Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary

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Dog Update

What a Weekend for Adoptions!

A Wonderful Adoption Weekend!

Peaches adopted by Mildred

Our return to Robinsons Mall Dumaguete on Sunday 26 June 2022 has been more than worth the wait!  7 puppies found their new homes, which adding to the great news that Diego was adopted yesterday means 8 pups embarking on new and happy lives!  More than this, it means we have made space for more rescues, so taking in one little soul means another gets their chance too.  Thanks Robinsons for hosting us!

Daphne adopted by Karakrissa

Daphne adopted by Karakrissa

Coco adopted by Grace

Coco adopted by Grace

Kimmy adopted by Gail

Kimmy adopted by Gail

Diego adopted by Frances and Teresita

Diego adopted by Frances and Teresita

Kerri adopted by Katty

Kerri adopted by Katty

Bobby adopted by Deity

Bobby adopted by Deity

7 puppies were adopted on one day in Robinsons Mall - Daphne, Kimmy, Kerri, Coco, Otto, Diego, Peaches - and Bobby was adopted on  Saturday 25 June. 

Diego

Diego

Kerri

Kerri

Bobby

Bobby

Otto

Otto

Kimmy

Kimmy

Coco

Coco

Daphne

Daphne

Peaches

Peaches

Jimmy checks out!

Jimmy Checks Out!

Jimmy

Not exactly an adoption story - but we believe Jimmy is where he wants to be.  In late June, after a few weeks' recovery from surgery on a terrible wound in the side of his head, and after being vaccinated and putting on a few kilos, he managed to slip out of the gate when we had a delivery and never returned.
This is common with old street dogs - they just want to get back to the place that they are used to and really don't like being confined to the Sanctuary.  They usually come back, but not so far.  Jimmy will have likely made his way back to his previous area near Treba beach, Bacong and we will keep an eye out .
The good thing is his wounds have all healed, he is vaccinated and is now healthy. 

You can read more about Jimmy on his profile page here.

Jimmy

Jimmy

Natalie adopted!

Natalie Adopted!

Natalie adopted

We have some awesome news!  Natalie, the huge bundle of energy and life that we were worried would be too much for an adopter to take on, has found her home!  She is very intense and has been caged pretty much all her life. She is very hyper and distractible.  You can check out her profile page here.

There was a lot of interest in Natalie, as she is part Rottweiler, part Labrador, but she never showed much interest in adopters when they came.  She has been known to be aggressive towards some dogs at the Sanctuary and she has a very high level of energy so it was important for us that she went to the right home.

Natalie when rescued

Natalie

Natalie

We don't let our dogs go with anyone who wants to adopt. Even of they qualify according to the criteria we watch how the potential adopter responds to dogs generally at the Sanctuary and how they interact with the dog they want.  If we have any concerns we don't let the adoption go through.

Natalie when rescued

Natalie and Chloe

Natalie and Chloe

Natalie's adopter Kisha followed Natalie's story since we rescued her from the City Pound at Christmas 2021.  She wanted to adopt an adult dog but wanted to see the dogs first and see who she connected with.  She really took her time and was at the Sanctuary for hours. We loved the way she interacted with the dogs.  She decided she would take Natalie so given Natalie's challenges we said we would do a trial.
Kisha has other dogs, 2 of which can be aggressive so we supported Kisha for a couple of coming weeks as a trial adoption.
It's wonderful when our more challenging dogs are given a chance.
So far she is relaxed, calm and settling in well, and her adoption papers were signed today!

Norman

Norman

We have some very sad news to share - Norman passed away last night in his sleep from kidney failure. He was comfortable until the end and had staff with him 24 / 7 over the last week.  Carl, Arjun and Raymond were there in the office with him, Carl said he simply stopped breathing while he was sleeping.

Norman

We rescued Norman in February 2021. He was an old street dog known to locals in the area - they reckoned he was around 13 years old. He probably did have an owner a long time ago - you can check out his profile page here.
He was one of the first dogs to be sponsored when we started our sponsorship programme - thank you to his sponsor Chris who also named him and has looked out for him over the last 18 months sending him gifts, love and extra money for his food and medications.

He was a sweet old soul - one of the elder gentlemen of the Sanctuary along with buddies Archie (now adopted) and Bruno.  He will be missed but we are glad he had a comfortable life in his final years.

When a dog passes, we have a little service for them and tell them our favourite memories of them and how much we love them.  We don't usually post this as it is just for us staff to help us process the deaths and help their little souls on their way, but we wanted to share this picture of Norman with Rachel, saying her goodbyes.  As many of you know, it's so hard to lose a pet and we have to deal with multiple losses.
Run free Norman

Norman's Gallery

Nugget

Nugget

On 15 June 2022, we rescued a hit-and-run puppy, and she was so small, we named her Nugget.  Although she looked superficially fine, we were concerned she had suffered a head trauma.

Nugget

We gave her all the care in the world, but sadly on 19 June 2022 she passed away, most likely from internal damage that we can do little to remedy. Rest in peace little Nugget, we are so sorry that your time here was so short, and so tragic. We loved you.