Rochdale Dog Rescue try to prevent dogs being put to sleep at the end of their required 7 day stay. We work closely with one pound who provide us with photographs and essential information about the dogs coming in to their care so that we can contact responsible rescues around the country to find safe rescue spaces for these dogs.
The dogs featured here are currently in the pound or in boarding and urgently need rescue spaces. They cannot leave before the stated put to sleep date (unless signed over) in case their owner comes forward. Unfortunately, the majority of dogs are not claimed so we have to find placements within 7 days otherwise they are to be put to sleep.
Few people realise that many healthy dogs, through no fault of their own, are being destroyed if not claimed within the week.
Rochdale Dog Rescue will only use rescues that have a clear and adhered to neutering/spaying policy. They must also vaccinate, worm, flea treat and health check. Beyond this, they need to offer an assessment of the dog's temperament before homing, carry out homechecks, and ideally follow ups. The dogs that we are dealing with have already lost at least one home, we want to ensure that they have the best chance of lifetime homes when we seek rescue spaces, hence the criteria. Good rescue spaces are not easy to come by and you can help by informing us of a rescue that fits this criteria and that may help.
We DO NOT rehome pound dogs directly to the public, but we can inform you of the rescue a dog has been moved to if you are interested in a specific dog.
CRISIS!! 12 DOGS NOW IN EMERGENCY BOARDING WITH 8 DOGS IN THE POUND DUE TO BE PUT TO SLEEP WE WILL NOT HAVE ROOM OR FUNDS TO SAVE ALL THESE DOGS!
We are facing the possibility of one or more dogs being put to sleep!
Unfortunately the number of Bull Breed type dogs that we have had to board so far this year has been a massive drain on our resources and we are struggling to find the funds to board the ones in the pound.
PLEASE IF YOU ARE A RESCUE, CONSIDER GIVING ONE A CHANCE AND OFFERING A SPACE.
Funding additional boarding kennel spaces is only possible through your donations, and we desperately need to find rescue spaces to ensure the safety of dogs arriving at the pound daily.
If you can help with a donation please use our Paypal or Nochex links on the Help a Poundie page. If you know of a reputable rescue that meets our criteria please contact us. Thank you!
The following dogs need rescue places urgently
If you are a rescue and can offer any of these dogs a space please telephone Coryn on 07939 489363
No. 1218: HENRY Henry needs a rescue space.
JRT Cross, male, approximately 10 years old. White in colour with tan patches. He has lovely big ears and is small, podgy and full of character. He was originally offerered a rescue space but due to Henry's sight going he can be difficult when people try to touch him! We moved him to boarding because we feel that with a little work, this can be improved. He just needs to get used to his surroundings and trust people, bless him! Thank you to some very kind and caring people helping with the boarding fees we have been able to save Henry! He was moved to boarding on Monday 18th February 2008. Although he is now "safe" we cannot afford to board him for long so he still desperately needs a rescue space.
No. 1364: ARCHIE (Neutered and fully Vaccinated) Archie needs a rescue space.
EBT/Boxer Cross, male, approximately 10 months old. Sandy in colour with white markings. He is a medium sized boy who is very friendly and bouncy! Manchester Dogs Homed chipped and homed him in October 2007. His owner knew that he was in a stray kennels but didn't want him back, poor, poor boy! Thank you to some very kind and caring people helping with the boarding fees we have been able to save Archie! He was moved to boarding on Friday 11th April 2008. Although he is now "safe" we cannot afford to board him for long so he still desperately needs a rescue space.
No. 1381: PENDLE (Neutered and fully Vaccinated) Pendle needs a rescue space.
Staffie Cross, male, approximately 3 years old. Brindle with some white on his chest. He is a smallish boy and not in a bad condition. He is very friendly, likes tummy tickles and being scratched behind his ears and is good with other dogs and children! Thank you to some very kind and caring people helping with the boarding fees we have been able to save Pendle! He had an overnight stay at the vets where he was neutered and 1st vaccinated and he was moved to boarding on Friday 18th April 2008. Although he is now "safe" we cannot afford to board him for long so he still desperately needs a rescue space.
