ITS JUST A DOG!!!

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."

Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted.

Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." "Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.

Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.

"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a human."
So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog." just smile, because they "just don't understand."

Jan Cobley Paws 4 Pets 916 273 376 www.paws4pets.net

Male kitten - RE HOMED

5 week old male kitten looking for a new home!

Found thrown over a gate in Guia.

The people who are currently looking after him are just on holiday and are leaving in September. So we really need to find this little guy a home!

Unfortunatly due to being thrown, he has a broken leg which is now healing. This means that he will have a permanent limp.......THIS DOESN'T STOP HIM FROM BEING A FANTASTIC PET!

If you are interested in taking this kitten home then please call Katy on 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

RE HOMED!!

Tiny Puppy! - RE HOMED

Very small female puppy is looking for a new home.

Rescued from the animal sancuary - this little pup is now thriving in a foster home. She will be a small dog when fully grown.

6/8 weeks old she is an amazing silver brown and tan with 2 white feet.
She craves affection and is just happy to sleep on your feet..or any part of you that she can reach. She really doesnt take up much room!!!

If you are interested in making this gorgeous girl yours then please call Tania on: 00 351 935 432221 or email her on as6259943@sapo.pt

RE HOMED!!

Trixie: RE HOMED

Gorgeous Trixie was taken from the animal shelter after her mother was not giving her enough attention. She is a real little bundle of love!

She is now safe and sound in a foster home. Trixie is already 8 weeks old, will be very small when fully grown.

If you would like to make trixie part of your family please call: 918973896

Why Neuter your animals?

By making sure that your pet can't have puppies or kittens, you'll have peace of mind that his or her offspring won't be euthanized in an animal shelter.

Many people are surprised to learn that nationwide more than 3 million cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters. You might think that these are animals born in the streets or there is something "wrong" with them. But often they are the offspring of cherished family pets, even purebreds.
Maybe someone's dog or cat got out just that one time or maybe the litter was intentional, but efforts to find enough good homes failed.
Still the result is homeless animals that have to be euthanized because there are more dogs and cats entering shelters than there are people willing to provide them with loving care. Even if you do find homes for your pet's puppies or kittens, that means there are fewer homes available to take in other pets from shelters. Spay/neuter is the only permanent, 100-percent effective method of birth control for dogs and cats.

Help your community … and yourself:
Homeless animals may get into bins and bite or attack. Spaying or neutering your pet means that your animal and its potential offspring won't contribute to the population of unwanted pets.
You can also enjoy your spayed or neutered pet more.
Female pets that have been spayed do not go into heat. You won't have the mess that comes with the female reproductive cycle or the boisterous, noisy male suitors. Spaying and neutering may also reduce the risk of certain health problems, offering you more years with your beloved dog or cat.
Safe and effective:
Licensed veterinarians perform the spay or neuter operation while the pet is under anesthesia. Depending on your pet's age, size and health, he or she will stay at your veterinarian's office for a few hours or a few days. Depending upon the procedure, your pet may need stitches removed. Your veterinarian can fully explain spay and neuter procedures to you. If you have a new puppy or kitten, don't wait! Pets can become parents sooner than you think. Early age spay/neuter is safe and effective, so talk with your veterinarian at your pet's first visit!!

NEUTER YOUR PETS!!! BE RESPONSIBLE!

RESCUE DOGS NEED HOMES

Just a few of the Dogs that are being looked after by Laura and Clare Browne.

Found dumped, these dogs are now being bought back to health. They are now waiting for you to take them home!!

If you are interested in taking one of these dogs home please call:

Laura: 919551614 or email browneclare@gmail.com

Portuguese Water Dog! URGENT

5 year old Portuguese Water dog female- Currently in the Canil de Sao Fransisco de Assis in Loule

Very comfortable around other dogs. Very sweet nature.

Would desperatly like to find a new home.

Please call Katy 911084377 if you would like to either re home or foster this lovely girl.

Small female kitten - take her home?

