Sponsor hearing dog puppy Zara from just £3 a month. In return you’ll receive a fantastic welcome pack. Then, over the next 18 months you’ll receive four printed updates showing Zara’s journey, and bonus, exclusive updates in our Puppy Pen blog.
Date of Birth: 26 october 2015
Sex: Female
Breed: Labrador
Colour: Dark yellow
Meet Zara, our happy, playful pup
Zara is the sweetest yellow Labrador pup you could imagine. She has quite dark colouring which makes her bright, brown eyes sparkle when they catch the sunlight.
She just lives for fun. Grab her favourite snake toy and she’ll happily join in a tug of war. She doesn’t really mind whether she wins or loses, just so long as she has fun. Take her outside and she’ll run around catching leaves. Again, she doesn’t mind whether she actually catches them, so long as she has fun. To a small puppy, the world can be a scary place. But not to Zara. It’s all fun, fun, fun!
And when the fun ends? Well when she lived with her ten (yes, ten!) brothers and sisters, she would sleep soundly with them all, their little puppy sides breathing in, out, in, out. Now she’s living with a volunteer puppy socialiser she’ll curl up on an available knee, or snooze soundly in a box.
Lots of fun, and places to snooze. That’s all she asks.
Training progress: fun, fun, fun!
Zara finds training fun, which is really how it should be. The more a hearing dog thinks it’s playing a game, the more they learn. Being a Labrador, she will also do anything for food. This is a great way to teach a young pup the basics from a very early age. Plenty of praise and puppy treats!
So, food and fun are combining well to make her a fast learner. Zara’s already reacting well to basic obedience commands such as ‘sits’ and ‘downs’, but she needs to focus. We’re sure this will come. It just needs time – and treats.
Zara’s already doing really well but will she learn to focus? Will her love of fun actually help her to learn? And will she ever stop eating? Sponsor her today and find out!
Sponsor Zara for…
£3
£5
£10
or £ per month or a one off payment.
Donate £3 a month and receive a welcome pack including a sponsorship certificate, fun collection kennel and other goodies plus regular photo-updates on your puppy’s progress through their training.
£5 Sponsorship welcome pack medium
Donate £5 a month and you’ll also receive a cute cuddly toy dog and Royal Canin pet food voucher.
£10 Sponsorship welcome pack premium
Donate £10 a month and you’ll also receive a beautiful framed photo of your puppy.
Call 01844 348100 to sponsor by phone. Our phoneline is available between 9am–5pm Mon–Fri.
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Four Paws Cats, Zebbie and Flo Flo cosied up together in an under bed drawer.
Flo Flo is just out of sight. That’s one way to keep warm and cosy!
POOLE police officers are warning pet owners about Alabama Rot following reports of dogs falling ill after walking on heathland near the town centre.
In a post on the Rossmore Safer Neighbourhood Team Facebook page, they said that there have been unconfirmed reports of the animals becoming unwell after being walked on the Bourne Valley Nature Reserve, behind Berkeley Avenue.
It continues: “If anyone is concerned by their dog’s health, please visit a vets straight asap. If they suspect Alabama Rot, they will refer you to a specialist vets Anderson Moores in Winchester.”
This comes following unconfirmed reports from Poole residents of up to 27 dogs falling ill up to 48-hours after walking on the heath. Some have later died, residents have claimed, with all dogs alleged to show similar symptoms including loss of appetite and renal failure.
Sue Bridal, who lives just a short distance from the nature reserve, said: “My dog died in February last year. He went from ill to death in 36-hours.
“My friend’s dog had to be put down two days before Christmas. His dog was 13, but she was an agile 13-year-old.
“We are talking about a lot of dogs becoming ill in one area.”
Fellow resident, Steve Grant, said: “It’s a serious epidemic. What if children go there? There’s something seriously wrong.”
A member of staff from Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists said that they had not received any reports of Alabama Rot in Dorset.
James Norman, regulatory team manager at Borough of Poole, said: “We have been informed of three dogs that have died, two of which died on the week beginning January 11, and a third in February last year. These dogs were showing symptoms that could be caused by a variety of illnesses.
