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A day of note. Our van with 9 dogs (5 rescue dogs) and a cat has arrived in the UK after a 24 hour dash fro Hondon. Thanks to Dave, Sue and Lynne for getting them there and Sam for making it possible. All have gone to good homes. We hope to repeat the trip in a few weeks with Tom and Jerry and others. There may be places for non rescue dogs and cats for anyone returning to UK.  We have homed 18 dogs in a few weeks. The fun night on Thursday at El Romero was very well supported and a sell out. The food was agreed by all as excellent. It was a good night. The only complaint was that it was cold in there at the start of the night. I passed this on to Thomas. We will have another do there in the summer when the courtyard will be in use. We have booked another fun night. This time in Nieves at the Bar Central, only 40 places so should sell them.  A bit better in the shop this week but everwhere is quiet, just not a lot of people around. Very pleased my dog with the broken leg Faith has found a home. She was with me for about 5 months and I was really attached to her but she has gone to be an only dog so I know its a good deal for her.

A landmark day today. It is one year since we opened the shop. It has been a great success and provides most of the money we need to operate. Thanks to the very many people who have donated the goods that have made it all possible. The lifebood of the shop is the goods we are given so more always needed to keep us going. Thanks also to our dedicated team of shop helpers. I am delighted that those who started with us are still involved so everyone is getting a lot out of the efforts we all put in to make a difference to the animals in the valley.  It is very fitting that we have homed 2 dogs today making a total of 15 in the last 6 weeks. Amazing especially for the time of year.  We have 4 leaving for the UK on Friday so a real good period.  Also sold the last tickets for our fun night next Thursday so more good news there. Sam Jackson our agent in England is making great efforts to find homes over there for our dogs. She has set up and runs our face book page which contains details of all our dogs. If you havent seen it just search for Hondon Valley Animal Rescue on Facebook and have a look. Heres to the next 12 months. Every reason to believe it will be as successful as the last year. With your help of course.