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Jess has come to us, along with her sister Sophie, from her family due to a marriage break up and a change of living circumstances. Her previous Mum was very upset to have to part with them.

Sophie has come to us, along with her sister Jess, from her family due to a marriage break up and a change of living circumstances. Her previous Mum was very upset to have to part with them.

Both girls are brilliant. They are affectionate and loving. They travel well and get on with other dogs. Their previous Mum says they are very good with children.

Odette (Odie to her friends) has come to Wiccs from our Romanian rescue partners, Romanian Underdogs. Odie is a lovely, but shy girl who was found abandoned and beaten on the streets. She has since lived in a Romanian dog shelter. Odie was classed unhomable by the European rescues as she wasn't pretty enough and was deemed to old for rehoming.

Odie is a sweetie who is looking for a calm steady home where she will be loved and cared for the rest of her life. She doesn't ask for much, she just wants to feel safe and be warm and loved. She travels well and is the proud owner of a pet passport.

Blondy has come to Wiccs from our Romanian rescue partners, Romanian Underdogs. Blondy is a beautiful blond lady who has had a pretty bleak life so far, much of it spent behind bars in a Romanian dog shelter after being saved from a dog killing station. When I first met her in Brasov, Romania last year, Blondy was very shy, but inquisitive. She was classed unhomable by the European rescues as she wasn't pretty enough and din't throw herself into peoples arms for cuddles. I saw through to the beautiful, beautiful girl inside. We tucked her up in a new coat to help her survive the winters sub-zero temperatures until she was ready to travel.

Blondy is a total dote!! The photo left is her on her first day at Wiccs - We couldn't get a face shot because she was too busy climbing on knees and demanding cuddles!! She is a gorgeous girl who travels well. She is good friends with Meggie and they are our Romania Blond Bombshells! She travels well and is the proud owner of a pet passport.

Bonny has come to Wiccs from Hyndburn Stray Dogs in Need. Her previous owner passed away.

Bonny is a super young lady. She is friendly and intelligent. She wants to please and has amazing ears - 1 up one down!

Meg has come to us from her home via our friends at Ruff Luck Rescue in Birmingham. 2 years ago, Meg's mum had a stroke and is still unable to walk here. Because Meg would weave round her Mum's legs in excitement, her Mum would then fall over. She was going to have Meg PTS as Meg barked at other dogs when on the lead, and tried to chase cars. - as collies are prone to do.

Russell came over to us in November 2010 from our volunteers in Eire, along with Roxy. They'd never been really touched by humans until our Irish folks rescued them and they came to us. They'd spent their lives shut up with no real human contact.

When they arrived in November, they were so sad and scared it broke our hearts. They never snapped or anything like that. They wanted to be loved, but couldn't bring themselves to let you "in". If you even so much as looked at them, they would panic and wet themselves. We knew it was time, space and patience they needed. For a long time they were both completely shut down.

Everything since November has been based on 'hands off' and 'trust'.

At the beginning of February 2011, the first real steps forward appeared. Instead of hiding their faces when we walked in, Roxy started to come to the front of her bed, wagging her tail, Russell slowly following suit. When we let them out, they would race around with the other dogs properly, starting to interact with them, and they would come when called to go back in - as long as we gave them space to pass. Still all done 'hands off and with trust'.

Then the little cheeky signs started to appear. When they thought we weren't looking they would sneak up behind us - usually with another dog for support to check us out properly with a good sniffing and little nose pokes, tails wagging. Those are the hard times for us, when at first we have to resist the temptation to look round at them, put our hands out and make contact. After a few days of 'poking', the day came, when without lookingback, a hand went down to give a stroke. A little jump back, but the fuss was received and the hand was poked and snuffled.

Since then, they are both coming on. A couple of months furth on, Roxy & Russell took their biggest steps yet. They accepted a lead and collar and have discovered walkies!!! Walks were quite a scatty experience at first, but they love it and their little faces are a picture.

The little game of 'poking' has turned into a run up, poke in the knee and run round in front of us, smiling - "it was me!!!" Its like a doggy kiss chase.

They both still automatically flinch if you move to quickly, but instead of shutting down now, they seem to take a deep breath and start again.

Both Roxy & Russell have walked close to our horses with no issues, basically ignoring them. They are great with other dogs.

Roxy & Russell are wonderful, beautiful dogs who need a very patient home who will understand they will take a bit of time to get there - but when they do they will be the most perfect and loyal friends you could wish for. They just need someone to love them like we do.

Jan 2012 - Roxy & Russell continue to take huge steps forward. They are now blossoming individually and are more than happy to be confidently apart from each other, as long as they have another doggy friend around. As such, providing any potential home had an exisiting dog already at home, they are now at a point where they could happily be rehomed separately.

Top right pic taken in Eire as Roxy & Russell were rescued. New pics of them out of their 3rd proper walkies at Wiccs.

Video below of them out with the gang for walkies, 22/5/11

Meggie has come to Wiccs from our Romanian rescue partners, Romanian Underdogs. Meggie is a beautiful blond lady who has had a rotten life so far. When I first met her in Brasov, Romania last year, she was pitifully thin and very, very frail. We tucked her up in a new coat to help her survive the winters sub-zero temperatures until she was ready to travel.

Meggie is an absolute darling! She is very sweet, loving and honestly can't believe her luck. She is such a happy lady. She is good friends with Blondy and they are our Romania Blond Bombshells! She travels well and is the proud owner of a pet passport.