Miss Adelaide and friends - rescued

Cordelia's Canine Rescue is joining the fight to stop puppy farms whenever possible and the way we are helping is to take in dogs who have been used by these people and treated as 'stock'.

We were recently involved in the rescue of 16 dogs from a puppy farm in Ballarat which, due to the untiring efforts of ALV and Deborah, was closed down several months ago. The round trip took myself and a friend 26 hours to complete and has taken another week, with the help of several other friends from the Canine Community to wash, clip, and generally clean up these poor animals.

Rescued were:

3 female Shelties
1 female Sheltie cross
2 male West Highland White Terriers
2 female West Highland White Terriers
1 male Schnauzer
1 male Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
1 female Cavalier x Poodle
2 male Cocker Spaniels
1 female Beagle

All of these lovely dogs have now been adopted.

Miss Adelaide - Purebred West Highland White Terrier


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Firstly… I apologise to all the Westie folk out there for her haircut. Her coat couldn’t be saved sadly.

Poor little Adelaide is a very frightened little girl. She is approximately two and half years old and hasn’t been handled much at all so she is reluctant to be touched and at the moment is doing her best to avoid people. She needs a very patient, calm and gentle owner who will gradually help her build up her confidence and trust in us humans. No kids at all.

Update:
Adelaide will be going into foster care with an experienced Westie ‘mum’ in the hope that she will come out of her shell a little more in a home environment. Poor girl, whilst she accepts me being around her now, she still becomes almost catatonic when touched and will still avoid humans at all cost.

She will never be a ‘normal’ dog due to the complete lack of socialisation and handling as a young pup that is so typical in puppy farms. She will, however, very slowly become used to living in a quiet, non threatening environment and I’m hoping that she will one day learn to trust just a little bit.

Ellie May - Sheltie x Pomeranian

Ellie May is a Sheltie x Pomeranian and is approximately 14 months old. She is affectionate, playful and cheeky and loves everyone! May be too excitable around small children but she loves older kids (over 10 years old).

Charlotte - Purebred Sheltie

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Charlotte is the matriarch of the Shelties and is approximately five years old. She is shy and very quiet and needs a home where there are no children as they would frighten her. She loves being brushed, and with time and patience, will get used to other aspects of grooming like bathing and blowdrying.

She has not been handled much and it will take time for her to get used to this. She has never lived on her own so needs the company of another dog.

Emily - Purebred Sheltie


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Emily is slowly coming out of her shell. She is approximately three years old and sadly, we couldn’t save her matted coat. She’s a bit on the chubby side so with her new jumper and some extra body fat, she’s nice and warm.

She too is shy but she does want to be friends with people and she tries hard to be brave and approach for pats but doesn’t always have the confidence. Once being cuddled, she happily accepts it.

Emily and Bronte are best friends.

Bronte - Purebred Sheltie


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Bronte is approximately three years old and although it takes her a little while to approach new people, her confidence is growing every day. Once she trusts you, the above pic is typical of her… she’s a ‘leaner’. She’ll also follow very closely and sit between your feet if you stop moving for more than ten seconds.

Noodle - Cavalier x Poodle

Noodle is a Cavalier x Poodle (otherwise known by the ridiculous designer name of a 'Cavoodle' so that puppy farmers can falsely claim that they are a ‘breed’ in their own right. They are simply, a crossbreed).

Approximately eighteen months old, Noodle is a gorgeous girl with a lovely temperament. Again, she is not used to being handled but so desperately wants to be friends with people. With time and patience, she’ll grow in confidence. Small children will frighten her but older (over ten years old), quiet children would be OK for her.

She is learning how to play and has just started to chase a ball and thinks she’s quite the smarty pants!

Uncle Bulgaria - Purebred West Highland White Terrier


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Uncle Bulgaria is approximately four years old. Due to the isolation he has suffered in the puppy farm (males were kept in a pen on their own unless they were being used for matings), he is quite frightened of people and is not used to being touched at all. He will stiffen up if carried, but will slowly relax while his ears are being scratched.

He needs a very understanding and patient person who will ease him into the ‘outside’ world very slowly. He has had no contact with children and they would terrify him.

Update:

Uncle B has very slowly started to come out his shell. He will now run past me in order to go somewhere instead of waiting until I leave the area. He has finally stopped running away from me when it’s time for his massages. Now he just flattens himself to the ground and ‘hopes’ I don’t pick him up (so I always do! :)

He will now play with the other dogs while I am watching, instead of going to hide somewhere. Again... all because he was shut up in a cage all day, every day, all by himself.

Wellington - Purebred West Highland White Terrier


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Wellington is sweetheart once he trusts you. He is approximately eighteen months old. He is affectionate, playful and a bit cheeky when he’s feeling comfortable. It will take some time and patience, but he’ll come around quickly.

Nessie - Westie X


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Nessie is approximately eighteen months old and is just GORGEOUS! She is starting to become playful and her confidence is growing every day. She loves to give quick, sneaky kisses then runs off, then comes back and does it again and she is staying around just that bit longer every time.

She will settle well in a new home where there are no small children and as long as her new owners are patient with her, she will continue to come out of her shell.

Libby - Purebred Beagle

Libby is approximately six years old. She is a lovely natured, affectionate girl although she is very dominant with other dogs (bitches in particular). She is friendly and confident around people and very affectionate.

It turns out that Libby was having a Phantom Pregnancy. Thankfully, she will not be having pups again.

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