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T H E S Y D N E Y D O G S A N D C A T S H O M E P A G E 1 S P R I N G , 2 0 1 0
The Day THE HUBBIESCame to Town
We had long felt the need to put a new roof on thedog kennels and paint the SDCH so that it stoodout enough for people to see but, as usual,funding was a continuing problem. Fortunately,there are so many wonderful people who haveadopted animals from us and one of these is KimStaughton. She came up with the idea of involvingHIRE A HUBBY, where she had a few contacts.Kim teamed up with Mickey Savage, a Boardmember and a member of the FundraisingCommittee, and a plan began to roll out.When I heard about all this, I was a bit worried aswe had to re-roof the kennels, paint the buildingand do some landscaping in the front of thebuilding ‒ all in ONE day. I then realised that Ineeded to remove the roof on the Friday eveningin a couple of hours to be ready for the team thenext day. Fortunately, our Shelter Vets other half,Tim, is very handy with tools ‒ JOB DONE! I hadalso had some advisory help from builder MichaelRobinson, who told me the best way to strengthenthe existing sagging and twisted bearers.However, the weather was looking ominous.That night as I was running through the mechanicsof the next days work, I contemplated what Hire aHubby might involve. I conjured visions of a bunchof your typical vague but ever-helpful hubbies withtwo left thumbs each, so I thought that Id better get there early so as to have a few guidelines inplace. When the Hubbies arrived I was confrontedwith a group of men armed to the teeth with thelatest technology and tools to die for. They looked,assessed and hooked into it at such a formidablerate that what I expected would take 5-6 hourswas finished in 3.5 hours when we broke for lunch.The new roof looked perfect and strong, especiallythe clear roofing supplied by BUNNINGS,Rockdale. We are VERY GRATEFUL.We gathered around for a lovely lunch and a greatlaugh with two of our legendary volunteers, Roband his sister Evelyn, on the BBQ, and our other ever-wonderful volunteers, who had spent themorning with the dogs while the kennels werebeing renovated.I had worked with one of the Hubbies getting somesleepers in place at the front of the building, so Ifelt good about the work. When the Hubbies wereready, they approached the painting with the samedrive and efficiency that they had brought to theroof job. We were all done by 4pm and I couldntrecommend Hire a Hubby highly enough ‒ theywere willing, very pleasant and incredibly efficient.The dogs are thrilled, so a huge THANK YOU toall concerned. Nigel Reay-YoungPresident
The Sydney Dogs and Cats Home isin need of donations to enable it tocontinue working towards re-homingsuitable animals.
77 Edward StCarlton NSW 2218T: 9587 9611 F: 9588 9569
Phone: 1800 803 339www.hireahubby.com.au
 
T H E S Y D N E Y D O G S A N D C A T S H O M E P A G E 2 S P R I N G , 2 0 1 0
HiToAll,IjustwantedtosendabigTHANKYOUnotetoallattheSydneyDogsandCatsHome.Wecameverywarilyintothehome,butaEertalkingtoChrisGneforsomeGme,wesoonspoJedandquicklyfellinlovewithournewpet.HisnamewasCharlie.Helookedsolonelywecouldn’twaittogethimhomewithus.CharliehasbeensuchawonderfuladdiGontoourfamily,evenmyhubby,whowasaliJlereluctanttoadopt,hasnowcomearound.Wedon’tliketoventuretoofarawayfromCharlieaswemisshimtoomuch!HewasiniGallyhavingafewissueswithhisnameandoEenusedtolookatuswitheyesthatsaid,“Whoareyoucalling?”Butnowheseemsquitecomfortablesowe’vedecidedtokeephisnameas“Charlie”soasnottoconfusethepoordogfurther.It’sbeenagreatmonthathomewithCharliewithonlyafewiniGallearningissues–atfirstwegavehimtoomuchfoodforhisliJlebodytocopewith,butwearefollowingourlocalvet’sadviceandarenowmorecarefulaboutwhatwegivehim.Wequicklyrealisewhenwe’vegivenhimtoomuchandarenowalotmorecareful.
Charlie’sgrownintoamoreconfidentbutsome6mes“cheeky”character–notunlikehisnewownersreally.
