Did you know there is a Give a car scheme, where the money for your scrap car goes to the rescue of your choice?

Big Thanks to Liz & Derek our volunteers who recently sent their car to the scheme after GSD Bear had decorated the interior with his own uniques design. They were delighted to hear they raised £1600 for us

https://www.giveacar.co.uk/listing/german-shepherd-rescue-scotland/

2025 CALENDAR PHOTO ENTRY TIME
It's that time of the year when we ask you to send us image of your dogs to put into our 2025 rescue calendar.

The GSD does not need to be a rescue however we do ask for a few things:
*Portrait orientation is a must (not square or landscape)
*GSDs only (no other breeds or humans)
*Must be emailed to us - don't forget to tell us their name
*Can be Action, Pose, Winter, Christmas themed, Water baby etc
*Enter as many images as you want
*No watermarked images will be accepted.
*If the image was taken by someone else please confirm permission to use the image has been given to you
*Please make sure image is in focus or it will not be considered

Entries must be in by 4th May 2024

And MUST be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

"WHERE DO YOUR DONATIONS GO?"
We think it is important to tell you where your donations go.
There are the obvious things like food, bedding, kennelling and toys and this all mounts up each month. We also ask trusted trainers to go out to new homes and give advice to new owners to help our dogs resolve their issues so they don't need to find another new home, that can be expensive too.

And then there are the big expenses like the gorgeous white boy Cammy that you all helped with recently when we did a fundraiser for his costly treatment. He is now happy and living his best life in his forever home.

Today's tale of another boy we have just helped will probably make you sad and angry.

This handsome young boy is Noah. And Noah was found straying in the Scottish Borders. He was such a nice natured boy that it was certain that he must have a home that was missing him! Noah was scanned and chipped but the details were for his first owner. He was contacted and advised that Noah and his brother had been bought as puppies to be security dogs but Noah was too nice and wouldn't bite the training equipment. He was re-homed as a pet dog and a contact number was obtained but his new home didn't sound so good. Owner no 2 was contacted and was really abusive (words were used that we can't repeat on here) but he made it quite clear he DID NOT want the dog back!

So we were asked to help. Our volunteer assessed Noah and found him to have the sweetest nature, but seemed a little too quiet for such a young dog. He loved everyone and just wanted to please. He was calm around livestock and kids, his obedience was impeccable and for such a big dog and he was amazing on his lead. We brought him to our kennels to assess him further and test him with other dogs.

He arrived and won everyone over very quickly, he was a little enthusiastic with other dogs initially but did not have a bad bone in his body. He should have been so easy to re-home.

"Why was he found as a stray?" I hear you ask. That was to become quickly apparent the more he exercised. He became lame after just a couple of weeks. Several trips back and forward to the vet and Elbow Dysplasia was suspected. Amongst other things a CT scan at a cost of £1300 was carried out and poor Noah was found to have severe ED which had been left so long that an operation to repair it was now no longer an option. Pain relief and limited exercise was now the only option.

This poor boy it would now seem had been "dumped" and left to fend for himself.
And how does a rescue find a home for a young dog with serious joint issues that can only have limited exercise? With great difficulty is the answer!

But Noah had a guardian Angel watching over him, and a family that met him and fallen in love with him heard of his fate and asked if they could foster him. So Noah has landed on his paws and will be taken care of by the rescue for everything he needs with a loving family looking after him, and a little dog to snuggle up to him.

This sad story is just one of many that comes our way. Noah's vet bills have reached £2311 so far and his pain relief will be costly each month. This is where some of your fantastic donations go. There are lots of ways you can help us.......
*Monthly direct debits (get intouch for details)

*One of donations (Paypal or Go Fund Me details are on our website)
https://gofund.me/4482695c

*Sponsor a rescue dog (great gift idea) on our website
http://www.german-shepherd-rescue-scotland.org.uk/sponso.../

*Fundraise for us - do a walk, run a marathon, have a bake sale or a dog show

*Donate to our wishlists (found on our website)

Thank you to each and every one of our supporters for helping us. As you have read every little penny counts

Don't miss the best event of 2024 - Pop it into your diary now!  Vogrie is booked for Saturday 27th July 2024 for our annual dog show.

WOW our 2023 show fundraising total is in and its an amazing £8090!!!

We have to thank a lot of people for supporting our event. Firstly thanks to YOU our supporters. Without you all coming along with your dogs and spending your pennies there would be no show. So thank you all for your continued support. We hope you all had as much fun as we did.

