Robbie was adopted in March 2007 by Cheryl and her family. At the time he was very unhappy and really needed lots of love and care. He had many anxieties and was very 'down' at the centre but once in his new home he got lots of tlc and plenty of one to one attention.

Cheryl says he has overcome his problems and is such a lovely dog with a great temperament, he enjoys his walks and loves to be bathed occasionally. His favourite game is hide and seek and having a good rough and tumble. He is eight years old now and when he falls asleep he is just like an old man snoring on the settee. He is also very inquisitive and if he hears so much as someone rattling a paper his ears prick up and his nose is up in the air having a really good sniff, he is amusing to watch. He really has come home and is part of our family and we wouldn't be without him.

Bailey, a black, six month old Labrador was chosen by Tracey Paul Ashleigh and Luke October 2007. He was too much of a handful for his previous owner so wanted him re homed to someone who could manage him.

He settled in with his new family remarkably well. They soon found him to be a 'water baby' and they cannot keep him away from the stuff. He loves trips to the beach and even muddy puddles in the local park. He is still full of energy and his family are waiting for the moment they keep hearing about when he will 'settle down'.

Bailey loves to be in their company and follows them from room to room, regularly lays at their feet and absolutely loves his morning cuddles on the settee. Although he has never chewed he loves their slippers!. He has been camping in Norfolk and loves the beaches there and they couldn't keep him out of the sea.

Back in 2003 a dog named Sherry and her son were brought to the centre as the owners were too busy to look after them. Shortly after Louise and Mark visited looking for a new dog. They tell us:

Back in August 2003 you introduced us to the most loving dog we could have asked for. She was known to you as Sherry and was a seven year old cross breed. Apparently her previous owner had brought her to you with her son because they were no longer able to look after them due to work commitments. Her son had already found a home, so we took Sherry home with us and renamed her Sherah.

In 2005 we decided we would get Sherah a friend as she had originally come from a home with another dog. So in November of that year we came to you and homed a four year old cross breed called Derrick. We renamed him Jack and he made a great friend for Sherah, they went everywhere together and especially loved walking on the beaches in Scotland. The photo I have attached is of them sleeping after a good run on one of those Scottish beaches.

Sadly Sherah passed away recently and I just wanted to say thank you for letting us home her. My husband and myself had a wonderful five years with her; she had a great character with a very cheeky side and the unconditional love she gave will be missed. She was a great companion for Jack and mothered him constantly; we know he will miss her too.

Homing Sherah was one of the best decisions we made.

Kind regards

Louise and Mark

Huguette and Ross live in a market town in East Yorkshire. Huguette says 'We adopted Muscat in 2006 she was the runt of the litter but soon perked up - a bit too much in fact for the comfort of her older 'sisters' Mia and Tilly! So in 2007 we adopted Truffle (also the smallest one in her litter but a huge personality) to liven things up for her. The two young ones have really bonded together and are great company; here they are 'helping' me with my patchwork in my sewing room.'

Gyp, originally a stray, had been with us some time, in fact he was one of our longest staying cats at the time. We were despairing of getting him a new home for although nice in nature he was a plain black cat. Then along came June who immediately took to him :

I adopted Archie (formerly known as Gyp) on January 7th 2008. He is a real character and makes me laugh so much with his antics. He had a minor set back in February when he had half his tail amputated following an accident but the lack of it doesn't bother him a bit. He's made great friends with a neighbour's cat - Oskar - and they have a high old time together. He loves cucumber but chicken is his all time favourite and likes to "share" whenever I have anything he judges to be tasty. He can be a handful but I wouldn't have him any other way. He is very handsome and loving and makes sure he gets the best spot on my bed to sleep on. I got Archie very soon after my previous cat died but Archie really helped me with the heartache and now I can't imagine life without him. He loves life and lives it to the full. He brings so much to my life and it's an absolute pleasure to be with him.

We are always full of rabbits at the centre, in fact we have so many most of them in foster homes. So we were very please when Mike, Julie and Robert turned up wanting to adopt more than one of our charges. Time has passed now and they send us their story.

We adopted Lulu and Ripley in August 2006. They were known at the centre as Gloria and Gertie. Lulu is a giant and was rejected by a breeder as her markings were not the required pattern. She was paired with Ripley who is a very maternal rabbit and is very protective.

They settled really well and like nothing more than lazing in the sun.

In August 2007 we heard about Honey (shown far right in the picture). Honey is also a giant who had been kept as a house rabbit. She came to the centre when her owner emigrated and could not find anybody willing to take her on (she weighs in at a mighty six kilos although not as big as Lulu!). With a lot of patience and tact we were able to integrate Honey into the gang.

As shown in the picture, although having a whole garden to run around in, they like nothing better than to all squash into their dog basket and
contemplate life.

Mike,Julie and Robert