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CAS news Thank you! is a muscular female who is very playful and always takes care of Baby when the others bully her. It’s just occurred to me that we do not often enough say thank you to our media sponsors. Whatever publication you are reading now, they have generously devoted precious space to the Costa Animal Society (CAS) in most cases for many, many years. Without their generosity we could not be nearly as successful as we are in re-homing abused and abandoned animals. If you have a spare moment please send them a message mentioning how much you appreciate their support for animal charities and/or like/share their Facebook pages. Gracias para todos! Sooty is a solid black female who is very playful and a bit of a tearaway as she is always biting ankles and chewing Sooty trouser legs. Sweep is the scamp of the group and is always getting into mischief. She is incredibly sweet and always playing with Sooty. Waggy Tails In March, four sibling pups, Brownie, Munch, Scrappy and Spot were placed into kennels by CAS. After two months Scrappy and Spot found homes within two days of each other. Puppy season is still in full force and CAS has received an urgent appeal from a gentleman who lives in the Frigiliana campo. His female Labrador escaped from his garden and returned up the duff only to have a litter of ten puppies in March. Scrappy went to a foster couple at the beginning of May. After only one week they had fallen in love with him and decided to keep him permanently. Spot was spotted on the CAS website (www.casnerja.org) and went to a lovely English couple two days later. Unfortunately, the owner’s landlord is not happy that he now has 12 dogs living in his garden and is threatening eviction. Two of the ten pups have already been adopted and the eight remaining for adoption are called Baby, Bouncer, Buster, Canada, Leo, Ohm, Sooty and Sweep. Brownie and Munch are still looking for their forever homes, which goes to show the amount of time and cost it takes to find homes for dogs that are left on our doorstep. Our Featured Dog of the month: Alfie Alfie was rescued by a mature lady at a café one day when he ran in to escape a dishevelled man who was flicking cigarette ashes and lit cigarette butts at him. The Good Samaritan couldn’t leave the pup in this abusive situation so she took him in even though she already has two dogs of her own. However, due to the rescuer’s age plus her lack of a fenced garden and with Alfie growing quite large, she is finding it difficult to manage three dogs so a more permanent home is being sought for this wonderful boy. Buster Baby was the runt and was usually pushed out at feeding time. She has been given extra attention and food and was the first to be weaned. Baby will definitely be a lap dog as she is very loving and sweet. Bouncer is a typical energetic pup with a white stripe on her chest. She is very friendly and outgoing and a black beauty with a white stripe on her chest. Buster is going to be huge as he is the second biggest of the litter and solid as a rock. He is very quiet and well behaved and loves to give kisses. Alfie is a good natured lad who is a little shy when he first meets someone new, Alfie which is not surprising considering his previous circumstances. Like most youngsters, he loves to play and gets along well with others. Alfie loves to fetch most everything you throw for him and has been trained to sit and give his paw. If you cannot resist Alfie’s good looks please contact Seacrest Kennels via e-mail at [email protected] or call 95 252 1426 to arrange a meeting. Canada is another quiet one who is also well behaved. He too is affectionate but not pushy and will be a typical Lab. Leo is a soft fluffy bundle of love who is always ready for a cuddle. Ohm is the biggest of the litter and she is the boss. She Ohm 48