Southern Counties German Shepherd Rescue
;) ;) | Events in 2012 This year we will be back at Pets at Home in Christchurch and Winchester, and at the High Corner Inn in Linwood. Plus we will be adding further events in the summer. Please come along and support us, bake cakes for us, or just lend a helping hand. Watch this space for further news. Download our 2012 event calendar here. |
 | Our Winter Newsletter Read all about what's been going on over the last few months. There's lots of rehomed dogs, waggy stories, and more. Download our Winter Newsletter here. |
 | Our Summer Newsletter Where on earth did the last 6 months go? It’s been a really busy time and there have been a lot of changes and progress in the rescue. You can read all about what's been going on by downloading our Summer Newsletter here. |
;) | Events in 2011 We will be at The High Corner Inn, Pets At Home, and various dog shows and other events throughout 2011. Big Max, our mascot, will be there to help us with fundraising, so Why not come along and support us? There will be our usual homemade cakes, Tombola and a raffle. We will be joined by some of our successfully rehomed dogs and their well trained owners, as well as some of the dogs looking for homes! Dates are:
For more information, download our events calendar here, email us at: admin@southerncountiesgsdrescue.co.uk or phone 01425 473907 Photos and stories from these events will be posted on our Facebook page. You can also keep in touch by signing up for our emails. |
 | Find us on Facebook We now have our own Facebook page where you can keep up to date with what's going on, leave comments and messages, and upload your pictures. You can view the page here: Southern Counties GSD Rescue Facebook Page. Please contribute to our wall, we'd love to hear from you with all your GSD stories! |
;) | Pets at Home Christchurch 29th & 30th January We will be at Pets at Home in Christchurch Dorset again on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th January. Big Max our mascot will be there to help us with fundraising, so Why not come along and support us? There will be our usual homemade cakes, Tombola and a raffle. We will be joined by some of our successfully rehomed dogs and their well trained owners! A great way to beat the new year's blues! For more information, please email us at: admin@southerncountiesgsdrescue.co.uk Or phone 01425 473907 |
;) | Meet Max at the Red Shoot Tue 28th December Our mascot Max will be at the Red Shoot Inn Linwood all day on Tuesday the 28th December. There will be a tombola and prizes. This is a great dog friendly pub in the New Forest, perfect for walking off those large Christmas lunches, or topping up on the Christmas cheer! Max would love to see you there, so please come along and make his Christmas. For more information, please email us at: admin@southerncountiesgsdrescue.co.uk Or phone 01425 473907 |
 | Our Winter newsletter We hope you enjoy our Winter newsletter, please do email us if you can help Felix or can offer any other help. If you have any suggestions, or articles you would like us to include in our next newsletter,please let us know. We're always pleased to hear from you. Download our Winter newsletter here. |
;) | Xmas market Lyndhurst Sat 27th November We will be at the Pine Room, Lyndhurst Community Centre which is right by the main car park in the centre of Lyndhurst. We will be having a table top sale with cakes, christmas cards and a tombola. Come along and support us between 10am and 4pm Admission is free. See you there! For more information, please email us at: admin@southerncountiesgsdrescue.co.uk Or phone 01425 473907 |
;) | Pets at Home Christchurch 4th & 5th December We will be at Pets at Home in Christchurch Dorset again on Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th December for our Christmas sale. Why not come along and support us? Back by popular request will be homemade cakes, Christmas cards, a Tombola and a raffle. We will be joined by some of our successfully rehomed dogs and their well trained owners! A great opportunity to get some stocking fillers for your pet for Christmas! For more information, please email us at: admin@southerncountiesgsdrescue.co.uk Or phone 01425 473907 |
;) | Pets at Home Christchurch 23rd October We will be at Pets at Home in Christchurch Dorset again on Saturday the 23rd October. Why not come along and support us? We will have homemade cakes, Christmas cards, a Tombola, and lots of information about dogs looking for homes. We will also be joined by some of our successfully rehomed dogs and their well trained owners! A great opportunity to start your Christmas shopping! For more information, please email us at: admin@southerncountiesgsdrescue.co.uk Or phone 01425 473907 |
;) ;) ;) ;) ;) | High Corner Inn 26th September 2010 Watch a video of this event>> On Sunday the 26th September we held a fundraising even at The High Corner Inn Linwood in the heart of the New Forest. The event was particularly enjoyable as a number of the dogs we have rehomed over the last year who live locally came back to see us: There was little Bobby who we took in from the pound. He’s not so little any more! Jack with his ridiculous ears - the only blue GSD we have had through the rescue. George, another pound dog who very nearly died, but is now running around keeping everyone entertained (as is his new dad!) Lilly, rescued from living in a small enclosure outside in all weathers, now a regular at our fundraising events where you can pay to pat her. Snowy, one of the first dogs we rehomed. A big white bear of a dog, who was too fat to run when we picked him up, but now runs around all the time. Kaya, who spent over a year in kennels with her friend Otis, and now having found a