No. 1387: OTTO (Neutered and fully Vaccinated) Otto needs a rescue space.
Staffie Cross, male, approximately 3 years old. White in colour with a black right ear and black on his nose and lips. He is quite a big stocky lad who appears to be in a good condition and he is a very friendly chap who is good with other dogs! Thank you to some very kind and caring people helping with the boarding fees we have been able to save Otto! He had an overnight stay at the vets where he was neutered and 1st vaccinated and he was moved to boarding on Saturday 19th April 2008. Although he is now "safe" we cannot afford to board him for long so he still desperately needs a rescue space.
No. 1400: CHAS (Neutered and 1st Vaccinated) Chas needs a rescue space.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier, male, approximately 3 years old. Very dark chocolate in colour with white markings. He is in quite good condition and is small to medium in size but a nervous boy. He is a little scared when you first go towards him but soon gives kisses and wags his bottom! Thank you to some very kind and caring people helping with the boarding fees we have been able to save Chas! He had an overnight stay at the vets where he was neutered and 1st vaccinated and he was moved to boarding on Friday 25th April 2008. Although he is now "safe" we cannot afford to board him for long so he still desperately needs a rescue space.
No. 1416: MARGE (Spayed and 1st Vaccinated) Marge needs a rescue space.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier, female, approximately 2-3 years old. Dark brown/brindle in colour with white on her chest and nose. She is a smallish girl who is very skinny, bless her and is a very friendly lass!! Thank you to some very kind and caring people helping with the boarding fees we have been able to save Marge! She had an overnight stay at the vets where she was spayed and 1st vaccinated and she was moved to boarding on Friday 2nd May 2008. Although she is now "safe" we cannot afford to board her for long so she still desperately needs a rescue space.
No. 1421: CHAI (Neutered and 1st Vaccinated) Chai needs a rescue space.
Staffie Cross, male, approximately 2-3 years old. Brindle in colour with a white chest and white feet. He is a small to medium size with quite a stocky build and is a very friendly, bouncy lad with prick ears, bless him. He travels well and likes children! Thank you to some very kind and caring people helping with the boarding fees we have been able to save Chai! He had an overnight stay at the vets where he was neutered and 1st vaccinated and he was moved to boarding on Saturday 3rd May 2008. Although he is now "safe" we cannot afford to board him for long so he still desperately needs a rescue space.
No. 1427: PUZZLE (Neutered and 1st Vaccinated) Puzzle needs a rescue space.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier, male, approximately 12 months old. Black in colour with a bald patch on his head. He is a small size and is a very friendly, bouncy, waggy, kissy lad. Just look at that cute, worried face, bless him!! Thank you to some very kind and caring people helping with the boarding fees we have been able to save Puzzle! He had an overnight stay at the vets where he was neutered and 1st vaccinated and he was moved to boarding on Wednesday 7th May 2008. Although he is now "safe" we cannot afford to board him for long so he still desperately needs a rescue space.
No. 1428: KURT (Neutered and 1st Vaccinated) Kurt needs a rescue space.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier, male, approximately 1-2 years old. Black in colour with white markings. He is a smallish size and a bit skinny but is a very friendly and very bouncy lad! Thank you to some very kind and caring people helping with the boarding fees we have been able to save Kurt! He had an overnight stay at the vets where he was neutered and 1st vaccinated and he was moved to boarding on Wednesday 7th May 2008. Although he is now "safe" we cannot afford to board him for long so he still desperately needs a rescue space.
No. 1433: HOMER (Neutered and 1st Vaccinated) Homer needs a rescue space.
Staffie Cross, male, approximately 3 years old. He is tan in colour with a black mask and is a smallish sized lad with a stocky build. He is very friendly boy! Thank you to some very kind and caring people helping with the boarding fees we have been able to save Homer! He had an overnight stay at the vets where he was neutered and 1st vaccinated and he was moved to boarding on Thursday 8th May 2008. Although he is now "safe" we cannot afford to board him for long so he still desperately needs a rescue space.
