My own dog Ollie is a 5 year old Springer / Border Collie cross and he is also a rescue dog. He originally came into rescue in Ireland after the death of his owner where he faced a very uncertain future. Thankfully and due to the co-operation of Irish and UK rescue centres he was taken to a foster home in Ireland to see out his quarantine period before being transported to DBARC in Berkshire for re-homing.

Ollie is doing fantastically well and has really come on in leaps and bounds. He LOVES his toys and will play with absolutely anything and everything – he loves his frisbee and pulling to pieces

all the cuddly toys I can supply!

We have been taking him to training classes once a week and he has made amazing progress, he really has been the ‘star’ of our training class and in fact we have just moved up to the more advanced class which is a great achievement!! He’s such a fast learner and he just seems to take everything in his stride!! We’ve taken him to some local fun dog shows recently and not only have we had great fun but he’s also won rosettes at both in the ‘Best Crossbreed’ categories which was lovely to see.

We couldn’t have asked for a more fantastic dog than Ollie and he really does repay all the love and effort we’ve put into him a hundred fold. It just goes to show you how a dog who had previously been through a bit of a rough time can come on in leaps and bounds with love, patience and stability in his life.