Tess & Co *Applications Not Yet Open*

Introducing Tess and her 9 wiggly pups! These poor babies came to us after an urgent call from social services about the situation they were living in. When the call came in, the Social Services representative was truly desperate; every other charity they contacted was already full, and time was running out for Tess and her puppies. They needed to be rescued that very day. We were full past capacity at the time but of course we could never turn these sweethearts away, not just because they’re adorable (which they definitely are!) but because they were in such a dangerous situation.

After a few hours of urgent phone calls we managed to find a foster space for them with one of our incredible fosterers. Having so many puppies, especially so young, is already such a massive commitment but their willingness to take them the same day absolutely blew us away! We really don’t know what we’d do without our dedicated fosterers, they make such a difference to our amazing animals.

Having secured a space our team sprung into action, collecting the supplies needed for these dogs and reaching out to other charities to help secure spaces for the other four dogs on the property (who were taken by the incredible team at the RSPCA). We rushed to them as soon as we could, and despite having been warned we’re absolutely heartbroken by the situation we found them in. They were squeezed into a tiny dirty corridor surrounded by litter, the puppies themselves in a pile in a tiny little cardboard box. It really broke our hearts. This is when we had (yet another) surprise, despite having been called out for 6 puppies we found 9 tiny angels! Thankfully our fosterer agreed the more the merrier!

Tess was severely underweight, the strain of pregnancy and lactation without proper care having taken its toll on her body. She was dirty and had a cut on her head. She’s only 2 years old herself and is on her third home and second litter within six months. Despite enduring hardships most of us couldn’t even imagine from the day she was born, Tess truly is the sweetest girl. She has been an incredible mum. She’s so caring and is always making sure her very large litter is perfectly looked after (you’ll never catch these pups not thoroughly cleaned!). Even as exhausted as she was when we first met her, she instantly greeted us with wags and kisses, as if she knew we’d come for her. She was so ready to get in the car, and curled up and went to sleep in what is probably the cleanest safest place she’d been in months (my boot!). In her foster home she has settled wonderfully and is turning more and more into herself everyday. No longer is she scared to be inside the house, now she has a prime spot on the sofa! She loves a cuddle & we all agree that she’s definitely a lap dog! It’s like watching her age in reverse, she’s getting to be the puppy she never got to be herself and it is all thanks to the hard work of her loving foster family.

We ensured Tess (the bull lurcher beauty) and her vulnerable family (of tiny bull-lurcher x cocker spaniels) were safe, and they are now settled and receiving round-the-clock care in a loving foster home. A massive, heartfelt thank you goes to our incredible foster carer. Stepping up to take on a mother and nine tiny pups with almost no notice is an act of pure heroism. Because of her selfless kindness, Tess and her babies are safe and cherished, and we can't thank her enough for providing this safe haven.

While there is a (very) long way to go until these tiny pups and their mum are ready to be adopted we will be posting about them weekly so please follow their journey!

We would also massively appreciate any help that you could give, taking on 10 dogs at once (no matter how small they are!) has used up our emergency funds and it is so important that we are able to replace them ready to say yes to the next urgent call! If you can donate anything at all, either towards Tess & her pups or towards our emergency fund, it would make such an unbelievable difference to us and our animals. Every penny goes to the care of our wonderful animals.

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