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Dave


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Sorry folks but it's heart string tugging time....


GAL have recently added 9 new dogs to our books, we'll call them the 'Clydebank Nine'. I'll cut a long story short and simply say we have 9 Greyhounds currently living in a number of small garden sheds in Clydebank which need our help.


We've been liaising with the Dogs Trust and are hopeful that they might be able to take a few of the dogs, the rest will be GAL's responsibility to rehome.


It wouldn't be fair of me to give details of all the dogs at this stage so I'm going to concentrate on the most needy out of the 9.


BLIND GEORGIE is, as you have probably guessed, blind. Without his tattoo info we've assessed his age at approx 8 years old. He's a male Greyhound, Black in colour.


Taking on a foster dog is a difficult thing to commit to, taking on a blind foster dog is particularly difficult. GAL are looking for a quiet foster home, older kids only or younger ones that are VERY experienced round dogs. It would be preferable if the foster home had their own laid back dog or dogs who would easily accept a 'special needs' dog and show him the ropes.


If you can help please email david@gal.org.uk


thanks for listening.



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Good Luck Dave with Georgie and all the other Clydebank nine.


Em,Tig and Chad xx



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Poor Georgie - how sad.  I suppose at least his foster home may be confident that he won't chase things.


Once blind dogs know their way around their impaired vision doesn't prevent them enjoying life.  Many years ago we had a standard dachshund who went blind as she got older - she was fine as long as we didn't move the furniture too much.


Fingers crossed for him, and the rest.



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Gail


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An old neighbour of mine rescued a blind cross collie from the local kennel and her own dog really took the new arrival under his wing and taught her everything about her new home. It was like he was being her own personal guide dog and it was lovely to watch, they both lived to a ripe old age and (luckily) the non-sighted dog passed on first, i think she would have been lost without her companion but he had already taught her so much that i'm sure she would have coped.


Hope Georgie finds the same sort of love and devotion in a new home



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Dave


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Hi Folks, thanks for the response's, happy to say Georgie will be going to his new foster home next Monday..

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Lesley


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That's excellent news.  Good luck to Georgie and his new foster family.

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Well done, Dave! That's great news.


Christine



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I work with Blind people and know that they adapt very well with life after losing their sight.  My best friend growing up also had a blind dog and she did very well - most of the time you didn't even know she was blind.  I hope Georgie is doing well in his foster care :)


I don't have any groups in my area that require fostering (unfortunately but fortunately at the same time).  Wish I was closer and could help!



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Hi Folks, realised it was time for an update on Blind Georgie and his pals, basically a huge big thanks needs to go to the Dogs Trust who've really helped us out with the 'Clydebank 9'. To cut a long story short we were informed about 9 Greyhounds in pretty horrible conditions which really needed moved ASAP, over the course of the last 4 weeks the Dogs Trust have taken 8 of those dogs into their care, 4 of them going last weekend to the new facility in Glasgow, so again a huge thanks to them!


Blind Georgie, well he too has had his ups and downs, we had a few logistical difficulties getting him to his foster home last month which elongated his stay in his kennel, when his remaining pals went to the Dogs Trust last weekend Georgie moved into a temporary foster home, he's a lovely boy, from his tattoo's we know he's 10 yrs old, he is completely blind. He was in very poor condition on arrival, despite weighing in at 34 kilos he's nothing but skin and bone, very bad skin, infection in his eyes and a mouth full of rotten teeth. He was operated on on Wednesday to remove ALL of his teeth, such a state they were in, the operation was really a necessity as the infection in his mouth was so bad and he was having real difficulty eating. Georgie almost didn't make it through the op, it was really touch and go for a few hours but recover he did and he's feeling much much better now. Georgie finally made it to his new 'permanent' foster home this morning...




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Thanks Dave! I was wondering about Georgie (and his mates). I hope he is alot happier in his new foster home, Well done Dave and Well done to the others who helped you out!


Em  and Chad xx



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Poor Georgie, he really has had it tough lets hope he has a few years of love and pampering ahead of him, it sounds like he deserves it, as do all the rest

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So glad to hear about Georgie's progress in his foster home where he'll receive the tlc he deserves. Also happy to hear he got through his teeth removal.  Bless him

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Poor old soul - best of luck to him.  Glad he's in a caring foster home where he'll get the love and attention he deserves.

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