8 week old - female kitten - grey tabby

Very friendly, found thrown over a fence. Now in a foster home but desperatly needs to be places into a permanent situation.
Please call Katy 911084377 if you are interested.

PICTURES COMING SOON!!

Two little boys - looking for you!

Two male puppies - 2months old. Located near lagoa.

They are currently living in a garden, with thier mother who is getting spayed before she has another litter!!

These are the last two pups. They are extremely friendly, ideally they need a house with a garden to run around in. They would also love to be re homed together, but if this is not possible then it is not a problem!

If you know anyone that would be interested please contact Rob: cboss@sapo.pt or call 931 613 599

Prayer of a Stray

“Dear God please send me somebody who´ ll care!
I´ m tired of running, I´ m sick with despair.
My body is aching, it´ s so racked with pain
And dear God I pray as I run in the rain,
That someone will love me and give me a home.
A warm, cozy bed I can call my own.
My last owner neglected me and chased me away
To rummage in garbage and live as a stray.
But now God I´ m tired and hungry and cold
And I´ m afraid that I’ll never grow old.
They’ve chased me with sticks and hit me with stones
While I run in the streets just looking for bones!
I´ m not really bad God, please help if you can
For I have become just a “VICTIM OF MAN!”
I´ m wormy dear God and I´ m ridden with fleas
And all that I want is an owner to please!
If you find one for me God, I’ll try to be good
I won´ t runaway and I’ll do as I should.
I don´ t think I’ll make it too long on my own
Cause I´ m getting so weak and I´ m so alone.
Each night as I sleep in the bushes I cry,
And I've got so afraid I'm going to die!
And I've got so much love and devotion to give
That I should be given a new chance to live.
So dear God PLEASE, PLEASE ANSWER my prayer
And send me somebody who WILL REALLY CARE.”

Goldie and Blackie

Goldie and Blackie were dumped outside Gail's house last summer. They are mother and son and they have a very special bond between them. Gail already has three dogs so she couldn't keep them, but she arranged for them to be neutered and found a foster home for them.

Yesterday Gail got a call to say that they can no longer stay with their fosterer and so Gail is urgently looking for a new home for them.

As you can see from the photos, Goldie and Blackie are very comfortable around other dogs; both dogs are good natured and very healthy, although their vaccinations may not be up to date.
Although it would be nice if they could stay together, the most important thing is to find a loving home where they can happy. Please contact Gail on 913 040 808 or email gailserra@moneymais.com if you could offer Goldie or Blackie and home please call gail on

+351 913 040 808

Dora - ADOPTED!!

Pure bred shar pei - female - 10months old.

Dora is looking for a new home after her owners left for england. The people looking after her have decided it is unfair as she is constantly on her own and has recently been attacked by another dog in the area.

If you can offer this lovely girl a good home then please call Katy 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

UPDATE - Dora is now happily living in Faro with a great family. She even has another Shar Pei friend to play with!

Special little white kitten - RE HOMED!!

2 month old male white kitten.

Found on the side of the road, now safe in a foster home, but needs somewhere permanent he can be forever.

He loves to cuddle, play and be around people. Although you cannot note it in his behaviour, this little guy is deaf.

This is why he needs a special home, not near a road and someone to love him.

Please call sara on 963212962 or email sararoda@gmail.com

RE HOMED!!

Baby German Shepard X - HOME FOUND!!

Very sweet german shepard cross female. 4 months old.

Abandoned at the shelter with the rest of her litter, this little girl was the last one left and so is now in a fantastic foster home where she is learning to become more confident.

She is now looking for a special home that she can get to know, with patient owners who will help her get over her fears.

She is very pretty, lives with other dogs.

Please call Tania on: 935432221 or email tania@charles-boss.com

REHOMED!! Good luck in your new home!!

Little Max - all settled in his new home

After being found in a shed when he was just a couple of weeks old, baby max has now finally found his forver home.


By the looks of it he is having a great time with his kitten friends!