new home has lost weight, got fit, and is like a different dog - looking at least 2 years younger. Aramina who jumped in her fosterer’s pond within 1 minute of arriving, and who has now persuaded her foster family to keep her. Diesel (formerly Shadow) – Aramina’s brother, who pretended not to recognise her when they met again after 6 months. Toby who loved every minute of the day and spent most of his time trying to break into the kitchen. Storm and Jerry Lee, mother and son, who are two of the friendliest, lickyest dogs you’ll ever meet, loved being out of kennels, and didn’t realise that they would be going to their new for ever home a few days later. We had the usual popular tombola, a table top sale, and of course the usual items for sale including a whole herd of our cuddly mascot Max. The day was a great success, meeting new people and raising awareness. We also raised around £330, which will help us keep up with some of our vets and kennel bills for a short time. A big thank you to everyone who helped, or just came along, we couldn’t do it without your help! |
 | Our summer newsletter We hope you enjoy our summer newsletter, please do email us if you want to join our sponsored slim to help Polar (and Lynne!). If you have any suggestions, or articles you would like us to include in our next newsletter,please let us know. We're always pleased to hear from you. Download our summer newsletter here. |
 | Wolfie's story Wolife is a rescue dog who came over from Greece. He was startled and pulled the lead from his new owner's hand, within hours of arriving. Wolfie then spent three weeks living out on the New Forest, before being caught by a vet 10 miles away from where he went missing. Read more about Wolfie here >> |
 | North Devon Show 4th August 2010 This year we have a stand at the North Devon Show on the 4th of August. The show is held at Umberleigh Barton Farm, Umberleigh, Devon. EX37 9DX. Why not come along and support us, or find out more about our work. The day promises to be a great day out for all the family. For more information, please email us at: admin@southerncountiesgsdrescue.co.uk Or phone 01425 473907 |
 | Our great plant sale - Reloaded! Our last plant sale raised £187.50 on the day and with subsequent sales we have now raised nearly £300 so a big thank you to everyone that has helped and was close enough to join us on the day. The local press coverage really helped and we now have some new volunteers in Devon which is fantastic, so welcome to Pat and Lynne. As the plants grow on I still find myself with 3 greenhouses full – how does that happen? – and so I am holding another sale on Sunday, 23rd May at The Bell Inn in Parkham which is famous for its Sunday lunches. If anyone is close enough do come and join us but phone and book for lunch as the venue is very popular with locals and tourists alike. Thank you also for all the really nice comments about the newsletter, and congratulations to Helen Rigg who was the winner of the quiz and recently visited me with her two lovely shepherds to collect her prize – guess what we changed the prize from a Max to plants!! The next newsletter is currently in production for issue early June and so please do send me any stories, pictures as we would love to include them. Download a poster here. For more information, please email us at: admin@southerncountiesgsdrescue.co.uk Or phone 01425 473907 |
 | Our latest newsletter We have now been going for one year, and have rehomed over 40 dogs. To find out more about our first year's work and the dogs we have helped, download our newsletter here. |
 | Our great plant sale Lynne has been busy potting up over 1600 bedding plants so there promises to be plenty of choice with the added bonus that having finished shopping then the pub will be open for a well deserved pint of locally brewed beer and/or a scrumptious lunch. So, whatever your passion please do come and support us. Download a poster here. For more information, please email us at: admin@southerncountiesgsdrescue.co.uk Or phone 01425 473907 |
| Our friends at Christmas | ||
 Sooty |
 Talin |
 Jessie |
 Jet |
 Henry & friends |
 Jessie |
 Jet |
 Zeus |
 Tiggi |
 Tess |
 Tess |
 Tess |
 Inca |
 Inca |
 Inca |
 Snowy |
 Ben |
 Snowy |
     | Pets at Home - November 26th 2009 We have been very lucky! We applied for a grant from Pets at Home to enable us to build a kennel for Cassie – the scared girl whose story is on our urgent page. Cassie is coming down to the New Forest to take up residence in her new kennel before Christmas where she can relax, put on some weight and learn to trust again. Pets at Home very generously agreed to donate £1,000 to enable us to take this step and a group of friends, two legged and four legged, went to the Christchurch branch to collect the cheque. Lynne Hall accepted the cheque from representatives of the store, who were able to hear more about the work undertaken by the rescue and who had the chance to meet some of the dogs. Our old friend, George came, along with his new owner, John. Kye came along too, with his new owners, Karen and Paul. Henry came with his owner Rachel. Bobby was still waiting for his for ever home, but he came along too (he has gone to his own home) and some ‘extra’ supporters came along to provide moral support – Zarina, Heidi and Tiggi. A big thank you to our four legged supporters and their ‘charges’! Last, but not least, thank you to our two legged supporters – Karen, Sue, Nick, Tania and David for coming along as well! It is a really nice day – great to meet up with everyone, and, of course to meet with Pets at Home, with whom we hope to develop a lasting relationship. For more information, please email us at: admin@southerncountiesgsdrescue.co.uk Or phone 01425 473907 |