Herald - Issue 387

2nd April 2020 • The HERALD • Page 43 v THE HERALD - ENCOURAGING LOCAL ENTERPRISE v Dooley’s Grooming Family run dog grooming business based in Fawley Contact Debbie for an appointment on 07895 626448 www.dooleysgrooming.com 38 Pylewell Road, Hythe, Southampton, Hants SO45 6AQ Tel: (023) 8084 1000 Fax: (023) 8084 5651 www.hythevets.co.uk An Independent Local Practice The Pet Healthcare Centre Dogs2FosterUK is a local rganisation dedicated to the safe rehoming of dogs in need T: 023 8178 1707 www.dogs2fosteruk.org; dogs2fosteruk@gmail.com PLEASE SUPPORT US If you would like to help the dogs, you can do so by one of the following ways: In person - Find out about fostering or adopting. Social media – please share far and wide. Subscribe to our newsletter at www.dogs2fosteruk.org Donate your unwanted dog equipment Please see our website or call for details to nd out about all our dogs needing homes. Coronavirus Animals seem to have just been forgotten during this crisis, please don’t forget them, if we get sick, they still need looking after. Many could face the prospect of overcrowded shelters if owners are hospitalised! Please help us look after them too! Please see our special feature for vulnerable dog owners and our appeal for volunteers in this edition of The Herald. Further information is available on our website as well. FOREVER HOME NEEDED Holly is is Holly, a beautiful Springer Spaniel aged 8 years. Holly is lovely with cats, dogs, young children and people. She is clever, loving and good in the home. Holly’s owner was too unwell to care for her any longer, she has come from a very loving local home and we are looking for the same for this super girl. ANIMAL MAGIC It is estimated that one in four people own a dog in the New Forest, many are owners of a certain age categorised by the government as ‘vulnerable’ and not all have access to the internet to order essential items. With the government proposing that people in this category self-isolate for prolonged periods of time (up to four months) it is essential that owners who have no support consider what will happen to their pets particularly if they are hospitalised. erefore, we are co-ordinating emergency help for owners and their beloved dogs should they have no support from family, friends and neighbours. is can be owners of any age but the most vulnerable will be prioritised. Please try to prepare your pets by checking when your pets need their vaccinations, worm, ea treatments or medication and act now. Also, make sure they have a good supply of food and bedding for the coming months. It is also important to write down what your dog eats, any health or behavioural requirements they may have including vaccination record, medication and dosage and keep this together with their veterinary health record somewhere easily located in the kitchen in case of an emergency. We have a sample form on our website that owners are welcome to use. We will try to o er assistance by: • Dog walking. • Fostering your dog should you need to go into hospital. • Feeding and cleaning tasks. • Purchasing food for your dog if you are unable to go out. • Taking your dog to the vets for treatment. If you want to help, please contact us. We estimate there will be thousands of pets needing help if their owners are too sick to care for them so we are asking for volunteers to see us through this busy time. Everyone can do something, so if you have a neighbour with a pet, o er to help should they get sick, or pass on our details. Could you care for a dog in your home for a few weeks if someone was admitted to hospital? Volunteers can be any age and for people who feel isolated, looking a er a dog is great companionship, we would provide help with walking if necessary. Could you help by ordering and delivering pet food or walking, feeding, grooming, toileting or by taking a pet to the vets? You can help by making a donation: Via our website at www.dogs2fosteruk.org or send a cheque to Dogs2FosterUK, 2 Peartree Cottage, Main Road, Marchwood, SO40 4US or make a BACS transfer to Dogs2fosterUK account 73830845, Sort Code: 20-79- 29. ank You! Dogs2FosterUK is a local organisation dedicated to the safe rehoming of dogs in need TEL: 023 8178 1707; www.dogs2fosteruk.org ; dogs2fosteruk@gmail.com or follow us on Facebook Totton and District Cage Bird Society’s next meeting will be held on Wednesday 6th May at 7.45pm at the ree Score Club, Library Road, Totton. For further details please call 07964 685716 or look on Facebook: totton& districtcagebirdsociety Coronavirus -Emergency Help for Dog Owners by Jo Brewer of Dogs2foster UK TOTTON CAGE BIRD Morning Birdwatch and Breakfast INVESTIGATE INSECTS: An Invertebrate Walk invertebrates that can be found at Lepe Country Park and discover their mysterious ways. Meet at e Lookout. Cost: £3 per person (car parking not included). All ages welcome. Please book in advance at hants.gov.uk. Come and join Andy Davidson, the Countryside Habitat Development O cer for a morning walk through a tranquil Lepe Country Park, looking at the birds and then enjoying a well-earned breakfast on Sunday 5th April , from 7am until 9am (plus breakfast). April is a great time of year to see a mix of birds, the last of the wintering visitors before they depart and the rst of the summer migrants returning to their breeding grounds. Andy will share tips on how to identify and you’ll learn how to discover birds for yourself. Spend an early morning enjoying the spectacle of migration in action. Meet at e Lookout at 7am. Bird Meetings Southampton & District Bird Group next eld trip will take place on Sunday 26th April at Acres Down (SU268 097), starting from 10am. Duration can be as long as you wish, take a packed lunch if you wish to stay all day. Their next indoor meeting will take place on Friday 17th April at 7.30pm, for a talk by Jill Bascombe about her trip to Peru. is will take place at Hounsdown Community Hall, Hounsdown Avenue, Hounsdown. Admission £3 including refreshments, visitors £5. For more details regarding Field Trips and future meetings contact 07932 198387. e Countryside Education Trust run regular bird-watching walks in and around the Beaulieu Estate, led by local expert Graham Giddens. Each walk usually lasts around two hours and tickets cost £12 per person. e next two walks take place on Sunday 5th April at Hartford Wood, 9am-11.30am, Sunday 3rd May at Dawn Chorus Walk, 6am-8.30am and Thursday 4th June : Evening Nightjar and Woodcock Walk, 8.30pm-10.30pm. Advance booking is essential via: www.cet.org.uk/events. Exact meeting locations will be con rmed following booking. Bird Watching Walks Cost: £6.20 per person (parking included). Ages: All ages. Please book in advance at hants.gov.uk . When booking please state which breakfast item you’d like in the customer notes. Choose between a sausage, bacon or egg bap. Spring can be a great time to start investigating the marvellous world of invertebrates. On Thursday 16th April from 10am until 12noon join Andy Davidson Hampshire County Council’s Habitat Development O cer who will be looking at the bees and other