Boris has arrived in his forever home.

[Loraine518]

Thought I would post an update on our rescue dog, Boris, and some pictures.

We picked him up yesterday, left home at 8am and got home at 4.45pm, we did stop a couple of times on the way home for water and to stretch his legs.

Boris was a bit nervous but very cuddly and loved sharing our picnic, especially the cheese and sausages.

I was a bit worried about how our other dogs would react to him, Blue-Moon was a bit growly, but Ziggy and Merlin were fine.

Boris is a little bit shorter than our springer spaniels and is a real mixture, think he may have some terrier in him as he looks a bit like a fox. He is all black and has a wirey coat.

Boris is really gentle and just loves cuddles, we took him and Merlin and Blue to the woods today and they had a lovely time. Merlin got extremely muddy, Blue quite muddy and Boris got his paws and half his legs muddy.

He has settled really well and is a lovely dog and we are so pleased that we were able to give him the life he deserves.

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Aww how lovely! Gorgeous poochies! 🐶😍

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to Hidden]

Thank you.

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So glad he’s home 😁. Looks like the others have accepted him. Have fun with them all and it will soon feel like he’s always been there xx

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to Hidden]

Thank you it is already starting to feel like he's always bee with us as he is so settled xx

[H4CS 3 stone in reply to Loraine518]

Thats amazing, thank you for giving him a home 🥰

Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to H4CS]

He is an adorable little soul.

That saying is the one they use on the fundraising group I belong to.

[H4CS 3 stone in reply to Loraine518]

Yes its quite famous among rescue groups as its so completely true, and for animal rescuers they sometimes need to hear it when there are rescue struggles but one dog has a whole new life ahead of them 😍 and another dog slips into the space at the centre or wherever and so in effect you rescue two dogs when you take one home 😍 I think you are amazing 😁

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[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to H4CS]

Thank you, I can't understand why anyone would hurt an innocent animal and wish I could take them all in.I think you are right about needing to hear it. Sometimes I have to remind myself when things are not going well of that saying.

It is wonderful to see the happy stories of the dogs we help rescue, but there are so many out there in need of help. xx

[springersrule Moderator 76kg]

Oh i've been waiting for this Loraine. 😂 Thank you for sharing your first days with us 💖

He does look very cuddly, i recognise the leg cuddle lol. My friends cockers does it if you stand still for more than 30 seconds lol

He certainly looks quite settled and your other dogs just look inquisitive 😊 I'm sure Boris will soon get the hang of getting spaniel muddy too 😂too.

After a long day yesterday i bet it was lovely to just chill out and go for a walk with them.

How was he overnight? xx

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to springersrule]

I've never had a dog that does that but I think Boris has been so starved of love that he just wants to be loved and cuddled.

I think he would have got much muddier if he had been off the lead, but until we have done some basic training and recall work he is staying on an extending lead.

It was lovely to chill with them today, funnily he was startled by my electric toothbrush, but not the hoover.

He was great overnight, slept in the hall as we didn't want to overwhelm him and he didn't make a sound or any mess.

He did spray a bit yesterday, but hasn't done today, think it's because he was a bit nervous yesterday but he seems to be much more settled today xxx

[springersrule Moderator 76kg in reply to Loraine518]

Oh that's brilliant Loraine, i'm so pleased for him and for you 💖💖 xx

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Lovely dogs! 🐾💕🐾

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

What a lovely addition to the family I'm sure he'll soon settle in with his new doggy siblings and you will help him overcome the bad times of the past

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to BridgeGirl]

Thank you, it's already starting to feel like he's always been here.

[wa2un7 Maintainer]

Gorgeous family💕

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to wa2un7]

Thank you x

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How lovely Loraine518 there all beautiful and a great job resceing him xx

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, I love seeing the dogs I help rescue getting lovely new homes xx

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Yes it's got to be a great feeling, there all beautiful dogs I would love another one. I know when we got our dog she was so poorly but we managed to get her to good health now well apart from her allergys but she is happy and she is so much loved. There's my peaches and she is so cheeky too. Xx💖

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to Hidden]

Oh Peaches is gorgeous and lucky that you were there to nurse her back to health. xx

[Hidden in reply to Loraine518]

Awwww thank you Loraine518 xx

[Marienora Visitor]

Lucky dog enjoy your time together

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to Marienora]

Thank you, we are lucky to have him too.

[TheTabbyCat Administrator 16kg in reply to Marienora]

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[Tank_EG Maintainer 7 stone]

Hi Loraine,

lovely to hear and see that Boris now has his forever home.

Our Tilly 🐶 is a rescue and it's so nice to know other of these poor animals now have a lovely and safe home.

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to Tank_EG]

Thank you Tank, the other dog in the crate with him has a lovely new home too, hopefully the other two that came with them will find their forever homes soon too.

[Tank_EG Maintainer 7 stone in reply to Loraine518]

Tilly 🐶 and I will be keeping our 🤞 Well maybe not Tilly but she will have are paws crossed 😀

[zinza]

I`m so happy for Boris! Thank you for posting this, Loraine518.

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to zinza]

Thank you zinza, he deserves a happy life after his sad start.

[Aginghippy 1st 7lbs]

Well done. Boris looks lovely. Good luck to you all. X

[Loraine518 2 stone in reply to Aginghippy]

Thank you he is adorable x

[Loraine518 2 stone]

Update, Boris is not a mix like we thought he's a Pulin, which is a Serbian sheepdog x