Harrods Visit

We were invited to hold a fundraising and awareness day in Pet Kingdom in Harrods, a member of staff who owns an American bulldog had seen the AB rescue site and saw the appeal we are having for 2 of the dogs so very kindly put us forward for this.
So yesterday five 2 legged and two 4 legged members of the team made their way to London to spend the day talking to the customers of Pet Kingdom. The dogs Stella and Annie had a thoroughly good day and did a lot to show the public that these breeds are misrepresented in the press. Annie even became the first dog to make a deposit on their new carpet!!
There was a lot of interest in the boards with pictures and stories of the dogs and many people went away with details of the web sites.
£161.82 was taken in donations plus one kind lady bought and donated a bull terrier picture which will be auctioned. All in all it was a fantastic day and a great opportunity to show what bull breeds are really like.
A big thank you to the volunteers for giving up their day to do this and to the staff of Pets Kingdom for making them so welcome.

BIN receives an award!

At the fun day I was honoured to be presented with an award from the Lincolnshire Telegraph for the Animal Charity of the Year. I accepted this on behalf of the whole team, everyone has worked extremely hard the past year to reorganise and make it our most successful year on several fronts. A big thank you to everyone who has enabled us to win this award

BIN on the road!

The Bullies In Need stall will be at the Ged Walker Memorial Fun Dog Show THIS SUNDAY at West Park, Long Eaton, NG10 4AA.
NEXT SUNDAY we shall be at Jerry Green Dog Rescue Fun day in Blidworth and on Saturday 22nd August at Babbington Kennels Fun Day in Awsworth.
The stall will be ably manned by Joanne and Mark assissted by Mason and Boston

Latest fun day news

Everything is going to plan so far, the entrance to the field has been attended to so that it isn't such a drop which will make it far easier to get in and out of for smaller or lower cars, especially if it does get muddy!
The one problem we have is that the ride on mower is still at the repair shop, so the grass may be a bit longer this year, but the show ring will still be cut.
We also now have a face painter for the children (and no doubt some adults too!) it is always popular and events so we hope she gets a good amount of attention.
The Pooch Mobile is hoping to go for the record for the highest amount of dogs bathed in one day, Kevin has held this record until recently when it was taken off him, he is pretty keen to get it back. I am not sure it will happen though as 27 dogs is a lot!
There will be a few different raffles run, 1 is for a prize of a portrait of your dog done by Phil Hayes, which I am sure will be most popular as his work is greatly admired by all who see it. The 2nd is for an hours tattoo session at the fun day (so this will take place quite early on) by Madtattoos who are attending with their mobile tattoo studio. Then 3rdly we will be having the usual raffle with several prizes.

More fun day news

The Pooch Mobile dog wash will be attending, so your dogs can have a bit of pampering!
There will also be an inflatable assault course, suitable for adults and children, this will test your stamina!
If the weather is wet, and we certainly hope it won't be there will be unbrellas for hire, if it is hot then they become sunshades to hire! Let us hope it is the 2nd one thay are used for.
If you came last year you will have seen Ted the man who made personalised raised wooden bowl stands. he is also attending again.

Fun day preparations

Everything is coming together nicely for the fun day, keep your fingers crossed that the weather is dry this week to enable the farmer to get the field cut, otherwise you will all have to bring strimmers!
This year the catering is going to be different with more variety, including baked potatoes with a choice of fillings, filled baguettes as well as the usual bacon butties etc. Hopefully this better selection will go down well.
Lou Miller photography is attending so you will be able to have professional pictures taken of your dogs, children or even yourself!
Madtattoos of Newark are bringing their mobile tattoo studio and there will be a raffle with the prize of a tattoo for the winner, as well as usual tattoos they also do temporary tattoos so you don't have to go for anything permanent.
There will be the usual auction and raffle, if you have anything for them please bring them along on the day.
We also have a different PA system so Lynsey shouldn't lose her voice this year!

If anyone would like to volunteer to look after a stall or help in some other capacity please do contact me = ann@bull-terriers.co.uk or 07780541143, the more helpers we have the better it will be!

Can you do some fundraising?

If anyone could help with raising funds it would be brilliant. We are taking in more dogs than ever now and despite having more foster homes than ever before there are still some that have to go into kennels. At the moment we have 7 bullies in kennels at £5 each per day, this number is the minimum as soon as one is rehomed there is at least 1 more to replace it. These are usually dogs that don't get on with others and therefore can't go into foster homes where they would have to mix with resident dogs, or it could be that they have some issues that can be easier dealt with by the expertise of the kennel staff. When dogs go in the kennels from pounds they have to be vaccinated and many times have other veterinary needs. All dogs are neutered before they are rehomed and if possible bitches are spayed. The donations we receive as adoption fees nowhere near cover the amount that the dogs have cost us.

If you could help by doing some fundraising that would be so very much appreciated. Every pound helps. There are so many things that can be done to raise cash and if there were more hours in the day I wouldn't have to ask.
If you need anyhelp I would be willing to have a chat with you about it.

CALENDAR 2010

I am now getting pictures together for next years calendar.
If any of you with BIN dogs would like to submit pictures to be included please send to ann@bull-terriers.co.uk You stand a better chance of your picture being accepted if it is of good quality. Please not that by submitting your pictures you are giving me permission to use them on any BIN merchandise, so if your bullie doesn't make the calendar he could end up on a notebook or card!

