This week a friends wife wanted to come with me to Appledown Kennels http://www.appledown.co.uk/ to see if there was a dog suitable for their family as she recently had a pet dog put down due to illness and old age. We had a look around the kennels and took these three out for a walk.
MAYA
A beautiful dog which Jayne fell in love with.
SALENA
She was a very friendly dog who loved being made a fuss of. On the way around the field she flopped down on the grass in the shade and refused to move, I think one of the ways she had learnt how to get more of a fuss made of her.
ROWENA
Another great dog who badly needs a good home.
Jayne decided she would like Maya so proceeded to fill in forms to register her details.
I had left her to do this as shopping was called for but that evening I had a phone call from her saying she had been refused to own the dog. She was very upset and said that because she had two children under the age of seven the kennels refused her ownership and advised her to get a puppy.
Apparently the rules are no rescue dog over one year old is to be allocated to a family with children under the age of seven.
Now you can see the sense in this rule as you never know what a dog has gone through before reaching the rescue kennels which could easily manifest itself in an attack on a young child even though the dog might appear to be fine on first impressions. A very responsible rule I think.
The pictures below are views looking out from the entrance to the kennels towards Dunstable Downs on the right hand side of the picture where London Gliding Club http://www.londonglidingclub.co.uk/ fly their gliders, which reminds me I did qualify to fly solo in a glider in a two week holiday many years ago, I must find the log I have and post it on a blog.
A panoramic view from the entrance. As you can see it's a lovely spot out in the countryside. What more could you want.
Next week will depend on the weather.
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