RULES for Dogs and Cats

The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.

Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Racing me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort, however. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other, stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out on the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.

For the last time, there is no secret exit from the bathroom! If, by some miracle, I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge in an attempt to open the door. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years - canine/feline attendance is not required.

The proper order for kissing is: Kiss me first, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.

Finally, in fairness, dear pets, I have posted the following message on the front door:

TO ALL NON-PET OWNERS WHO VISIT AND LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR PETS: (1) They live here. You don't. (2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That's why they call it 'fur'-niture. (3) I like my pets a lot better than I like most people. (4) To you, they are animals. To me, they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours and don't speak clearly.

Remember, dogs and cats are better than kids because they (1) eat less, (2) don't ask for money all the time, (3) are easier to train, (4) normally come when called, (5) never ask to drive the car, (6) don't hang out with drug-using people; (7) don't smoke or drink, (8) don't want to wear your clothes, (9) don't have to buy the latest fashions, (10) don't need a gazillion dollars for college and (11) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children .

NOW IN A LOVING HOME!

RE HOMED!

Foster home needed for Runa. She is currently living in silves, being fed by the locals. She was bought over from spain by her owners, who decided they no longer wanted her and left her there.

Runa is booked in to be spayed at the end of the month and she urgently needs a place to stay so that she can recover well.

Please email elsa.smc@gmail.com if you would like to help this lovely dog.

Thank you

Toffee - Home found!

Toffee is a very loveable, young male dog who was found on the road with a broken leg. He was taken to the shelter where he healed, but was soon adopted.

Unfortunately things did not work out with his new family.....so back to the shelter he went.

HE HAS NOW BEEN GIVEN A THIRD CHANCE. Congratulations to the Knox family who now have Toffee in thier lives.

If you would like to adopt a lovely little dog like tofee please call 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

MORE loveable pups....

Found in a dustbin on the side of the road at 4 days old, these lovely puppies have been hand reared. They are now looking for thier forever homes!

Currently living in a foster home in Santa Barbara, these gorgeous puppies are now 10 weeks old.

Varying personalities and colours. 3 boys and 2 girls. Every one of them would make an excellent family pet. Will be medium sized dogs when fully grown. Very good with other dogs and children.

UPDATE: ONE FEMALE HAS NOW FOUND HER FOREVER HOME (PICTURE NUMBER 2)

Please call Patricia on 289395822

Rupert!! - RE HOMED

Meet Rupert!!

Everywhere he goes, people say what a lovely dog Rupert is because of his warm, sociable nature and silly smile. He gets on well with other dogs and cats and is especially gentle with children. He wouldn’t tear the leg off a potential burglar, but he would sound the alarm with his big dog bark.

20-25 kilos, 18 months old, vaccinated, neutered and in excellent health. Tel: 282332621 or email sallylyons@mail.telepac.pt

REHOMED!!

Freya - Happy in her new home!

4 month old Freya went to her new home last weekend. We are very happy to hear that she has a brighter future ahead of her!!

Good luck Freya!

Beautiful little girl - RE HOMED!!

Hi everyone,

I am a lovely little female puppy who was abandoned at the side of the road with my 2 brothers. Luckily I was found quickly so I am in excellent health and thriving in my foster home. My 2 brothers have found homes very quickly and I desperately need one as soon as possible as my foster parents have too many kids already!
They think I am a cross between a German Shepherd and a husky but my paws aren’t big so I think I will be a medium sized dog. I love other dogs and am used to cats as I currently live with 2 big ones.
I love hugs and kisses and will be your best friend if you or one of your friends can give me a home.

Thank you

From a puppy who doesn’t want to go to the dogs home!!

Contact 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

Cosmo has now found her forever home!! She will live happily ever after with her foster parents. Good luck cosmo!!

Labradora - RE HOMED

Meet the gorgeous Labradora. X Golden labrador. She is roughly five years old. Found abandoned in the canil Portimao. Her 8 days have run out! Very docile temperament.