Thank you to all our volunteers and helpers who made the show possible. An early morning and long day was had by all. Thanks to each and every one of you for the part you played (behind the scenes setting up and helping at the event).
Thanks to everyone who donated to our tombola, raffle and home baking. These all help us raise the much needed funds.

To Nadia at Yellow Dog photography with help from Riz for taking some brilliant photographs of individual dogs and to David @CanisScotia for capturing the winners and their rosettes.

Thanks to Nick, Simon and Iain, our judges for the day, and their helpers Marion and Karen, this is undoubtably the toughest job of the day.
Thanks to all our stall holders for coming along and supporting our event.
Thanks to John for being our first aider on standby.
And finally a big shout our to George Bell our MC for the day who kept everyone right.

You are all amazing and shout give yourselves a massive pat on the back for helping us raise this fabulous amount

The news we never wanted to have to share with you has sadly come today.  The best boy and our rescue Ambassador Ileach has gained his wings and gone over the rainbow bridge.  He was the grand old age of 14 years 10 months and decided he had made enough people smile at his gorgeous happy face on this planet and has left a few hearts broken.

 Ileach came to us in 2017 aged 8 after his beloved owner passed away, the family were unable to keep him and asked us to find him his forever home.  Ileach had other ideas and when he arrived at our kennels his heart was broken and he was a bit of a grump.  Everyone who visited wanted to see 'Handsome Ileach' but then Mr Grumpy would come out his kennel and decide they were not the home for him, he would turn his nose up with disapproval and tell them to get lost in his own quirky way.  He disappointed many people who would have loved to take him home with them.  

After many failed meetings, and with a soft spot for a long coat our director Dorothy and her husband George decided to take Ileach on foster.  He would have a massive garden to plod about it and no pressure put on him to like or love anyone.  Just a place to call home.  Slowly though this boy mended his broken heart and won over both Dorothy and George with his quirky ways.

 He was a boy who hated anything going over his head, he hated going in the car, and for a long time he really disliked people.  Getting him to Dorothy's house involved trickery and good timing to get him in to the car - he thought he was going in one door and out the other!  He was wrong and so his journey and new life began.

 Taking him for a walk was the next challenge but he quickly learned that getting something looped round his neck and over his head(his lead) took him interesting sniffy places where he could splash in puddles and smell all the amazing scents the world had to offer him.  He never looked back and loved going out his walks everyday.

He even obliged one day and got back into the car for a special trip to the beach.  He ran and played and splashed in the water and simply had a ball.  Each night his bed time treat was a kindly donated (by you his followers) greenie chew. He turned his nose up at lots of other treats but Greenies got the paws up.

He began to play with toys, and enjoyed getting brushed, and loved human company.  His heart was mended.  This boy welcomed visitors with a smile and a waggy tail.  He relived his youth and lived his best life.  Ileach had found his own forever home.

 He's a dog that celebrated every year with a doggie birthday cake, sprats, liver, carrot scary looking creations but they went down a storm.  

You have all seen Ileach give back to the rescue by posing for photos, apealling for wishlist donations, saying thank you to you all for your generosity and now his head sits in our logo so we can all remember this extra special boy.

 Ileach enjoyed every minute of his forever home right to the end.  And when his eyes told Dorothy he was ready to leave Becky from ICR vet came to his home and sent him peacefully on his way.  We are forever grateful to her for saving him what would have been a stressful car journey.  He deserved the best and the best he got.

Run free handsome boy you have left behind more tears than you will ever know.

We have been donated a GSD sized pet stroller and are renting it out in memory of Buzz who enjoyed his time in it. It would need to be picked up (and returned) to East Lothian for a donation (and a returnable deposit).

If you know a dog that might be struggling to walk but still enjoys its days out then this could be the answer.

We also rent out dog wheels which have been donated to us. All subject to availability

contact us for more information

We are doing an appeal for unwanted alcohol and other unwanted gifts for our show raffle and tombola.  We are asking early so we can collect before we are too busy. If you have any unwanted and unopened bottles or gifts that you would like to donate please get intouch.  Thanks

Good Luck on Sunday 23rd April to Volunteer Derek Adamson who has gone from Couch to Marathon in 6 months to raise funds for us.  Help him make it all worth while by sponsoring him here: https://2023tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/derek-adamson-40318?utm_campaign=website&utm_source=EnthuseSendGrid&utm_medium=email&fbclid=IwAR03tPaT0BMJmrheVFsyDr6YqTCDhdFhR31qvP4kRXAHuGkkENo7CdRYoEg

Thanks to our friends at Wolfspeak for their recent £600 donation is as follows. £476.10 from their Cake bake , £48.92 from their Gsd rescue collection box And a donation from Paul & Sylvie of £74.98

To make final total 🟰 £600

Thanks so much for your continued support of German Shepherd Rescue Scotland

CAMMY’S STORY….SO FAR!