He’sbecomethekingofhisowncastleandeverynowandagainhastoberemindedthatheisactuallyadogandnotahuman.Imustadmitithasbeenahugelearningcurveforus,butnowwecan’timagineourliveswithoutCharlie.ThankssomuchtoChrisGne,whowassosurethathewastherightdogforus.Idon’talwaysthinkthiswhenI’mbrushingthroughhiscoat,butwhenhecomesrunninguptousassoonaswegethomeeveryday,weknowwe’vefoundourperfectpal.He’sworthallthework!Welovehimsomuch!venmyliJleboy,whowasalwaysveryGmidwithotherdogs,seemedtobondwithCharlieimmediately.Thanksagain,guys,forallyourhelpwiththisadopGon.eorgia,TheoandStephenHelloAllWewereaskedtoemailyouaboutBruiser’sprogresssinceweadoptedhiminMarch.IthasbeenasteeplearningcurveforbothourselvesandBruiser(a.k.a.Patches),asweweremoreusedtothe14-year-oldCockerSpanielwehadhadsinceapuppy.ShehaddemenGa,wasblindinoneeye,deafformanyyearsbeforesheactuallylostanearinadogaJacktwoyearsago,andsufferedfromarthriGsbeforeherdeath.ThenBruisercamealong–wehadchangedhisname,hisowners,hissurroundings,andalltherules.AEertwoweeksitbecameobviousthatweneededtocallinthedogtrainers.Heissoverystrong,puremuscle,totallyplayfulandatGmesquitedestrucGve.Welovehimdearlyandhehasmadesomeprogress.WeareparGcularlypleasedtohavehimbecausemyfatherownedaprizeBulldog60yearsago.DadreallylovestovisitusnowandIbelieveit’sbecausehespendsalotofGmewithBruiser.HeisintriguedbytheAussieversionoftheBulldog.Wethankyoufortheopportunitytoownsuchalovelydog.Hehaskeptusonourtoesandprovidedamusementtoall.BreJ,Leanne&RhysuyaJ
THE WAY TO A DOG’S HEART 
BeethovenisanAkitacrosswhocametotheHomeinune.Hewasveryunder-socialisedandfearful.Whenastaffmemberwentnearhim,he’dgrowlinfear.Tiffany,ourKennelSupervisor,andanothermemberofstaffper-severedandfinallyfoundthatBeethovenwoulddoabsolutelyanythingforaGnysliveroffood.UsingthisapproachtheywereabletobefriendBeethovenandstarthimonanextensiverehabilitaGonprogram.Thishasimprovedhisconfidence100%andBeethoven(
shownle)withKerry 
)isnowhappytogoforwalkswithanumberofourvolunteers.(ThiswonderfuldoghelpedstafftorehabilitateoneofourmoretraumaGsedpuppies.)Hehasnowfoundaspecialhomeofhisown
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T H E S Y D N E Y D O G S A N D C A T S H O M E P A G E 3 S P R I N G , 2 0 1 0
Hello!MynameisMonaLisa
,yes,justlikethatoneoverinParis.I’mnottoosureofmyexactagebutIbelieveI’mabout15to18monthsold.AndI’mnotsurewhomyparentswereeither,buttheymusthavebeenbigandgood-lookingbecausethat’swhatI’mlike(soI’mtold).IfItellyouthestoryofhowIcametobehereattheSydneyDogsandCatsHome,youmightunderstandhowIcametobecalledMonaLisa,theladywiththesadbutsweetsmilethatenchantseveryone.Well,Iarrivedhereonune17,broughtinbyaRockdaleCouncilRanger.SomeonehadseenwhathappenedtomeandcalledtheRanger.oodonthem!MypreviousownerwasallegedlyseenkickingandthrowingstuffatmebeforedumpingmeundertheM5bridge.Boyohboy,whatalousyowner!WhenIarrivedhere,Iwasterrified.Ihadtobecarriedeverywhere,Iwassoscaredandnervous.Mynatureisquietandgentle,soyoucanimaginewhatareliefitwastobeamongpeoplewhocaredaboutmeandweresopaGentandloving.Soon,myconfidencestartedtogrowandIwashappytowalkonaleadallbymyself.Iespeciallylovetowalkwithmybestfriend,Trixie–shemakesmefeelmuchcalmerwhenwe’reouttogetherwiththevolunteers.AquietlifewithnodramasandlotsandlotsofcuddlesiswhatI’mlookingfornowinanewhome.
MonaLisahasbeenadopted,butcomeandvisittheSDCHandseeifyoucanfindthedogthatsmilesatyou.
Happy Tails 
My new parents have told me the story of my adoption and I would like to share it with you.
In September 2009 my parents lost theirbeloved Ridgeback, Yogi, to cancer. Yogihad waged a long battle – amputation,chemotherapy and then lung cancer. Myparents were so upset they actuallywanted to leave their home and move toa unit ... (luckily that did not happen).Then my mum thought, “I know, I will goand volunteer at the local cat and doghome.” What a good idea that was. Mumthought this might help her get over Yogi.Mum said it was hard to see all thebeautiful animals without a home but shecarried on. My mum said that on her firstday she fell in love with me. On herinduction walk I came along and althoughMum did not walk me she was amazed athow clever I was – well, I was good atputting on an act as I had been in thehome since September 2009 and youhave to learn to act. Anyhow, Mum saidone day she came to work and I’d beenadopted. Although she was pleased forme, her heart sank. But lo and behold,after a little time I was back in the familiarold dog and cat home. (Oh, by the way, Ihad no hair as I had a thyroid problemand needed medication.)When Mum came to work next and sawmy name on the board again, she wasdelighted. Mum came and saw me in theoffice (I was lucky because the staff hadtaken me into the office for a bit of TLC). Apparently Mum wenthome and asked my dad if they could foster me for the Xmasperiod. So, off I went to Hurstville for a holiday.I was a bit nervous as this had happened before and I’d been sentback. (I’m a bit old and sometimes I forget to use the bathroom –the backyard.) Anyhow, on my first day I discovered that Hurstvillewas where I had come from. When my dad went out, I got out andwent for a walk on my own. I found my old address, just around thecorner. Well, my old parents did not want me and put me out again.My new parents were searching and searching until sunset. Thenthey went out again at sunrise and searched some more. Luckily,some neighbours helped and my new mum and dad got me back.Mum cried when she saw me. So now I’m a fluffy old boy with anew home. I still sometimes forget to use the bathroom, but theydon’t make a fuss about it.I’d like to thank all the staff at the home for their help and supportand to let them know I am a happy dog and hope to see them allsoon – but just for a visit.
Love, Rupert 
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