What happened at Futrinka during week 20?

 Raising awareness is highly important for our Association, but unfortunately we did not have a volunteer for this task yet. From now on Viki and Miss Rugó undertake an hour now and then!

This week we held a presentation for class 1/b at the Szent István Elementary School of Szigethalom.

The kids had already been waiting eagerly for us, giving us a warm welcome with loud cheering and sparkling eyes. We were talking about the shelters, about why a dog is considered chanceless, why it is important to help them, how we are doing it at Futrinka and who has an adopted dog.

Rugi presented her tricks, stole the children’s heart and I do hope she has changed the stereotype many times already visible at childhood, holding a mixture dog not valuable and also proclaiming that the rescued, many times already adult dogs cannot be developed.

We have received the most precious feedback from a very active little boy, whose attention was quite difficult to keep. For the rounding-trick of Rugi (jumping over my hands forming a round) he told us: „I could watch this for a thousand years.’

I thank very much for the teacher, Ildikó Szabó for her unbelievably positive, supportive and professional attitude – a very good feeling to still have teachers like her. I guess it tells all that for the Maths class following our presentation she has prepared with dog-tasks to catch the attention of the kids.

The mixture dogs might be of the same value for the future generation as their pure-breed mates. Anyway, we do believe the chance can also be created for the dogs starting their lives with a handicap for any reason, even if it takes more time.

Let’s start right away with Állas Morzsi, for whom we are also looking for a temporary adoptive as a solo dog, because unfortunately he does not get on well with other dogs. This week he underwent neutralization, meaning he could get adopted right now. His infection-caused atrophied head muscles are nicely building back.

Belli, the old stafford lady went to an endoscopy-intervention this week, as had mechanical reasons behind her cough. She took the operation well, is calmly recovering at her temporary adoptives. The old lady, rescued from Illatos út is a real treasure: she is getting on well with everyone, is friendly with other dogs as well, a well-trained one.

Zomé, the Mommy of Farsang-breed, already freed from her parental duties, could undergo neutralization. This was our last to-do thing regarding her, nothing could stop her now in becoming owned. A small-size dog, used to live inside.

Two of the Farsang-puppies are still waiting for their owners: Zila and Zazi, both of them ladies. In order to start their family socialization, they were moved to one of our indoor pansion-places, but are still looking for owners.

The week of Dachshund-breed rescue started off with a sad piece of news: Gombfoci passed away. She was not doing well lately, transfusion could not help her either. Her battle is over now. She used to be a ticking time-bomb for her 8th blood-coagulation factor, but we still believed somehow she could find happiness. The long life she deserved was not given her. We are very sorry.

We planned several vet treatments for the week. Leto, our rescued one for Szerencs got neutered, the operation ran him badly down, but we do hope he will soon get over it. This week he met ownership-candidates as well, but to get it official, he needs to pass a cat-test as well…

Zsuzsu also got neutered, some breast-tumours also had to be removed of her. After the operation she moved to one of our pansion-accommodations, to be waiting comfortably for her future owner.

There were several things to do with Aunt Monki besides her neutralization. A serious abdominal hernia needed to be replaced, also an X-ray was taken on her back, as her legs stand in a strange way and her way of moving is not always synchronized. Aunt Monki took the operation successfully.

Gurtni’s sexual male – nature is also over, which is a great piece of news, as when we took him from Illatos út with bleeding ear-ends and in such a bad condition, we could hardly believe we would reach this point. Gurtni’s soul recovered nice and together with it his healing could also start.

Two other dogs were also visitied this week, Fickó became adoptive-candidate as well, on Zádor Kunca we are still waiting for the feedback, but we cross our fingers for him very much.

Luckily this week we had protegees getting adopted as well. Szoszonja moved to Szeged, and though she had waited for a long time to find her ideal family, it was really worth taking the time for this ex-propagation lady.

Aunt Maza, the old wire-haired lady was „reserved” last week, but being newly operated the time would not have been ideal for her to move. This week it happened as well, she is adopted now.

After more than a year we managed to find a loving family for Réti, thanks to our German partner organization. Back then Réti arrived from the Csongrád flaying house, was treated with heartworms, then got her breastlines removed on both sides because of her tumours. Now a young couple has showed up for her, by whose side she can live an active life as a solo dog – almost never being left alone.

Dachshund breed rescue held its general assembly this week, Mónika Lengyel was elected the new head of the organization. From this time on she is responsible for handling the cases related to Dachshunds in need.

Luckily every week has its adoptees at our vizsla breed rescue group, meaning the balance between arrivals and leavers starts to get balanced – behind a week like this a lot of organization is hidden, we do hope to keep this tendency up.

This week we could finally eot Bekő neutered, everything went well during the operation, now he is recovering at his temporary adoptives. Slowly he is growing up at our care, but it should really be not the case – now he is absolutely ready to find his final owners.

The male vizsla found around Hegyesd, among the cars got back to his original owner.

Agustin arrived at our care from a rural flaying house, got everyone off their feet by her kind nature – no wonder she could leave the kennel row behind. She was adopted temporarily, but if everything goes right, her contract’s status will soon change to a permanent one.

Agustin’s place was not left empty for long, to fill her place Filkó, the appr. 8-year-old Hungarian vizsla male arrived from his previous owners.

Thanks to our foreign partner organizations two of our protegees could start their new lives: Vizsu and Késmárk.

Uncle Rex’s family decided on moving, but left their elderly dog, living together with them all his life, out of their plans. He was left behind, living lonely in the yard that used to be filled with life. We placed him at an adoptive, when gets reassured, we will get him checked-up, to see if his health condition is in order, as his joints are not that good yet.

The owner of the young vizsla-mixture male found in Kartal is yet unknown, he had not been microchipped. His founders could not ensure his keeping any longer, hence he got to our care, we are still looking for his original owner.

The first puppy to leave the E-family was a young guy, Evan – starting his new life in a loving family.

This week the Great Dane breed rescue got a „tiny” silky-haired puppy to his new family. Babilon was unfortunately born blind, this way noone showed up for him in Hungary. Luckily our German partner organization came to our help and Babilon could right away travel to his new family.

Thanks very much and wish a lot of happiness, Babi!