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Rio Update 2

********Rio Update from his Foster Mummy Rose *************

All Rise for King Rio !

Well, it’s been almost 7 weeks since King Rio joined us so I think it’s time for another brief update.
 He’s still as good as gold in the house; he remains 100% clean and destruction free. He still insists on stealing most of the bed and when Joe goes to the loo, Rio is sprawled out across his pillow on his return. He also likes to snuggle up in Kayla’s dressing gown so in the end she gave him it. Good job she has two! Jaimee has a cabin bed so although Rio can’t climb in with him, he stands on the bottom rung of the ladder when he goes in to say goodnight.

We gave him his first bath, which he wasn’t really keen on so I doubt it’s something he has experienced much of in his past. He did let me wash him though so he smells lovely and fresh! Next time, I’ll arm myself with treats to keep him calm. 

He experienced his first trip to the McDonalds drive thru and the kind man serving gave him a beef patty, which he loved. He said he was such a good boy sat in the car! Rio loves going out in the car, he sits really well in the front foot well; especially if I put the foot heaters on for him!

 Uncle Dean still takes him out a couple of times a week and we pay him with haribo and wine gums for his services (his favourite). He loves his uncle Dean! 
Rio still loves a good old scrat along the fence, so much so that the grass is looking rather sparse from the amount of times he does it! We had a man come and stain the fence the other day. Rio kept indicating that he wanted to go out, so I thought he needed a wee. Silly me, he just wanted to go say hello and have a stroke. I had to laugh at Joe, who had to follow Rio around the garden to make sure he didn’t cock his leg on the wet bits! 

He helped me and Grandad sort the garden out today. We cleared out the old bike shed ready to take to the skip. Rio thought it was great running in and out of it! As we were clearing all the old bike bits, Grandad tried to take a bike wheel to the tip pile. Rio had other ideas and pinched it off him, the little tinker! I told grandad he could have it to play with (it was just the rubber tyre, no metal bits lol) and Rio had great fun playing tug with it and throwing it around the garden. He kept flipping it over his head but it was the same length as him so all he managed to do was continually trip himself over, daft sausage! We kept that tyre to one side since Rio liked it so much. Who needs expensive toys when there’s so much fun to be had with bike parts! 

Rio is so much better on the lead now. The only time he pulls is when he sees something of interest, such as a leaf, a bush or a discarded crisp packet. He does pull at first, but that’s the same with most dogs so it would be unfair to judge him on that. He gets himself in such a tizz when he knows he is going out as it’s all very exciting to him. He will sometimes bark when I get his harness but stops again when we leave the house. All he is doing is telling me he’s looking forward to his walk! He does still bark at other dogs when he sees them, but then again the other dogs bark at him too. I’m sure they’re just saying hello in a rather noisy manner. I have three teenagers so I’m used to noisy!

I often think that Rio should have been called Shadow since he follows me everywhere; even to the toilet! I have to lock the door when I get in the shower or he head butts the door and barges in. He doesn’t do privacy! He just likes to be close to you to make sure you’re still there. 
Another new pet name Rio has adopted thanks to Michelle is Mr Mango Man! I’ve always been keen to add a good mix of (safe) fruit and veg into my dog’s diets but Rio is a bit of a faddy eater when it comes to anything other than meat. I discovered he will only eat carrots if they are cooked. He has a new found love of blueberries too, which is great as they are rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fibres. The most comical (and VERY diva-ish) taste test was mango. I usually buy fresh but they were a bit unripe so I bought the pre-packed ones. Again, Rio had a sniff and looked at me as if I was trying to poison him. That was another one ticked off the list. A few days later I was making a fruit salad and he was watching me as he usually does as I potter about in the kitchen. I said to him ‘you don’t even like mango’. He cocked his head as if I was speaking in double Dutch, so to prove my point; I gave him a piece of fresh mango. Can you guess what happened next? Yup, he blooming loved it! How stupid of me to even attempt to give him pre-packed rubbish when fresh is far better!
I had to call the plumber out tonight as my boiler is leaking through my ceiling. The poor bloke only managed two steps through the door before Rio was there to greet him. That boy is like Usain Bol down the stairs! The plumber spent more time fussing over Rio than he did fixing the boiler! He has a Staffie himself and also used to foster so it was lovely to chat to a like-minded Staffie lover. He said he couldn’t believe how well behaved Rio was, which was lovely to hear.

As a lot of you may know, my children and I recently took over the Moorview Instagram account and it is doing really well. In the space of a couple of days we’ve had over 100 new followers! The posts are generating a lot of likes and we’ve had some lovely comments with one chap saying how nice the page was. How can it not look nice with such gorgeous doggies to share?! I do a ‘Dog of the Day’ feature and one of Riley’s collages I did made the ‘top posts’ section out of over 260,000 Lurcher posts! How amazing is that?! If you’d like to follow the account, the name is moorviewrescue.
I did say this was going to be brief (lol) but Rio has been having so much fun, trying new experiences and just being Rio that I had to share them with you. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as we do sharing them with him xxx
Rose Yi York
Rose Yi
Hands up if you love FRESH mango!