No. 1437: BENSON Benson needs a rescue space.
Cross Breed, male, approximately 3 years old. He is white in colour with ginger markings and is a small to medium sized boy. Heaven knows what this poor lad has been through, he was thrown over a 6ft fence and is very tired, poor, poor lad! Despite his ordeal, he is a very friendly boy! He will be put to sleep on Wednesday 14th May 2008 if he is not claimed, a rescue space is not secured for him or if funds are not available for emergency boarding.
No. 1449: PEPPER Pepper needs a rescue space.
Staffie Cross, female, approximately 2 years old. Brindle and white in colour and a smallish and very nervous girl, bless her. She is very friendly and appears to be ok with other dogs! She will be put to sleep on Wednesday 14th May 2008 if she is not claimed, a rescue space is not secured for her or if funds are not available for emergency boarding.
No. 1450: FLO Flo needs a rescue space.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier, female, approximately 3 years old. She is black in colour with white on her chest, is small to medium in size and a stocky girl. She is very friendly and seems to be ok with other dogs! She will be put to sleep on Wednesday 14th May 2008 if she is not claimed, a rescue space is not secured for her or if funds are not available for emergency boarding.
No. 1459: SERINA Serina needs a rescue space.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier, female, approximately 10 years old. She is a tan colour with white toes and a grey muzzle. She is a steady and very friendly girl who appears to be in a good condition! She will be put to sleep on Thursday 15th May 2008 if she is not claimed, a rescue space is not secured for her or if funds are not available for emergency boarding.
No. 1460: JAMIE Jamie needs a rescue space.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier, male, approximately 2 years old. He is a black/brindle colour with white on his chest and paws. He is smallish in size, appears to be in a good condition and is a very friendly and very loving lad! He will be put to sleep on Friday 16th May 2008 if he is not claimed, a rescue space is not secured for him or if funds are not available for emergency boarding.
No. 1461: CIDER Cider needs a rescue space.
Cross Breed, female, approximately 12 weeks old. She is a tan colour with a black muzzle and is a small poopie girl! She is a very friendly girl who is quite confident but a little bewildered at moment, bless her! She will be put to sleep on Friday 16th May 2008 if she is not claimed, a rescue space is not secured for her or if funds are not available for emergency boarding.
No. 1462: SALVO Salvo needs a rescue space.
Border Collie, male, approximately 12 months old. Tri-coloured with a semi long coat. He appears to be in a good condition and seems ok with other dogs being a well behaved friendly, very smiley lad!! He will be put to sleep on Saturday 17th May 2008 if he is not claimed, a rescue space is not secured for him or if funds are not available for emergency boarding.
No. 1464: KAOS Kaos needs a rescue space.
Yorkshire Terrier, female, approximately 14 years old. She is grey/silver and tan in colour with long hair that hasnt been groomed recently. She is a teeny weeny old girl who isnt doddery considering her age and she is a very friendly girl! She will be put to sleep on Saturday 17th May 2008 if she is not claimed, a rescue space is not secured for her or if funds are not available for emergency boarding.
AN APPEAL FOR WINSTON (Neutered and fully Vaccinated) Winston needs a rescue space.
American Bulldog, male, approximately 11 months old. Winston is great with people and very gentle. He's not always good with some dogs, he seems a bit hit and miss as to which type of dog he gets on with or doesn't. Winston had to be docked recently and the vet says he is a total gentleman in the treatment room. Sadly Winston was recently "dumped" in boarding kennels and his owner is not responding to phone calls or letters hence urgently needing a rescue space, poor lad!
The above dogs are looking for rescue spaces NOT homes as they have been picked up as strays and are unassessed but please see our NON POUNDIES page where you will find details of dogs that ARE looking for homes.
Would you like to help Rochdale Dog Rescue but are not in a position to foster or transport? Then could you help a dog whose time in the pound is up or one of our foster dogs in need of veterinary care?
