Today my heart is light. I’m going to see Daisy – the perfect antidote to bad news.
Being with Daisy is like having an injection of joy.
It was a hot afternoon so Daisy and I lazed in the Summer House, watched the aircraft- the Rehoming Centre is near Elstree airfield (and the Big Brother House) and walked by the stream. It was bliss.
Daisy loves being with people. She adores playing with tennis balls - and bringing them back to you. She would make a competent ball girl at Wimbledon!
This delightful Staffie came into the care of the National Animal Welfare Trust (NAWT) after being found as a stray.
She could possibly live with a male dog of similar age and temperament.
If you would like a taste of Staffie bliss, go and see her at Tylers Way, Watford By Pass WD25 8WT.
Next month, there’s going to be an exciting change to the way dogs who are admitted to NAWT are cared for. In July, the NAWT rehoming centre at Watford is going to become the first animal shelter in the UK to become an Open Paw organisation.
This means there will be a gentle but radical shift in the way it looks after cats and dogs in its care. Based on a system devised in the United States, the Open Paw programme aims to provide dogs and cats in rescue centres with more of the training and social skills they need to make them rehomeable. The Open Paw programme has been likened to a “university for rescued pets”. Daisy, as a student, will be even more irresistible.