Rio's Foster Update

“Rio has been with us a week now and has settled in nicely. He still remains 100% clean in the house and non-destructive, which is remarkable considering the upheaval he has had over the past few weeks with multiple moves. He feels a lot more comfortable now and will roam the house freely, whereas before he was always keen to keep us in his sights; probably through fear of being left. Rio is incredibly chilled out for a Staffie and is very settled throughout the night. He’s very good at letting us know when he wants to go and do his business too. One of his little quirks is his love of being nosey and his inquisitiveness. He will sit for ages and look out of the patio doors into the garden, watching the trees swaying in the wind and absorbing every sound. My neighbours both have yappy dogs that will bark at the fence but Rio doesn’t bat an eye lid. Instead he will continue his thorough investigation of every leaf and blade of grass! Another one of Rio’s quirks is his apparent dislike of dog biscuits…yet he will wait until I have swept the floor and retrieve a discarded one from the pile of dust! He is responding well to commands and has learned ‘wait’ when I give him his dinner. I have begun to teach him some sign language and he will now respond to ‘sit’ and ‘down’ with a hand command and we are now working on ‘wait’. It’s always useful for when dogs get older if their hearing starts to diminish. There has been a huge improvement when walking him, although he does sometimes get excited when you pick his lead and harness up. This is just his eagerness to go outdoors and instantly settles once we leave. He doesn’t pull a great deal and my children can easily manage him on the lead. Rio’s inquisitive nature means he likes to stop and have a sniff every now and again, but with a quick ‘walk on’, he toddles on his way. He is still very vocal when he sees other dogs but his body language doesn’t seem to indicate aggression. I am obviously reluctant to investigate this as yet as he needs more outdoor exposure on a lead as I don’t feel that this is something he has been used to. I am conscious of the fact that he has been in a pound and a kennel, both of which are noisy environments, so his vocal reaction could also be fear related. It didn’t take him long to learn where he lives and he leads us straight to our house! Once his walk is over, he has a drink, followed by a snooze. I really don’t have a bad word to say about this beautiful boy. I expected a lot of teething problems, but we haven’t had any and he is the perfect house guest. He greets all of our visitors with a wagging tail and big smile and loves to play with my three year old nephew. He will drop his ball at his feet and wait for it to be thrown without trying to snatch it. He takes treats so gently too. Even his ‘botty burps’ are few and far between, which can never be sniffed at (pardon the pun). What ever happened in his past, I am confident that he was loved and this shows in his nature. I don’t class him as an ‘old’ dog; he is as spritely as pup and certainly displays no health conditions, age related or otherwise”.

Since then, he has come on in leaps and bounds with his training. He only needs to be told ‘wait’ once when I put his food down and will give me his paw before tucking in. He now takes treats so gently, it’s adorable. If he is in the garden, I will whistle once and he knows that’s his cue to come in. He still lets us know when he needs a wee, but I often check by just saying ‘do you want to go out?’ and if he does, he will run to the back door. He is fantastic at night time and settles down as soon as we do. He loves nothing more than to sprawl out in bed with my son, Joseph, and he even has his own pillow, although he still pinches Joe’s!

He is improving when he goes for a walk but he still continues to bark at other dogs when he sees them. We tackle this by going in a different direction and he quietens down when they are out of sight. He is much better to handle on a lead once the initial excitement of leaving the house wears off. It doesn’t take him long to settle and will happily walk without pulling. He loves going for a run and he can certainly shift for an 8 year old! He even has a posh new flashing collar that he wears at night time so he can be easily seen J One of his favourite things to do when he is out is to rub himself on every bush we pass!

I took him out for the first time in the car the other day when he went to meet the vet. He was as good as gold! He sat in the front foot well all the way there and back. This really surprised me because he is nosey by nature so I expected him to dive all over to try and peek out of the window. He tried to jump on to Joe’s lap, but he only needed to be told to ‘sit’ once and he did! I was so proud of him. Even in the vets, he was no bother at all. Again, this was unexpected because I thought all the new smells, sights and people would over-stimulate him, but nope, he was a superstar! The vet fell in love with him too, but Rio does have that effect on everyone he meets.

I’m really lucky that I have a wonderful, supportive family and my role as a fosterer isn’t limited to my immediate household. My brother in law comes over two or three nights a week to take Rio for a walk. My sister and three year old nephew also adore Rio and love to play ball with him. Rio loves tennis balls and he loves to chase them even more, even if he is like Bambi on ice on the wood flooring! My dad loves to make a fuss of him too but I had to chuckle when my mum introduced herself, saying ‘hello Rio, I’m your new Grandma’ J Having three teenagers, my house can be like Piccadilly station at times but this doesn’t phase Rio at all. He always greets people like he’s known them for years and takes advantage of the extra stokes and cuddles.

