What happened to us on the 39 th Week?

It was a very busy week. We have written about several times. We do not have enough members. We need more active members who can help the association in every way. We need members who are dedicated to the rescue effort we make here on every level. We need people who are willing to sacrifice their private programmes to help the dogs from the first step to the last. We do need help. We need people to organize and carry out transportation...There are only very few of us and we have a large number of dogs. We suffer from burnout and need new people.

Email us if you would like learn about the Hungarian pointer, dane and dachshund activities and would like to be part of the team to info@futrinkautca.hu. It is hard work that requires dedication.

Dixy Dee, the Great Dane has been sterilized and also had an eye surgery. She will need extra attention for a little while so she is recovering at the Tárnok kennels at the moment. Her real  home is already waiting for her.

 

Zina had to leave her temporary family. She is currently waiting for her new owner at a pet hotel.

Gamandor gave us a bad scare. He had something strange on his face so we took him to the vet. Fortunately, it was only an inflammation. But of course he was not so happy and did not feel very well even on the next day. Recently Egres has had a malignant tumor removed from his face. Mimoza also had a small tumor that actually turned out to be benign. So we have been very careful with such symptoms ever since. 

Gamandor now is fully recovered from this ordeal and quite ready to go home with the right person. 

Our sweet and always compatible Elice moved to a foster family and may soon be adopted. Recently Elic, the ex-Illatos út dog has helped with our rehabilitation tasks as a therapy dog. We believe Elic is a fantastic dog. The family is also very excited to have her. We think it will be ok for them. 

Pötyke was brought to us by her ex-owners. She is a middle aged Parson Russell terrier. Kind of unruly. So far she has had little information from life so introducing her to all the aspects of dog life will be a great task of ours. It would be great to find her an experienced and dedicated foster.

The Hungarian pointer rescue group this week was focusing on behind the scenes business. We refreshed the waiting list, scheduled meetings and created strategies for a campaign that would hopefully reduce the number of dogs waiting for permanent homes and make adoption more popular.

We did take in two newcomers though. One is the puppy Rippl-Rónai Alíz, who despite her young age has already had two owners before coming to us. It constantly needs to be emphasized that even though pointers are incredibly friendly and sweet dogs, their need for attention and physical activity is paramount. They are not suitable for everyone. People often expect a puppy to be as cute as in the photo. But they also chew up cables, rip off wallpaper and perform many other puppy tricks that are not so cute. Then people give up saying they did not want such a bad dog. However, this is normal for a youngster. Just like kids...

Pataki Berci came to us with a big tumor on his lip. His first trip was to the hospital where he went through a successful procedure to remove it. Fortunately, it has not metastasized and we are still waiting for the full cytology report. He is currently staying in a doggy daycare but we would love to find him foster care or maybe, hopefully permanent placement. Unfortunately, it is in the cards that the cancer might come back. 

Zseton went through sterilization this week. He is an all around wonderful pointer. Unfortunately, the whole procedure and then the recovery period with the dreaded cone took a toll on him. He became somewhat explosive and unpredictable. We know that it is only temporary. It happens sometimes. He will be his normal sweet self in no time. 

Katniss found home this week. We are very happy for this big hearted, uniquely colored Dachshund lady. Usually there is a greater demand for wire haired dachshunds like her, except for older or special needs dogs. For some reason, Katniss got stuck with us a for long time. We are very happy for her finding her home.

Parka also found her home this week. She first  came to us from Nagyecsed as part of a litter of puppies. They all were adopted but after a year Parka's family was expecting a human baby so she had to come back to our care. Then she lived with foster parents for a very long time and we are grateful for them for giving her love and care. Then, last week, Parka's real family showed up. They already have a dog but everything worked out and now she arrived home happily.

Pizsi has also been sterilized. Unfortunately, there is no interest for this oldie-but-goodie sweetheart yet. We hope though that Pizsi will soon find her place too. 

We took in these two handsome guys this week. Earl and Sheen came to us due to changes in circumstances at their home. They do not really know about living outside the garden. Everything will be new to them but we are determined to prepare them for all the challenges that will come their way. They will learn to walk on a leash, what traffic noises are and how to take long naps on a couch. 

Hegedű  was found tied up in front of a pub. She started to have problems as she was there for days before  a local resident decided to rescue her. We were able to help only because one of our previous adopters volunteered to pick up Hegedű and also to foster her. She is a middle aged dachshund, currently still waiting for her original owner. She will become adoptable in a couple weeks if no one claims her. 

We were invited to several special events this week. These provide a great opportunity to meet our sponsors, supporters and people who are interested in adopting a pet. It is very hard though to always have adequate representation because we are so few...

The weather was perfect for our latest pointer hike. We met in Tata at the Öreg-Tó Club Hotel. It was also the day of a race around the lake so the pointers had to wait until it was over. They could participate in a sightseeing train ride or have a cruise around the lake in a boat while waiting. Then at 12.30 we all went around the lake, a 7.5 km hike, those who wanted more could make a 2.5 km extra tour to round it up to a cool 10km. 

The turnup was fabulous just like the weather. We collected 76,740 HUF in donations, 16 big cans of food, one grooming brush and two boxes of tennis balls. Thank you very much.

The hotel donated 10% of what our group spent on lunch. That meant an extra 6,645 HUF. Thank you very much for the great day!

We also participated in an adoption day event. Gamandor, Tóbiás and Blende represented the Tárnok Kennels. Many children, parents and dogs mingled in great harmony. All three of our dogs behaved exceptionally well. Tóbiás did mark one of the straw bales that were there for decoration but this was more funny than outrageous. All three collected many hugs during the event. Blende and Garamond had attracted particular attention. We are eager to see how many will be contacting us in the future for adoption.  There was one concern though in these cases. The people were not able to offer their house for the dogs. All our dogs need to be kept as inside dogs.

Of course Tóbias was a real star too. Kids practically lined up to pet him. 

Two volunteer groups from two different companies also visited the kennels last week. The DM group started out the week cleaning the kennels. We hope it was not only fun interaction for our dogs but they also had a great time. We hope they will return on their own to walk dogs. 

Also thank you for the donations.

The Citbank group also participated in dog walking later during the week. All of the dogs, except Vilike went out for a stroll. The kennels were also cleaned again and everyone got tired by the end of the day. 

Days like these are very special in our dogs’ lives. 

Thank you very much for the visit and the donations! 

Also we continued the education of several of our dogs by Tárnoki Okosok training course. The trainer team of www.kutyatrening.hu teaches excellent skills to our dogs. Even though two of the previous course attendants had been adopted we were able to fill the ranks from the kennels not to disappoint the volunteer handlers and also to spread the joy of learning amongst our dogs.