Special Friends

Some of the dogs at Gables stay here a little longer than others. This can be for a number of reasons. They may be nervous, have behavioural problems or medical issues that need to be addressed, or just simply get overlooked by people. These dogs need extra time and love so to help them during their stay with us all the staff are given a ‘special friend’.

Dan has worked at Gables for seventeen and a half years and has had many special friends in that time who have all now found their forever homes. Dan’s current special friend is Bilbo, a 5 year old Smooth coated Fox Terrier. Dan sets aside some time every day to give Bilbo some extra attention. This usually involves going for extra walks with him or having play sessions in one of our enclosed paddocks. Bilbo loves chasing after toys and he’s also very intelligent so enjoys learning new tricks.