She was captured with another female on 23.06.09, the owner went to check if they were there and said he did not wanted them back..2 days later he brought another one....

LABRADORA HAS NOW BEEN RE HOMED!!

Please help end the suffering. Call Elsa: 96 3221225 for more information.

If you would like to visit any of the other dogs in the Municipal Kennel in Portimao then please also contact Elsa on the Above number. THANK YOU

HAZY

Beautiful, energetic young female dog. Medium size.

Seeks fantastic home with a playmate. Loves to run and is extremely sociable. Hazy is everbodys best friend - gets on very well with people, other dogs and cats.

She has already been spayed, up to date on all her vaccinations and is in excellent health. Currently living in a foster home Hazy is also housetrained.

Please call 282 332621 or email sallylyons@mail.telepac.pt

We like a happy ending....

Stimpy the cat, Mantorras the puppy and Chalky the dog have all been happily re homed this week!

Please help us make these happy endings happen more often!!

Every little helps

thank you

PUPPIES, PUPPIES, PUPPIES

We are currently looking for homes for a number of different pups in different areas.
PICTURES COMING SOON!

We have a wide range of different puppies in the animal shelters! All shapes, sizes and colours. They are all desperate for homes.


Please call 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk if you would like to take a look.

Nico has been homed

We're delighted to report that lovely Nico has found a loving home. Here he is pictured with his new Mum. I'm sure he'll bring years of doggy devotion in return for a safe and loving home.

More dogs needing homes in July!

LADY: Approx: 3years old, spayed female. Are you going to give her chance number 3? She was sadly dumped in the Quintinha when she was young but after two years found a home. Unfortunatly due to a change in family circumstances, her new owners bought her back a few months later. She is now back in the kennel and looking for you. Lady is part ridgeback, has been spayed and vaccinated. (Picture 1)

Young female - Energetic, full of life, this female spaniel/daschund cross is looking for her forever family. Found in Santa Barbara, she is now living in the Quintinha in Goldra. Great family pet. Approx: 6months old. (picture 2)

Buddha - 16 year old, small male dog. Castrated. Needs someone to love him for his remaining years. Currently living in the Quintinha dos Animais Goldra. (picture 3)

Tess - Young female around 2/3 years old , brown and scruffy, Spayed, curious nature. Currently in the Quintinha dos Animais in Goldra. (picture 4)

Rudy - Labrador cross, castrated male, sweet but shy. Currently living in Canil Sao Fransisco in Loule. (picture 5)

Call Ingrid for more information: 918973896

Call katy for more information: 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

June Kitty Roundup

We've had a great month re-homing kittens. Here's a list of our Kittykats needing new homes:-

• Female Tabby/Ginger kitten - REHOMED
• Male Ginger & White kitten - RE HOMED
• Bundle of kittens in foster care in Monchique
• Beautiful young female cat

If you'd like to offer a home to one of these little poppets, call Katy on 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

June Roundup

Our first full month and we managed quite a few re-homings. Please don't forget the dogs and cats we've featured in May and June who are still looking for their forever homes.

Our dogs in waiting are:-

• Max the Husky/German Shepherd Cross
• Figo the six month old playful boy
• Tink whois a real cutie
• Bruno the pure breed Shar-pei
• Chigger and Mel, two girls waiting for someone to love them
• Daisy is waiting to show someone what a fantastic girl she is
• Our playful Blue Eyed girl
• Queenie and Husky - two small dogs with big personalities
• Bonnie and Judy, mother and daughter
• Mummy and Baby can be homed seperately
• Rags likes to have her tummy tickled
• Twin Rottie girls, can't be seperated
• Black and white dog needs a new home
• Adult Labrador Retriever boy dumped in the road deserves a new home - re homed
• Little 6 month old puppy Kiki

If you can offer any of these dogs a home, you'll be rewarded with unconditional doggy love. Please call Katy on 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk for more information on any of these dogs.