Despite all the fantastic efforts of our volunteers sometimes time runs out before a rescue space can be found or transport organised. These dogs have to be moved to emergency boarding kennels at a cost of £4 per day.
Occasionally a dog needs essential veterinary treatment before it can move on.
The following dogs have rescue places if not claimed...
but may still need transport help. Please look
HERE
to see the specific transport needs to get the following dogs to their rescue spaces.
No. 1417: TYSON (Neutered and 1st Vaccinated) SAFE: He has a rescue space secured.
Rottweiler, male, approximately 18 months old. Black and tan in colour, he is a large sized boy but smaller than his dad Max. He has been signed over to the 'pound' with his father Max who he is currently kennelled with. He is a friendly lad, ok with other dogs and very good with children! Currently in emergency boarding he will be going to a rescue in South Bedfordshire on Saturday 10th May 2008.
No. 1418: MAX (Neutered and 1st Vaccinated) SAFE: He has a rescue space secured.
Rottweiler, male, approximately 6 years old. Black and tan in colour, he is a large sized boy and has been signed over to the 'pound' with his son Tyson who he is currently kennelled with. He is a very friendly chap, ok with other dogs and very good with children! Currently in emergency boarding he will be going to a rescue in South Bedfordshire on Saturday 10th May 2008.
No. 1442: BILLY SAFE: He has a rescue space secured.
Lurcher type, male, approximately 1-2 years old. Golden and white with white paws. He is a medium sized lad with a smooth coat and is a very friendly, laid back lad. He will be going to a rescue in Shropshire on Saturday 10th May 2008 if he is not claimed.
No. 1443: BRANSTON SAFE: He has a rescue space secured.
JRT, male, approximately 1-2 years old. Tan with a bit of white on his chest. Small in size and a very friendly and very bouncy lad! He is such a teeny weeny boy! He will be going to a rescue in Shropshire on Saturday 10th May 2008 if he is not claimed.
No. 1451: CLINT SAFE: He has a rescue space secured.
Cross Breed, male, approximately 12 months old. Red in colour and a medium size lad. He is a really soft lump, bless him! He loves cuddles and is very loving once he has overcome his initial nervousness! He will be going to a rescue in Oxon on Thursday 15th May 2008 if he is not claimed.
No. 1454: ELVIS SAFE: He has a rescue space secured.
Cross Breed, male, approximately 2-3 years old. Black and tan in colour and a medium size with a smooth coat. He is a very friendly, bouncy, happy and waggy lad! He will be going to a rescue in Oxon on Thursday 15th May 2008 if he is not claimed.
No. 1456: JED SAFE: He has a rescue space secured.
Labrador, male, approximately 7 years old. He is golden in colour and is a large lad who appears to be in a good condition. He is very friendly and bouncy chap and is chipped but the numbers are unobtainable, and the address is vacant! He will be going to a rescue in Oxon on Thursday 15th May 2008 if he is not claimed.
No. 1458: SPOT SAFE: He has a rescue space secured.
Retriever, male, approximately 2-3 years old. Golden in colour and he appears to be in a good condition. He is a very friendly, bouncy and happy lad!! He will be going to a rescue in Oxon on Thursday 15th May 2008 if he is not claimed.
If you have a car and a few spare hours, please take a look at our
Transport
page to find out what being a volunteer transporter entails, and to see if you could join this group of essential volunteers.
You can also help the urgent dogs above in the following ways:
~ Let us know of a rescue that can offer one of our 'urgent' dogs a place.
The rescue must have a policy of homechecking potential homes, vaccinating, neutering and microchipping the dogs, and must offer life-time support should the dog ever need to come back into the care of a rescue.
~ Let us know of any experienced dog fosterers.
If we know about the dog's background, or it is a young puppy we will consider a foster home either short term or long term until a permanent home is found.
~ Tell other people about this site.
The more people who know what is happening in dog pounds around the UK, the more we can hope to make a difference.
To contact us please go to the
Contact
page, where you will find telephone numbers and a contact form.
