VALGRAYS BORDER COLLIE RESCUE

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Please take the time to check out our  to donate/help  page .. it lists how to identify aluminium and lists cans that are no use to us (please do not include steel cans) and gives details of vehicles where you can leave your bags of items

Next ALUMINIUM & MOBILE PHONE & TABLE TOP ITEMS collection (just leave your bags by these vehicles): 

• Agility Show: 22nd Nov - Active Paws (Val's Black Renault Trafic Van or Marian's Red Nissan Primera)  
• Obedience Show: next date 2010  (Shirley's Red Toyota Van)
• Obedience Show:  29th November - GSD Club (Jo Bramhall's White Movana Van reg starting K9 J??)

       If you are interested in any dog, please EMAIL us ( valgrays@hotmail.co.uk )  PLEASE SEE DETAILS OF INFORMATION WE NEED YOU TO EMAIL TO US AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE   - Thank you

ALL VISITS ARE ON A STRICT APPOINTMENT BASIS ONLY

LULA : Red Tri Colour : young : Bitch

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LULA is one of four dogs we have taken in after they were taken from dreadful conditions - where they had been kept in tiny cages for their lives and used for breeding.   Now Lula may not be the most beautiful looking collie, but she has the most genuine loving and gentle nature so please see past her poor photographic side and offer her the love she is so desparate for.  Lula is spayed, first vaccinated and wormed.  Please consider her as your new best most loving friend .. 

19/11/09

BENGIE : Black & White : young : Dog

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BENGIE is one of four dogs we have taken in after they were taken from dreadful conditions - where they had been kept in tiny cages for their lives and used for breeding.   So far they seem to have good natures and have relished in the freedom they have had since being at Valgrays.  Bengie is castrated, first vaccinated and wormed.  Please consider Bengie as your new best friend .. 

19/11/09

POLLY : Red Tri Colour : young : Bitch

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POLLY is one of four dogs we have taken in after they were taken from dreadful conditions - where they had been kept in tiny cages for their lives and used for breeding.   So far they seem to have good natures and have relished in the freedom they have had since being at Valgrays.  Polly is spayed, first vaccinated and wormed.  Please consider her as your new best friend .. 

19/11/09

LUCKY : Red Tri Colour : young : Dog

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LUCKY is one of four dogs we have taken in after they were taken from dreadful conditions - where they had been kept in tiny cages for their lives and used for breeding.   Lucky is castrated, first vaccinated and wormed.  Lucky is a beautiful boy who has been crated for most of his life.  We do feel however on the assessment made on him so far, he would be really suited for a family who have no other dogs, he will be loving and loyal, he is fabulous with people, children and cats but with other dogs in the same household he is protective (only if they come near to him when he is with you).  Out running and in cars he shares his life, but indoors he wants you to himself;  in time he may change when he realises he need not be so desparate for your love, and he may then accept another friend indoors but for the time being a home on his own to be loved and to worship his new owners all day long will be heaven to him ... are you the home that has enough love to give this gorgeous boy?

19/11/09

SALLY :  Black & White : 9 year old  :  Bitch

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Sally is a lovely lady, back in 2001 we homed her to a wonderful loving couple; but sadly the gentleman died recently and his partner can no longer keep her.  Sally would make a nice family pet as she still loves her walks, plays with her toys, she is clean indoors, vaccinated, chipped and spayed.  She is
a little on the overweight side, so really could do with an active family now to get her back in trim.  Despite her weight she is still very active and is a busy girl.

10/11/09 

LUCY  :  Tri Colour  :  2 year old ish : Lurcher X Saluki : Bitch 

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Meet Lucy .. do not cry at the sight of her - in 2/3 weeks time she will look stunning.
 
Lucy was found as a stray, she has done her 7 days at the pound - val reserved her when she saw her picture on the pound list.  What a wonderful natured dog, infact these lurchers are all lovely.  Whatever life she had before has now finally come to an end and from this day on she will be loved and cared for forever.  Lucy is so out of condition at the moment that her coat colour looks grey but I think she is black tri colour with brindle legs.  She has at
the moment been wormed, she will be spayed but she needs to put on some weight to undergo the operation.  She is also now chipped and had some nice food.  Lucy now has a lovely warm thick blanket and a coat on her to keep her warm as we dont want her to lay on anything hard as she is so boney and pressure sores can happen very quickly.
 
We are urgently looking for a lurcher warm coat for her please.

 
More assessments will follow.  Estimate age max 2 years (could be younger), she is certainly no older.

02/11/2009

DEXTER  :  Tri Merle  :  7 months old  :  Dog 

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OH WOW!!!!    Just take a look at this stunning boy.  Dexter is a tri colour merle pup.  He is vaccinated, microchipped, flea and worm treated.   The previous owner could not cope anymore as she has a baby on the way.  Dexter is super with other dogs, people, children (BUT gets very playful and rather OTT, so older collie savey children only please).  This dog is going to make a super working collie for someone who wants to do serious competitive competitions.  He travels brilliantly, seems OK with cats, comes when called, loves playing with toys, is crate and housetrained.  Well 'What A Dog'.  We will be looking for an equally stunning preferrably competitive home for this dog - but be quick, we are sure he will be snapped up!  

12/11/2009

As previously stated, we are a tiny rescue, based around Val's own house.  We do not have volunteers to man the phones or check the emails, it is done by Val or Shirley.  Please only telephone  01883 624513  between 9am & 5pm, please respect the privacy of Val's own house. 

If you are interested in offering a home to any of our dogs, please  EMAIL us first  and include all the details asked for below.  Please provide us with a landline telephone number as well as a mobile number.  We cannot afford to keep calling mobile numbers back.  If you email us more than once, please copy all the original information (as below) from your initial email into the follow up email, sometimes we receive so many emails that it is not possible to 'link up' original emails and the follow-ups you send.

Would you kindly email Valgrays the following details please to  valgrays@hotmail.co.uk

1.  Your Full Name, age, home address & phone number (landline and mobile).
2.  Hours worked / hours dog will be left
3.  Numbers and ages of adults and children in the home (including visiting children)
4.  Other pets in property (type and age if dogs, are they entire)
5.  Experience of collies in the past?
6.  Do you do any type of training (agility, pet training, etc)
7.  Are you prepared to take dog to basic training classes and do you already have a club where you took previous dogs (name club please)?
8.  If the dog happened to have any problems how and where are you prepared to get help with this?
9.  Can you email us photos of your garden/security/fencing/gates?
10. Type of property (terraced/detached etc)
11. Any ponds or streams or swimming pools at the property?
12. How 'houseproud' are you?
13. Are you REALLY prepared for muddy dogs, muddy paw prints, hair shedding, possible furniture chewing/dogs getting on furniture, exercising in all weathers, all year - day in day out, and housetraining accidents?
14. What are you looking for in a rescue dog?   (Dog/Bitch, age, calm/fun, can you cope with exciteable and training issues etc)