The Elkhound Rescue Fund UK often offers adults and youngsters who are looking for new homes through no fault of their own. These dogs can make wonderful pets in the right home - all they need is a second chance. Could you offer that chance to one of them??
Contact:
Robert Greaves (Chairman), Tel. 01384 455564 or Email,
Albert Brewin (Treasurer), Tel. 01664 44302,
.
Please remember that the rescue workers are all volunteers with family and work commitments, so please bear this in mind when contacting them.
‘CARA’
Above: Easter Monday, coming out of her shell and getting braver
Below: 20th April, pictured in the middle and right with Lexi, who are now friends and happy to play.
‘Cara’ meeting Nina on Weymouth seafront before setting off for her new life with her in Jersey.
A few tears were shed by me when they boarded the ferry!!
Finally in her new home!!!!
Left: Taking it easy, Right: with her new step sister Jazz on the beach.
Below in 2007, hopefully starting Agility training soon.
‘CARA’ (who was approximately 12 - 18 months old) was number 19 of a group of 20 plus Elkhounds that had come into rescue in April 2006. This is quite an unprecedented number for our numerically small breed to have at once, on top of the thankfully much smaller number, that are normally dealt with by the ‘Elkhound Rescue Fund (UK)’ each year.
These particular Elkhounds had lived in the country as a Group and as a result had little or no training and need to learn about being individuals suited to life as a pet in the average home. They were friendly typical Elkhounds, but just needed to catch up with training and the experiences they had missed out on.
Elkhound lovers rallied round to help rescue with fostering or indeed offering these dogs permanent homes.
Thankfully all these have now been homed, but sadly dogs still come into rescue through no fault of their own, often because -people have bought a puppy on a whim from a commercial kennel, not knowing what the breeds traits and needs are, or that of any dog to be honest.
If you can offer a place in your hearts and homes to any of the breed that find themselves in need of a new home please contact the representatives of the ‘Elkhound Rescue Fund (UK)’ above.
News and Progress reports from other Foster parents of these dogs can be seen at http://groups.msn.com/NorwegianElkhoundsoftheUK.
Details of other dogs in Rescue can be found there too.
That is the place where you can share your news and views, post pictures, start discussions, ask questions and generally keep up to date with things going on in the UK Norwegian Elkhound world.
‘PURDY’
She came here to get a taste of a busier environment than her first foster home, before she went onto her new home.
Below you can see her visiting with a friend of mine and her Granddaughter. Their Golden retriever did not get into the shot.
She went to her new home on 5th of July 2006 to keep company with a 12 year old male with experienced long time Norwegian Elkhound owners.
‘LULU’
She was also from the large group that came into rescue in April 2006. She was very sweet, but had not learnt to trust and enjoy human company, and didn’t see any reason to. Left to herself she would just have prefered to ignore or avoid anything new or challenging, and in kennels she was not not making progress.
With some persuasion like ‘Cara’ who was probably her litter-mate she blossomed and grew into a loving companion, and in her expereinced kind new home she made steady progress after having made a good start here.
‘LENA’
Was handed into Battersea dogs home at not much over a year of age, who alerted Breed rescue that they had one of our breed.
On being collected it became clear that she is an Elkhound (in part, though probably Husky too). Fortunately she is just here until her new home is ready able to take her.
She is absolutely charming, and I find it hard to understand how anyone could let her go.
Lena at 18 months of age.
Left: with Lexi behind, middle and right with Jozi lying down behind.
