Newsletter Summer 2019 - Issue 0726 August 2019 | Admin Hello Fur Friends, Welcome to the Summer Edition of the Hope Newsletter. As normal Maz and Seth here, before we start this month’s edition first an apology; we have been absent due to technical problems, our hooman Dad changed the password to his laptop and it’s taken a while for us to crack it! Since our last letter lots of things have been happening. In Bosnia, work has been taking place to upgrade the shelter, more of our brothers and sisters have moved to either foster care or to their new fur-ever homes. We will tell you more about the upgrades later. We also have a chat with Lara our fur cousin that lives in some place called the “Lake District” (We’ve never heard of it). In our world apart from dad being a snide-poop and changing his password (who knew that dogs paw prints don’t match his finger print scanner thing! But we have it cracked now!) We have both had our summer haircuts and just in time before the hot weather hit! Seth reports although Maz didn’t want his bath after Nikki at VIP dog grooming in Plymouth had worked her magic on his coat! Maz’s hair.
We have also continued to explore Devon and Cornwall and recently went up to Oxfordshire to see our fur nephews Ben, Iroke and Sonney (Maz here, Seth and Ben still don’t really get on, but we are getting better, his favourite his Sonney). Our nephew Ben who is also ex-Hope VMS, lives with our hooman mum and dad’s son, he is fine and in good health and still as bouncy as ever along with Iroke. Sonney the lab is a bit like our older sister Jess, a little bit grumpy and doesn’t like the heat, but their mum bought them a doggie paddling pool which they love, although Ben tends to hog it! We didn’t like the paddling pool, so we explored the paths along the River Thames and had a paddle. Jessie our older sister had a couple of good swimming sessions in the river and we both had fun trying to chase the ducks! On our travels but before our hair cuts.
We have been to a place called the Lizard and Rames Head in Cornwall, and had a walk up the coastal path and had fun time chasing the sea gulls! As well as going to the beach (Seth butting in, I don’t like the beach as the sand / pebbles go between my toes) as with a lot of our walks on the beach or coastal paths we end up in the pub for lunch, we get snacks and doggie friendly ice-cream if we lucky and the ice-cream shop sells it! Dad is happy as he has something called a pint (?!?!?) and mum can have a wander around the (as dad calls them) ‘junk shops’. We have also continued to explore Dartmoor, which we all love, Dad is a historian and gets excited about all the old buildings, Mum like to take photos of the landscape and all three of us enjoy exploring the moor and barking at the sheep, cows and the famous Dartmoor ponies although we aren’t allowed to get to near them. News From The HomelandAs you know there has been constant updates after a surprise visit from the Bosnian authorities and there has been some extensive work that has had to be carried out at the shelter. Below is an update from Hope from the end of June. Shelter Renovations UpdateThe GOOD NEWS: The Bosnian authorities visited last week and were satisfied with the improvements overall. We still have a list of things that need to be accomplished - and they’ve given us an extension so we can finish everything. So... next Phase is PHASE 4. For this phase, the authorities require new concrete in all outdoor common/play areas. Concrete is incredibly expensive and not easy on the dogs bodies. We’ve decided to do a fake grass that is dog friendly instead. Easy to clean, more comfortable for the dogs. Maya was inspired by the pension that is caring for our Mason and Dule (they are both at a small, quieter pension as both were quite ill) - We have tried real grass in the past. It doesn’t work with over 100 dogs and the Bosnian climate. The grass gets ruined and turns to mud. From Maya “these are the partition between metal boxes that need to put a new sheet metal ... just you know what it is being done.. so sheet metal should be put in all the partition in boxes.”
The newly tiled floors
New drainage
Here is a breakdown of what’s needed for Phase 4. In addition to the grass, we need new partitions between each kennel. ... TOTAL NEEDED: €1,350 UPDATE: €583 needed for Phase 4 as of Aug 3, 2019 Any donation is gratefully received and makes such a difference! If you’ve been following the updates, A LOT of amazing work has been done. THANK YOU ALL for your help, kindness, love and support. It has been overwhelming and wonderful during such a stressful time. We are eternally grateful. Direct PayPal is: sanelamaja@yahoo.com OR: Website : https://www.hopevmselainesdogs.com/general-donation.html
Conversation with....Lara
How long have you been in the UK now? Have you settled in? Who do you live with? Any fur brothers or sisters?
Have you changed since being in the UK? How is your English coming along? Any confusing words? Have you been on holiday or do you have any holiday plans?
What is your favourite treat? What is your favourite toy? What is the naughtiest thing you have done?
Are there any dog friendly places you can recommend? Any tips for your friends who will be coming to the UK?
How To Help.You can help our ‘Fur’ brothers and Friends by doing the following: Sponsoring – There are over 117 dogs still in the shelter. It can cost up to €15 for food and shelter – but whatever you can afford will do – everything helps. Direct PayPal is: sanelamaja@yahoo.com OR: Website : https://www.hopevmselainesdogs.com/general-donation.html
Sponsor a dog : https://www.hopevmselainesdogs.com/sponsor-a-dog.html Adopt a dog : https://www.hopevmselainesdogs.com/adopt-a-dog.html Please like, share and invite people to like Hope VMS adoption and auction Facebook pages. By doing this you are increasing the number of views and that can only be a positive thing as there might be someone out there looking for their ideal furry companion. Also it may help sell the auction items and raise the necessary funds that are always so desperately needed. Also don’t forget to like and share our newsletter and details of the Hope VMS website. We would like to hear how you are settling in to your new homes. Or if you have any interesting stories / adventure with pictures then please email us at editorhopenewsletter@outlook.com and when our human parents are at work we will have a look and get as many as we can in next month’s newsletter! We are sorry we did not get chance to give you any updates on the new fosters and adoptions in this edition, but we hope to cover those in our next one (we promise it won’t be as long next time). Love and hugs. Maz and Seth. To receive our monthly Newsletter by email, please complete your details below.
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