I knew when I took Rio in that he wouldn’t be as fortunate as the other dogs that are re-homed quickly. It broke my heart to think of him struggling in kennels at his age and I often wonder why he found himself out on the streets, all alone. All I can say is that his previous owner’s loss is most certainly our gain, albeit temporary. I love the bones of him. It’s such a shame that older dogs often get looked over in rescues. Rio is living proof that age is just a number and he would give any younger dog a run for their money! He is the perfect house guest, he needed minimal training and he has bags of love to give. We couldn’t have asked for a better first foster dog. Filling in that application form was the best decision I could have made. My floors are covered in muddy paw prints again, the nose art is back on my patio doors and going to the toilet is no longer lonely. I wouldn’t have it any other way <3 

Forever Dog

FOREVER DOG

If you could offer one of our dogs or cats a FOREVER home, then please get in touch.. Please remember though, cats can live until they are 18 years of age + so if you don't think that you can commit to that length of time and offer the animal a FOREVER home, then please don't apply. 

An animal is a huge responsibility and cost, which is why every single day we receive numerous calls and emails from people, who are changing jobs, moving house or have a baby on the way, who feel their pets no longer plays a part in their life. Animals do adjust, however this is heartbreaking, no pet deserves to be abandoned.

Pets are for LIFE.

Unwanted Dogs

We are being inundated with calls and emails to take in unwanted dogs.
It's a really hard decision for us and it's heart breaking to say no to any dog, but we just don't have the space or regular funding to cope with this many dogs.

Albeit we are in the fortunate position of having 9 of our 20 dogs in foster care, but we have two more on the way this week which will take us to 22 in total.

We chose to launch our Direct Debit Challenge this month as we knew January would be more manic than usual with endless appeals to take dogs from owners or strays from pounds.

We really need your help to increase regular funds and wondered if you would consider making a monthly donation to us. It doesn't matter how small or large it is, it just gives us peace of mind that we have the funds to cover these dogs.

If you would like to help us, monetary donations towards the vet bills and running costs would be amazing.

Donations can be made though Just Giving.
www.justgiving.com/moor-viewrescue

Or through the bank.
Donations to HSBC 40.38 23 account number 51509470

Please message us and let us know if you manage to set up a payment as you will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win lovely doggy hamper or a £15 Pets at Home voucher.

Donations Update

We have been absolutely blown away by your generosity over the Christmas period, your support has been unbelievable and we are still receiving donations of food, toys, treats and monies that you have raised from Christmas raffles.

Thanks to Sarah Clynch who donated a whole van full of treats, toys and food from her clients to us yesterday. The items were wonderful and very gratefully received.

The food you have donated will keep us going for quite a few months  and the dogs are absolutely loving all the treats, toys and goodies that they get every day.

We're now asking for puppy food and puppy pads for Tilly's 3 pups. 

Unfortunately, we do struggle for storage at the rescue so we will not be accepting an further donation of treats toys and food at this time. If you would like to help us, we are asking for monetary donations towards the vet bills and running costs. No matter how big or small, every penny counts!

Recently, we have used your donations towards all new harnesses to fit each and every size dog and are looking at purchasing some large containers to store the different dog foods. 

You can donate through JustGiving -
www.justgiving.com/moor-viewrescue

Or through the bank -
Donations to HSBC 40.38 23 account number 51509470 

Thank you all again for your support!

Rio is in foster!

Rio is being the perfect house guest for his foster family and we are over the moon that he has been given this opportunity.

We knew when we said yes to offering rescue space to Rio that he would be hard to re-home. Due to his age, plus his breed and markings, we knew people would be put off. Brindle staffies, for some unknown reason, are very hard to re-home despite being terrific dogs, fun,  full of life and incredibly affectionate.

However Rio deserved a chance the same as any other dog we take in.
Rio struggled in kennels so when we had the fabulous offer of foster with a very experienced staffy foster family we were overjoyed.

Don't be put off by his age, Rio is incredibly active. He loves playing, walking, and people!

Rio is quite vocal but we think this is stress due to all the places he has been in the past few weeks (his old home, the pound, the rescue centre, Jo and Daz's house and now a foster home). Who could blame him?

He is clean in the house, non destructive, obedient, affectionate and gentle with the children (over 7) and has very quickly attached himself to his friend in the photo here, never leaving his side.

If you could offer Rio a forever home, please get in touch!

Milo & Mimi TLC

A busy day in the life of the Rottweilers!
After a lovely big walk, a run around off lead in the field, the Rottweilers joined volunteers, Helen and Nikki, in the cuddle room for some much needed TLC. You can see from the photos Mimi (the one with the tan face) is making herself very much at home. Everyone is totally smitten with these good natured dogs and we are really hoping their new home is just around the corner!

Sprout at Bishopton Vets

Here at Moorview, we believe in 'Adopt Don't Shop', and are very aware of the UK's over-breeding problem. That's why we spay and castrate all animals that come to us.  We are very thankful to be supported by the fantastic Bishopton Vet Group in North Yorkshire. They perform all of our veterinary procedures and we are currently in the process of building a Vet Room so the vets can visit us on site for routine and post-op check ups. 

Earlier this month Sprout visited the vets to be neutered and they posted a lovely picture of her on their facebook page. 

Sprout, from Moorview Dog Rescue, is just waking up from her anaesthetic this morning with Gill 😴😴Don't forget we have regular operating days at all our branch practices #bishoptonvets #vets#vetnurse #pets