and many more being reserved, subject to a successful homecheck so fingers crossed for them.

We are also celebrating a flurry of new foster carers. These lovely people have recently joined our team and have taken in their first foster dog. In case any blog readers are thinking about becoming a foster carer one of our newbies has put together a few words on their experiences.

"My name is Helen and I'm a Registered Nurse working part time.
I love my dogs & cats, all rescues/strays and after adopting my last girl, an ex-breeding GSD, from another rescue and experiencing first-hand the work that goes into finding dogs their forever homes I really wanted to help other dogs find loving new homes so I started volunteering as a homechecker in my area.


"After a pow wow with my kids - 19yrs & 17yrs - and explaining to them what fostering would involve, I applied to Four Paws and was warmly welcomed on board as a newbie fosterer.Murphy, a gorgeous 18mth lab boy has recently become my first house guest & after a few little scuffles with my Jack Russell Terrors he's settled in beautifully.
I love having him here, watching him grow in confidence in preparation for his forever home .... though I know I'm going to cry buckets when that happy day arrives!

"My role is to help the dogs placed with me to adjust into a family situation, to assess their likes/dislikes & responses to other animals, adults, children in order to help place them with the most suitable home match.

"As a new fosterer the support, advice & humour offered by the team at Four Paws is second to none and I'm excited to continue to develop & grow in order to help more dogs. I feel privileged to be part of such a dedicated rescue."

Please think about letting a foster dog into your home. Foster carers are vital to us and to the dogs we save. It allows them to be assessed in a family home and we can then place them in a suitable forever home. It's an emotional process but a necessary one so if you are interested here is the link to our application form.   https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDEtVF9tc2xvQWRxMlZmWFFVWXRaaUE6MA

We would also like to say a big thank you to Jacqueline Radford who has nominated FPAR to receive two cases of schmackos on the Pedigree Facebook page. The dogs are sure to love them!

The other big news is that we are offering this beautiful bespoke Four Paws Animal Rescue chimenea that has been made and donated by Flues and Flashings of Kidderminster. We will be holding a raffle at our next Paws 4 Tea event in May so if you would like to be in with a chance of winning this great item for your garden then follow this link to find out more http://forum.fourpawsanimalrescue.org.uk/index.php?topic=8988.0