FUN DAY DOG SHOW

We are now looking for sponsorship for this years dog show.
You can have a class named after yourself, your babes or in memory of a loved one now at Rainbow Bridge.
It costs £20 pr class. First come first served. Please e-mail ann@bull-terriers.co.uk if you would like to sponsor a class
These are the classes;
1.prettiest bitch - In memory of Ria
2.handsomest dog - In Memory of Samson
3.best veteran (8 and over) - In memory of Hannah
4.waggiest tail
5.most appealing eyes
6.best 6 legs
7.best rescue bitch - In Memory of Daisy
8.best rescue dog
9.best non bull terrier
10.dog judge would most like to take home
11.best condition
12.happiest dog
13.best family (2 or more dogs belonging to same person)
14.Lovely Lucy's fancy dress

BIN WALKS!

A while back, a number of bullie owners from the Bullie Bar Forum decided to get together and meet up for walks up and down the country. During this time it was suggested that perhaps a small donation could be collected ( entirely voluntary I might add!) after the walk and that the proceeds would go to Bullies In Need. There is always a needy dog that comes into the care of Bullies In Need, and with the price of vetinary bills any extra monies are always warmly welcomed!
So, that is how the BIN Walks came about. Usually, every other month or so, a walk is held and as expected, always attracts a good turn out! Walks have been held in Plymouth, Tentsmuir, Leeds, Cheshire, Lancashire and East Midlands, so you are never too far away from one!

We have so far raised in excess of £500.00 with the generous donations that people have made on our walks, it is also a chance to meet up with fellow bull terrier owners and have a chat....only to find that it's not just your bullie that is a complete nut case!!

There are many bull terriers that come into welfare for one reason or another throughout the year, and it is your kindness in making donations that can give a bull terrier a second chance. Some are not so lucky, but every penny counts, it does not matter whether its one pound or ten...

Look forward to seeing you soon!

Saying their goodbyes until next time...

Now its time to go home....

Dont forget to keep checking the BIN website for the latest walks! The next walk may be closer than you think!

FUN DAY 2009

This years fun day will be held on Sunday August 2nd near Mablethorpe, Lincs.
Keep your eyes on here for more details soon!

TOTAL AMOUNT NEEDED

We now have the final bill for Millie's treatment. It comes to £1,138.09.
Thank you to everyone who has organised fund raising events to help to pay this and to everyone who has donated so far.
There is an auction on the Bullie Bar and also a raffle which gives you the chance to have a portrait done of your pet (or other family member) . If you aren't already a member go to http://www.bulliebar.co.uk and register and join in the fun.

Great news

Millie has been allowed home this afternoon! She is coming on well, but she still has a long way to go. the vet thinks she will recover better at home with the individual care she can receive from her devoted foster family. I can't thank them enough for the way they have had dealt with this situation, Millie couldn't be in better hands.

She is obviously still feeling sorry for herself as you can see in these pictures, but isn't it wonderful that she has progressed to this stage?

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More Millie

Millie has sat and wagged her tail today, her temperature is still high so she is not yet out of trouble, please keep all positive thoughts her way. She has had a mouthful of food and it is now a waiting game to see where it goes.
Thanks for all of your support for Millie

Update on Millie

Millie came through 3 1/2 hours of surgery, this little girl is certainly not giving up her life easily bless her. It was found that she had swallowed a piece of wire mesh at some stage, at least a couple of months ago and well before she came into our care. This was stuck in her intestine and was acting as a filter, and with all filters it had gradually become clogged up and nothing was getting past. Thank goodness for the good observation by her fosterers that they had noticed something was seriously wrong in time for something to be done about it.

Millie is by no means out of the woods yet and it is still touch and go, she will be staying at the vets until it is safe and wise to move her.

Please keep sending your prayers and positive thoughts her way and if you can spare a bit of cash towards her care it would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

Special Appeal

Millie is a young deaf bull terrier who is in one of our foster homes, she is a beautiful girl with a lovely nature, last weekend she became ill and despite treatment has not got any better. She was kept overnight last night at the vets on a drip and is scheduled for surgery this afternoon, it appears that the intestine is thickened so that it is impossible for anything to pass into the bowel. She is really poorly but we have to give her a chance. Todays treatment is going to cost in the region of £700 and it is money we haven't got at the moment. I know times are difficult at the moment with not much money going spare but if you could just donate a couple of quid it really would help.I have given the go ahead for the surgery so have to find the money somehowI will add some pictures of this lovely girl soon.If you can't send any money please send positive thoughts to help get her through this time safely.You can Paypal to bullierun@bull-terriers.co.uk or send cheques made payable to Bullie Run to PO Box 31, mablethorpe, LN12 1WA.Thank you for any help you are able to give.

Problems

You may have heard rumours about BIN closing so I thought I would let you know what is happening. A disgruntled person decided to launch a scathing attack on BIN on Facebook, making some terrible accusations against BIN as an organisation and some of our personnel. This in itself was stressful enough but we know it would have passed. However, when another group of people who should really know better decided to join in, people who profess to having the dogs interests at heart, we realised that whatever we did this group were going to continue to harrass us. Therefore sadly I decided that BIN couldn't possibly carry on with this continually happening. It is really sad that things have come to this but these people are relentless in their accusations.
I will update here when more is known but please be assured that we won't be finishing over night, it will take many weeks and we are sorting out provision for support for all dogs we have rehomed to date.