Helloooo everybody! Well, a lot has happened since my last update but the best thing is….I’m in my forever home!!!!!! But before I tell you all about my new family, I want to slobbery lick some very special people. Firstly, I want to lick everybody at German Shepherd Rescue Scotland – without you, I wouldn’t be here today, sprawled on the sofa, having loads of cuddles. You are all amazing, you do loads of stuff, not just for me but for all of us rescue GSD’s, you put up with our tantrums, and calm us when we’re worried, you fix us when we’re poorly (like me) but most importantly, you love all of us unconditionally and do everything you can to help us get forever homes and I’m sure all my kennel friends will get their new homes soon. So massive slobbery kisses to all of you there!

I also want to lick EVERYBODY who contributed to the fund that let me get my operations. Your incredible generosity is now letting me live my best life! Slobbery kisses to each and every one of you. I also want to lick the Vets – yes, I know us doggos don’t normally like the dreaded V word, but you helped me to poop right! So, I’m sending slobbery kisses your way too.

Now for my new family! My new parents have had GSD’s forever and their sons (my new best buddies) are great fun. I know I can be a handful (paw’s up – I’m just reeeaaallly excited) but my new family have loads of patience and I now don’t pull on my lead as I have loads of new toys that I love to carry on my adventures. I’m still restricted to two small adventures a day, but if I keep being a very good boy (their words, not mine), it won’t be for long. I now live on the West Coast, near a beach – and I lurrrrvve to paddle in the sea. I also have a new friend that lives with me – an African Grey Parrot! He has already learned to say my name and will tell me to sit. It’s very strange having a wee birdie talk to you I can tell you! My parents lost their previous good boys last year - Teddy, an old, white shepherd like me and Thor, a big, soft, long-haired sable. They were rescues, just like me and they were very special too and dearly loved. I’ve been here nearly 2 weeks now and am loving it. I go on walks every day with all my family, I sit on the sofa with them for loads of cuddles, I’ve a gazillion new toys, I love laying in front of the fire for a snooze, my bed is in my parents’ bedroom, so I feel extra safe at night, and I know everybody loves me for me.

I’ll keep you posted in the coming weeks on my continuing adventures and will get my parents to send some pictures too – my paws are a bit too big to type! Slobbery, slobbery, licky lick, Cammy xx

One of our volunteers Derek Adamson is currently training hard to run the London Marathon for us this year. It would mean the world to Derek if we could support him and help him make it worth while. If you can help sponsor him please click the link below.

https://2023tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/derek-adamson-40318/post/2319061

Wishing each and every one of our supporters and volunteers a Happy New Year. You all helped us get through 2022 a tough year.

We are especially grateful to the astounding donations we have received to help sweet boy Cammy who is still.being cared for in the vet to make sure he heals up.

Wishing you all a wonderful 2023 and hoping our dogs can all find their forever homes this new year. Please bear with us when we start our rehoming process again as it will take a bit of time to get through all the applications.

Hope you all have a lovely peaceful new year.

Oh and pop Saturday 29th July 2023 in your diary for our Vogrie show.

**FUNDRAISER FOR CAMMYS VET BILLS **

 Cammy is a beautiful happy 6 year old long coat GSD who is looking for his forever home. Since he arrived at the kennels in August 2022 where it was quickly apparent he had problems going to the toilet.

 Cammy seemed to strain having a poo and nothing much ever came out. The local vet struggled to identify what was going on with Cammy and he was put through several tests. The cost of these soon mounted up. None of the tests were conclusive so Cammy was recently referred to the specialist vet at a cost of £1k.

He has now been diagnosed with a double perennial hernia which requires corrective surgery. The vet has also advised neutering at the same time and wants him to stay at the practice for at least 2 nights after surgery. His operation will be an additional cost of £3500. Totalling £5k.

This is a real strain on the rescue at a tough time of the year for us but we will always do whatever is needed for the dogs in our care. Cammy is such a sweet boy who will be looking for his forever home once his recovery is complete. If you can help us with the cost of Cammy's vet bill we would be extremely grateful.

 ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED. LINK TO FUNDRAISER: https://gofund.me/ca356cd8