AUTUMN
OPEN DAY AT THE SANCTUARY
Sunday the 26th
October saw our last major event of 2008
(unless you know different - always open
to offers!!!).
The clocks
changed and the weather was miserable but
at the Sanctuary everything was sunny.
Once again we had a steady flow of both
old and new faces and as per usual the
gang behaved impeccably, all 17 of them,
oh make that 18 we were forgetting Kentee
the hairy one (G.S.D.). It also great to
see some doggy visitors, Billy, Xena,
Meg, Cindy, Callie Tilly, Amy and Monty
though they didn't come in as the gang
would have thought it really was party
time!
What was so great
was the renewal of sponsorships and an
additional 6 news sponsors. Below you can
see Arrie and his sponsor family who he
always looks forward to catching up with.
The new sponsors
chosen were very busy today, writing
their stories and sending them out to
their new admirers.
Our Gunner who so
many of you will know about is still with
us and yesterday, despite his failing
health, was chosen by two people as their
sponsor dog, this touched us deeply and
we would like to thank those concerned.
Many of our
visitors did seem to love the older dogs
and we have an article about senior
canines coming up very soon, that may be
of interest to those of you who would
like to consider taking on an older dog.
We had our range
of merchandise on display and available
for purchase. Sales were the most
successful they have ever been. Below you
can see visitors perusing.
Our cotton bags
were a hit. Children loved the fact they
could meet one of the dogs and then
choose a bag with a picture of the dog
they had made friends with as you can see
below - Fonz and Dilly were modelling!
 
The
tombola was popular also and we were so
impressed by Grace, seen in the photo
below. She managed to win the 'Jack the
greyhound' book and a mini ruck sack.
Unfortunately brother Max wasn't so lucky
but without a second thought Grace
offered the ruck sack to her brother.
Such a lovely gesture. Max was made up as
you can imagine.
So to all our
owners, sponsors and new visitors who
came along and supported us at the
weekend, we once again express our
sincere thanks and hopefully we will see
you all again at our next Open Day in the
Spring.
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