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21 August 2007 – Ellie has now officially changed her name to Ellie Lucy Junk Yard Dog Blake :) Thank you to those who sponsored Ellie :) You can make payment via the PayPal link to the top right of the screen – if you would consider adding a little extra to cover PayPal fees, that would be appreciated. Please mention that the money is donated for Ellie’s name change and include your forum name if relevant. If you would prefer to pay by cheque, please make the cheque payable to the Oldies Club and click here, to email Angela, fundraising […]

The Oldies Club has been selected as the sponsored rescue of the month, for August, on the Refuge rescue forum. Find out how to donate through this scheme here. You will need to be a member of the Refuge forum in order to take part, but registration is very quick and easy :) On behalf of the Oldies Club – thanks very much to everyone who voted for the Oldies Club and to all those who will donate this month. Thank you also to the Refuge for this fundraising opportunity. Donations made will be used to help the older dogs which […]

It’s one of the busiest and saddest times of year for dog rescues and we are appealing for new transport volunteers. If you can drive, own a car and have a little time to spare, you could help to save lives…

We desperately need two special dog-free foster homes. If you are an experienced dog-owner but don’t currently have a dog, and you would like to help the Oldies Club by fostering one of our dogs, please read on…

17 June 2007 – Paul completed the marathon for the Oldies Club. We are extremely grateful to Paul for doing this run to raise funds for the Oldies. Thank you Paul :) ***Please sponsor Paul to run the South Downs Marathon for the Oldies Club*** Paul Loader has very kindly offered to run the South Downs Marathon on 16 June 2007 to raise funds for the Oldies Club. Money raised will be used to help dogs in the care of the Oldies Club charity. The marathon is 26.2 miles across the South Downs. If you would like to sponsor Paul, please […]

***Online auction for the Oldies Club and Dogstar runs until Sunday 10 June*** The online auction has now started. Please visit here to check out the fantastic items on offer, which include a weekend in Cornwall a home garden design :) The Refuge forum is very kindly holding an online auction, with proceeds to be split between the Oldies Club and Dogstar Foundation, a UK-based fundraising project providing free vet treatment to dogs in Sri Lanka :) Oldies Club supporters are invited to take part in the auction, by donating items and/or bidding on items listed. The Refuge Auction will start […]

Sadly the company that has bought the stamps we have collected in the past has ceased trading. We have found someone who will buy the stamps we have at the moment as a ‘one off’, but after that we will no longer be collecting stamps for fundraising unless we can locate another company prepared to buy used stamps on a regular basis. If anyone has any stamps already collected for us please could you send them as soon as possible so that they can be added to the current batch? Any stamps received after May 10th may be passed on to […]

Update 1 April 2007 – the auctions have now closed. Thanks to everyone who bid, all monies raised go directly to the Oldies Club :) The wonderful people at Patch and Scott have very kindly donated a number of truly luxurious leather collar and lead sets to the Oldies Club. A small red leather collar and lead are being auctioned here and a large pink leather collar and lead are being auctioned here. All proceeds go to helping older dogs in the care of the Oldies Club – so please bid generously :) Share to help find homes for old dogs…

We’re delighted to announce that the Oldies Club is now officially a registered charity. Our shiny new Charity Number is 1118246. Huge thanks to everyone who worked to get this sorted out, particularly our marvelous Special Ops team of Frances and Gio for wrestling with the paperwork, Liz our hyper-efficient treasurer and Cindy our Chairman for making sure all the info was in order, and everyone else who pushed, pulled, made supportive (or, occasionally sarcastic) comments. Charity status will enable us to raise funds more efficiently to cover the ever-growing Oldies vets bills, enable us to get corporate donations, and we […]

In a few weeks time, we’re going to be giving this website a bit of a cleanout. We will soon be coming up to 900 dogs listed on the website and rehomed, which is excellent news! However, unfortunately we cannot really store all the photographs and records in public forever: it’s getting harder to run searches, the sheer number of images we are storing is getting to the silly stage, and generally the site is using rather a lot of system resources that aren’t strictly necessary for the site to do its important job of finding homes for dogs. Therefore we […]

The second birthday of the Oldies Club is coming up at the end of March and we’re planning a few different events. In particular there will be three Anniversary walks: one in Norfolk, one in Cheshire and one in Gloucestershire. See details of times and locations below: If you are in the Norfolk area: The walk will take place at High Lodge, near Thetford from 10:00 hours on Sunday 15 April 2007 … all are welcome. High lodge is situated in a lovely location, part of the Brecklands Forest, and has many pleasant walking routes that are not too arduous for […]

January 2007 The Oldies Club has added its support to the new ‘Say No to Breed Specific Legislation‘ website, set up due to recent media reports calling for more legislation for “dangerous” dogs. The Kennel Club and Dogs Trust have both made statements (which can be found on the above website) opposing Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) and any amnesty which would lead to the death of innocent dogs. Well known dog trainer Victoria Stillwell (of It’s Me or The Dog fame) has also spoken out against BSL and a proposed amnesty. An amnesty proposed by Merseyside Police may start as early […]

The K9 Rescue Knitting Club makes dog coats for sale, with all the proceeds going to Dog rescues. This year they have chosen to help the Oldies Club.

Max was distraught and crying in his kennel at The Ark in Lincolnshire. Things looked bleak: Max was pining away. But Max’s story captured the hearts of so many Oldies Club readers that The Ark was inundated with people wanting to help him…

Brindle had been in Oldies Club care for months and, up until this weekend, hadn’t had a single enquiry. But he’s now in a wonderful new home!

There will be a march protesting the continuing abandonment and killing of greyhounds, inspired by the Sunday Times news stories from July 2006, in London on November 18th. This is a general protest and a chance for all doglovers, whether greyhound owners, owners of other breeds or people who just like dogs and don’t like to see them mistreated to make their views known. Could you spare a while to make your views known? The Oldies Club, of course, deals with older dogs from all breeds, but this is still an important problem to us. The racing industry in the UK […]

Get your Oldies Club Christmas cards – two designs available.

Regular readers will have seen lovely old Bella the Staffie who has been waiting at The Ark, for the chance of a new home, since her owner died.