“We have visited the Nature Reserve and found no visual contamination. Wessex Water have carried out tests in the area and found no evidence of sewage contamination. We have also contacted local vets and they reported that they haven’t seen a significant increase in mortality of dogs in the area.”
He added that they will continue to monitor the situation and urged any dogs owners with information to contact Borough of Poole’s Environmental Health team on 01202 261700.
In the New Forest, dog owners are being urged not to panic after a six-year-old whippet named Spartacus had to be put down after being exercised in Lyndhurst and other parts of Hampshire.
Her owner, marathon runner Robin Ward, 37, of Waterlooville, said: “I took her everywhere and I couldn’t say where she might have picked it up.
“I had her put down because it was the right thing to do, but I loved her very much and it broke my heart.”
Most of the dogs struck down by Alabama Rot after being exercised in the Forest have been treated by Anderson Moores, a specialist veterinary practice based at Hursley, near Winchester.
David Walker, the practice’s head of medicine, confirmed that Mr Ward’s dog developed skin lesions, followed by kidney failure, and had to be destroyed.
The Forest has so far seen at least 17 cases of Alabama Rot but Mr Walker said instances of the disease were extremely low compared with the hundreds of dogs that were walked in the area every day.
He added: “It’s also important to stress that the disease is not invariably fatal. Some dogs do survive.”
Highlighting the problems involved in trying to find a cure he warned: “The difficulty with the disease is that although we suspect an environmental trigger we don’t know for sure.”
A district council spokesman urged dog owners to remain vigilant.
He said they should contact a vet if they noticed a lesion or blister on their dog’s leg or face within seven days of the animal being exercised in the Forest or elsewhere.
“This may be hard to spot but you may notice your dog licking itself more than usual,” he said.
Alabama Rot was first identified in greyhounds in the United States in the 1980s and appears to have reached the UK at the end of 2012.
Many of the cases have occurred in Hampshire and Dorset but several other counties have also been affected including Cornwall, Worcestershire and Durham.
Some experts believe it may be caused by bacteria found in wooded areas, which could explain why the Forest is one of the hotspots.
Here is Max having a wonderful time on our dog walk today.
I have found a new walk for Max to avoid the flooded path alongside the River Allen which is part of our regular walk.
Hearing Dogs Sponsored. Meet our adorable new sponsor puppies – Victor and Zara. You can sponsor them from just £3 a month. 18 months of updates | Fantastic photos | Makes a great gift!
1. Choose a puppy to sponsor:
Victor is a black, get-up-and-go Cocker Spaniel pup with white paws that look like he’s been dipped in paint.
Zara is a beautiful dark yellow Labrador puppy with bright, brown eyes that catch the sunlight.
2. Choose a monthly amount:
£3, £5, £10, or £ Prefer a one-off donation? What we’ll send you.
£3 Sponsorship welcome pack.
Donate £3 a month and receive a welcome pack including a sponsorship certificate, fun collection kennel and other goodies plus regular photo-updates on your puppy’s progress through their training.
£5 Sponsorship welcome pack medium.
Donate £5 a month and you’ll also receive a cute cuddly toy dog and Royal Canin pet food voucher.
£10 Sponsorship welcome pack premium.
Donate £10 a month and you’ll also receive a beautiful framed photo of your puppy.
Call 01844 348100 to sponsor by phone. Our phoneline is available between 9am–5pm Mon–Fri.
E info@hearingdogs.org.uk W www.hearingdogs.org.uk
Four Paws Dog Archie used to be a bit of a monkey while he was being towelled dry as a puppy, but now at nearly a year old Archie is very good! Doesn’t he look adorable!
If you do it after every walk even if your dog/puppy isn’t wet or muddy they very quickly get use to it and stand still happily. It is also a good opportunity to check there is nothing caught in their paws.
Okay I’m waiting patiently! Puppy ToTo about to have her breakfast.
You face Monday your way.
I’ll face it mine!
Here is Max about to be bathed.
Loving the complete makeover at (The Original) Posh Paws Dog Groomers, Merley, Nr Wimborne.
The grooming room looks amazing! Especially love the new bath. Perfect for all the dogs!
