Many of the following dogs have been assessed and are now ready to move onto their forever homes. Others are not quite ready to be re-homed, they may have just finished serving their time in a council pound and require further assessment in a foster home. They will be available for adoption when Arundawn feels they are ready.
Arundawn Dog Rescue is based near Horsham, West Sussex. We mainly focus on providing rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming for council pound strays who have served their obligatory 7 days and are facing euthanasia, through no fault of their own. We work with dog wardens, the police and other rescues to assess dogs in need and ensure that they find the right home for their temperament, energy levels and breed. We have built up a good reputation over many years now as a reliable and professional dog rehoming facility, with families adopting more than one Arundawn dog over time and many homed through recommendation. Arundawn was founded many years ago by Elaine Barter, the daughter of a veterinary surgeon and a bacteriologist. With this background and her exposure to animals needing help, Elaine began taking in stray and abandoned dogs when she was 19 years old. Some have been severely abused. Some are looking for new homes due to changes in their owners circumstances, and some through total ignorance and neglect. Arundawn rescues dogs from council facilities across the country – in some cases working with kennels who will euthanize as a matter of course normally after 7 days served. Arundawn also works with many families locally who have faced changes to personal circumstances – ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the dog both immediately and in the future. In other cases we have succeeded in providing valuable assistance and guidance for the animal to remain in their home where possible.
However, this turned out to be yet another story of Serendipity because a local self-funded rescue called Arundawn Dog Rescue popped up. In the Autumn of the same year, they were asking for donations of bedding, toys and other vital resources they needed through the winter.
Due to having had so much support in the successful recapture of Maisie, I wanted to help Arundawn so I created a Christmas Hamper with the help of my clients. I drove to Hammerpond Road in Manning’s Heath and delivered it and met Elaine Barter, the owner, and she introduced me to all the dogs who are part of her own ‘pack’ for various reasons.
In 2015, my Battersea rescue dog, Maisie, went missing from a day care centre. I created a Facebook Page called: Find Maisie and I think it is still there now. With hundreds of supporters sharing the page, and the word Rescue appearing in every post, every day for the 10 days she was missing, FB clearly felt I should be flagged for every Rescue centre in the country!
I believe in supporting charities and here’s the story about how I became involved with Arundawn Dog Rescue.
I did the same thing the following Easter but, this time, I offered to walk a very scruffy (but beautiful in my eyes) dog who had been handed in. Her name was Sorrel and there began my firm and resolute desire to help the dogs who are often council strays or abandoned by owners. Sorrel and I had an amazingly close and magnetic affinity …… she was a tough cookie; she was fierce in her attitude and she certainly wasn’t easy but we seemed to have an incredible bond just on that first walk. I knew I was destined to keep volunteering and here we are, three years on and I just love being part of the team. I fall in love regularly (particularly with Lurchers!) and would probably have adopted about 14 of them by now!! Maisie always has other ideas and makes them know…
Arundawn dog rescue
I believe in supporting charities and here’s the story about how I became involved with Arundawn Dog Rescue.
In 2015, my Battersea rescue dog, Maisie, went missing from a day care centre. I created a Facebook Page called: Find Maisie and I think it is still there now. With hundreds of supporters sharing the page, and the word Rescue appearing in every post, every day for the 10 days she was missing, FB clearly felt I should be flagged for every Rescue centre in the country!
However, this turned out to be yet another story of Serendipity because a local self-funded rescue called Arundawn Dog Rescue popped up. In the Autumn of the same year, they were asking for donations of bedding, toys and other vital resources they needed through the winter.
Due to having had so much support in the successful recapture of Maisie, I wanted to help Arundawn so I created a Christmas Hamper with the help of my clients. I drove to Hammerpond Road in Manning’s Heath and delivered it and met Elaine Barter, the owner, and she introduced me to all the dogs who are part of her own ‘pack’ for various reasons.
I did the same thing the following Easter but, this time, I offered to walk a very scruffy (but beautiful in my eyes) dog who had been handed in. Her name was Sorrel and there began my firm and resolute desire to help the dogs who are often council strays or abandoned by owners. Sorrel and I had an amazingly close and magnetic affinity …… she was a tough cookie; she was fierce in her attitude and she certainly wasn’t easy but we seemed to have an incredible bond just on that first walk. I knew I was destined to keep volunteering and here we are, three years on and I just love being part of the team. I fall in love regularly (particularly with Lurchers!) and would probably have adopted about 14 of them by now!! Maisie always has other ideas and makes them know…
If you follow me personally on Facebook, you will see that just about every post is a Share from Arundawn (and other dog rescues too sometimes). Please do take a look at their website and find out more.