As time is of the essence, in today's article I will unabashedly promote four wonderful rescued dogs available for adoption through animal rescue/welfare NGO Venus Doggess Of Love (VDOL).
Since March 2020, VDOL has maintained Canine Cottage and Puppy Palace – two airy, sheltered, rustic facilities with spacious, fenced runs – in which we housed rescued dogs until they were adopted.
Located in the ample grounds of a friend's garden farm in Tobago, the cottage and palace have been a wonderful alternative (not having to send the rescued dogs to the shelter) and allowed the dogs the comfort of space, peaceful surroundings, fresh air and quiet, tree-lined back roads on which volunteers and visitors to Tobago could take them for leisurely walks.
In the first two-three years of existence, the cottage and palace saw a high adoption turnover.
[caption id="attachment_1043812" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Puppy Palace a sanctuary for rescued pups in Tobago. -[/caption]
Many of our canine tenants went to live abroad (mainly the US and UK), some to Trinidad and a few to homes in Tobago. They were rescued from the streets or from situations of neglect, generally starving, mangey, injured, dumped, poisoned, pregnant. They were given love and care, nursed, nourished and rehabilitated back to full health. Food and maintenance costs and vet bills were covered by donations or money generated through fundraisers.
The cottage and palace were intended to hold a maximum of two dogs each, but on three occasions there were rescued mothers with litters of six pups on average.
With dogs generally staying in the cottage or palace for at least a few months (and in more recent times, in three cases, as long as a year or two), we have seen about 30 dogs/pups pass through those special doors to amazing lives elsewhere.
We are grateful to our friend for his generosity over the past four years. Through his love for animals and appreciation of the work being done to help the homeless ones, he allowed us to construct and maintain these holding spaces on the land.
However, all things have their time. Our friend's family now has different plans for the property.
As a result, Canine Cottage and Puppy Palace will close their doors. We need to have all four canine tenants adopted into loving homes locally or abroad by the end of November:
Scrabble: spayed female, approximately three years old. Rescued in October 2022 after being dumped in a carpark. Her tail wags constantly. This fun-loving, entertaining dog is highly affectionate, loyal and loves human companionship. She absolutely loves to be bathed, loves water and going for walks. She is protective of her person/people when necessary, making her an excellent buddy and bodyguard.
Toffee: neutered male, born January 9, 2022. Born into Puppy Palace life through a pregnant dog (now living in UK) who had been dumped on a Tobago beach. Toffee feels safe and loved with someone who is patient and kind and has the quality time to spend with him, developing a close, trusting, lifelo
