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The jealous sheepdog..

Details have been changed to preserve anonymity. “Grockle” a derogatory term for an inconsiderate holiday maker commonly used in Devon and Cornwall. As I have said before, calls to go to farms can be difficult. It is invariably the farmers wife that makes the appointment and I am never sure if the wife has told

Christmas Bazaar

December 15th at Sitia Square Come and join us, and see the amazing things we have for sale, lots would make perfect Christmas presents, like these lucky horse shoes…. they are made from used horse shoes, and are believed to bring good luck to any home they hang in. Plus lots more goodies available, there

Minnie (Naomi)

This story shows how important our amazing foster mamas are! When we find tiny abandoned puppies, or kittens, one of our foster mamas steps in, takes them into their home (and their heart), and cares for them as a mama would…… this means feeding every couple of hours, day and night, watching them carefully for

Theft

When it comes to theft probably the biggest canine criminals are gun dogs. Golden Retrievers, Labradors, Springer Spaniels etc, are the most obvious culprits and then to add insult to injury they proudly strutt around the house just out of reach! To be fair this is instinctive to gun dogs and after all we humans

Fiongo – Bear

This story is very close to my heart, as it was myself and my cousin Kalliopi Metaxaki who actually found little Fiongo. One morning, when i went next door for a coffee to kallipoi’s house, i noticed something strange in her dogs house…. upon further investigation, there was a tiny little puppy! now her dog

Pink wellies…

Details have been changed to preserve anonymity It was a strange request and I had my reservations, this could turn out to be a nightmare. The request came from the farmers wife. Could I visit the farm and ascertain whether the accommodation provided for her husbands sheep dogs was up to standard. I was puzzled,

Rufos

Date of Birth: 2012 Sex: Male Colour: Light brown and white Size: medium More about Rufos: Rufos, is unfortunately back with us once again. This lovely boy has not had the easiest of lives, and this is the second time he has come back to us. Unfortunately his new family was not able to keep

Hereditary defects

It has often been a source of puzzlement to me that whilst there are unlimited numbers of stray dogs and the shelters are full to overflowing with delightful animals deserving of a home people still go and spend hundreds, even thousands on a pedigree dog from a breeder which unfortunately can come with built in

Zeus

This is a slightly different type of story….. The story of Zeus In the summer of 2019, A young lady named Hannah Jane Petts, and her boyfriend Josh, where on holiday in Heraklion, Crete. They spent most of the time relaxing at the beach, as you do when your on holiday… This is where they

Trivia

The Basenji, a dog that is used for hunting and tracking and originally comes from the Democratic republic of Congo is the only dog in the world that doesn’t bark. The Tibetan mastiff, originates from the nomadic peoples in places like China, Mongolia, India and Nepal and was bred to protect sheep. It is the