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Astonishing 227% Rise in Dog Adoptions in National Dog Adoption Month

UK’s first ever national dog adoption month hailed overwhelming success.
The UK national dog adoption service DogsBlog.com is celebrating an incredible August as the site reports a staggering rise in the number of dogs adopted during the first ever national dog adoption month.
The website, which set up National Dog Adoption Month partnered with animal health company […]

 
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Top 10 Reasons to Adopt a Rescue Dog

1) Take advantage of experienced, expert dog advice from people who will go out of their way to make sure you are matched to the most suitable dog for your lifestyle.
2) Know your dog’s background. Contrary to the widespread myth that dogs in shelters are largely unknown quantities, the opposite may very […]

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Announcing The UK’s First National Dog Adoption Month

More than 100,000 dogs await new owners in UK adoption shelters. New awareness campaign aims to show the great benefits of adopting a dog.

For many, the idea of adopting or ‘rescuing’ a dog carries with it a certain image. A notion of doing a good deed, taking on a problem dog or an ill treated […]

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Celebrity Dog Adopters

Dog adoption is cool. There is no escaping it.
Whilst the ‘designer dog’ craze continues to attract people who are easily tricked in to believing they are somehow getting an exotic or rare dog, people of sound mine and good taste have realised that dog shelters are full of nothing BUT cool, designer dogs.
Just look at […]

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Adopting a Dog Changed Our Lives

For many, the very words ‘rescue’, ’shelters’, ‘adoption’ bring with them certain negative associations. For some reason, people will often view a ‘rescue’ dog as damaged goods, a dog to be pitied, a dog to be saved, a dog to be ‘rescued’. Nothing could be further from the truth. The genuine, practical advantages to adopting […]

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National Dog Adoption Month

National Dog Adoption month is a brand new and exciting initiative organised in conjunction with DogsBlog.com and D.A.P (dog appeasing pheromone).
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The month aims to highlight the fantastic benefits of adopting a dog from one of the UK’s many animal shelters as well as promoting […]

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Examples Of National Dog Adoption Month Local Press Coverage

During National Dog Adoption Month, we offered support for our rescue partners to help publicise the concept and benefits of adopting a dog alongside raising the profile of dog/s in their care looking for new homes locally. Our commercial partner kindly offered a behavioural helpline as support for new dog owners or those suffering with […]

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Dog Adoption Diaries: Volunteering at Mayhew Animal Shelter

written by Andrea Mills
Volunteer diary from the Mayhew Animal Home
When the Mayhew sisters first set up their animal home for “the lost and starving dogs and cats of London” in 1896, they could not have known how far it would come by the 21st century.

Having volunteered at other animal homes and rescue centres in […]

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Dog Adoption Diaries - Volunteering at a Shelter (Jerry Green Dog Rescue)

Man’s best friend, loyal to the end
Not all of us who love dogs can commit to taking on a dog full time, so the next best thing is to support dogs and give help to local shelters. Jerry Green Dog Rescue in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire encourage people to visit and walk their dogs, this is a […]

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Astonishing 227% Rise in Dog Adoptions in National Dog Adoption Month

UK’s first ever national dog adoption month hailed overwhelming success.
The UK national dog adoption service DogsBlog.com is celebrating an incredible August as the site reports a staggering rise in the number of dogs adopted during the first ever national dog adoption month.
The website, which set up National Dog Adoption Month partnered with animal health company […]

 
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Rescue Centres at Breaking Point as Credit Crunch Bites

As more people feel the effects of the credit crunch, Yorkshire TV spoke with National Dog Adoption Month organiser Ryan O’Meara and Rotherham Dog Rescue about the increase in dog abandonments and the pressure it is placing on rescue centres.
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Credit Crunch is Leaving Dogs Homeless - How to Cut the Costs of Dog Ownership

As National Dog Adoption Month sets out to encourage more poeple to consider the advantages of adopting a dog, the credit crunch is costing more and more dogs their homes.
BBC Radio Leicester discusses the effects of the credit crunch on dogs plus advice on how to save money on dog ownership costs without compromising on […]

 
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