"It's A Dog's Life"..... SHAK (Safe Homes And Kindness): 2 Years For Bentley.....

Friday 27 April 2012

2 Years For Bentley.....

Yesterday marked the 2nd anniversary of us losing a dog that had a BIG effect on us all up here having arrived with us via a pound where he was due to be destroyed. Bentley was given that name by the people at Rochdale Dog Rescue because he was simply that big, the size of a Bentley! He was wobbly on his back legs, and we weren't sure how long he'd be with us.

A hunger strike when he arrived at the kennels we were using at the time lead to him moving into temporary foster with Andy and Jackie, and he simply never left. I remember tales of Andy taking Bentley into the shower to bath him, and I know the big guy thought the world of his new Dad. Run free Bentley, it was an honour to be able to give you the chance of such a great year.

IMPORTANT STATEMENT APRIL 2018

A Statement From SHAK.....

One of the drawbacks of gaining followers through Facebook, the press and other forms of media is the demand for our expertise is growing beyond a level that is manageable or even acceptable. We are a victim of our own success and with constantly running with around 70 dogs in our care, being such a small charity we are always stretched beyond our limit.

Therefore I think it is important for me to explain exactly where we get our dogs from and who we will deal with. For the past 12 years we have dealt very closely with vets taking destruction cases, local councils taking strays and a few recognised partnered charities that we have built up strong relationships with. Today this is still the case.

As I mentioned space and resources are very short resulting us being unable to take dogs from members of the public and due to time we are ubable to deal with the publuc in any way. Likewise we are not looking to extend our pool of partnered charities or organisations, so can not take dogs from groups we have never worked with before.

It is not out of ignorance, but due to concentrating our time on our own dogs that no unsolicited emails, phonecalls or Facebook messages will be returned.

Thank you for understanding and for all of your support.

And What We Do.....

Celebrating its 10th anniversary on June 19th 2016, SHAK has come a long way since its founder Stephen Wylie uttered those fateful words ‘never again...’ after the shock death of his dog and best friend Shak.

The hundreds of dogs whose lives have been changed because of that loss is testament to a dog that had a lasting imprint on everyone he met.....

Today the registered charity has approximately 70 dogs in
its care, offering sanctuary to the ones that really need it or a place to simply become a dog again for others.

Working only with destruction cases from vets, strays and
dogs from our trusted charity partners, SHAK does not take in dogs from members of the public. Likewise we are not a rehoming centre, although we do offer the opportunity for people to apply for our Forever Foster project.

We concentrate all of our time, energy and resources directly into the well being of our dogs, enriching lives that others had written off.....

Change Lives

Friday 27 April 2012

2 Years For Bentley.....