Hope Springs Eternal Dog Rescue, Rehoming & Retirement Inc.

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As Christmas draws closer and the year comes to an end – I reflect on the year that has been and what the following year might hold. This year has flown by, and we have been incredibly busy. Between our 9 teams we have fostered 29 dogs, provided regular daycare for 19 dogs and provided holiday care for 93 different dogs – with many of them staying multiple times throughout the year.

The majority of our funding comes from holiday care, daycare and pet therapy visits and I thank our teams:

❤️Bec and Andrew and Miss Becs Boarding
💛Laurence and Andrew of Laurences Lodge
🖤Katrina and Wayne of Mylor Manor
🧡Angela of Angela’s House of Hounds
💚Anne and Peter of Anne’s Abode
🩵Elyse and Shane of Henley Haven
💜Jazmine of Jazzys Joint
🩷Jeanette of Seniors Sanctuary
🤍The Dogfather and his lap of Hope Springs Eternal

for their support and involvement over the past 12 months. I would also like to thank the people who support us with regular donations right across the year and those who donate when we let you know we need some additional help with a foster case or an individual with a pet who needs urgent vet help and those who donate to us at the end of the year or the end of the financial year.

We achieve what we do because of you – and I never take that for granted or cease to be grateful for the support and the help we’ve had to “change the world for one dog at a time”

Thank you to everyone who has continued to follow us on social media, shared and liked our posts and given us the means to find new adoptive homes for the dogs we’ve cared for and those in need.

Thank you to the people who have adopted dogs from us and given them their #happytails.

Thank you to all the families who have entrusted their precious pooches to us for #holidaycare throughout the year

And thank you to those who have opened up their hearts to one of our dogs – and subsequently suffered the heartache, grief and pain of losing those dogs. I feel each of those losses – each of the dogs adopted from us and cared for by us, take a piece of our hearts with them when they go. I’m sad when I see the Christmas photos from years past and the #hopespringsgang members and holiday dogs who aren’t with us this year.

I hope that everyone has the opportunity to spend time with those that matter to them over the holiday period. I hope you have the chance to smile, to laugh, to create memories, to reminisce about past memories, to do the things that warm your heart and to show small kindnesses to others wherever the opportunity to do so, presents.

May you all be healthy, happy and your hearts be full this festive season and into 2025.

With much love from our home to yours – The Dogparents, Chris and Ray of Hope Springs Eternal. xx

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