Some of the latest re-homings of Border Terriers

One of our recently re-homed Border Terriers.  You can also find her on our Dog stories page:


Two of my favourite pictures of re-homed Border Terriers:

 






Some old quotes:


From a new owner who recently took in a BT: 'He is wonderful.  My old dog died recently and he is helping me through the grieving process.  He's running around and has settled in so well'



The lady who took on the three-legged bitch we advertised on our 'looking for a new home' page had this to say about her new friend: 'She is a great little friend and is everything I wished for and more.  She settled in extremely quickly and is perfectly at home'.








A new story that should make quite a few of you smile (posted on 14th April 2010):



Our co-ordinator, Diana, received a phone call from a lady saying that a BT bitch of 13 years of age was desperately looking for a home as her owner had tragically past away last week.  The lady reported that her step-son was in charge of the situation.  Diana replied that she would be glad to hear from him.  The BT was being looked after by neighbours who were about to go on holiday.

Later that day Diana received a call from a young girl enquiring whether BTW had any BT that would suit her.  Diana reported that she had a 13 year old BT in her area.  The young lady said "That would be lovely".  She then got in touch with the neighbours and is now caring for the 13 year old.
 
Some dogs are very lucky to land on their feet and this BT is certainly one of them.   Diana heard yesterday that she was wonderful with children and had spent a happy day being played with by the children that the current owner looks after three days a week.
 
We hope to be able to show you a picture of her soon.  Keep a look out!

 








A lovely story from one of our BTW members:


A Happy Ending

On a recent visit to Wiltshire we stopped for lunch at a pub and I was suddenly aware of something by my side. I looked down and saw to my delight a Border Terrier trying to attract my attention, nothing I am sure to do with the fact that I was eating of course.

I was even more pleased to meet this BT when I learnt that she had been rehomed by Border Terrier Welfare just ten days earlier.   This was one very happy Border Terrier and a very happy couple as her new owners. She was obviously very settled with them and was very much a favourite in what was obviously their 'local'.

So if anyone worries that a Border Terrier they have asked BTW to rehome may not settle, this particular dog was a shining example of how they accept new owners.  There had been a few days when food was not eaten from a bowl but from a hand (lets go for the sympathy vote?!) but the loving care of the new owners had soon won over this delightful BT.

A great success story for Border Terrier Welfare.

Sarah

 

 








The reasons Border Terriers have to be re-homed are various and include the following:
  1. Fighting with other dogs in the home;
  2. Work commitments;
  3. Marriage break-up;
  4. Owner dies;
  5. New baby in the home;
  6. Owner moving abroad

Taking on a Border Terrier is a big responsibility.  A small breed in size but large in what it requires (see our Secretary's word of caution on the 'contact' page)




As for the current reasons for re-homing BTs, a note from our Secretary:

"This year, as in the past two years, BTW has been extremely busy re-homing Borders in the run-up to Christmas.  Most people think that the busiest time for 'rescue' homes is after Christmas, which may be the case where puppies are concerned, but certainly it is noticeable that the end of November and all through December are fairly hectic for us.  The reasons for this are not related to Christmas as four dogs I have had dealings with in the past couple of weeks have needed rehoming due to (i) divorce, (ii) owner had terminal cancer, and (iii) owner had to go into Housing Association property and is not allowed to take pets.  The first dog is in his new home and is doing very well.  The other two have new homes lined up and will be moving to them soon after Christmas"


An update on BT rehomings from our co-ordinator:

April has seen a drop in the number of people enquiring after border terriers and a slight drop in the number of dogs that have become available.  There have been 14 dogs this month with some of them coming in pairs and one lot even arriving as a threesome. At this moment there are only two dogs actually waiting to find new homes and one of these is due to having medical problems which make him more difficult to look after.
The main reason for re-housing this month would seem to have been lack of time and  the need to take care with dogs and young children leading to nervousness among young mothers which in itself creates nervousness in the dogs and causes them to become less reliable in temperament.
We continue to be lucky in finding people who will give their time and concern to rehabilitating rescue dogs and hopefully the 12 that have found homes this month will be happy for their remaining years.