Another puppy.......

Got a phonecall Friday morning (at 8.15, it's always trouble if someone calls before nine.....) and it was our friends saying 3 more puppies had been dumped outside their house, the same place as Poppy (who is now in her new home and rechristened Daisy May). So off I went and took one look at them to know that they must be from the same litter.............what is wrong with people, doing things like that?

Anyway, one of the pups looked at me, she was sitting on her own away from the other two and she was very cute......and she is now at home, Aliénor has fallen in love with her and is taking her out for walks all the time, she has been christened Chocolate, although due to Éowyn's current obsession with Dora the Explorer and the fact that our vet is Spanish, it's pronounced Shokolatay........

Her two brothers have gone to Phoenix Animal Rescue (their site is here) so hopefully will be found new homes, the number of abandoned puppies they have to rehome is unbelievable. There are some things about this country I really don't like......

Cats and dogs......

Well, two of the kittens have gone to their new homes so that just leaves Velcro.

He can't decide whether to play with Poppy or be frightened of her!

 It's OK until Poppy gets excited and barks........

then he's off to hide behind Lali who will attack poor Poppy (and any  cat foolish enough to venture into the house)

We've got a puppy......

...at least temporarily!!

Got a call from the Mairie next door (I am their unofficial interpreter) saying that someone English had found a puppy. Turns out it's a friend of mine, he heard the poor little thing crying at about 6am this morning, shortly after he'd noticed a van pulling up by his house then leaving straight away. So he took her in, then went up to the vet's this morning, but no microchip. The vet said she's only 2 months old and should still be with her mother. So the Maire has asked me to keep her for a week in case she's lost and the owners get in touch. Sounds to me like the van was there dumping her, but you never know...........My friend who found her is off to the UK for 3 weeks but says if noone's claimed her by the time they get back, then he'll keep her. So hopefully the girls won't get too attached.......although they don't live far away so Ali will still be able to go over and walk her.

How could anyone not want this?




She was terrified at first but has eaten a huge bowl of food and is curled up asleep by my feet.......